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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Mary Slessor: Forward into Calabar
Mary Slessor pondered David Livingstone's words, "I don't care where we go as long as we go forward." I'm not going anywhere, Mary mused. I'm twenty-seven years old. I work in a cotton mill twelve hours a day. God, Mary prayed, send me somewhere, anywhere
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CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Mary Slessor: Forward into Calabar
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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Mildred Cable: Through the Jade Gate
Standing atop a mound of rocks, Mildred wrapped her blue padded jacket tightly around her and squinted against the sand-laden wind. To her right the Great Wall wound east for fourteen hundred miles until it reached the Yellow Sea. Before her lay the rocks
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CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Mildred Cable: Through the Jade Gate
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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer
Seven-year-old Nate Saint peered wide-eyed over the cockpit of his older brother Sam's Challenger biplane. The eastern Pennsylvania countryside was spread out neatly below him like a fine tablecloth. Nate was determined to remember every moment of this fi
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CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer
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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Norman Grubb : Mission Builder
Norman read the first sentence of the letter again: “The whole country round seems to be really greedy to hear the Word of God, many are deciding for Christ.” As he read, he heard a clear voice inside his head say, “That’s where you are to go.” A shiver r
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CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Norman Grubb : Mission Builder
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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Rachel Saint: A Star in the Jungle
Aboard the Aquitania, Rachel became aware of something strange happening to her. It was as if she were not on the deck of the ship anymore but was instead in a jungle clearing, looking at a group of brown-skinned, half-naked people. The people beckoned fo
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CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Rachel Saint: A Star in the Jungle
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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Richard Wurmbrand: Love Your Enemies
As he tried to think calmly about faith, Richard realized that he didn’t want anything to do with Christianity, even if it did turn out to be true. He could only imagine life as a Christian Jew, and what he imagined was awful. No one in his or her right m
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CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Richard Wurmbrand: Love Your Enemies
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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Rowland Bingham: Into Africa's Interior
The thought of a land with not one Christian and not one missionary haunted Rowland. Images of cannibals and slaves pushed away sleep, and the stranger's words "are you prepared to go if God calls you?" echoed over and over as he turned in his bed. Was he
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CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Rowland Bingham: Into Africa's Interior
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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Samuel Zwemer: The Burden of Arabia
Sam felt his heart thumping as the two Bedouin men walked toward him. The men's menacing spears were pulled back over their shoulders, ready to thrust at Sam at any moment. From the grim look on their faces, the men seemed intent on killing someone.
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CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Samuel Zwemer: The Burden of Arabia
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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Wilfred Grenfell: Fisher of Men
The icy Arctic cold stabbed at Wilfred's fingers and toes. A howling wind was pushing the ice pan he was stranded on out to sea - and with it hope of rescue. His clothes, soaked when his dogsled fell through the ice, were now frozen. Lying near his sled d
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CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW Wilfred Grenfell: Fisher of Men
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Janet and Geoff Benge CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW William Booth: Soup, Soap, and Salvation
William burst into the house. "I have found my destiny!" he shouted. "I have found a place where there is so much human misery in such a small space that there is a lifetime's worth of work there for me!"
