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The Gang Leader Who Became a Youth Worker
Tottenhamยท 2019
A former Tottenham gang leader was transformed through the patient service of a youth worker, then became one himself, finding faith and redemption by mentoring the next generation on the same estate.
The Prison Chaplain Who Was Set Free
Alabamaยท 2010
A veteran pastor became a prison chaplain expecting to teach, but was profoundly changed by inmates who taught him that grace is a presence you carry, not a concept you explain.
Heidi Baker Was Undone by Worship in Toronto and Everything Changed
Torontoยท 1996
Heidi Baker, burned out from missionary work in Mozambique, experienced a life-changing encounter during a worship service in Toronto in 1996.
Victor Marx: Breaking Four Generations of Violence and Child Abuse
USAยท 1980s
Victor Marx, a survivor of four generations of child abuse, torture, and violence, encountered Jesus through a Marine Bible study and broke the...
Lecrae: Breaking the Generational Cycle of Fatherlessness and Abuse
Dallasยท 2002
Lecrae Moore, carrying generational patterns of absent fathers, sexual abuse, and addiction, encountered Jesus at a conference in 2002 and broke the cycle...
The Chapel Service That Would Not End
Wilmoreยท February 2023
In February 2023, a routine chapel service at Asbury University in Kentucky turned into a sixteen-day continuous revival.
The College Visit That Changed Everything
Dentonยท Late 1990s
Lecrae Moore, raised in a turbulent Houston environment, encountered God at a Christian conference during college at the University of North Texas.
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.
Baptised in a Pool She Could Not Enter on Her Own
Marylandยท 1968
Joni Eareckson, paralysed from the shoulders down after a diving accident at seventeen, chose to be baptised in 1968, requiring others to carry and...
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...
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.
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.
