Through Suffering Testimonies

Polycarp of Smyrna

🇹🇷Smyrna, Asia Minor (modern Turkey)

Polycarp of Smyrna, student of Apostle John, remained faithful to Christ for 86 years until his martyrdom in 155 AD, declaring he could never blaspheme...

Tolkien's Faith and Lewis's Awakening

1930s•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Oxford, England

J.R.R. Tolkien's deep Catholic faith, shaped by his mother's conversion and devotion to the Eucharist, led him to help C.S.

Bach: The Composer Who Signed To God Alone the Glory

1685-1750•🇩🇪Leipzig, Germany

Johann Sebastian Bach signed every composition 'SDG' - To God alone the glory - creating over 1,000 works as acts of worship.

Adoniram Judson's Unyielding Faith

1810s-1850s•🇲🇲Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar)

Adoniram Judson transformed from skeptic to pioneering missionary, enduring 17 months in Burma's death prison yet never wavering in his mission to...

Faith Amidst the Killing Fields

1975-1979•🇰🇭Cambodia

Cambodian survivors of the Khmer Rouge genocide found faith and forgiveness through Christianity, transforming from victims and perpetrators into...

Faith Amidst Tragedy: A Survivor's Journey

21 Apr 2019•🇱🇰Batticaloa, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Survivors of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombing at Zion Church found strength and renewed faith despite losing family members and suffering severe...

William Carey's Missionary Calling

1793•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England

From shoemaker to missionary pioneer, William Carey's calling transformed him into the 'father of modern missions,' translating the Bible into multiple...

Transformation Through the Gulag

1945-1953•🇷🇺Kislovodsk, Stavropol Krai, Russia

Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn found faith in Christ while imprisoned in Stalin's Gulag system, transforming from communist to Christian through...

From Islam to Faith in Jesus

2010s•🇺🇸San Diego, California, USA

Muslim scholar Nabeel Qureshi found Jesus through intellectual investigation and divine dreams, despite losing family relationships in his conversion...

Karol Wojtyla's Divine Calling

1920-2005•🇵🇱Wadowice, Lesser Poland, Poland

Karol Wojtyla's journey from wartime Poland to Pope John Paul II shows how God used early loss and persecution to shape a leader who would transform the...

Faith Unyielded in Sudan's Trials

2013-2014•🇸🇩Omdurman, Sudan

Mariam Ibrahim faced death sentence in Sudan for refusing to renounce her Christian faith, remaining steadfast through imprisonment and childbirth...

Faith Amidst Persecution in Yemen

2023•🇾🇪Sana'a, Yemen

Khaled, a former Muslim prayer leader in Yemen, found faith in Jesus after his mother's death, leading to severe persecution that cost his wife's life...

Faith Amidst Chains and Flames

1940s-1960s•🇷🇴Bucharest, Romania

Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand found unshakeable faith in Christ during 13 years of Communist imprisonment and torture, transforming his dungeon into...

Wang Mingdao

1900s-1991•🇨🇳Beijing, China

Wang Mingdao's unwavering faith sustained him through 23 years in Chinese Communist prisons, where he led 94 prisoners to Christ and became known as the...

Faith in the Face of Persecution

1960s•🇷🇴Bucharest, Romania

Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand endured 14 years in Communist prison, including brutal torture and solitary confinement, yet continued preaching...

William Booth's Divine Destiny

1800s•🇬🇧Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

William Booth's divine calling led him from poverty in 1800s England to founding The Salvation Army, transforming countless lives through 'soup, soap,...

John Sung: A Bold Revivalist

1920s-1940s•🇨🇳Hong Chek Village, Fujian Province, China

A Chinese chemistry PhD experienced a powerful vision of Christ that transformed him from spiritual despair into a bold evangelist who converted over...

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...

Revival in Reformation Switzerland

1520s•🇨🇭Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland

God sparked the Protestant Reformation through Huldrych Zwingli and John Calvin in 16th century Switzerland, transforming Zurich and Geneva into centers...

Faith Amidst Persecution in China

2020s•🇨🇳Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Chinese pastors and believers demonstrate unwavering faith despite intense government persecution, experiencing miraculous healings and divine...

William Tyndale's Unyielding Faith

6 Oct 1536•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Gloucestershire, England

William Tyndale's unwavering faith led him to translate the Bible into English in 1525, facing imprisonment and martyrdom to bring Scripture to common...

Joni's Unbreakable Hope

1967•🇺🇸Chesapeake Bay, USA

After a diving accident left 17-year-old Joni Eareckson Tada paralyzed from the shoulders down, God transformed her despair into unbreakable hope,...

A Life Without Limits

2023•🇦🇺Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Born without arms or legs in Australia, Nick Vujicic overcame suicidal despair through faith in Christ, becoming a renowned speaker who has led over a...

Sojourner Truth's Courageous Calling

1800s•🇺🇸Akron, Ohio, United States

Born into slavery, Isabella Baumfree experienced God's guidance to escape bondage and transform into Sojourner Truth, becoming a powerful voice for...

Corrie ten Boom

1940s•🇳🇱Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands

Corrie ten Boom's powerful testimony of God's faithfulness during WWII Nazi persecution in the Netherlands, showing how faith sustained her through...

Forgiveness Amidst Pain

1996-2003•🇿🇦Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

During South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, families of apartheid victims chose radical forgiveness over revenge, with mothers embracing...

