Through Suffering Testimonies
353 stories of God's work from believers across 286 locations.
God worked through pain, trials, or hardship as the means of transformation.
Doxa is where Christians record what God has said and done, and return to remember it.
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Still in Prison, Still Worshipping: The Iranian Christians Behind Bars in 2026 Who Refuse to Stop
2026โข๐ฎ๐ทTehran (Evin Prison), Iran
Dozens of Iranian Christians remain imprisoned for their faith in 2026, enduring Evin Prison and worse. Yet they refuse to deny Christ, lead secret worship gatherings behind bars, and smuggle out letters that are becoming some of the most powerful testimonies in the underground church.
Iran Arrested More Christians in 2025 Than Any Year This Decade. The Church Grew Faster.
2025-2026โข๐ฎ๐ทIran (Tehran, Isfahan, Ahvaz, Rasht, Kermanshah)
Iran's 2025 crackdown on Christians was the most aggressive in over a decade โ more arrests, raids, and imprisonments than any recent year. Yet every metric of church growth surged simultaneously. Persecution scattered the church, and the scattering multiplied it.
Genocide Survivor Forgave Her Torturer โ Now They Serve Together
2010โข๐ฐ๐ญPhnom Penh, Cambodia
A Cambodian genocide survivor forgave the Khmer Rouge guard who tortured her โ they now serve together at a memorial, telling their story side by side.
The Women Who Lead Iran's Underground Church When the Men Were Taken to Prison
Ongoingโข๐ฎ๐ทIran
When Iranian authorities imprison male house church leaders, women step forward to lead, teach, and multiply the underground church โ making them the backbone of the fastest-growing church movement in the world.
2026: The Year Iran's Underground Church Became Impossible to Ignore
2026โข๐ฎ๐ทIran
By 2026, Iran's underground church reached an estimated 1.5-3 million believers โ up from fewer than 500 Muslim-background Christians in 1979. Digital house church networks, intensified persecution, and global attention make this the year the movement became impossible to ignore.
Polycarp of Smyrna
AD 69โข๐น๐ทSmyrna, 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...
The Iranian Diaspora Is Planting Churches Across Europe Faster Than Any Mission Agency
Ongoing since 2015โข๐น๐ทEurope (Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, UK, Austria, Turkey)
Iranian Christians who fled as refugees are now planting Farsi-speaking churches across Europe and Turkey at a pace that has stunned missiologists, revitalising the Western church with a theology born from persecution.
Afghan Refugees in Iran Are Meeting Jesus Through the Underground Church They Were Never Supposed to Find
2025-2026โข๐ฎ๐ทIran (Iranian cities with Afghan refugee populations)
Afghan refugees in Iran โ numbering 3-4 million โ are encountering the Iranian underground church and coming to faith in growing numbers through 2025-2026, carrying the gospel back toward one of the least reached nations on earth.
A Woman in England: Eleven Years, Then Free
2024โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟLondon, England
Eleven years of cancer. Metastases in lungs, spine, and pelvis. After a year of Healing Rooms prayer, scans showed no evidence of bone metastases.
A Soldier Returns from Combat with PTSD โ Then the Holy Spirit Reached the Nightmares Medicine Could Not
2024โข๐บ๐ธUnited States
After two combat deployments, a soldier returned home with severe PTSD โ nightmares, hypervigilance, and flashbacks that no medication could fully control. At a veterans' prayer group, the Holy Spirit met him and healed what combat had broken.
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...
Jerome: The Dream That Changed Everything
374โข๐ธ๐พSyrian Desert, near Antioch
Jerome of Stridon received a life-changing vision where Christ confronted his divided loyalties between classical literature and Scripture.
Tolkien's Faith and Lewis's Awakening
1930sโข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟOxford, 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.
Simon Thomas: Peace Beyond Understanding
2024โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟNorfolk / London, England
Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas lost his wife Gemma to leukaemia four days after diagnosis. In the wreckage, he found a peace only God could explain.
Immaculee Ilibagiza: The Holy Spirit Gave Her Power to Forgive the Man Who Killed Her Family
2024โข๐ท๐ผRwanda
Immaculee Ilibagiza survived the 1994 Rwandan genocide by hiding in a 3x4 foot bathroom with seven other women for 91 days. Through prayer, the Holy Spirit gave her the power to forgive the man who murdered her mother and brother โ face to face.
Former Child Soldiers Met in Church โ Became Brothers
2019-06-15โข๐จ๐ฌBukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Two former child soldiers from opposing factions in the Congo War met in a church reconciliation programme. They were baptised together in Lake Kivu.
Faith Amidst Persecution in Somalia
2023โข๐ธ๐ดSomalia
Somali Christians courageously follow Jesus despite severe persecution, finding peace and transformation through online ministry and divine encounters...
The Joseph Calling - From the Pit to Purpose
1990s-2000sโข๐บ๐ธAtlanta, USA / Washington D.C., USA
Atlanta advertising executive Os Hillman lost his business and marriage, then discovered through mentor Gunnar Olson that his adversity was preparation...
Bach: The Composer Who Signed To God Alone the Glory
1685-1750โข๐ฉ๐ชLeipzig, Germany
Johann Sebastian Bach signed every composition 'SDG' - To God alone the glory - creating over 1,000 works as acts of worship.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Letters That Survived the Execution
1935-1945โข๐ฉ๐ชBerlin & Flossenburg, Germany
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote his most profound theology from a Nazi prison โ in letters to his closest friend Eberhard Bethge. Bonhoeffer was executed in 1945.
