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Ecuador photo: Elisabeth Elliot testimony; single mother missionary with baby visits Huaorani tribe. Jim Elliot wife's story of forgiveness after m...
Modern

Her Husband Was Killed by a Tribe โ€” She Moved In With Her Baby

Ecuadorยท 1958

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...

Boris and Dushka Vujicic holding newborn Nick โ€” born without arms or legs in 1982 Melbourne, they chose to raise him in faith against all odds
Modern

Boris & Dushka Vujicic: A Son Born Without Arms or Legs

Melbourneยท 1982

Boris and Dushka Vujicic were devastated when their son Nick was born without arms or legs in 1982.

Elderly Dutch watchmaker Casper ten Boom reads Bible to family in 1940s Haarlem home that became the famous Hiding Place story sanctuary
Historical

A Father Read the Bible Every Night โ€” His Family Saved 800 Lives

Haarlemยท 1944

Dutch watchmaker Casper ten Boom read the Bible to his children nightly for decades.

Germaine Copeland testimony, United States. Prayers avail: a mother praying for addicted child's deliverance.
Modern

28 Years of Addiction โ€” A Mother Prayed Every Day With a Bible and a Notebook

United Statesยท 2000

David Copeland was saved at 10 but chose addiction at 16 for 28 years. His mother Germaine prayed daily with Bible and notebook.

Andrew Palau in Jamaica โ€” twenty-seven years as an evangelist son feeling nothing for God until faith finally became his own
Modern

An Evangelist's Son Who Felt Nothing for 27 Years โ€” Until Jamaica

Jamaicaยท 1993

Andrew Palau, son of evangelist Luis Palau, spent 27 years apathetic toward faith despite growing up at crusades.

Franklin Graham in Jerusalem after years of rebellion โ€” the prodigal son Ruth Bell Graham never stopped praying for, now carrying his father's legacy
Modern

Billy Graham's Son Spent Years in Rebellion โ€” His Mother Never Stopped

Jerusalemยท 1974

Franklin Graham spent his youth in open rebellion despite being Billy Graham's son.

1748 North Atlantic: Young John Newton's storm conversion, fueled by childhood faith seeds from his mother. Amazing Grace origin story.
Historical

She Died When He Was 7 โ€” Her Words Saved Him in a Storm 20 Years Later

North Atlantic Oceanยท 1748

Elizabeth Newton taught her son John Scripture and hymns before dying of tuberculosis when he was 7.

Yorkshire, 1849 โ€” Amelia Taylor locks herself away to pray and at that exact moment, 50 miles away, her son Hudson surrenders to God
Historical

A Mother Prayed 50 Miles Away โ€” Her Son Converted at That Exact Moment

Yorkshireยท 1849

In June 1849, Amelia Taylor locked herself away to pray for her son. At that exact moment 50 miles away, 17-year-old Hudson read a tract and surrendered...

Eliza Spurgeon mother reading Scripture in Essex, England. Victorian family prayer testimony; praying for children faith.
Historical

Eliza Spurgeon: A Mother's Prayer That Haunted Her Children Into Faith

Essexยท 1840s

Eliza Spurgeon lost 9 of 17 children yet faithfully read Scripture every Sunday evening and prayed fierce prayers over her surviving eight.

18th-century Epworth: Susanna Wesley mother kneels in prayer, exemplifying prayer discipline parenting while raising children faith.
Historical

She Raised 19 Children and Sparked a Global Movement

Epworthยท Early 1700s

Susanna Wesley raised 19 children through devastating loss, dedicating 2 hours daily to prayer and individual time with each child.

Monica in Milan, Italy โ€” seventeen years of prayer for her prodigal son Augustine, and a bishop's promise those tears would not be wasted
Historical

She Prayed for 17 Years and Her Son Changed the World

Milanยท 387 AD

Monica prayed for her prodigal son Augustine for 17 years. A bishop told her 'the child of those tears shall never perish.

William Colgate in 19th-century New York tithing from his very first dollar, growing his giving to 30% as God blessed the business
Historical

William Colgate Tithed from His First Dollar and Built a Global Brand

New Yorkยท 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...

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