Adoption and Faith in Action

2000s•🇺🇸Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Mary Beth Chapman's journey from adoption calling to founding Show Hope, finding God's presence through family tragedy and loss of daughter Maria Sue in...

Blessings in Disguise

2011•🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Laura Story found God's presence through her husband's brain tumor diagnosis and complications, learning to see blessings in trials rather than their...

Faithful in the Face of Adversity

2009•🇮🇷Tehran, Iran

Two former Muslim women found faith in Jesus and were imprisoned for 259 days in Iran's Evin Prison for sharing the Gospel, yet their unwavering faith...

John Gray: From Brokenness to Healing

2020s•🇺🇸Houston, Texas, USA

Pastor John Gray's powerful testimony of healing from childhood trauma and marital struggles through faith, counseling, and his wife's Christ-like love...

Katherine Wolf's Journey of Hope

21 Apr 2008•🇺🇸Malibu, California, United States

Katherine Wolf survived a massive brainstem stroke at 26, underwent 16-hour brain surgery, and against all medical odds recovered to walk and eat again.

Sojourner Truth's Divine Calling

1850s•🇺🇸Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, USA

Born into slavery, Isabella Baumfree experienced divine calling through Jesus that transformed her into Sojourner Truth, leading to freedom, legal...

The President Who Knelt

1860s•🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States

President Abraham Lincoln's journey from religious skeptic to believer during the Civil War, finding faith through national tragedy and personal crisis...

A Life of Faith and Impact

2023•🇺🇸Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Anne Graham Lotz found faith at age 8 and built a worldwide ministry despite personal trials including cancer and losing her husband, showing how God...

Faith Amidst Persecution: The Karen Story

2021•🇲🇲Kayin State, Myanmar

Karen Christians in Myanmar demonstrate unwavering faith through decades of persecution, including military attacks on churches and homes, finding...

Watchman Nee's Unwavering Faith

April 1920•🇨🇳Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China

Watchman Nee's powerful conversion in 1920s China led to decades of ministry, unwavering faith through 15 years of imprisonment, and a legacy that...

Faith Unbroken in Evin Prison

2025•🇮🇷Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

A Christian's faith remained unshaken during imprisonment in Iran's notorious Evin Prison in 2025. In chains, they discovered freedom in Christ.

Faith Under Fire: Vietnam 2025

2025•🇻🇳Northern Vietnam, Vietnam

Pastor Minh experienced divine protection and miraculous interventions while facing imprisonment and persecution for leading an unregistered church in...

Rescued and Redeemed: Bethany's Story

2022•🇳🇬Northwest Nigeria

After losing her daughter to militants and being kidnapped herself in Nigeria, Bethany found healing and hope through trauma care ministry, dropping her...

Fanny Crosby's Unseen Vision

1850s•🇺🇸New York City, New York, United States

Born blind in 1820, Fanny Crosby found deep faith through Methodist revival and wrote over 8,000 hymns including 'Blessed Assurance,' turning her...

Faith Among Cannibals: John Paton's Mission

1890s•Tanna and Aniwa, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu)

Scottish missionary John Paton transforms cannibal tribes in the New Hebrides through faith, surviving attacks and personal tragedy.

Faith in the Flames

1960s•🇷🇴Bucharest, Romania

Richard Wurmbrand's powerful testimony of finding faith in communist Romania, surviving 14 years of imprisonment and torture, and discovering God's love...

Perpetua's Unyielding Faith

203 AD•🏛️Carthage, Roman Province, North Africa

In 203 AD Carthage, young noblewoman Perpetua chose death over renouncing her Christian faith, finding God's peace even in prison before her execution...

Athanasius: Defender of Truth

300s•🇪🇬Alexandria, Egypt

Athanasius defended Christ's divinity at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. As Bishop of Alexandria for 45 years, he endured five exiles, declaring he would...

Polycarp's Unyielding Faith

Feb 155•🇹🇷Smyrna, İzmir, Turkey

Bishop Polycarp, disciple of the Apostle John, faced execution in Smyrna around AD 155.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Life of Costly Grace

1906-1945•🇵🇱Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland)

German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer led an underground seminary before the Gestapo shut it down in 1937.

Faith Amidst the Jungle's Trials

1950s•🇪🇨Curaray River region, Ecuador

Jim Elliot and four missionaries were killed by the Huaorani people in Ecuador's jungle in 1956, but his widow Elisabeth returned to witness their...

Alistair Begg: A Journey of Faith

2025•🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Alistair Begg's life and ministry are a testament to God's guidance, from his early days in Scotland to his impactful leadership at Parkside Church in Ohio. His teachings on faith and conversion reached a global audience, demonstrating the transformative power of a life committed to Christ.

Faith Beyond Fear: The 21 Martyrs

2015•🇱🇾Sirte, Libya

Twenty-one Christian workers in Libya chose death over denying Jesus when captured by ISIS in 2015, declaring 'Oh, my Lord Jesus!' as their final words...

Mindanao Village Repeatedly Attacked, Christians Do Not Leave

🇵🇭Northern Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines

Christian missionaries Ruth and Armando refuse to leave their village in Mindanao, Philippines despite repeated attacks by Muslim insurgents, trusting...

Christian Refuses to Marry a Muslim, Threatened by Family

🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Miriam was the most devout Muslim in her Central Asian family until she met Jesus. Her family said she'd shamed them worse than becoming a prostitute.