Terry Bradshaw: The Quarterback Who Fought Two
2024โข๐บ๐ธUSA
Terry Bradshaw, four-time Super Bowl champion and beloved NFL broadcaster, was diagnosed with bladder cancer and melanoma in 2021-2022.
Beni Johnson: "Just Love Me"
2024โข๐บ๐ธRedding, California, USA
Diagnosed with cancer, Bethel co-pastor Beni Johnson asked Jesus what to do. His answer: "Just love me." That peace navigated every decision of her journey.
Claire Gilbert: Letters from a Burning Life
2024โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟLondon, England
Dr Claire Gilbert received a terminal myeloma diagnosis. Through Julian of Norwich, she found not denial but defiance โ joy fiercer than fear.
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...
Anne Graham Lotz: Cancer as Fuel for Fire
2024โข๐บ๐ธRaleigh, North Carolina, USA
Anne Graham Lotz faced breast cancer after losing her husband and father. Joy never left. The Holy Spirit was her constant companion through fear and treatment.
Alex MacDougall: Psalm 23 in the Storm
2024โข๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
Alex MacDougall was diagnosed with cancer. In the depth of treatment, Psalm 23 became a living encounter โ and the fear gave way to peace.
Nabeel Qureshi: Love and Peace to the End
2024โข๐ฌ๐งHouston, Texas / Oxford & UK churches
Apologist Nabeel Qureshi was diagnosed with stomach cancer at 34. His video diary showed faith replacing fear with love and peace, impacting UK churches deeply.
She Forgave Her Husband Killer โ Adopted His Orphans
2022-09-01โข๐ต๐ชArequipa, 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."
Rachel Barkey: Death Is Not Dying
2024โข๐จ๐ฆOntario, Canada / UK churches
Rachel Barkey fought terminal breast cancer for years. Weeks before death, she told 600 women: death is not dying when you know Jesus. The talk went viral.
Stolen Generation Elder Forgave โ Healed a Community
2005-03-01โข๐ฆ๐บArnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
An Aboriginal elder from the Stolen Generations forgave those who took her from her family.
Genocide Survivor Looked Killer in the Eyes โ Forgave
2006-06-01โข๐ท๐ผKibuye Province, Rwanda
A Rwandan genocide survivor faced her family's killer at a Gacaca court and publicly forgave him. She now leads a reconciliation ministry in Kigali.
Rugby Player Paralysed in Scrum Collapse Found Purpose Coaching Wheelchair Rugby
2021-10โข๐ฌ๐งPontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom
A Welsh rugby player paralysed in a scrum collapse was furious at God until a persistent hospital chaplain broke through.
David Brainerd's Missionary Legacy
1740sโข๐บ๐ธKaunaumeek, New York, United States
David Brainerd overcame spiritual turmoil and physical hardship to become a pioneering missionary to Native Americans in 1740s New York and...
Joyce Meyer: From Abuse to Global Ministry
2023โข๐บ๐ธSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
Joyce Meyer endured severe abuse, raped over 200 times as a child. A 1976 encounter with God while driving transformed her pain into a global ministry...
They locked the pastor in a psychiatric ward. He led a hundred men to Jesus
2013-2014โขAstana, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan jailed elderly pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbaev in a psychiatric ward in 2013. Expecting to lose his mind, he instead felt the risen Lord cover him and led nearly 100 inmates to Christ.
Tiffany Wendt: Peace Replaced Fear
2024โข๐บ๐ธUSA
At 34 with stage 3 breast cancer, minister Tiffany Wendt was consumed by fear. She refused to move until God answered. Within moments, peace replaced fear.
Richard Baxter: Bruised Reed Awakened a Soul
1630sโข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟShropshire, England
Richard Baxter's gradual conversion through Scripture and suffering in 17th century England. The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes opened God's love to him.
A widow heard the good news from a travelling salesman and could not unhear it
2022โขLaos
Pei, a widow in Laos, heard about Jesus from a travelling salesman and left ancestor worship for Christ. Her policeman son-in-law threw her out, and she chose Jesus over a roof.
You can kill me, but you cannot take my faith in Jesus
2021-2022โข๐ง๐ฉBangladesh
Nur Alam and Afzal Hosen left Islam for Jesus in 2021 and shared their faith across Bangladesh. Both were kidnapped and threatened, and both refused to deny Christ.
Arrested at the hospital where he worked, he turned the prison into a pulpit
2010sโข๐ช๐ทEritrea
Dr Berhane, a new believer, was jailed 11 months in Eritrea for his faith. He smuggled in three Bibles, leaned on the Psalms, and turned his cell into a place to share Jesus.
Faith Amidst Persecution: The Karen Story
2021โข๐ฒ๐ฒKayin State, Myanmar
Karen Christians in Myanmar demonstrate unwavering faith through decades of persecution, including military attacks on churches and homes, finding...
Andrae Crouch: Music and Miracles
1942-2015โข๐บ๐ธLos Angeles, California, USA
Gospel legend Andraรฉ Crouch overcame stuttering and dyslexia when God miraculously enabled him to play piano at age 11, launching a ministry that broke...
