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The Priest Who Finally Felt What He Had Been Preaching
Aldersgate Streetยท May 1738
John Wesley, an ordained Anglican priest who had spent over a decade in ministry without a personal experience of faith, felt his "heart strangely warmed"...
Communion Wine in a Concentration Camp
Ravensbruckยท 1944
Corrie and Betsie ten Boom held secret communion services in Ravensbruck concentration camp using scraps of stolen bread, creating a physical act of faith...
The Lawyer Who Walked Into a Forest and Came Out Someone Else
Adamsยท October 1821
Charles Finney, a sceptical lawyer in Adams, New York, knelt in a forest clearing on October 10, 1821, and experienced a transformative encounter that led...
The General Who Almost Missed His Healing Over Pride
Jordan Riverยท 850 BC
Naaman, commander of the Syrian army, was healed of leprosy after reluctantly washing seven times in the Jordan River as instructed by the prophet Elisha...
The Plumber Who Anointed a Dying Woman Back to Life
Londonยท 1921
Smith Wigglesworth, a barely literate plumber from Bradford, anointed a dying cancer patient with olive oil in 1921.
Desmond Doss: The Soldier Who Saved 75 Men Without a Weapon
Okinawaยท 1945
Desmond Doss saved 75 wounded soldiers at Hacksaw Ridge without a weapon, praying "Lord, help me get one more." First conscientious objector Medal of Honor.
Millard Fuller: The Millionaire Who Gave It All Away to Build Houses
Americusยท 1965-1976
Millard Fuller gave away his entire fortune after his marriage nearly collapsed, then founded Habitat for Humanity. Over 13 million homes built worldwide.
Katie Davis Majors: A Teenager Who Adopted 13 Children in Uganda
Jinjaยท 2007-present
Katie Davis Majors went to Uganda at 18 for a gap year and never returned. She adopted 13 children and founded Amazima Ministries, serving hundreds more.
Paul Brand: The Surgeon Who Touched Lepers When Nobody Would
Velloreยท 1946-1980s
Surgeon Paul Brand left a prestigious career to serve leprosy patients in India, touching people nobody else would. His service shaped a theology of pain.
How a Prison Chaplain Found God Behind Bars
Washingtonยท 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 Dog Who Knew Before the Seizure Hit
Cape Townยท 2021-2022
A South African woman with uncontrolled epilepsy was matched with a seizure alert dog named Grace, who could detect seizures up to 45 minutes before they...
Three Days Inside a Fish: The Prophet Who Ran and Got Swallowed
Mediterranean Seaยท c. 780 BC
The prophet Jonah ran from God's assignment to Nineveh, was thrown overboard in a storm, and was swallowed by a great fish for three days -- where the...