From Tragedy to Triumph: Joni's Journey

1967•🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Joni Eareckson Tada's diving accident at 17 left her quadriplegic, but through deep suffering and questioning, she discovered God's purpose in her pain...

Pastor Han Martyred by North Korean Assassins

🇨🇳Baishan City, Changbai Korean Autonomous County, China

Pastor Han Chung-Ryeol ministered to North Korean refugees in China for over 20 years, leading many to faith despite constant death threats, until North...

Spurgeon’s Compassion in Crisis

1854•🇬🇧Greater London, England, United Kingdom

During London's 1854 cholera outbreak, young preacher Charles Spurgeon fearlessly ministered to the sick and dying in Southwark, providing hope through...

D.L. Moody's Transformative Faith

1850s•🇺🇸Northfield, Massachusetts, USA

D.L. Moody transformed from an indifferent young shoe store worker to a world-renowned evangelist after a simple gospel conversation in 1855 Massachusetts.

Faith in the Face of Persecution

2002•🇹🇳Tunis, Tunisia

In Tunisia, converts to Christianity face persecution but remain steadfast in their faith. A Tunisian convert found Christ in France, while 'Steve' and Malik Hassan experienced divine intervention amid threats. Their stories reveal the transformative power of Jesus.

Faith Amidst Persecution in Bangladesh

2021-2022•🇧🇩Bangladesh

Muslim converts Nur Alam and Afzal Hosen were kidnapped in Bangladesh in 2021 for sharing their faith. Despite 30 hours of captivity and violence, they refused to deny Jesus.

Rachel Joy Scott's Impactful Faith

20 Apr 1999•🇺🇸Columbine High School, Littleton, Colorado, USA

Rachel Joy Scott's unwavering faith at Columbine High School inspired millions after she became the first victim of the 1999 massacre, leaving behind...

Faith Amidst Persecution in Somalia

2023•🇸🇴Somalia

Somali Christians courageously follow Jesus despite severe persecution, finding peace and transformation through online ministry and divine encounters...

Miracles and Deliverance in China

1958•🇨🇳Henan, China

Brother Yun's testimony of miraculous healing from terminal cancer, supernatural prison escape, and powerful ministry despite persecution in Communist...

Amanda Berry Smith

1868-09•🇺🇸New York City, New York, USA

Born into slavery, Amanda Berry Smith experienced God's sanctifying power in 1868 at a NYC church service, transforming her into a powerful evangelist...

Faith Amidst Sudan's Trials

2023•🇸🇩Khartoum, Sudan

Christian converts Fatima and Mariam Ibrahim faced death sentences and beatings in Sudan.

William Penn's Divine Transformation

1680s•🇺🇸London, England and Pennsylvania, USA

William Penn's encounter with God at a Quaker meeting transformed him from privileged Oxford student to champion of religious freedom, founding...

Maria Woodworth-Etter: A Life Transformed

1880s to 1924•🇺🇸New Lisbon, Ohio, USA

Maria Woodworth-Etter overcame early hardship and personal tragedy to become a pioneering healing evangelist in 1880s Ohio, experiencing miraculous...

From Despair to Cy Young

2012•🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Baseball player R.A. Dickey overcame childhood trauma, career setbacks, and suicidal thoughts through faith in God, transforming from minor league...

William Booth's Divine Calling

1865•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿London, England

William Booth experienced divine calling at 15 in Nottingham streets, leading him to found The Salvation Army in 1865 London.

She Forgave Her Husband Killer — Adopted His Orphans

2022-09-01•🇵🇪Arequipa, Peru

A Peruvian woman forgave the man who killed her husband, then adopted his two orphaned children. She told him in prison: "Your children are safe."

Thomas More: King's Good Servant, But

1535•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿London, England

Sir Thomas More, England's Lord Chancellor, chose martyrdom over compromising his faith when King Henry VIII demanded he recognize royal supremacy over...

Dostoevsky's Transformation in Siberia

1850s•🇷🇺Omsk, Siberia, Russia

Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky experienced profound spiritual transformation during four years of hard labor in Siberian prison, where only the New...

Joe Gibbs: From Gridiron Glory to God's

1970s

NFL coach Joe Gibbs found true victory when financial ruin and family crises led him to rededicate his life to God at age 32, transforming his focus...

Stolen Generation Elder Forgave — Healed a Community

2005-03-01•🇦🇺Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

An Aboriginal elder from the Stolen Generations forgave those who took her from her family.

Truett Cathy's Faith-Driven Legacy

1921-2014•🇺🇸Eatonton, Georgia, United States

Truett Cathy overcame cancer and business tragedy through faith, building Chick-fil-A on Christian principles including closing Sundays for worship and...

J.I. Packer: A Life Transformed

2020•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Twyning, Gloucestershire, England

Renowned theologian J.I. Packer found salvation at 18 during an Anglican church service in England, transforming from nominal faith to deep relationship...

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.

Three Faiths Rebuilt a Church After the Easter Bombings

2019•🇱🇰Negombo, Sri Lanka

Three Sri Lankan friends from different faiths rebuilt a church together after the Easter bombings — their friendship became deeper than theology.

Perpetua's Prison Diary: Earliest Female Christian Writing

🇹🇳Carthage, North Africa (modern Tunisia)

Young mother Perpetua found strength and peace in prison through faith, experiencing God's presence even facing martyrdom in 203 AD Carthage.