From Apartheid Advocate to Reconciliation
1960s-2000sโข๐ฟ๐ฆRoodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
Beyers Naudรฉ transformed from apartheid supporter to reconciliation leader when God opened his eyes to racial injustice through Scripture study after...
J.I. Packer: A Life Transformed
2020โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟTwyning, 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...
Hope Without Limits
2000sโข๐ฆ๐บMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nick Vujicic, born without arms or legs in Australia, overcame suicidal thoughts and depression through faith in God, becoming a global inspirational...
From Abuse to Redemption
2020โข๐บ๐ธGreenville, 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...
Jim Caviezel's Transformative Role
2004-2023โข๐ฎ๐นRome, Lazio, Italy
Actor Jim Caviezel's faith was profoundly strengthened while playing Jesus in 'The Passion of the Christ,' enduring physical hardships he viewed as...
From Doubter to Devoted Missionary
1850sโข๐บ๐ธMalden, Massachusetts, USA
Adoniram Judson transformed from atheist to devoted missionary, overcoming imprisonment and loss to translate the Bible into Burmese and establish over...
Forgiveness Amidst Genocide
2006โข๐ท๐ผKibuye, Western Province, Rwanda
Immaculรฉe Ilibagiza survived 91 days hiding during the Rwandan genocide, lost her family to violence, yet found the strength through prayer to forgive...
Boko Haram gave him a camera to break the church. He preached instead
2020โข๐ณ๐ฌMichika, Adamawa, Nigeria
When Boko Haram abducted Reverend Lawan Andimi in Adamawa, Nigeria, they gave him a camera to beg for his life. He preached peace in God instead, and held to Jesus to the end.
22 Years Without a Bible
1958-1979โข๐จ๐ณChina (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.
Amanda Berry Smith
1868-09โข๐บ๐ธNew 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...
Danielle Strickland: Fear Gave Way to Love
2024โข๐ฌ๐งUK / Global
Danielle Strickland, Salvation Army officer and UK justice advocate, was diagnosed with rare appendiceal cancer. Community love displaced her fear.
Jan Hus: A Stand for Truth
Jul 1415โข๐จ๐ฟPrague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Jan Hus, rector of Prague University, challenged the Church's sale of indulgences in 15th-century Bohemia.
Eight Years on Death Row
2009-2019โข๐ต๐ฐPakistan
Catholic mother Asia Bibi spent 8 years on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy charges, maintaining unwavering faith through solitary confinement until...
Laura Story: Blessings in Disguise
2011โข๐บ๐ธAtlanta, 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...
The Muslim and the Christian Who Refused to Stop Talking
2001-2005โข๐บ๐ธNorfolk, Virginia, USA
Devout Muslim Nabeel Qureshi met Christian David Wood at university. Four years of honest debate, shared meals, and genuine friendship led Qureshi to...
Faith Unyielded in Sudan's Trials
2013-2014โข๐ธ๐ฉOmdurman, Sudan
Mariam Ibrahim faced death sentence in Sudan for refusing to renounce her Christian faith, remaining steadfast through imprisonment and childbirth...
Rand Sabeeh: Fleeing ISIS and Finding
2014-presentโข๐ฎ๐ถQaraqosh, Nineveh Plain, Iraq
When ISIS invaded Iraq's largest Christian city in 2014, Rand Sabeeh fled with nothing. Three years later, she returned to rebuild on the ruins.
Her Husband Was Killed by a Tribe โ She Moved In With Her Baby
1958โข๐ช๐จEcuador
After her husband Jim was speared to death by the Huaorani tribe in 1956, Elisabeth Elliot stayed in Ecuador and moved INTO the tribal village with her...
Faith Amidst Chains and Flames
1940s-1960sโข๐ท๐ดBucharest, Romania
Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand found unshakeable faith in Christ during 13 years of Communist imprisonment and torture, transforming his dungeon into...
Faith Amidst the Jungle's Trials
1950sโข๐ช๐จCuraray 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...
The Bishop's Transformative Journey
1960-2000โข๐ฒ๐ฝSan Cristรณbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcรญa experienced a profound transformation in 1960s Mexico, converting from traditional Catholic views to championing indigenous...
Faith Beyond Tragedy: The Elliot Story
1950sโข๐ช๐จQuito, Ecuador
After missionary Jim Elliot was killed by the Auca tribe in Ecuador, his widow Elisabeth chose forgiveness over revenge, returning to live among her...
Richard Wurmbrand: Faith in Chains, Unyielding Spirit
1948-1964โข๐ท๐ดRomania
Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand found supernatural joy and strength through Jesus during 14 years of brutal Communist imprisonment (1948-1964).
Compassion Amidst Crisis
1974โข๐น๐ญPujud, Thailand
Dutch missionary nurse Minka Hanskamp served leprosy patients in Thailand for 16 years, bringing physical and spiritual healing before being martyred by...
From Power to Purpose: Chuck Colson
1973โข๐บ๐ธWashington, D.C., USA
Nixon's 'hatchet man' Chuck Colson found faith during Watergate scandal, transformed from ruthless politician to prison ministry founder, showing God's...
Faith in the Depths of Despair
1938โข๐ท๐ดBucharest, Romania
Richard Wurmbrand's powerful journey from atheism to faith in Jesus, sustained through 14 years in Communist prisons in Romania.
