In my social studies class, we studied European cultures, and we where assigned a project. We could choose to either do a report on a Roman god or choose one of many other projects. I chose to build a Roman gladiator’s shield. I thought about how the Romans where a strong […]
Training Your Faith
As I was running my first cross country race a long time ago, I thought about how athletes train nonstop to prepare for a race or game. I thought about how Christians should be like that too, training nonstop to prepare for the day when someone says to us,”Why are you a Christian?” […]
Faith Like Potatoes
A long time ago, my family watched a movie called Faith Like Potatoes. Faith Like Potatoes is about a man named Angus who moved from Zambia, Africa and to Southern Africa to find a better farming life. With the help of some of his workers, Angus built a mud hut for his family to […]
Fishers of Men Mexico
Our family will be traveling to Mexico in June. We will be going to the Fishers of Men home for one month to assist in the programs run by the organization. The Zaragoza family consists of two adults ( Victor and Julie Zaragoza) and 17 children ranging from ages twenty to four. The family lives […]
William Carey
William Carey became a baptist christian because of his friend in Piddington, England. Ever since Dr. Booth gave a speech about his missionary travels in India, William knew he was called to go to India. After many travels around England to sell his book Enquiry ( which is the short title people called it by because of […]
Gladys Aylward; also known as Ai-we-deh
Gladys thought she had finally accomplished her dream of going to China as a missionary. She was on a train heading towards Tietsin, China. Gladys was forced to get off the train and walk back to the nearest station in Chita, Russia because of a local war. Once Gladys walked back to the nearest station […]
Jim Elliot
Jim Elliot was a missionary to the Quichua Indians and a martyr to the Auca Indians. He Lived in Shandia, Ecuador and was part of a missionary outreach to the Quichua people. Jim and his team endured many difficult and terrifying challenges. After nearly one year of living in the Shandia mission station, everything was […]
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
There was a man with two sons. The youngest of them said to his father,”Father, give me my share of inheritance to me.” The father did. A few days later, the younger son gathered his belongings and journeyed to a far off country. When he was there, he wasted his property in reckless […]
The Story of The Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel was erected by Noah’s children and ancestors. God said to spread out among the world, but they disobeyed the Lord. Everyone stayed together and decided to build a tower to Heaven. While they were building the tower, God said,”Come, let us confuse their languages so they can’t understand each other” […]
The Story of John the Baptist
John the baptist was Jesus’ cousin. John preached to the people about the coming of christ Jesus.John survived in the desert eating locusts and wild honey. Every day John preached of Jesus and baptized people in the river Jordan.One day,while John was preaching, he saw Jesus coming by and said “Behold!The lamb of God who takes […]