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Tutsi and Hutu Women Run a Bakery Together After Genocide
Kigali· 2020-03-01
A Tutsi genocide survivor and a Hutu perpetrator's daughter who spent 25 years in silence now run a bakery together in Kigali called "Ubumwe" — unity.
Death Row Inmate Forgiven by Victim Mother — Sentence Cut
Texas· 2022
A death row inmate in Texas was forgiven by his victim's eighty-seven-year-old mother — she testified before the parole board and his sentence was...
Mordechai Vanunu: The Whistleblower Who Exposed Israel's Nuclear Program
Israel / London· 1986-2004
Former Israeli nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu exposed Israel's secret nuclear weapons program to the Sunday Times in 1986.
Walter McMillian: The Case That Inspired "Just Mercy"
Monroeville· 1988-1993
Convicted on fabricated evidence in the town that produced To Kill a Mockingbird, Walter McMillian spent six years on Alabama's death row before Bryan...
How a Prison Chaplain Found God Behind Bars
Washington· 1974-1976
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 Cat That Found Him in Solitary
Romania· 1950s
Richard Wurmbrand, imprisoned for 14 years in Communist Romania, describes a stray cat that repeatedly found its way into his solitary confinement cell...
Nixon's Hatchet Man Wept in a Driveway
Washington· 1973
Nixon's ruthless Special Counsel Chuck Colson visited friend Tom Phillips, who read C.S. Lewis aloud.
William Colgate Tithed from His First Dollar and Built a Global Brand
New York· 1804-1857
William Colgate tithed from his very first dollar in 1804, increased his giving to 30% as his company grew, and built what became the Colgate-Palmolive...
David Green Started Hobby Lobby with $600 and Prayer
Oklahoma City· 1970-2022
David Green started Hobby Lobby with $600 in 1970, nearly lost everything in 1985, crawled under his desk to pray, then built a $7 billion company he...
J.C. Penney Lost $40 Million, Cried Out to God, and Rebuilt Everything
Battle Creek· 1929-1951
J.C. Penney lost his $40 million fortune in the 1929 crash, hit bottom in a sanitarium, cried out to God in a chapel, then rebuilt to over $1 billion by 1951.
R.G. LeTourneau Gave Away 90% of His Income and Got Richer
United States· 1935-1969
R.G. LeTourneau reversed the tithe — giving 90% of his income and living on 10% — while building a global earthmoving empire with 300 patents.
Johnny Chang: From Gang Violence to Prison Ministry
USA· 2024
Johnny Chang grew up with an abusive father and joined a gang, dealing drugs and committing robberies.