Kara Tippetts: The Hardest Peace
2024โข๐บ๐ธColorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Young mum Kara Tippetts was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her blog and book The Hardest Peace documented her journey from fear to grace, reaching millions.
Faith Amidst Chile's Turmoil
1973โข๐จ๐ฑSantiago, Chile
During Chile's 1973 military coup, Spanish priest Joan Alsina chose faith over fear, forgiving his executioners even as he faced death.
Boris & Dushka Vujicic: A Son Born Without Arms or Legs
1982โข๐ฆ๐บMelbourne, Australia
Boris and Dushka Vujicic were devastated when their son Nick was born without arms or legs in 1982.
Faith in the Face of Evil
1930s-1940sโข๐ต๐ฑBreslau, Germany (now Wrocลaw, Poland)
German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer found unwavering faith and courage to oppose Nazi evil, ministering to prisoners until his execution in 1945,...
Adoption and Faith in Action
2000sโข๐บ๐ธFranklin, 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...
He survived the killing fields. Then he baptised the man who ran a death camp
1980s-1990sโข๐ฐ๐ญCambodia
Christopher LaPel survived the Khmer Rouge killing fields and met Jesus in a refugee camp. He became a pastor and later baptised Comrade Duch, the man who ran the S-21 death camp.
Hans Nielsen Hauge
1796โข๐ณ๐ดRolvsรธy, รstfold, Norway
Norwegian farmer Hans Nielsen Hauge encountered God while working in fields in 1796, sparking Norway's first major religious revival.
Malcolm Muggeridge's Path to Faith
1960s-1980sโข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟCroydon, Surrey, England
Renowned journalist Malcolm Muggeridge transformed from cynical skeptic to devoted believer through decades of spiritual searching, profoundly impacted...
Oswald Chambers' Journey to Faith
1917โข๐ช๐ฌCairo, Egypt
Oswald Chambers overcame four years of spiritual dryness and doubt to experience God's transforming presence, founding a Bible college and serving...
Phoebe Palmer's Journey to Holiness
1837โข๐บ๐ธNew York City, New York, United States
Phoebe Palmer's 1837 spiritual transformation in New York led her from struggling with faith assurance to experiencing complete sanctification, founding...
Richard Wurmbrand: Faith in the Face of Persecution
1960sโข๐ท๐ดBucharest, Romania
Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand endured 14 years in Communist prison, including brutal torture and solitary confinement, yet continued preaching...
Toyohiko Kagawa: Living Christ's Love
1909โข๐ฏ๐ตKobe, Japan
Orphaned Japanese Christian Toyohiko Kagawa converted at 16. In 1909, he moved into a tiny 6x6 foot hut in Kobe's Shinkawa slums to live like Jesus and...
Faith in the Flames
1960sโข๐ท๐ดBucharest, Romania
Richard Wurmbrand's powerful testimony of finding faith in communist Romania, surviving 14 years of imprisonment and torture, and discovering God's love...
Faith Unbroken in Captivity
1948-1967โข๐ท๐ดBucharest, Romania
Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand endured 14 years of communist imprisonment and torture, maintaining unshakeable faith and love for his persecutors.
Richard Wurmbrand: 14 Years Tortured for Christ
1960sโข๐ท๐ดBucharest, Romania
Jewish atheist turned Lutheran pastor Richard Wurmbrand survived 14 years of Communist torture in Romanian prisons, his unshakeable faith inspiring a...
Faith Under Fire in Soviet Russia
1960sโข๐ท๐บLeningrad, now St. Petersburg, Russia
Aida Skripnikova's unwavering faith survived Soviet persecution, multiple imprisonments, and her father's execution.
Faithful Archbishop of Courage
1970sโข๐บ๐ฌNorthern Uganda, Uganda
Archbishop Janani Luwum stood courageously against Uganda's brutal dictator Idi Amin, preaching boldly despite deadly threats until his martyrdom in...
Faithful Resistance: Bonhoeffer's Stand
1930s-1945โข๐ฉ๐ชBerlin, Germany
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's faith transformation in 1930s Germany led him from academic theology to costly discipleship, ultimately sacrificing his life...
From Fields to Faithful Leader
1790s-1820sโข๐ณ๐ดTune, รstfold, Norway
Norwegian farmer Hans Nielsen Hauge experienced a life-changing spiritual awakening in 1796 while singing hymns in a field, transforming him from...
Forgiveness Among the Waorani
1950sโข๐ช๐จEcuador
Elisabeth Elliot chose to forgive and live among the Waorani tribe who killed her missionary husband in Ecuador, leading to their transformation and...
Forgiveness and Faith in Ecuador
1950sโข๐ช๐จWaorani Territory, Ecuador
After her missionary husband was killed by Waorani warriors in Ecuador, Elisabeth Elliot chose forgiveness over bitterness, returning to live among the...
Faith Among Cannibals: John Paton's Mission
1890sโขTanna and Aniwa, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu)
Scottish missionary John Paton transforms cannibal tribes in the New Hebrides through faith, surviving attacks and personal tragedy.
Guided by God's Voice
1850sโข๐บ๐ธDorchester 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...
From Islam to Faith in Jesus
2010sโข๐บ๐ธSan Diego, California, USA
Muslim scholar Nabeel Qureshi found Jesus through intellectual investigation and divine dreams, despite losing family relationships in his conversion...
