Amazing episodes from the roller-coaster journeys of faith of 12 young people, aligned to the story of Simon Peter. Gritty, unforgettable stories of faith, hope and love that highlight how young people connected to Youth For Christ are being good news. Their stories are aligned with teaching on the story of another disciple who experienced similar ups and downs on his journey - Simon Peter. In a time when the media portrayal of young people is predominantly negative, be inspired as you experience their first contact, first challenges, first doubts, first call, first use of gifting and their first failures. It is a post-modern pilgrims' progress. (Reduced from 11.90 to 8.90)

That was the stunned reaction of Stan Telchin, a successful Jewish businessman, when his daughter said she had accepted Jesus as her Messiah. Her words were a bombshell. The family, their race, their heritage--everything that Stan treasured--felt shattered in an instant. With grim determination he set out to prove to his daughter just how wrong she was . . . with astonishing results. A true and powerful story that rings with the excitement of prophecy being fulfilled before our own eyes.

Amy's life was marked by a simple, determined obedience to God, regardless of circumstance or consequences. Her story and legacy are stunning reminders of the impact of one person who will fear God and nothing else. Driven by love and compassion, and sustained by faith and determination, Amy Carmichael defied the cruel barriers of India's caste system. The story of this young woman from Northern Ireland is a brilliant, sparkling example of God's love generously poured out to "the least among us."

Corrie ten Boom's ordered life was lost in the insanity of war. With bravery and compassion, her family and countless other Dutch citizens risked everything to extend God's hand to those innocents marked for certain execution in a world gone mad. Corrie ten boom's life of determination, faith, and forgiveness in the face of unimaginable brutality and hardship is a stunning testimony to the sustaining power of God.

Eric's refusal to run on Sunday in the Olympic 100-meter race had stunned the world. Now his incredible victory in the 400-meter race further strengthened his belief in God's promise, "He who honors Me, I will honor." Years later, Eric Liddell would be tested far beyond mere physical ability as a missionary to China. His character, perseverance, and endurance are a challenging example for all who would obey the call to bring the gospel to the nations. Recommended for ages 8 to 12.

With scarcely enough food or money for his own family, George Muller opened his heart and home. Sustained by God's provision, George Muller's vision of caring for orphans grew to five large homes that ultimately over ten thousand children would call home.

As improbable as it seemed, Gladys Aylward was certain God had called her to China as a missionary. But at the age of twenty-seven, she was dismissed from missionary training school for failing her Bible class. Without formal education or a missionary organization to back her, Gladys raised her own finances for the overland trip that would bring her to the country and people that God had etched so deeply on her heart...China! For ages 10 and up.

Gripping adventure and uplifting spiritual truth are at the heart of this extraordinary story about a man with a mission. Taylor overcame incredible danger, persecution, and loss to bring the good news to China. This easy-to-read story of his life and missionary call will inspire young readers to become heroes for Christ in our time. Recommended for ages 8 to 12.

As a fourteen-year-old intent on living a modern life, the last thing Isobel Kuhn wanted to grow up to be was a missionary. But as it turned out, this young agnostic's life was redirected, from crisis and doubt to hope and strength. Convinced that God wanted her to preach the gospel as a China Inland missionary, Isobel bravely served among the Lisu people in remote mountainous regions of China and Thailand. After twenty years of ministry Isobel returned to the United States, writing stirring stories of faith and inspiring generations of readers.

God would indeed answer the prayer of the fiery, red-haired woman from Scotland. For thirtynine years, Mary Slessor would labour in love among the unreached, often treacherous, tribes of Africa's Calabar region. Braving sickness, danger, and death on all sides, Mary became the cherished 'White Ma' to entire tribes. Her faith, steadfastness, and pioneering spirit brought her beloved adopted people their first brilliant, contrasting example of the life and freedom found in Jesus Christ.

With the heart of an explorer and the passion of an evangelist, David Livingstone mapped vast, unexplored areas of Africa, sharing the gospel with whomever he encountered. His stamina, perserverance, and dogged determination created the legacy of a trailblazing explorer with an undying hunger to make Christ known wherever his steps led him.

The events depicted in this classic from the drug infested, gang dominated streets of New York happened over 30 years ago. What must be one of the most inspiring and challenging true stories of all time, this classic book tells of the author's crusade to bring the message of Christ to the brutal and often terrifying ghettos of New York. The tortured face of a young killer, one of seven boys on trial for a brutal murder, started country preacher David Wilkerson on his lonely crusade to the most dangerous streets in the world. Violent gangs ruled by warlords, drug pushers and pimps held the streets of New York's ghettos in an iron grip. It was into this world that David Wilkerson stepped, armed only with the simple message of God's love and the promise of the Holy Spirit's power. Then the miracles began to happen, The Cross and the Switchblade is one of the most inspiring and challenging true stories of all time. It has sold millions of copies throughout the world and has been made into a feature film.

