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More Persecution, More Growth
China (Guangzhou)· 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.
Monica: Mother Whose Prayers Conquered
Thagaste· AD 370
Monica of Thagaste prayed for 17 years for her pagan husband and wayward son Augustine. Both eventually came to faith through her patient witness.
Flannery O'Connor: The Habit of Being
Georgia· 1950s
Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor found God's grace through chronic illness in 1950s Georgia, transforming her suffering into powerful literature that...
The Moravian Pentecost
Herrnhut· 1727-08-13
In 1727 Germany, God transformed a quarreling refugee community through supernatural outpouring during communion, birthing a 100-year prayer meeting and...
The Man in Black Walks Back to Christ
Tennessee· 1972
Country music legend Johnny Cash shares how God rescued him from drug addiction and despair in a Tennessee cave, leading to his recommitment to Christ...
Grant Teaff: The Miracle on the Brazos
Snyder· 1972
Football coach Grant Teaff experienced God's direction after a near-death experience, transforming Baylor's losing football program into the 'Miracle on...
From the Moon to the Cross
Texas· 1978
Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke found that walking on the moon couldn't fill the emptiness in his heart.
A Prayer Transforms a Family: Jim Cymbala
Brooklyn· 1991
Jim Cymbala, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, witnessed a miraculous transformation through prayer in his church and family. His daughter, Chrissy, returned to faith after the church's fervent prayers, demonstrating the power of God's intervention.
Faithful Brushstrokes: Henry Ossawa Tanner
Paris· 1891
Henry Ossawa Tanner overcame racial discrimination to become an acclaimed religious painter in 1890s Paris, using his artistic gifts to glorify God...
From Headhunters to Hearthunters
Manipur· 1958
Former headhunter tribe in Northeast India transformed through Welsh missionary's Gospel work in 1910, leading to son translating Bible into native...
Hope Blossoms in Uruguay
Salto· 1998-2020
In secular Uruguay, missionary couple Marco and Patricia Paulichen planted churches despite challenging conditions in a nation called the burial ground of...
Lee Strobel's Journey from Atheism to Faith
Chicago· November 1981
Chicago Tribune journalist Lee Strobel set out to disprove Christianity to counter his wife's faith, but his two-year investigation into Jesus'...