A Journey of Faith and Strength
1967โข๐บ๐ธChesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA
At 17, Joni Eareckson Tada became quadriplegic in a diving accident but found God's grace sufficient in her weakness, transforming despair into a...
Monica: Mother Whose Prayers Conquered
AD 370โข๐ฉ๐ฟThagaste, 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.
From Napalm to Forgiveness
1982โข๐ป๐ณTrแบฃng Bร ng, 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...
Patrick of Ireland
AD 405โข๐ฎ๐ชIreland
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...
Polycarp's Unyielding Faith
Feb 155โข๐น๐ทSmyrna, ฤฐzmir, Turkey
Bishop Polycarp, disciple of the Apostle John, faced execution in Smyrna around AD 155.
The President Who Knelt
1860sโข๐บ๐ธWashington, 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...
Purpose Beyond Paralysis
1967โขChesapeake Bay
After a diving accident left 17-year-old Joni Eareckson Tada paralyzed from the shoulders down, she discovered God's purpose through her suffering and...
Sabina Wurmbrand's Unyielding Faith
1930s-1960sโข๐ฆ๐นCzernowitz, Austria-Hungary
Sabina Wurmbrand's incredible journey from Jewish upbringing to Christian faith led her through Nazi persecution and Communist imprisonment in Romania,...
Saint Maximilian Kolbe: A Martyr's Love
1940sโข๐ต๐ฑAuschwitz, Poland
Saint Maximilian Kolbe demonstrated extraordinary faith and selfless love at Auschwitz, voluntarily taking another prisoner's place in a starvation...
From Samurai to Saint: Takayama Ukon's Faith Journey
1615โข๐ฏ๐ตJapan
Japanese samurai Takayama Ukon sacrificed his status, wealth, and power for his Christian faith, enduring exile and persecution in 16th century Japan...
From Tehran to Transformation
1980โข๐ฎ๐ทTehran, Iran
Iranian engineer Hormoz Shariat found Christ in 1980s America, transformed grief over his brother's execution into a mission to evangelize Muslims,...
Toyohiko Kagawa's Bold Faith
1900sโข๐ฏ๐ตKobe, 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.
From Tragedy to Triumph: Joni's Journey
1967โข๐บ๐ธBaltimore, 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...
A Vessel for Divine Healing
1907-1976โข๐บ๐ธPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Kathryn Kuhlman's testimony of complete surrender to God led to a powerful healing ministry where countless people experienced miraculous healings...
Watchman Nee's Faithful Stand
1903-1972โข๐จ๐ณShantou, 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...
Believer Beaten Nightly for Three Years, Leads Abusers to Christ
South Asia
After enduring three years of nightly beatings from Islamic extremists in Central Asia, Jamil's unwavering faith and love eventually led his persecutors...
David Brainerd's Enduring Faith
1740sโข๐บ๐ธHaddam, 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...
Maryam and Marziyeh
2009โข๐ฎ๐ทTehran, Iran
Two Iranian women turned their imprisonment for sharing faith into a thriving prison ministry, evangelizing hundreds of inmates and even guards during...
Watchman Nee: The Praying Prisoner of China
1952-1972โข๐จ๐ณShanghai, 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 and Waves: Bethany's Journey
31 Oct 2003โขTunnels 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...
Joni Eareckson Tada: Fear Met Its Match
2024โข๐บ๐ธCalabasas, California, USA
Joni Eareckson Tada, already paralysed since 17, faced breast cancer in 2010. She found a peace beyond fear โ God holding her tightly in His hands.
The Horse That Broke Through Where Therapists Couldn't
2018โข๐บ๐ธFort Worth, Texas, USA
A combat veteran from Afghanistan who couldn't break through PTSD with traditional therapy found healing through an equine therapy programme in Texas,...
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...
Helen Roseveare's Divine Transformation
1960sโข๐จ๐ฌNebobongo, Democratic Republic of Congo
English missionary surgeon Helen Roseveare experienced God's presence and purpose through brutal captivity during Congo's 1964 rebellion, transforming...
Sheila Walsh: Finding God in the Depths
2025โข๐ฌ๐งAyr, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sheila Walsh found God's presence in her darkest moments when depression led her to a psychiatric hospital, discovering healing through vulnerability...
Pamela McColloch: Surrendering the Fear
2024โข๐บ๐ธUSA
Weeks after beating colon cancer, Pamela McColloch was diagnosed with liver cancer. She surrendered the fear to God and a peace that defied all logic arrived.
Jeremy Camp's Journey Through Loss
2000sโข๐บ๐ธLafayette, Indiana, United States
Musician Jeremy Camp found God's purpose through profound loss when his young wife Melissa died of cancer, leading to his ministry and the song 'I Still...
John Knox: A Voice for Reformation
1559โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟHaddington, 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...
Joni's Unbreakable Hope
1967โข๐บ๐ธChesapeake 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,...
Faith Amidst Persecution in Chiapas
2023โข๐ฒ๐ฝChiapas, Mexico
Indigenous Christians in Chiapas, Mexico faced death threats from Zapatista forces. Lorenzo Lopez was tortured and killed at 20 for his faith.
Tony Dungy's Journey of Faith
2007โข๐บ๐ธJackson, Michigan, USA
NFL coach Tony Dungy became the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl in 2007, crediting his Christian faith for shaping his coaching...
