Christian Heroes: Then & Now Series

50 primary works • 58 total works

This best-selling, missionary biography series - Christian Heroes: Then & Now - chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory.

Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime

Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime

4.41 · 7021 Ratings · 381 Reviews · published 1998 · 12 editions

Written for readers age 10 and up -- enjoyed by ad…

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Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer

Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer

4.42 · 1495 Ratings · 117 Reviews · published 1998 · 7 editions

Flying soon captured Nate's heart. His air-service…

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Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of China

Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of China

4.33 · 1815 Ratings · 134 Reviews · published 1998 · 13 editions

Hudson survived his perilous maiden voyage to his …

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Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Precious Gems

Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Precious Gems

4.41 · 2660 Ratings · 247 Reviews · published 1998 · 13 editions

Amy's life was marked by a simple, determined obed…

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Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels' Den

Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels' Den

4.58 · 1897 Ratings · 195 Reviews · published 1998 · 9 editions

Suddenly, Corrie's ordered life was lost in the in…

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Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold

Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold

4.29 · 1625 Ratings · 174 Reviews · published 1998 · 14 editions

Eric's refusal earlier that week to run on Sunday …

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William Carey: Obliged to Go

William Carey: Obliged to Go

4.12 · 1553 Ratings · 148 Reviews · published 1998 · 7 editions

"Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new stand…

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George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans

George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans

4.48 · 5166 Ratings · 416 Reviews · published 1999 · 12 editions

With scarcely enough food or money for his own fam…

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Jim Elliot: One Great Purpose

Jim Elliot: One Great Purpose

4.37 · 983 Ratings · 78 Reviews · published 1999 · 7 editions

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to ga…

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Mary Slessor: Forward into Calabar

Mary Slessor: Forward into Calabar

4.27 · 1657 Ratings · 111 Reviews · published 1999 · 8 editions

God would indeed answer the prayer of the fiery, r…

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David Livingstone: Africa's Trailblazer

David Livingstone: Africa's Trailblazer

4.03 · 1923 Ratings · 163 Reviews · published 1999 · 6 editions

"Each true story in this series by outstanding aut…

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Betty Greene: Wings to Serve: Christian Heroes: Then & Now

Betty Greene: Wings to Serve: Christian Heroes: Then & Now

4.16 · 532 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 1999 · 7 editions

As a young girl growing up on the shores of Lake W…

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Adoniram Judson: Bound for Burma

Adoniram Judson: Bound for Burma

4.27 · 1521 Ratings · 172 Reviews · published 2000 · 8 editions

As America's first foreign missionary, Adoniram Ju…

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Cameron Townsend: Good News in Every Language

Cameron Townsend: Good News in Every Language

4.16 · 1099 Ratings · 96 Reviews · published 2000 · 9 editions

In one decisive moment, Cameron Townsend understoo…

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Jonathan Goforth: An Open Door in China

Jonathan Goforth: An Open Door in China

4.34 · 318 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 2000 · 7 editions

"What would make you come back?" the Chinese peopl…

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Lottie Moon: Giving Her All for China

Lottie Moon: Giving Her All for China

4.34 · 797 Ratings · 84 Reviews · published 2001 · 6 editions

In a twist that only God could orchestrate, this s…

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John Williams: Messenger of Peace

John Williams: Messenger of Peace

4.22 · 171 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2002 · 8 editions

The thousands of islands scattered across the Paci…

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William Booth: Soup, Soap, and Salvation

William Booth: Soup, Soap, and Salvation

4.09 · 415 Ratings · 37 Reviews · published 2002 · 10 editions

Horrified by the poverty and suffering most people…

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Rowland Bingham: Into Africa's Interior

Rowland Bingham: Into Africa's Interior

4.12 · 168 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2003 · 6 editions

At age twenty Rowland Bingham committed himself to…

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Ida Scudder: Healing Bodies, Touching Hearts

