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Mary Slessor: From a Scottish Jute Mill to Missionary in Nigeria
DundeeΒ· 1870s
Mary Slessor was eleven years old, working twelve-hour shifts in a Scottish jute mill, when she overheard two older women talking about missionaries in...
She First Heard God While Sweeping a Floor
Dorchester CountyΒ· 1840s
Before she became the legendary conductor of the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman was an enslaved woman sweeping floors and carrying water.
The UN Secretary-General Who Met God on a Bus
New York CityΒ· 1950s
Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General of the United Nations, recorded in his private journal that the defining moment of his life happened on an ordinary...
God Answered a Scientist in a Pre-Dawn Laboratory
TuskegeeΒ· 1900s-1940s
George Washington Carver, born into slavery and orphaned as an infant, made his greatest scientific discoveries by arriving at his Tuskegee laboratory...
A Morning Training Run That Became a Calling
EdinburghΒ· 1922
Before the famous Olympic refusal, Eric Liddell was on an ordinary morning training run through Edinburgh when he felt a sudden clarity β that his ability...
God Spoke to a Watchmaker While She Wound a Spring
HaarlemΒ· 1920s
Long before becoming a famous war hero, Corrie ten Boom was winding watch springs in her father's shop when she felt God press something onto her heart β...
Brian "Head" Welch Left Korn After an Encounter During Worship
BakersfieldΒ· 2005
Brian "Head" Welch, lead guitarist of Korn, was addicted to methamphetamine when he experienced repeated encounters during worship at a California church.
Lacey Sturm Walked Into a Worship Service Planning to End Her Life
ArlingtonΒ· Late 1990s
Lacey Sturm, future lead vocalist of Flyleaf, entered a church worship service at age 16 planning to end her life.
Bethany Hamilton Worshipped Her Way Back After Losing Her Arm
KauaiΒ· 2003-2004
Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack at age thirteen, credits her resilience and recovery to a lifetime of worship.
Sy Rogers: Breaking Generational Patterns of Sexual Abuse and Identity Confusion
Singapore / InternationalΒ· 1980s
Sy Rogers, shaped by generational sexual abuse, fatherlessness, and identity confusion, was living as a transgender woman weeks from surgery when Jesus...
The University Sprinter Who Would Not Run on Sunday
EdinburghΒ· 1920s
Eric Liddell, a science student at the University of Edinburgh, refused to run the 100 metres at the 1924 Olympics because the heats fell on a Sunday.
The Philosophy Student Who Refused to Back Down
CambridgeΒ· 1950s
Alvin Plantinga entered Harvard as a Christian freshman and encountered fierce intellectual hostility toward faith.