Faith Unshaken: Brother Yun's Through

1970s-1997•🇨🇳Zhengzhou, China

Brother Yun's powerful testimony of unwavering faith during imprisonment and torture in China, culminating in a miraculous prison escape through divine...

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 Livingstone's Journey of Faith

19 Mar 1813•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Blantyre, Scotland; various locations in Africa

Scottish missionary David Livingstone's unwavering faith led him through hardship in Africa, where God used his dedication to spread Christianity, fight...

From Darkness to Redemption

2023•🇺🇸Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

Louie Nappi's journey from heroin addiction to freedom through divine intervention and surrender to Jesus, leading to a transformed life and new purpose...

Healing in the Heart of Romania

1920s•🇷🇴Paulis, Arad County, Romania

God miraculously healed Gheorghe Bradin's wife from tuberculosis through prayer in 1920s Romania, launching the Pentecostal movement despite government...

Amy Carmichael's Lifelong Mission

1900s•🇮🇳Dohnavur, Tamil Nadu, India

Amy Carmichael's testimony of God's calling to rescue children from temple prostitution in India, founding Dohnavur Fellowship in 1901 and saving...

Spurgeon's Transformation and Trials

1850s•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Colchester, Essex, England

Charles Spurgeon's dramatic conversion at 15 from despair to faith launched his legendary preaching ministry, showing how God can transform deep...

From Captivity to Advocacy

2020•🇺🇸Detroit, Michigan, USA

Theresa Flores overcame sex trafficking as a teenager through her Catholic faith, transforming from victim to advocate by founding S.O.A.P.

Faith Unbroken Amidst Darkness

1950s•🇷🇴Romania

Sabina Wurmbrand's faith remained unshaken through three years in a Communist Romanian labor camp. She later co-founded Voice of the Martyrs.

From Napalm to Forgiveness

1982•🇻🇳Trảng Bàng, Vietnam

Kim Phuc, the girl from the famous Vietnam War napalm photograph, found healing and forgiveness through faith in Jesus Christ, transforming her from a...

Faith Unyielding: A Coptic Family's Legacy

Jan 2025•🇪🇬Minya, Egypt

A Coptic family in Egypt found strength through Jesus during a 2025 church attack, inspiring their community to rebuild with renewed faith and unity...

The Serbian Martyrs of Jasenovac

1941-1945•🇭🇷Jasenovac, Croatia (Yugoslavia)

Nearly 700,000 Serbian Orthodox Christians chose martyrdom over denying their faith during WWII at Jasenovac concentration camp.

Mary McLeod Bethune's Faithful Journey

1904•🇺🇸Mayesville, South Carolina, USA

Mary McLeod Bethune founded a school with $1.50, trusting God's direction after her missionary dreams were redirected.

Rachel Saint's Journey of Faith

1950s-1990s•🇪🇨Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador and Toñampare, Ecuador

Rachel Saint's extraordinary faith journey through tragedy to triumph among Ecuador's Waorani tribe, where God transformed a violent people into...

Faith Amid Persecution in Oman

2023•🇷🇴Muscat, Oman

Two Muslim converts in Oman find faith through divine dreams despite facing family rejection and living in secrecy.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Cost of Speaking Truth to Power

1945•🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian, opposed the Nazi regime through underground seminaries and resistance work, ultimately giving his life at...

Faith Amidst Conflict in Colombia

2023•🇨🇴Colombia

Christian testimonies from Colombia reveal how God transforms lives amid violent persecution, including stories of forgiveness between massacre...

The Letters That Survived the Execution

1935-1945•🇩🇪Berlin & Flossenburg, Germany

Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote his most profound theology from a Nazi prison — in letters to his closest friend Eberhard Bethge. Bonhoeffer was executed in 1945.

Samurai's Unyielding Faith in Christ

1615•🇵🇭Manila, Philippines

16th century samurai Justus Takayama Ukon chose exile and poverty over renouncing his Christian faith when Japan banned Christianity, demonstrating...

Corrie ten Boom's Forgiveness

1947•München, Bayern, Deutschland

Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom encounters her former concentration camp guard in 1947 Munich and experiences God's supernatural power to forgive the...

Forgiveness in the Face of Tragedy

1999-2015•🇮🇳Manoharpur, Odisha, India

After her missionary husband and two sons were murdered by extremists in India, Gladys Staines chose radical forgiveness over revenge, continuing their...

Chains of Faith: Richard Wurmbrand's

1948-1964•🇷🇴Romania

Richard Wurmbrand endured 14 years in Communist Romanian prisons for his Christian faith, finding Christ's presence in solitary confinement and emerging...

Elizabeth Choy: A Beacon of Faith

1940s•🇸🇬Singapore

Elizabeth Choy's unwavering faith sustained her through torture and imprisonment during WWII Singapore, leading to miraculous protection and a...

The Praying Prisoner of China

1952-1972•🇨🇳Shanghai, China

Watchman Nee spent 20 years in Chinese Communist prison for leading house churches, yet radiated peace through silent prayer and left a powerful final...

Faith Beyond Fear: Mehdi Dibaj's Stand

1990s•🇮🇷Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Mehdi Dibaj converted from Islam to Christianity at 14 in Iran, endured 10 years of imprisonment for his faith, and was martyred in 1994 after boldly...

