Serving Others Testimonies
33 stories of God's work from believers across 26 locations.
While helping someone: at work, home, church, or anywhere.
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Paul Brand: The Surgeon Who Touched Lepers When Nobody Would
1946-1980s•🇮🇳Vellore, 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.
Wrongly Imprisoned Man Taught 140 Inmates to Read
2017•🇵🇪Lima, Peru
A wrongfully imprisoned Peruvian teacher taught 140 inmates to read using the Bible — the literacy programme transformed Cell Block 7 and sparked a prison...
Mexican Wrestler Left Fame to Serve Children Under a Bridge
2019•🇲🇽Mexico City, Mexico
A Mexican professional wrestler quit at his career's peak after God told him children living under a bridge needed him — he has sheltered 43 street...
Mother Teresa's Divine Calling
1940s•🇮🇳Calcutta, 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...
When the Check Came - George Müller's Orphanages
1836-1898•🇬🇧Bristol, City of Bristol, United Kingdom
George Müller cared for over 10,000 orphans in Bristol, England without ever asking anyone for money, trusting only God's provision through prayer.
Torben Søndergaard: The Holy Spirit Is Using an Ordinary Danish Man to Heal Thousands Across Europe
2024•🇩🇰Denmark / Europe
Torben Søndergaard, an ordinary Danish man, launched a Holy Spirit healing movement across Europe where thousands of believers pray for the sick on the streets and see real healings.
Gap Year Student Serving Refugees — God Met Her in the Chaos
2022•🇬🇷Lesbos, Greece
A gap year student went to serve refugees in Lesbos to pad her CV — God met her in a meal queue and a stranger's baby's smile, and her life changed completely.
Teacher Opened School Under a Bridge — Student Became Doctor
2011-03-01•🇰🇪Nairobi, 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.
George Mueller Fed 10,000 Orphans Without Asking Anyone for Money
1836-1898•🏴Bristol, England
George Mueller ran orphanages for 10,000 children in Victorian Bristol, recording over 50,000 answered prayers and receiving 1.
Faith's Journey to Hong Kong
1966•🇭🇰Kowloon 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...
Hope in Kowloon's Walled City
1966•🇭🇰Kowloon 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...
Light in the Dark City
1966•🇭🇰Kowloon 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...
Light in the Walled City
1980s•🇭🇰Kowloon, 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,...
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,...
Three Hundred Orphans, Empty Plates, and the Man Who Set the Table Anyway
1840s-1890s•🏴Bristol, 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...
Bob Goff's Transformative Love
2023•🇺🇸San Diego, California, USA
Bob Goff, once a successful lawyer, transformed his life through faith, founding Love Does to combat injustices worldwide. His work in Uganda, including legal victories and education initiatives, exemplifies his belief that love is an active force. Bob credits Jesus for guiding his journey.
A Call Within a Call: Mother Teresa's Mission
1950s-1990s•🇮🇳Calcutta, India
Mother Teresa's powerful testimony of receiving God's call to serve the poorest in Calcutta, India, founding the Missionaries of Charity despite...
Jackie Pullinger: A Bold Journey
1960s-1980s•🇨🇳Kowloon, 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...
How a Prison Chaplain Found God Behind Bars
1974-1976•🇺🇸Washington, 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.
The Gang Leader Who Became a Youth Worker
2019•🏴Tottenham, 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.
Jackie Pullinger: Breaking Generational Addiction in Hong Kong's Walled City
1966-present•🇭🇰Kowloon 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...
Our Mission Trip to Maasai Mara
1 Jan 2020•🇰🇪Maasai 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...
Millard Fuller: The Millionaire Who Gave It All Away to Build Houses
1965-1976•🇺🇸Americus, 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.
The Teacher Who Chose the Darkest Classroom
1966•🇭🇰Hong Kong
Jackie Pullinger, a music graduate from London, sailed to Hong Kong in 1966 and began teaching in the Kowloon Walled City.
The Doctor Who Walked into Ebola and Found Grace
2014•🇸🇱Kenema, 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 Prison Chaplain Who Was Set Free
2010•🇺🇸Alabama, 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.
Trading Comfort for Calling
2006-2008•🇺🇬Jinja, 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...
Heidi and Rolland Baker: When Two Callings Collide
1980•🇺🇸Dana Point, California, United States
Heidi Baker received a radical missionary calling at 16. When she met Rolland, they shared the same God-given vision.
Amazima's Miracle: How Faith Fed the Orphans
2008•🇺🇬Jinja, 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-present•🇭🇰Kowloon 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...
Priscilla: The Woman Who Taught Apollos
AD 54•🇹🇷Ephesus, 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.
Jordan Wells: From Trauma and Addiction to Leading Others Into Freedom Through the Holy Spirit
2024•🇺🇸United States
Pastor Jordan Wells grew up marked by generational trauma and fell into addiction. After an encounter with the Holy Spirit that broke every chain, he now leads a deliverance ministry helping others find the same freedom — documented in Charisma Magazine.
From Darkness to Light in Kowloon
1966•🇭🇰Kowloon, 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...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many testimonies from serving others are in The Grace Record?
The Grace Record holds 33 testimonies from serving others. 24 are modern accounts and 9 are historical. The earliest dates from AD 54 and the most recent from 2024.
What are some examples of testimonies from serving others?
Three examples from this collection: Paul Brand: The Surgeon Who Touched Lepers When Nobody Would (1946-1980s, Vellore, India); Wrongly Imprisoned Man Taught 140 Inmates to Read (2017, Lima, Peru); and Mexican Wrestler Left Fame to Serve Children Under a Bridge (2019, Mexico City, Mexico).
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