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CHRISTIAN HEROES: THEN & NOW William Booth: Soup, Soap, and Salvation
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom
From the flag-draped presidential box, Abraham Lincoln watched the popular comedy on stage at the Ford theater. As he laughed at a funny line---Bang! A single shot rang out from a small derringer, the sound barely audible over the laughter of the crowd. A
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HEROES OF HISTORY Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Alan Shepard: Higher and Faster
Alan Shepard gripped the abort handle and braced his feet against the capsule floor. Five, Four, Three... Don't screw up, he muttered. Two, One, Zero, Liftoff. Alan felt himself rising into the sky. He could scarcely believe it. The boy who grew up with a
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HEROES OF HISTORY Alan Shepard: Higher and Faster
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Ben Carson: A Chance at Life
Ben visited Maranda's family the night before the young girl's brain surgery. He spoke to her parents, outlining the risks one last time. "The surgery should take about five hours. There's a strong likelihood that Maranda could bleed uncontrollably and di
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HEROES OF HISTORY Ben Carson: A Chance at Life
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Benjamin Franklin: Live Wire
"As Ben experimented, people peppered him with questions about electricity. Distracted, Ben was still holding the ends of two bare wires when the other ends touched the Leyden jars. A massive charge knocked him to the ground. When he clambered to his feet
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HEROES OF HISTORY Benjamin Franklin: Live Wire
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Benjamin Rush: The Common Good
Ben thought about the strange course of events that had led him to this point in his life. He had considered being a lawyer but had ended up becoming a doctor, and now he was also a politician and member of the Continental Congress. Ben had never thought
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HEROES OF HISTORY Benjamin Rush: The Common Good
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Billy Graham: America's Pastor
Billy boarded the train to Minneapolis. He had come to Los Angeles months before as a small-time preacher. Now he was leaving as one of the most recognized Christians in the country. It was not what Billy had sought; he'd just been open for God to use. Bi
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HEROES OF HISTORY Billy Graham: America's Pastor
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Captain John Smith: A Foothold in the New World
The mainsail cracked above them in the ferocious wind as a group of red-faced men descended on John. "You have brought a curse on us. Overboard with you," one of the men yelled. A chorus of cheers went up. It was the last sound John heard before he was du
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HEROES OF HISTORY Captain John Smith: A Foothold in the New World
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Christopher Columbus: Across the Ocean Sea
It was completely dark. The only things visible now were the two small beacon fires on Pinta and the Niña. Christopher was glad the two fires calmed his frightened crew. They calmed him, too. Their glow reminded him that the Santa Maria was not alone on t
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HEROES OF HISTORY Christopher Columbus: Across the Ocean Sea
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Clara Barton: Courage under Fire
Clara pushed herself to work faster. She had to get the wounded soldiers onto the train before the Confederates came over the hill. A messenger galloped up just as the last man was loaded aboard. "You have to go now!" he shouted. "The enemy is breaking ov
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HEROES OF HISTORY Clara Barton: Courage under Fire
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Daniel Boone: Frontiersman
Chief Blackfish handed Daniel a belt. "The beads represent three paths," he said. "The red path is the warpath. The white path is the path we can walk together: The black path is death - the path you will walk if you do not surrender." Daniel knew that th
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HEROES OF HISTORY Daniel Boone: Frontiersman
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Davy Crockett: Ever Westward
David’s father stood beside the stone chimney and spoke to his son. “It’s time to grow up, lad,” he said. “Mr. Siler has hired you to go to Virginia with him. He’s run ragged trying to keep the cattle with him, and he needs a young ’un with strong legs an
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HEROES OF HISTORY Davy Crockett: Ever Westward
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Douglas MacArthur: What Greater Honor
Under siege on the island of Corregidor, General Douglas MacArthur received a warning from the enemy. “You are well aware that you are doomed,” the Japanese general wrote. “The end is near. The question is how long you will be able to resist. You are advi
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HEROES OF HISTORY Douglas MacArthur: What Greater Honor
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Dwight Eisenhower: Supreme Commander
Ike climbed into his staff car. War was hard and brutal. He consoled himself with the fact that he’d done everything to ensure the greatest gains for the Allies while costing the fewest lives. What had to be done, had to be done, and these men, Ike was su
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HEROES OF HISTORY Dwight Eisenhower: Supreme Commander
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Janet and Geoff Benge HEROES OF HISTORY Elizabeth Fry: Angel of Newgate
Betsy felt her heart lurch. Just over a mile from where she stood, women and children existed in conditions more deplorable than the slums she routinely visited. Why hadn't she investigated this before? Without a second thought, she said, "Something must
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HEROES OF HISTORY Elizabeth Fry: Angel of Newgate
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