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Lester Sumrall and the Deliverance of Clarita Villanueva: When the Holy Spirit Confronted Evil in Manila
Manila· 2024
In 1953, missionary Lester Sumrall entered a Manila jail where 17-year-old Clarita Villanueva was being visibly attacked by unseen forces. Witnessed by doctors, police, and journalists, the Holy Spirit delivered her completely through prayer.
Wrongly Imprisoned Man Taught 140 Inmates to Read
Lima· 2017
A wrongfully imprisoned Peruvian teacher taught 140 inmates to read using the Bible — the literacy programme transformed Cell Block 7 and sparked a prison...
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...
Kola Karim and the Pipeline of Generosity
Lagos· 2000s-present
Nigerian energy entrepreneur Kola Karim channelled significant profits into community development from day one — and built one of West Africa's most...
The Widow Who Fed Elijah
Zarephath· 9th century BC
A widow in Zarephath gave her last handful of flour to the prophet Elijah — and her jar of flour and jug of oil never ran empty for the entire duration of...
How Truett Cathy Built Chick-fil-A on a Closed Day
Atlanta· 1967-2014
Truett Cathy closed every Chick-fil-A on Sundays despite losing 14% of potential revenue — and built the highest-grossing fast-food chain per location in...
R.G. LeTourneau and the 90% Give
Longview· 1930s-1960s
R.G. LeTourneau, the industrial pioneer who supplied 70% of Allied WWII earthmoving equipment, gave away 90% of his income — and became wealthier the more...
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.