Serving Others Testimonies
41 stories of God's work from believers across 28 locations.
While helping someone โ at work, home, church, or anywhere
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When the Check Came - George Mรผller's Orphanages
1836-1898โข๐ฌ๐งBristol, City of Bristol, United Kingdom
George Mรผller cared for over 10,000 orphans in Bristol, England without ever asking anyone for money, trusting only God's provision through prayer.
Mexican Wrestler Left Fame to Serve Children Under a Bridge
2019โข๐ฒ๐ฝMexico City, Mexico
A Mexican professional wrestler quit at his career's peak after God told him children living under a bridge needed him โ he has sheltered 43 street...
Phoebe of Cenchreae: Deacon and Benefactor
๐ฌ๐ทCenchreae, Greece
Phoebe served as a deacon in Cenchreae and was chosen by Paul to carry his letter to the Romans. Her role as benefactor and minister demonstrates women's significant leadership in the early church.
Priscilla: The Woman Who Taught Apollos
๐น๐ทEphesus, Asia Minor (modern Turkey)
Priscilla, along with her husband Aquila, discipled the eloquent preacher Apollos in their home, teaching him the full gospel and launching him into one of the most effective ministries in the early church.
The Doctor Who Walked into Ebola and Found Grace
2014โข๐ธ๐ฑKenema, Sierra Leone
An infectious disease specialist from Johns Hopkins found faith in a Sierra Leone Ebola ward, singing "Amazing Grace" with a twelve-year-old patient and discovering that grace means being present when everything says leave.
The Gang Leader Who Became a Youth Worker
2019โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟTottenham, London, England
A former Tottenham gang leader was transformed through the patient service of a youth worker, then became one himself, finding faith and redemption by mentoring the next generation on the same estate.
The Prison Chaplain Who Was Set Free
2010โข๐บ๐ธAlabama, United States
A veteran pastor became a prison chaplain expecting to teach, but was profoundly changed by inmates who taught him that grace is a presence you carry, not a concept you explain.
Our Mission Trip to Maasai Mara
1 Jan 2020โข๐ฐ๐ชMaasai Mara, , Kenya
A mission team sees 200 miracles during a two-week trip to Kenya's Maasai Mara, including instant healings from malaria, spider poison, and heart...
Hope in Kowloon's Walled City
1966โข๐ญ๐ฐKowloon Walled City, Hong Kong
Jackie Pullinger brought hope to Hong Kong's notorious Kowloon Walled City in 1966, witnessing drug addicts and gang members transformed through prayer...
A Call Within a Call: Mother Teresa's Mission
1950s-1990sโข๐ฎ๐ณCalcutta, India
Mother Teresa's powerful testimony of receiving God's call to serve the poorest in Calcutta, India, founding the Missionaries of Charity despite...
How a Prison Chaplain Found God Behind Bars
1974-1976โข๐บ๐ธWashington, D.C. and Maxwell AFB, Alabama, USA
Chuck Colson went from Watergate convict to founding Prison Fellowship, the world's largest prison ministry, after finding God behind bars among broken people.
Trading Comfort for Calling
2006-2008โข๐บ๐ฌJinja, Uganda
An 18-year-old from Tennessee discovers God's calling during a trip to Uganda, trading her planned comfortable life to start a ministry serving orphaned...
Mother Teresa and the Man Nobody Wanted
1952โข๐ฎ๐ณCalcutta, India
Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity after carrying a dying man off Calcutta's streets. She found Christ in the faces of the people she served.
The Surgeon Who Touched Lepers When Nobody Would
1946-1980sโข๐ฎ๐ณVellore, India
Surgeon Paul Brand left a prestigious career to serve leprosy patients in India, touching people nobody else would. His service shaped a theology of pain.
Heidi Baker: The Woman Who Fed Mozambique
1995-presentโข๐ฒ๐ฟMaputo, Mozambique
Heidi Baker arrived in Mozambique burned out after 20 years of missions. She found God again by stopping for the one person in front of her, feeding children.
Jackie Pullinger: The Woman Who Walked Into the Walled City
1966-presentโข๐ญ๐ฐKowloon Walled City, Hong Kong
Jackie Pullinger walked into the Kowloon Walled City at 22 with no training. Over 50 years she helped hundreds of heroin addicts get clean through prayer.
Amazima's Miracle: How Faith Fed the Orphans
2008โข๐บ๐ฌJinja, Uganda
In 2008 Uganda, Katie Davis faced empty shelves at her orphanage when a farmer unexpectedly arrived with abundant food after her desperate prayer.
Chasing the Dragon
1966-presentโข๐ญ๐ฐKowloon Walled City, Hong Kong
Young missionary Jackie Pullinger moved to Hong Kong's lawless Walled City in 1966, where God miraculously freed hundreds of heroin addicts from...
Mother Teresa's Call to Serve
1946โข๐ฎ๐ณCalcutta, West Bengal, India
Mother Teresa received a divine call from Jesus on a 1946 train journey in India, leading her to abandon convent life and serve the poorest of the poor...
Jackie Pullinger: A Bold Journey
1960s-1980sโข๐จ๐ณKowloon, Hong Kong, China
Young London woman follows divine call to Hong Kong's notorious Walled City, transforming lives of drug addicts and gang members through faith and...
