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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.
More Persecution, More Growth
China (Guangzhou)ยท 1955-1978
Chinese pastor Samuel Lamb spent 20 years in Communist labor camps, yet saw his church grow from 200 to 4,000 members through persecution.
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.
Wang Mingdao: WeโFor the Sake of Faith
China (Beijing)ยท 1955-1980
Wang Mingdao, known as the 'Dean of House Churches,' refused to compromise his faith under Communist persecution in China.
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...
Anthony of Egypt
Egyptยท AD 270
Young Anthony of Egypt heard God's voice through Scripture in church, leading him to abandon his inheritance and become the father of Christian...
Tortured for His Faith
Bulgariaยท 1948-1961
Bulgarian pastor Haralan Popov endured 13 years of torture in Communist prisons, finding God's grace sufficient in his darkest moments and continuing to...