George Müller is remembered today for his great faith and mountain-moving prayers. He didn’t begin life as the saint he is known as today, though. Quite the opposite, in fact. Up until partway through his university years, he was a thief, a gambler, and a liar. In fact, the only reason he had agreed to […]
Oh that God would Make Us Dangerous!
I was writing a research essay on the missionary Jim Elliot for school, and I came across a quote that really struck me. It goes as follows: “We are so utterly ordinary, so commonplace, while we profess to know a Power the Twentieth Century does not reckon with. But we are “harmless,” and therefore unharmed. […]
A Love for Adventure
Do you remember being a kid? Do you remember those times when you would go on adventures? We all had those times, though they all were a little different. We got to explore, whether that was out in the country, walking by a creek; or if it was in the city, walking around your neighborhood […]
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 […]