William Carey's Missionary Legacy

1790s-1820s•🇮🇳Serampore, West Bengal, India

William Carey overcame humble beginnings and immense hardships to become the 'father of modern missions,' pioneering Bible translation and social reform...

Abraham Lincoln - The President Who Prayed

1861-1865•🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Abraham Lincoln's faith deepened through the Civil War's darkest days, leading him to pray, fast, and make a covenant with God that resulted in the...

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...

Andrae Crouch: Music and Miracles

1942-2015•🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, USA

Gospel legend Andraé Crouch overcame stuttering and dyslexia when God miraculously enabled him to play piano at age 11, launching a ministry that broke...

Forgiveness Amidst Persecution

1970s•🇺🇬Kigezi, Uganda

Bishop Festo Kivengere chose radical forgiveness over bitterness during Uganda's brutal Idi Amin regime, demonstrating God's power to transform hatred...

Maximilian Kolbe's Ultimate Sacrifice

1940s•🇵🇱Auschwitz, Oświęcim, Poland

Polish friar Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to die in place of another prisoner at Auschwitz, demonstrating Christ's love through ultimate sacrifice in 1941.

Father Arseny: Light in the Soviet Gulag

1930s-1950s•🇷🇺Soviet Gulag camps, Russia

Orthodox priest Father Arseny survived over 20 years in Soviet prison camps, leading fellow prisoners to faith through miraculous protection and...

Watchman Nee's Enduring Faith

1920s-1972•🇨🇳Fuzhou, China

Watchman Nee's powerful conversion at 17 led to founding China's 'Little Flock' movement, enduring 20 years of imprisonment for his faith while...

Roma Downey

May 2023•🇬🇧Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Roma Downey's testimony shows how God sustained her through losing both parents by age 20, then guided her from Northern Ireland to starring in 'Touched...

Genocide Survivor Forgave Her Torturer — Now They Serve Together

2010•🇰🇭Phnom Penh, Cambodia

A Cambodian genocide survivor forgave the Khmer Rouge guard who tortured her — they now serve together at a memorial, telling their story side by side.

Imprisoned for a Powerful Purpose

Pastor Gul was imprisoned for 6 years for his Christian faith but sees God's purpose in his suffering, comparing himself to Joseph and trusting God will...

Do Not Be Afraid

1948-1977•🇺🇬Uganda

Archbishop Janani Luwum courageously opposed Uganda's brutal dictator Idi Amin, speaking out against mass killings until his martyrdom in 1977.

William Tyndale's Unyielding Mission

1536•🇧🇪Vilvoorde, Belgium

William Tyndale's unwavering faith led him to translate the Bible into English despite imprisonment and execution in 1536 Belgium.

Forgiveness Amidst Apartheid's Shadows

1990s•🇿🇦Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Through South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the 1990s, families who lost loved ones during apartheid chose radical forgiveness over...

Faith Unbroken in Darkness

1940s-1960s•🇷🇴Bucharest, București, Romania

Richard Wurmbrand was a Marxist atheist until a carpenter's witness converted him in 1938.

David Livingstone's Faithful Journey

1840s-1870s•🇿🇲Blantyre, Scotland; Cape Town, South Africa; Chitambo, Zambia

Scottish missionary David Livingstone's testimony of unwavering faith through hardship, from poverty to lion attacks in 19th century Africa.

Faith Amidst Trials: A Hmong Journey

2023•Laos

Hmong Christians in Laos find healing and strength through severe persecution, including a boy healed of hernia, a tortured official sustained by faith,...

John Perkins' Journey of Reconciliation

2023•🇺🇸Mendenhall, Mississippi, United States

Born into poverty and racial segregation in 1930s Mississippi, John Perkins found faith through Romans 6:23 and returned to lead civil rights work...

From Doubter to Devoted Missionary

1850s•🇺🇸Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Adoniram Judson transformed from atheist to devoted missionary, overcoming imprisonment and loss to translate the Bible into Burmese and establish over...

Monica: Mother Whose Prayers Conquered

🇩🇿Thagaste, North Africa (modern Algeria)

Monica of Thagaste prayed for 17 years for her pagan husband and wayward son Augustine. Both eventually came to faith through her patient witness.

A Vessel for Divine Healing

1907-1976•🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Kathryn Kuhlman's testimony of complete surrender to God led to a powerful healing ministry where countless people experienced miraculous healings...

Faith Unbroken in Captivity

1948-1967•🇷🇴Bucharest, Romania

Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand endured 14 years of communist imprisonment and torture, maintaining unshakeable faith and love for his persecutors.

Faith and Sexuality United

2020s•🇱🇰Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan doctor Patricia Weerakoon integrated her Christian faith with her career as a sexologist, showing how God's design for sexuality is both...

Imprisoned with ISIS

2015-2017•🇸🇩Sudan

Voice of the Martyrs director Petr Jasek was imprisoned with ISIS fighters in Sudan for 445 days, enduring torture and near-death conditions.

Courageous Faith Amid Persecution

16 Feb 1977•🇺🇬Mucwini, Uganda

Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, stood courageously against Idi Amin's brutal regime, declaring 'I have no weapon but the Bible' before his martyrdom...

Forgiveness Amidst Unimaginable Loss

1994•🇷🇼Kigali, Rwanda

During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Catholic Immaculée Ilibagiza found miraculous strength to forgive her family's killers through prayer and Scripture,...

