In Nature Testimonies
23 stories of God's work from believers across 20 locations.
Outdoors — creation, wilderness, garden
Doxa is where Christians record what God has said and done, and return to remember it.
All 23 Testimonies
The Whale That Shielded a Surfer from a Great White Shark
2020•Cook Islands, South Pacific
Whale biologist Nan Hauser was physically shielded from a tiger shark by a humpback whale off the Cook Islands in 2020, part of a documented pattern of...
Ernest Shackleton: The Fourth Man on the Ice
1916•South Georgia Island, Antarctica
Sir Ernest Shackleton and his companions, crossing the unmapped glaciers of South Georgia after their ship was crushed in Antarctic ice, all reported the...
John Muir: Finding God in Every Leaf and Waterfall
1860s-1910s•🇺🇸Yosemite Valley, California, USA
John Muir, raised under severe religious discipline in Scotland, found his deepest sense of God not in his father's sermons but in the forests of...
Surfer Prayed During Shark Attack — Dolphins Circled Him
2023-03-01•🇦🇺Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
An Australian surfer attacked by a bull shark prayed underwater. Eight dolphins appeared within seconds and circled him until rescue arrived.
Francis Collins: Scientist Who Led the Human Genome Project to Faith
1970s•🇺🇸Cascade Mountains, Washington, USA
Francis Collins, former atheist scientist, discovered faith through C.S. Lewis' writings and a profound experience at a frozen waterfall in the Cascade...
Richard Rolle's Fiery Transformation
1349•🏴Hampole, South Yorkshire, England
Richard Rolle, a 14th-century Oxford student, left academia to become a hermit in Yorkshire, where he experienced profound divine encounters including...
From Science to Faith: A Journey
2000s•🇺🇸Cascade Mountains, Washington, USA
Renowned scientist Francis Collins transformed from atheist to believer after encountering a faithful dying patient and experiencing God's presence in...
Mary Slessor: Barefoot in the Jungle, Saving Lives
1876-1915•🇳🇬Calabar, Nigeria
Mary Slessor left the slums of Dundee for the jungles of Calabar, Nigeria, where she spent nearly forty years walking barefoot through the rainforest,...
From Atheist to Believer
2000s•🇺🇸Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Renowned scientist Francis Collins transformed from atheist to Christian after encountering faithful patients during medical school and reading C.S.
Jim Elliot: The Jungle That Became an Altar
🇺🇸Ecuador, South America
Jim Elliot sensed his calling in the mountains of Oregon and found his deepest communion with God in the jungles of Ecuador, where he and four companions...
Lilias Trotter: She Heard God While Painting Wildflowers in the Desert
1890s•🇩🇿Algiers, Algeria
Lilias Trotter gave up a career as Victorian England's most promising artist to live in Algeria.
A Vision in the Fields
1796•🇳🇴Tune, Østfold county, Norway
Norwegian farmer Hans Nielsen Hauge experienced a life-changing vision of God's love while singing in the fields in 1796, sparking a revival movement...
George Fox: Encounter with the Inner Light
1650s•🏴Drayton-in-the-Clay, Leicestershire, England
George Fox found spiritual truth through a direct encounter with Christ's voice during his darkest crisis, leading him to discover the 'Inner Light' and...
Brother Lawrence's Profound Awakening
1690s•🇫🇷Paris, Île-de-France, France
Nicolas Herman found God's presence through a simple winter revelation about a barren tree, becoming Brother Lawrence and transforming ordinary...
From Lukewarm to Ablaze: A Heart Set on Fire
2006•Simi Valley, California
A church leader in California breaks free from spiritual complacency when God speaks to him during a mountain retreat in 2006, transforming his lukewarm...
From Fields to Faithful Leader
1790s-1820s•🇳🇴Tune, Østfold, Norway
Norwegian farmer Hans Nielsen Hauge experienced a life-changing spiritual awakening in 1796 while singing hymns in a field, transforming him from...
Ezekiel Guti's Divine Encounter
1923-2023•🇿🇼Ngaone, Chipinge, Zimbabwe
Ezekiel Guti's angelic encounter as a child in Zimbabwe led him to found a church that spread to 168 nations, establishing Bible colleges and authoring...
Simeon Nsibambi: A Turning Point in Faith
1929•🇺🇬Buloba, Uganda
Simeon Nsibambi, a Ugandan government official, experienced a divine vision that led him to abandon his career and spark the East African Revival in...
Augustine's Journey to Faith
386•🇮🇹Milan, Italy
Augustine of Hippo's dramatic conversion from a life of indulgence to Christian faith occurred in 386 AD Milan when he heard God speak through...
Augustine's Garden Conversion
386•🇮🇹Milan, Italy
Augustine of Hippo's dramatic conversion in a Milan garden in 386 AD after hearing a child's voice say 'take up and read,' leading him to Scripture and...
Augustine's Divine Turning Point
Aug 386•🇮🇹Milan, Italy
Augustine of Hippo experienced a life-changing conversion in 386 AD when God spoke through a child's voice and Scripture, transforming him from worldly...
Sundar Singh: Meeting Jesus on a Himalayan Road
1900s-1920s•🇮🇳Himalayas, India and Tibet
Sundar Singh, a Sikh teenager who burned the Bible, encountered Jesus in a vision and spent thirty years walking barefoot through the Himalayas preaching...
David Brainerd's Enduring Faith
1740s•🇺🇸Haddam, Connecticut, United States
David Brainerd's life transformed through a powerful encounter with God's glory in 1739, leading him to become a missionary to Native Americans despite...
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