Filtered testimonies
531 testimonies matching your filters.
The Most Reluctant Convert at Oxford
Oxfordยท 1931
C.S. Lewis, a committed atheist and Oxford don, was gradually drawn to faith through late-night conversations with fellow academics like Tolkien.
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.
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.
The Drug Dealer Who Went to a Conference to Meet Girls
Atlantaยท Late 1990s
At 19, Lecrae was dealing drugs and drinking. A friend invited him to a Christian conference โ promising girls would be there.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Letters That Survived the Execution
Berlin & Flossenburgยท 1935-1945
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote his most profound theology from a Nazi prison โ in letters to his closest friend Eberhard Bethge. Bonhoeffer was executed in 1945.
Thirty Years of Prayer for a Friend Who Wasn't Interested
San Franciscoยท 1985-2018
Francis Chan prayed for his high school friend Ken for 30 years. Nothing happened. Then in 2018, Ken "suddenly saw Jesus as beautiful.
Ten Words That Carried a Quadriplegic Through 60 Years
Chesapeake Bayยท 1967-1970s
After a diving accident left her quadriplegic at 17, Joni Eareckson Tada met teenager Steve Estes, who spoke 10 words that changed everything.
The Neighbour With Cookies Who Started an Investigation
Chicagoยท 1979-1981
A neighbour named Linda brought cookies, befriended Leslie Strobel, and invited her to church. Leslie changed.
David Wilkerson: The Skinny Pastor Who Told a Gang Leader "Every Piece Would Love You"
Brooklynยท 1958
Pastor David Wilkerson walked into Brooklyn's most dangerous neighbourhood in 1958 and told gang leader Nicky Cruz, "Every piece would love you.
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.
The Farm Worker Who Let a Teenager Drive His Truck
Charlotteยท 1934
Farm worker Albert McMakin knew 16-year-old Billy Graham just wanted to drive. So he let Billy drive his truck to a revival meeting in 1934.