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A Christian Means One Belongs to Jesus
Iranยท 1983-1994
Iranian pastor Mehdi Dibaj boldly defended his faith before Islamic judges in 1993, choosing potential execution over denying Christ.
Patrick of Ireland
Irelandยท AD 405
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...
Jacques and Raissa Maritain
Franceยท 1906
Two French philosophy students Jacques and Raissa Maritain made a suicide pact but found life-changing Catholic faith instead through Leon Bloy.
Li Tianen: Sentenced to Death Three Times
China (Henanยท 1950-2016
Li Tianen survived three death sentences and decades in Chinese prisons during the Cultural Revolution, miraculously delivered by God each time before...
The Heavenly Man
Chinaยท 1974-1997
Brother Yun miraculously escaped maximum security prison in communist China after God healed his broken legs and made him invisible to guards.
John Chrysostom: Golden Mouth Forged in Silence
Antiochยท AD 370
The greatest preacher in Eastern Christianity spent six years in desert silence before God transformed him into the eloquent 'Golden Mouth' who...
Gerard Manley Hopkins: The Priest-Poet
England/Irelandยท 1866
Victorian priest Gerard Manley Hopkins burned his poetry believing art conflicted with faith, but God wouldn't let him stay silent.
22 Years Without a Bible
China (Beijing)ยท 1958-1979
Chinese pastor Allen Yuan spent 22 years in prison without a Bible, enduring hard labor and persecution for refusing to join state-controlled church.
Basil the Great: Awakening from the Deep
Cappadocia (modern Turkey)ยท AD 357
Basil the Great abandoned worldly success and wealth after his brother's death, awakening to Gospel truth and becoming one of Christianity's most...
John Donne: From Rake to Dean
Englandยท 1615
John Donne transformed from notorious libertine poet to Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, proving no past is beyond God's redemption.
Be Faithful Unto Death
Soviet Unionยท 1970-1972
Young Soviet soldier Vanya Moiseev endured brutal torture and persecution for his Christian faith, miraculously surviving freezing temperatures through...
The Poet of Leningrad
Soviet Union (Leningrad)ยท 1962-1971
Aida Skripnikova, orphaned in Soviet Russia, found Christ at 17 and endured repeated imprisonments for boldly sharing her faith.