Faith Unbroken in Eritrean Prisons
2023โข๐ช๐ทEritrean Prisons, Eritrea
Despite brutal imprisonment and torture in Eritrean shipping containers, Christians like Helen Berhane and Pastor Gabriel maintained unshakeable faith,...
Nicholas Ridley: Steadfast to the End
1500โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟOxford, England
Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, remained faithful to his Reformed beliefs and was martyred by burning at the stake in Oxford in 1555 during Queen...
Ignatius of Antioch
AD 70โข๐ธ๐พAntioch, Syria (modern Turkey)
Bishop Ignatius of Antioch embraced martyrdom in Rome's Colosseum around 107 AD, calling himself 'God's wheat ground by lions' teeth.' His letters...
Joni's Journey to Hope
2023โข๐บ๐ธChesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA
After a diving accident left Joni Eareckson Tada paralyzed at 17, God transformed her despair into purpose through prayer and community, leading her to...
Singing Through Darkness
2004-2006โข๐ช๐ทAsmara, Eritrea
Eritrean gospel singer Helen Berhane maintained unshakeable faith during two years of torture in military prison, finding strength through worship and...
A Champion for the Oppressed
1960s-1990sโข๐ฒ๐ฝSan Cristรณbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Bishop Samuel Ruiz was appointed to Chiapas, Mexico in 1960. He traversed his diocese by mule, learned four Mayan languages, and became 'Tatic' (father)...
Hazel King: "I Was in God's Hands for Whichever"
2024โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟEast London, England
Hazel King was diagnosed with AML leukaemia in the worst chromosomal category. Treated at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, she endured failed.
Faith Amidst Persecution in Bangladesh
2021-2022โข๐ง๐ฉBangladesh
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.
From Battlefield to Healing
2023โข๐บ๐ธUnited States
Army veterans Jeremy and Nick found healing from combat PTSD through faith in Jesus. Prayer and scripture lifted the weight of their traumatic experiences.
Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan
10 Jun 1915โข๐น๐ทMardin, Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
Armenian Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan refused to convert to Islam during the 1915 genocide, choosing martyrdom while shepherding his flock through...
Walker Percy: The Moviegoer Who Found God
1947โข๐บ๐ธLouisiana, USA
Medical doctor Walker Percy found faith during tuberculosis treatment at Saranac Lake.
Faith Amidst Bhutan's Trials
2020sโขThimphu, Bhutan
In Buddhist-majority Bhutan, Suman Ramtel overcame abandonment and addiction through faith in Jesus, transforming from despair to leading his church's...
Sundar Singh: Meeting Jesus on a Himalayan Road
1900s-1920sโข๐ฎ๐ณHimalayas, 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...
Faith Amidst Persecution in China
2020sโข๐จ๐ณChengdu, Sichuan, China
Chinese pastors and believers demonstrate unwavering faith despite intense government persecution, experiencing miraculous healings and divine...
Paavo Ruotsalainen's Awakening Journey
1799โข๐ซ๐ฎLapinlahti, Finland
Finnish farmer Paavo Ruotsalainen's 200km spiritual journey in 1799 led to a life-changing encounter with God in a blacksmith's workshop, transforming...
Forgiveness Amidst the Ruins
1940sโข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟCoventry, West Midlands, England
After Nazi bombers destroyed Coventry Cathedral in 1940, Provost Richard Howard chose radical forgiveness, inscribing 'Father Forgive' on the ruins and...
William Booth's Divine Destiny
1800sโข๐ฌ๐งNottingham, 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,...
Abraham Lincoln - The President Who Prayed
1861-1865โข๐บ๐ธWashington, 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...
Alistair Begg: A Journey of Faith
2025โข๐บ๐ธCleveland, 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.
Courage in the Face of Evil
1940sโข๐ฉ๐ชBerlin, Berlin, Germany
Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer courageously opposed Nazi tyranny, maintaining unwavering faith while imprisoned and ultimately martyred in 1945.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: The Gulag Archipelago
1950sโข๐ท๐บRussia/Soviet Union
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn found faith in God while imprisoned in Soviet labor camps, transforming from atheist to Christian through suffering and...
Janani Luwum: Do Not Be Afraid
1948-1977โข๐บ๐ฌUganda
Archbishop Janani Luwum courageously opposed Uganda's brutal dictator Idi Amin, speaking out against mass killings until his martyrdom in 1977.
Elizabeth Choy: A Beacon of Faith
1940sโข๐ธ๐ฌSingapore
Elizabeth Choy's unwavering faith sustained her through torture and imprisonment during WWII Singapore, leading to miraculous protection and a...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Costly Faith
1930s-1945โข๐ฉ๐ชBerlin, Germany
Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood against Nazi Germany, discovering true faith through persecution and ultimately giving his life for his...
Faith Amidst Sudan's Trials
2023โข๐ธ๐ฉKhartoum, Sudan
Christian converts Fatima and Mariam Ibrahim faced death sentences and beatings in Sudan.
Kagawa Toyohiko: A Life of Love and Action
1909-1960โข๐ฏ๐ตKobe, Hyลgo 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...
Jenny Sanders: Grace on World Cancer Day
2024โข๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
After thirty years in ministry, Jenny Sanders faced breast cancer. What she found beyond the fear was grace โ raw, real, and personal.