From Rock Bottom to Redemption

2020s•🇺🇸Detroit, Michigan, USA

Rock star Alice Cooper found freedom from severe alcohol and drug addiction through faith in Jesus Christ, transforming from consuming two cases of beer...

Saint Maria Skobtsova: Love Unto Death

1940s•🇩🇪Paris, France and Ravensbruck, Germany

Saint Maria Skobtsova transformed from atheist to Orthodox nun who sacrificed her life saving Jewish families in Nazi-occupied Paris, dying in...

David Livingstone: A Mission of Faith

19 Mar 1813•🇬🇧Blantyre, Scotland, United Kingdom

Scottish missionary David Livingstone's unwavering faith led him from cotton mill worker to legendary African explorer, using his travels to combat...

A Cuban Farmer's Faithfulness

1990s•🇨🇺Pinar del Rio, Cuba

A Cuban tobacco farmer remained faithful to Jesus through 40 years of communist persecution and economic hardship, holding secret prayer meetings and...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Costly Grace

1930s-1940s•🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer's faith deepened from intellectual belief to costly discipleship during Nazi Germany, leading him to resist Hitler's...

Tim Tebow's Divine Game

2025•🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States

NFL star Tim Tebow's faith journey through career challenges culminated in a miraculous 2012 game where he threw for exactly 316 yards, mirroring John...

God Loves the Poor

1968-2024•🇵🇪Lima, Peru

Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutierrez developed liberation theology after serving Lima's poorest neighborhoods, showing how God's love transforms both...

Jerome: The Dream That Changed Everything

374•🇸🇾Syrian Desert, near Antioch

Jerome of Stridon received a life-changing vision where Christ confronted his divided loyalties between classical literature and Scripture.

Faith Unbroken in Eritrean Prisons

2023•🇪🇷Eritrean Prisons, Eritrea

Despite brutal imprisonment and torture in Eritrean shipping containers, Christians like Helen Berhane and Pastor Gabriel maintained unshakeable faith,...

Guided by God's Voice

1850s•🇺🇸Dorchester County, Maryland, United States

Harriet Tubman's testimony of divine guidance through visions and prayer as she escaped slavery and led others to freedom via the Underground Railroad...

14 Years in Communist Darkness

1948-1964•🇷🇴Bucharest, București, Romania

Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand survived 14 years in Communist prisons, discovering God's presence even in solitary confinement and torture, emerging...

A Christian Means One Belongs to Jesus

1983-1994•🇮🇷Iran

Iranian pastor Mehdi Dibaj boldly defended his faith before Islamic judges in 1993, choosing potential execution over denying Christ.

Gold in the Fire

1931-1951•🇮🇳Dohnavur, Nanguneri, India

Missionary Amy Carmichael spent her final 20 years bedridden in India, discovering that God used her suffering to deepen her faith and expand her...

Faithful Archbishop of Courage

1970s•🇺🇬Northern Uganda, Uganda

Archbishop Janani Luwum stood courageously against Uganda's brutal dictator Idi Amin, preaching boldly despite deadly threats until his martyrdom in...

David and Jonathan - A Friendship That Defied Royal Politics

1010 BC•🇮🇱Gibeah, Israel

Crown prince Jonathan chose friendship with David over his own throne, warning him when King Saul tried to kill him. Jonathan recognized God's calling on David's life and sacrificed his royal inheritance to protect his friend, declaring 'You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you.'

John Chrysostom: Golden Mouth Forged in

🇸🇾Antioch, Syria (modern Turkey)

The greatest preacher in Eastern Christianity spent six years in desert silence before God transformed him into the eloquent 'Golden Mouth' who...

A Beacon of Faith

1944•🇳🇱Haarlem, Netherlands

84-year-old watchmaker Casper ten Boom risked his life hiding Jews during WWII, demonstrating unwavering faith in God's protection even unto death in...

Forgiveness Among the Waorani

1950s•🇪🇨Ecuador

Elisabeth Elliot chose to forgive and live among the Waorani tribe who killed her missionary husband in Ecuador, leading to their transformation and...

22 Years Without a Bible

1958-1979•🇨🇳China (Beijing)

Chinese pastor Allen Yuan spent 22 years in prison without a Bible, enduring hard labor and persecution for refusing to join state-controlled church.

Courageous Faith Against Tyranny

1930s-1945•🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's testimony of courageous faith during Nazi Germany shows how God strengthened a pastor to resist tyranny, help Jews escape, and...

Helen Roseveare's Divine Transformation

1960s•🇨🇬Nebobongo, Democratic Republic of Congo

English missionary surgeon Helen Roseveare experienced God's presence and purpose through brutal captivity during Congo's 1964 rebellion, transforming...

Amy Carmichael - Rescuing India's Temple Children

1895-1951•🇮🇳Dohnavur, Nanguneri, India

Amy Carmichael spent 55 years in India rescuing over 1,000 children from temple exploitation, founding Dohnavur Fellowship as a safe haven despite...

Mr. T's Faith Journey

1995-2005 (primarily), with ongoing impact to present•🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States

Actor Mr. T overcame T-cell lymphoma and transformed his life through faith in Jesus Christ, finding healing and purpose serving others after...

