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They Adopted Three Daughters โ Then Their World Collapsed in a Driveway
Franklinยท 2008
Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman adopted 3 daughters from China. In May 2008, youngest daughter Maria was accidentally killed in their driveway.
Her Husband Was Killed by a Tribe โ She Moved In With Her Baby
Ecuadorยท 1958
After her husband Jim was speared to death by the Huaorani tribe in 1956, Elisabeth Elliot stayed in Ecuador and moved INTO the tribal village with her...
Boris & Dushka Vujicic: A Son Born Without Arms or Legs
Melbourneยท 1982
Boris and Dushka Vujicic were devastated when their son Nick was born without arms or legs in 1982.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: 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.
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.
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.