E.M. Bounds: A Life Transformed by Prayer
1860sโข๐บ๐ธShelbyville, Missouri, USA and Washington, Georgia, USA
Civil War lawyer E.M. Bounds left his legal career to become a Methodist preacher, finding God's sustaining presence through imprisonment and...
Forgiveness Amidst Tragedy
April 1994โข๐ท๐ผMataba, Rwanda
During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Immaculรฉe Ilibagiza survived 91 days hidden in a tiny bathroom through prayer. She later forgave her family's killers.
Faith's Fire: Muslim Converts in Uganda
August 2025โข๐บ๐ฌMayuge District, Uganda
Former Islamic teacher Wambuzi Maka Uthman encountered Jesus in a vision while praying in a Uganda mosque, leading to his conversion despite severe...
Anne Graham Lotz: A Life of Faith and Impact
2023โข๐บ๐ธRaleigh, 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...
Steffany Gretzinger: Lifted Above the Fear
2024โข๐บ๐ธRedding, 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.
Faith Unyielding: Perpetua and Felicity
203โข๐๏ธCarthage, North Africa, Roman Empire
In 203 AD Carthage, noblewoman Perpetua and slave Felicity found divine peace and strength through faith during Roman persecution, transforming their...
Chains of Faith: Richard Wurmbrand's
1948-1964โข๐ท๐ดRomania
Richard Wurmbrand endured 14 years in Communist Romanian prisons for his Christian faith, finding Christ's presence in solitary confinement and emerging...
Tony Evans: A of Faith and Restoration
2025โข๐บ๐ธDallas, Texas, USA
Dr. Tony Evans founded Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in 1976 with just 10 members, growing it to over 10,000.
Imprisoned with ISIS
2015-2017โข๐ธ๐ฉSudan
Voice of the Martyrs director Petr Jasek was imprisoned with ISIS fighters in Sudan for 445 days, enduring torture and near-death conditions.
John Paton's Fearless Faith
1858โขAniwa, Vanuatu
Missionary John Paton faced deadly threats and personal tragedy in Vanuatu but experienced God's miraculous protection and provision, including striking...
Forgiveness Amidst Unimaginable Loss
1994โข๐ท๐ผKigali, Rwanda
During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Catholic Immaculรฉe Ilibagiza found miraculous strength to forgive her family's killers through prayer and Scripture,...
John Metchie III: From Leukaemia Diagnosis to NFL
2024โข๐บ๐ธHouston, Texas, USA
John Metchie III, a British-Nigerian-Canadian wide receiver drafted by the Houston Texans, was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) in 2022.
Tim Tebow's Divine Game
2025โข๐บ๐ธJacksonville, 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...
Thecla of Iconium: The Virgin Who Followed Paul
AD 50โข๐น๐ทIconium, Asia Minor (modern Turkey)
After hearing Paul preach in Iconium, young Thecla left her engagement to follow Christ. Surviving persecution by fire and wild beasts, she became a renowned teacher and healer, inspiring generations of Christian women.
Six Days Behind Enemy Lines
1995โขBosnia, Europe
Shot down over Bosnia in 1995, Air Force pilot Scott O'Grady survived six days behind enemy lines through constant prayer and faith in God, discovering...
Saint Maria Skobtsova: Love Unto Death
1940sโข๐ฉ๐ชParis, 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...
Forgiveness and New Purpose
1982โข๐ฌ๐งCardiff, 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.
William Penn's Bold Faith
1660sโข๐ฎ๐ชCork, Ireland
William Penn's journey from privileged Anglican upbringing to Quaker faith led to imprisonment, family estrangement, and ultimately founding...
Faith Unyielding: A Coptic Family's Legacy
Jan 2025โข๐ช๐ฌMinya, 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...
Courage in the Face of Death
1941โข๐ต๐ฑAuschwitz, Oลwiฤcim, Poland
St. Maximilian Kolbe demonstrated ultimate love and faith by volunteering to die in place of another prisoner at Auschwitz in 1941.
Faith in the Fight Against Apartheid
1980sโข๐ฟ๐ฆCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
During South Africa's apartheid era, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other Christian leaders demonstrated how faith can drive the fight for justice and...
John Rogers: First Flame of the Marian
1500โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟLondon, England
John Rogers, Cambridge-educated priest, met William Tyndale and embraced Reformed faith. He completed the first English Bible printed with royal authorization.
Faith Unshaken Amid Persecution in Bangladesh
2021โข๐ง๐ฉBangladesh
Three former Muslims in Bangladesh faced kidnapping, beatings, and persecution after converting to Christianity in 2021, yet refused to renounce their...
Faith in a Sudanese Cell
Feb 2017โข๐ธ๐ฉKhartoum, Sudan
Czech missionary Petr Jasek endured 445 days in Sudanese prison, sharing the Gospel with inmates and witnessing 12 conversions despite facing death...
Christian Refuses to Marry a Muslim, Threatened by Family
๐ฒ๐พKuala 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.
Joy in the Midst of Trials
2015-2017โข๐ธ๐ฉKhartoum, Sudan
Sudanese Pastor Hassan found supernatural joy and purpose during 12 years imprisonment for helping persecuted believers, calling his prison time 'one of...
Imprisoned for a Powerful Purpose
Central Asia
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...
E.M. Bounds: From Lawyer to Prayer Warrior
1850sโข๐บ๐ธShelbyville, Missouri, United States
Young Missouri lawyer E.M. Bounds abandoned his legal career after encountering God at a revival meeting, becoming a powerful prayer warrior and...