Light in the Walled City
1980sโข๐ญ๐ฐKowloon, Hong Kong
Jackie Pullinger's ministry in Hong Kong's notorious Kowloon Walled City brought miraculous healing from drug addiction through prayer and God's power,...
From Darkness to Light in Kowloon
1966โข๐ญ๐ฐKowloon, Hong Kong
Jackie Pullinger's missionary work in Hong Kong's dangerous Kowloon Walled City led to miraculous transformations as gang members and addicts found...
Mother Teresa's Divine Calling
1940sโข๐ฎ๐ณCalcutta, West Bengal, India
Mother Teresa received a divine calling on a train to Darjeeling in 1946, leading her to leave her convent and serve the poorest in Calcutta's slums...
George Mueller: Feeding 10,000 Orphans on Prayer Alone
1836-1898โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟBristol, England
George Mueller cared for over 10,000 orphans in Bristol without ever asking anyone for money. Over 60 years, he recorded 50,000 specific answered prayers.
Eric Liddell: The Olympic Champion Who Ran Toward God in Open Fields
๐ซ๐ทChina and Paris, France
Eric Liddell won Olympic gold in 1924 and then returned to China as a missionary, running through open fields at dawn and describing those runs as the...
Gladys Aylward: Leading a Hundred Children Over the Mountains
1938โข๐จ๐ณShanxi Province, China
Gladys Aylward, a London parlour maid rejected by mission agencies, led nearly a hundred orphaned children on a twelve-day mountain crossing through...
George Mรผller - Breakfast for 2,000 with Empty Cupboards
1836-1898โข๐ฌ๐งBristol, City of Bristol, United Kingdom
George Mรผller fed 2,000 orphans with empty cupboards through prayer alone. A baker and broken milk cart appeared at his Bristol orphanage, providing...
Three Hundred Orphans, Empty Plates, and the Man Who Set the Table Anyway
1840s-1890sโข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟBristol, England
George Muller, who ran orphanages in Bristol without ever asking for money, instructed his staff to set tables with empty plates for 300 orphans when...
Light in the Dark City
1966โข๐ญ๐ฐKowloon Walled City, Hong Kong
Jackie Pullinger's 1966 mission to Hong Kong's notorious Kowloon Walled City brought miraculous healing to drug addicts and gang members through prayer...
Millard Fuller: The Millionaire Who Gave It All Away to Build Houses
1965-1976โข๐บ๐ธAmericus, Georgia, USA
Millard Fuller gave away his entire fortune after his marriage nearly collapsed, then founded Habitat for Humanity. Over 13 million homes built worldwide.
Gary Haugen: The Lawyer Who Fought Slavery in the 21st Century
1994-presentโข๐บ๐ธWashington, D.C., USA (global operations)
After investigating the Rwanda genocide, Gary Haugen founded International Justice Mission to rescue people from modern slavery and human trafficking.
Heidi Baker Fasted in the Dirt and God Opened Mozambique
1995-2005โข๐ฒ๐ฟMaputo, Mozambique
Missionary Heidi Baker fasted regularly on the concrete floor of a rundown orphanage in Mozambique during the late 1990s.
Gap Year Student Serving Refugees โ God Met Her in the Chaos
2022โข๐ฌ๐ทLesbos, Greece
A gap year student went to serve refugees in Lesbos to pad her CV โ God met her in a meal queue and a stranger's baby's smile, and her life changed completely.
Jackie Pullinger: Breaking Generational Addiction in Hong Kong's Walled City
1966-presentโข๐ญ๐ฐKowloon Walled City, Hong Kong
Jackie Pullinger witnessed generational heroin addiction cycles broken supernaturally in Hong Kong's Walled City as addicts were set free without...
Heidi and Rolland Baker: When Two Callings Collide
1980โข๐บ๐ธDana Point, California, United States
Heidi Baker received a radical missionary calling at 16. When she met Rolland, they shared the same God-given vision.
The Teacher Who Chose the Darkest Classroom
1966โข๐ญ๐ฐHong Kong
Jackie Pullinger, a music graduate from London, sailed to Hong Kong in 1966 and began teaching in the Kowloon Walled City.
Mary Slessor: Barefoot in the Jungle, Saving Lives
1876-1915โข๐ณ๐ฌCalabar, 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,...
George Mueller Fed 10,000 Orphans Without Asking Anyone for Money
1836-1898โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟBristol, England
George Mueller ran orphanages for 10,000 children in Victorian Bristol, recording over 50,000 answered prayers and receiving 1.
Teacher Opened School Under a Bridge โ Student Became Doctor
2011-03-01โข๐ฐ๐ชNairobi, Kenya
A Kenyan teacher opened a school under a highway bridge for street children. One of her first students became a doctor twelve years later.
Faith's Journey to Hong Kong
1966โข๐ญ๐ฐKowloon Walled City, Hong Kong
Jackie Pullinger answered God's call to Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City in 1966, where she witnessed miraculous healing of heroin addicts through prayer...
Wrongly Imprisoned Man Taught 140 Inmates to Read
2017โข๐ต๐ชLima, Peru
A wrongfully imprisoned Peruvian teacher taught 140 inmates to read using the Bible โ the literacy programme transformed Cell Block 7 and sparked a prison...
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โ Psalm 77:11