Tortured for His Faith

1948-1961•Bulgaria

Bulgarian pastor Haralan Popov endured 13 years of torture in Communist prisons, finding God's grace sufficient in his darkest moments and continuing to...

Jim Elliot's Lasting Legacy

1950s•🇪🇨Quito, Ecuador

Jim Elliot's sacrificial death while reaching Ecuador's Waorani tribe in 1956 sparked a missionary revival, ultimately leading to the conversion of the...

Forgiveness Amidst Tragedy

April 1994•🇷🇼Mataba, Rwanda

During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Immaculée Ilibagiza survived 91 days hidden in a tiny bathroom through prayer. She later forgave her family's killers.

Flannery O'Connor: The Habit of Being

1950s•🇺🇸Georgia, USA

Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor found God's grace through chronic illness in 1950s Georgia, transforming her suffering into powerful literature that...

William Cowper - From Despair to the

1764•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿St Albans, England

In 1764, poet William Cowper found faith while reading Romans in a mental asylum after three suicide attempts. He later wrote beloved hymns with John Newton.

From Chemistry to Christ

1920s-1940s•🇨🇳Hong Chek Village, Fujian Province, China

Chinese chemist John Sung experienced a powerful spiritual awakening at Union Theological Seminary in 1927, transforming from academic pursuits to...

John Donne: From Rake to Dean

1615•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England

John Donne transformed from notorious libertine poet to Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, proving no past is beyond God's redemption.

Faith Under Fire: Andrew Brunson's Testimony

2018•🇹🇷Izmir, Turkey

American pastor Andrew Brunson was imprisoned in Turkey for two years on false terrorism charges, but God sustained his faith through intense suffering...

Vanya Moiseev: Soldier Would Not Deny Christ

16 Jul 1972•🇷🇺Kerch, Crimea, Soviet Union

Soviet soldier Vanya Moiseev endured torture and persecution for refusing to deny Christ, experiencing miraculous healing and leading many to faith...

Courage in the Face of Death

1941•🇵🇱Auschwitz, Oświęcim, Poland

St. Maximilian Kolbe demonstrated ultimate love and faith by volunteering to die in place of another prisoner at Auschwitz in 1941.

John Rogers: First Flame of the Marian

1500•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿London, England

John Rogers, Cambridge-educated priest, met William Tyndale and embraced Reformed faith. He completed the first English Bible printed with royal authorization.

Faith Amidst Persecution in the Andes

1980s-1990s•🇵🇪Ayacucho, Andes, Peru

During Peru's violent Shining Path era in the 1980s-90s, Christians in the Andes found unwavering faith amid brutal persecution, with believers...

Jim Elliot and the Auca Five - The Martyrs Who Won a Tribe

1956•🇪🇨Ecuadorian jungle, Ecuador

Five missionaries were killed by a violent Amazon tribe in 1956, but their wives returned to forgive and serve the very people who murdered their...

Joni Eareckson Tada: Diving Accident to Worldwide Ministry

1967•🇺🇸Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA

After a diving accident left 17-year-old Joni Eareckson Tada paralyzed, she found renewed purpose through Scripture and transformed her suffering into...

Watchman Nee's Faithful Stand

1903-1972•🇨🇳Shantou, Guangdong, China

Watchman Nee's powerful testimony of faith under persecution in 20th century China, where he remained faithful to Christ despite 20 years of...

Corrie ten Boom - The Watchmaker Who Hid Jews and Found Forgiveness

1944-1983•🇳🇱Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands

Dutch watchmaker Corrie ten Boom hid 800 Jews from Nazis, survived concentration camps, and experienced miraculous forgiveness when she met her former...

The Gulag Archipelago

1950s•🇷🇺Russia/Soviet Union

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn found faith in God while imprisoned in Soviet labor camps, transforming from atheist to Christian through suffering and...

From Atheism to Faithful Witness

1930s-2000s•🇷🇴Bucharest, Romania

Richard Wurmbrand's powerful journey from atheism to faith in Romania, enduring 14 years of Communist torture and imprisonment while maintaining...

Singing Through Darkness

2004-2006•🇪🇷Asmara, Eritrea

Eritrean gospel singer Helen Berhane maintained unshakeable faith during two years of torture in military prison, finding strength through worship and...

Faithful Resistance: Bonhoeffer's Stand

1930s-1945•🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's faith transformation in 1930s Germany led him from academic theology to costly discipleship, ultimately sacrificing his life...

Forgiveness Amidst Genocide

2006•🇷🇼Kibuye, Western Province, Rwanda

Immaculée Ilibagiza survived 91 days hiding during the Rwandan genocide, lost her family to violence, yet found the strength through prayer to forgive...

Joni's Journey of Faith and Purpose

1967-present•🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Joni Eareckson Tada's 1967 diving accident left her paralyzed, but through deep faith and Scripture, God transformed her suffering into purpose, leading...

John Milton: Paradise Found Through Blindness

1660s•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England

Blind English poet John Milton lost his sight, political cause, and nearly his life, yet through faith created Paradise Lost, the greatest religious...

Gerard Manley Hopkins: The Priest-Poet

1866•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England/Ireland

Victorian priest Gerard Manley Hopkins burned his poetry believing art conflicted with faith, but God wouldn't let him stay silent.

The Faithful Journey of Ignatius

110 AD•🇮🇹Antioch, Syria and Rome, Italy

Ignatius of Antioch's unwavering faith during Roman persecution led him from bishop to martyr, inspiring the early Church through his courage and seven...