Faith Beyond Fear: Mehdi Dibaj's Stand
1990sโข๐ฎ๐ทTehran, 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...
Adoniram Judson - 6 Years Without a Convert
1813-1850โข๐ฒ๐ฒBurma (Myanmar), Southeast Asia
Adoniram Judson arrived in Burma in 1813 and waited six years for his first convert. He endured 21 months in a death prison yet persisted.
Josip's Journey to Faith in Zagreb
2023โข๐ญ๐ทZagreb, Croatia
Josip Dobutovic from Croatia discovered that his physical disabilities, which crushed his career dreams, were actually God's way of guiding him into...
Faith Unshaken: Brother Yun's Through
1970s-1997โข๐จ๐ณZhengzhou, China
Brother Yun's powerful testimony of unwavering faith during imprisonment and torture in China, culminating in a miraculous prison escape through divine...
Carolyn: Eight Years of Cancer, One Night
2024โข๐ฎ๐ฑGalilee, Israel
Eight years of cancer. Eight years of fear. Then one night at a Healing Rooms gathering, waves of peace and joy broke the grip of fear. Victory followed.
Pastor Han Martyred by North Korean Assassins
๐จ๐ณBaishan 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...
Vanya Moiseev: Soldier Would Not Deny Christ
16 Jul 1972โข๐ท๐บKerch, Crimea, Soviet Union
Soviet soldier Vanya Moiseev endured torture and persecution for refusing to deny Christ, experiencing miraculous healing and leading many to faith...
King Kamehameha IV
1855โขHonolulu, Hawaii
King Kamehameha IV of Hawaii found deep faith in Christianity, translating religious texts into Hawaiian and establishing a hospital inspired by...
John Donne: From Rake to Dean
1615โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟEngland
John Donne transformed from notorious libertine poet to Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, proving no past is beyond God's redemption.
Nate Saint's Sacrifice in Ecuador
1956โข๐ช๐จShell Mera, Pastaza, Ecuador
Missionary pilot Nate Saint was killed reaching an isolated tribe in Ecuador, but his sacrifice led to their conversion and a global missions movement.
From Victim to Victor
Apr 1990โข๐ฟ๐ฆDurban, South Africa
Anglican priest Michael Lapsley survived a letter bomb attack during South Africa's apartheid era, losing both hands and sight in one eye, yet chose...
Samurai's Unyielding Faith in Christ
1615โข๐ต๐ญManila, Philippines
16th century samurai Justus Takayama Ukon chose exile and poverty over renouncing his Christian faith when Japan banned Christianity, demonstrating...
Anthony Ray Hinton and the 30 Years That Could Not Be Stolen
2015โข๐บ๐ธBirmingham, 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.
John Milton: Paradise Found Through Blindness
1660sโข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟEngland
Blind English poet John Milton lost his sight, political cause, and nearly his life, yet through faith created Paradise Lost, the greatest religious...
The Cat That Found Him in Solitary
1950sโข๐ท๐ดRomania
Richard Wurmbrand, imprisoned for 14 years in Communist Romania, describes a stray cat that repeatedly found its way into his solitary confinement cell...
The Lone Survivor
2005-06-28โข๐ฆ๐ซKunar Province, Afghanistan
Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell's survival story from Afghanistan shows how God protected him through impossible circumstances, guided his moral decisions...
Joe Gibbs: From Gridiron Glory to God's
1970sโข๐บ๐ธMocksville, North Carolina, USA
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...
Wang Mingdao: WeโFor the Sake of Faith
1955-1980โข๐จ๐ณChina (Beijing)
Wang Mingdao, known as the 'Dean of House Churches,' refused to compromise his faith under Communist persecution in China.
Ten Words That Carried a Quadriplegic Through 60 Years
1967-1970sโข๐บ๐ธChesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA
After a diving accident left her quadriplegic at 17, Joni Eareckson Tada met teenager Steve Estes, who spoke 10 words that changed everything.
Thomas Cranmer's Faithful Stand
21 Mar 1556โข๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟOxford, Oxfordshire, England
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, stood firm in his Protestant faith even unto death in 1556, withdrawing his recantations and declaring Christ...
Be Faithful Unto Death
1970-1972โข๐ท๐บSoviet Union
Young Soviet soldier Vanya Moiseev endured brutal torture and persecution for his Christian faith, miraculously surviving freezing temperatures through...
God's Provision in the Congo: Helen Roseveare
1950s-1970sโข๐จ๐ฌNebobongo, Democratic Republic of Congo
British missionary doctor Helen Roseveare experienced God's miraculous provision and protection during decades of medical service in Congo, including...
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The Grace Record holds 353 testimonies of God at work through suffering. 225 are modern accounts and 128 are historical. The earliest dates from AD 50 and the most recent from 2026.
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Three examples from this collection: Still in Prison, Still Worshipping: The Iranian Christians Behind Bars in 2026 Who Refuse to Stop (2026, Tehran (Evin Prison), Iran); Iran Arrested More Christians in 2025 Than Any Year This Decade. The Church Grew Faster. (2025-2026, Iran (Tehran, Isfahan, Ahvaz, Rasht, Kermanshah)); and Genocide Survivor Forgave Her Torturer โ Now They Serve Together (2010, Phnom Penh, Cambodia).
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