This book will take you where you never thought you'd go, and leave you wanting never to return. It will ruin your complacency about the suffering in this world, and it will stir you - compel you - to do something about it. It will show you what the cutting edge of your life can look like, and it will challenge and equip you to live there. And it will help you discover an intimacy with God experienced only by those who lay down their lives on behalf of the things that move his heart.

Kay Warren takes you face to face with a young AIDS outcast in Africa living out her last days beneath a tree. She ushers you inside the mud hut of a fifteen-year-old orphan in Malawi raising his younger brother and baby sister. You'll feel what Kay felt - the shock, the heartbreak, the anger, the tears. And like her, you'll never be the same. As the needs of others take on faces, Kay's passion and determination to make a difference will become yours. Open these pages and discover the impact of a dangerously surrendered life as you exchange your agenda for God's.

Father of Faith Missions: Autobiography of J. Hudson Taylor. The story of one man's love for God and the Chinese people whose influence is still felt around the world. This is the exciting story of Hudson Taylor and the beginning of the China Inland Mission. From his life's story you will find: How to walk by faith - The secret of a joyful heart - God's reward for giving everything away - How to know the will of God - God's faithful protection in dangerous journey's - How to get answers to prayer - The answer to the question: "Does God work the same in every culture and language" - Trust in a loving Heavenly Father when pockets are empty - The secret of power in our work for God.

Life can hurt...deeply! But who do we turn to in such times of darkness and adversity? It might be times of sorrow, bereavement, fear, anxiety or depression. These twelve highly personal accounts tell of disabling illness, marital betrayal, a child murdered, a spouse imprisoned, difficult working situations and loneliness. All of these people in their difficult days have felt the hand of God, who is faithful and true to his Word and His people, rest upon them.

The dramatic story of a man who abandoned new age spirituality after and encounter with God. This is an autobiographical account of an ardent devotee. Michael's fascinating and compelling journey straddles four continents, spanning thirty years. Through his eyes you will be taken into the charismatic worlds of religious and the human potential branch of 'New Age' style spirituality. The story winds its way across the decades and brings us to a startling and amazing mystical experience that has transformed and empowered his entire being. His thirst for authentic spirituality was slaked in dramatic encounter with Jesus Christ. From that explosive moment, Michael has walked in a new direction, a spiritual discipline filled with grace.

After twelve years of missionary work in the northeast province of what was the Belgian Congo, building up a simple medical service, civil war erupted with horrific effects. During the war Helen was brutally beaten and raped and left with no choice but to return to Britain (this story is told in ‘Give me this Mountain’). She quickly returned to the Congo in 1966 to assist in the rebuilding of the nation. She helped establish a new medical school and hospital (for the other hospitals that she built were destroyed) and served there until 1973. In the eight years following the war, despite endless frustrations, again and again God showed his unfailing guidance and unstinted provision for her needs. This book is the story of the joys and adventures of re-establishing the medical work, the church building programme and the work of forgiveness, necessary after the destruction of the civil war. (Reduced from 12.50 to 5.00)

A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven. Heaven Is for Real is the true story of the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. The family didn't know what to believe but soon the evidence was clear. Colton said he met his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about, and his great grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. He describes the horse that only Jesus could ride, about how 'reaaally big' God and his chair are, and how the Holy Spirit 'shoots down power' from heaven to help us. Told by the father, but often in Colton's own words, the disarmingly simple message is heaven is a real place, Jesus really loves children, and be ready, there is a coming last battle.

Corrie Ten Boom stood with her older sister Betsie, watching a concentration camp matron beating a prisoner. 'Oh, the poor woman, 'Corrie cried. 'Yes. May God forgive her,' Betsie replied. And, once again, Corrie realised that it was for the souls of the brutal Nazi guards that her sister prayed. Both women had been sent to the camp for helping the Jews. Christ's spirit and words were their guide; it was His persecuted people they tried to save - at the risk of their own lives; it was His strength that sustained them through times of profound horror. Here is a book aglow with the glory of God and the courage of a quiet Christian lady whose life was transformed by it. A story of Christ's message and the courageous woman who listened and lived to pass it along - with joy and triumph!

An amazing story of faith amidst the horrors of the Holocaust, The Hiding Place has a richly-deserved place among the Christian classics. In this autobiographical account, Corrie ten Boom tells of her family's attempt to save Dutch Jews from a Nazi round-up - until their efforts were discovered and the entire family sent to a concentration camp. Her father and sister would die in captivity, but Corrie would survive to write, preach, and personally share the story of God's love and forgiveness - even to her former Nazi captors!