Forgiveness Amidst the Ruins

1940s•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Coventry, West Midlands, England

After Nazi bombers destroyed Coventry Cathedral in 1940, Provost Richard Howard chose radical forgiveness, inscribing 'Father Forgive' on the ruins and...

John Knox: A Voice for Reformation

1559•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Scottish reformer John Knox's powerful testimony of faith through imprisonment, slavery, and persecution as he led Scotland's Protestant Reformation in...

Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan

10 Jun 1915•🇹🇷Mardin, Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

Armenian Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan refused to convert to Islam during the 1915 genocide, choosing martyrdom while shepherding his flock through...

From Chains to Christian Allegory

1660s•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Elstow, England

John Bunyan had 'the worst mouth in town' before God's grace transformed him. Arrested in 1660 for preaching, he spent 12 years in Bedford prison writing...

Kagawa Toyohiko: A Life of Love and Action

1909-1960•🇯🇵Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Japanese Christian reformer Kagawa Toyohiko abandoned wealth to live among the poor in Kobe slums, dedicating his life to social justice and cooperative...

Faith in the Face of Evil

1930s-1940s•🇵🇱Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland)

German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer found unwavering faith and courage to oppose Nazi evil, ministering to prisoners until his execution in 1945,...

From Fame to Faith: MC Hammer's Redemption

1996-1997•🇺🇸Oakland, California, United States

MC Hammer's journey from $33 million fame to bankruptcy led him back to faith through a divine encounter with Jesus in 1997, transforming his life and...

Faith in the Depths of Despair

1938•🇷🇴Bucharest, Romania

Richard Wurmbrand's powerful journey from atheism to faith in Jesus, sustained through 14 years in Communist prisons in Romania.

Shahbaz Bhatti's Unyielding Faith

2 Mar 2011•🇵🇰Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's only Christian Cabinet minister, demonstrated unwavering faith despite death threats for advocating minority rights.

Steffany Gretzinger: Lifted Above the Fear

🇺🇸Redding, California, USA

Steffany Gretzinger tried to rescue her dying father. A friend said: "You are not the hero. Jesus is." She asked God to lift her above the fear. He did.

Pandita Ramabai: A Life Transformed

1850s•🇮🇳Kedgaon, Maharashtra, India

Pandita Ramabai, a 19th-century Indian scholar, found Christ after personal tragedy and transformed thousands of lives through her missions for widows...

Forgiveness and New Purpose

1982•🇬🇧Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Simon Weston, severely burned in the 1982 Falklands War, found healing through faith and forgiveness, even befriending the Argentine pilot who bombed his ship.

Choosing Life Amidst Tragedy

11 Sep 2001•🇯🇲Blue Lagoon, Jamaica

Tammy Trent's husband died tragically in a diving accident on September 11, 2001, in Jamaica. She chose life and faith despite devastating loss.

Anthony Ray Hinton and the 30 Years That Could Not Be Stolen

2015•🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on Alabama death row for murders he did not commit before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction in 2015.

Hope Amidst Unseen Challenges

2012•🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States

Chad and Julia Veach found unwavering hope in Jesus when their daughter Georgia was diagnosed with a rare brain disorder.

Toyohiko Kagawa's Bold Faith

1900s•🇯🇵Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Japanese Christian Toyohiko Kagawa moved into Kobe's worst slum in 1909, dedicating his life to serving the poor despite illness and persecution.

David Brainerd's Unwavering Mission

1740s•🇺🇸Crossweeksung, New Jersey, United States

David Brainerd's powerful conversion in 1739 transformed his struggles into unwavering missionary dedication, leading over 100 Native Americans to faith...

David Brainerd: A Missionary's Journey

1740s•🇺🇸Haddam, Connecticut, USA

David Brainerd experienced a profound spiritual awakening in 1739 that transformed his life from orphaned hardship to passionate missionary work among...

Robert Morrison's Faithful Mission

1807•🇨🇳Macau, China

Robert Morrison became the first Protestant missionary to China in 1807, translating the entire Bible into Chinese despite severe persecution and...

Faith and Waves: Bethany's Journey

31 Oct 2003•Tunnels Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton's faith in Jesus Christ sustained her through a devastating shark attack that severed her arm, leading to her...

Faith Amidst Persecution in Chiapas

2023•🇲🇽Chiapas, Mexico

Indigenous Christians in Chiapas, Mexico faced death threats from Zapatista forces. Lorenzo Lopez was tortured and killed at 20 for his faith.

Lottie Moon

1870s-1912•🇨🇳Tengchow, Shandong, China

Lottie Moon transformed from a rebellious Baptist into one of history's most dedicated missionaries to China. She arrived in Tengchow in October 1873.

Patrick of Ireland

🇮🇪Ireland

Patrick of Ireland was captured as a slave at 16, found deep faith through six years of suffering, then returned as a missionary to free his captors...

From Abuse to Redemption

2020•🇺🇸Greenville, Texas, USA

Bart Millard of MercyMe witnessed his abusive father transform through faith in Jesus, leading to reconciliation and inspiring the hit song 'I Can Only...

From Holocaust to Hope

1955•🇧🇷Brazil

Holocaust survivor Vera Schlamm found hope and healing through faith in Jesus in Brazil, discovering that believing in Yeshua fulfilled rather than...