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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.

1970s: Born again Chuck Colson weeps after Tom Phillips visit, a key moment for Prison Fellowship founding. Washington, D.C.
Modern

Nixon's Hatchet Man Wept in a Driveway

Washingtonยท 1973

Nixon's ruthless Special Counsel Chuck Colson visited friend Tom Phillips, who read C.S. Lewis aloud.

Johnny Chang walking free from gang violence in America โ€” from drug dealing and robberies to prison ministry and healing father wounds
Modern

Johnny Chang: From Gang Violence to Prison Ministry

USAยท 2024

Johnny Chang grew up with an abusive father and joined a gang, dealing drugs and committing robberies.

Milan, Italy. 4th C. Faithful mother Monica praying for prodigal son conversion, a powerful testimony of persistent prayer answered.
Historical

Monica of Hippo - Mother Never Stopped

Milanยท 386 AD

Monica prayed for her rebellious son Augustine for 17 years as he lived in sin. Her persistence produced one of history's greatest Christian thinkers.

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