Ida Scudder: Healing Bodies, Touching Hearts

4.45 · 708 Ratings · 68 Reviews · published 2003 · 8 editions

Ida Scudder was sure she would never follow in the…

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Wilfred Grenfell: Fisher of Men: Christian Heroes: Then & Now

Wilfred Grenfell: Fisher of Men: Christian Heroes: Then & Now

4.28 · 279 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2003 · 6 editions

Adventurous Wilfred Grenfell was no stranger to da…

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Lillian Trasher: The Greatest Wonder in Egypt

Lillian Trasher: The Greatest Wonder in Egypt

4.52 · 1063 Ratings · 134 Reviews · published 2003 · 7 editions

When Lillian Trasher founded Egypt's first orphana…

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Florence Young: Mission Accomplished

Florence Young: Mission Accomplished

4.07 · 293 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2005 · 5 editions

New Zealander Florence Young (1856 1940) rose to h…

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Loren Cunningham: Into All the World

Loren Cunningham: Into All the World

4.26 · 216 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2004 · 8 editions

Ever since he was a young boy dreaming of writing …

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Sundar Singh: Footprints Over the Mountains

Sundar Singh: Footprints Over the Mountains

4.40 · 441 Ratings · 63 Reviews · published 2005 · 6 editions

Sundhar Singh (1889-1929), raised as a Sikh, as a …

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C.T. Studd: No Retreat

C.T. Studd: No Retreat

4.15 · 397 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2005 · 6 editions

Endowed with rare determination and a wry sense of…

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Rachel Saint: A Star in the Jungle

Rachel Saint: A Star in the Jungle

4.45 · 412 Ratings · 37 Reviews · published 2004 · 7 editions

Against all odds, God led Rachel Saint to Ecuador'…

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Clarence Jones: Mr. Radio

Clarence Jones: Mr. Radio

4.19 · 118 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2005 · 4 editions

Although born into a devout Christian family, Clar…

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Count Zinzendorf: First Fruit

Count Zinzendorf: First Fruit

3.94 · 361 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 2006 · 9 editions

An unusually mature Christian at a very young age,…

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Brother Andrew: God's Secret Agent

Brother Andrew: God's Secret Agent

4.41 · 849 Ratings · 84 Reviews · published 2006 · 10 editions

When he became God's smuggler, Brother Andrew was …

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Jacob Deshazer: Forgive Your Enemies

Jacob Deshazer: Forgive Your Enemies

4.47 · 589 Ratings · 75 Reviews · published 2009 · 8 editions

Three thousand feet above China, it was Jake's tur…

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David Bussau: Facing the World Head-on

David Bussau: Facing the World Head-on

3.98 · 134 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 2008 · 5 editions

David listened to what the others said and thought…

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John Wesley: The World His Parish

John Wesley: The World His Parish

3.99 · 356 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 2007 · 7 editions

Passionate and tireless, this Anglican clergyman r…

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C.S. Lewis: Master Storyteller

C.S. Lewis: Master Storyteller

4.30 · 1041 Ratings · 112 Reviews · published 2007 · 9 editions

From his earliest childhood, C.S. Lewis loved to h…

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Isobel Kuhn: On the Roof of the World

Isobel Kuhn: On the Roof of the World

4.39 · 332 Ratings · 43 Reviews · published 2010 · 7 editions

As a fourteen-year-old intent on living a “modern”…

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Elisabeth Elliot: Joyful Surrender

Elisabeth Elliot: Joyful Surrender

4.45 · 645 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 2010 · 6 editions

Since she was young, Elisabeth Elliot had been int…

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D.L. Moody: Bringing Souls to Christ

D.L. Moody: Bringing Souls to Christ

4.34 · 312 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 2011 · 5 editions

Seventeen-year-old Dwight Lyman Moody changed his …

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Paul Brand: Helping Hands

4.43 · 219 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 2011 · 5 editions

"Watching his father perform medical procedures ba…

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: In the Midst of Wickedness

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: In the Midst of Wickedness

4.35 · 1001 Ratings · 112 Reviews · published 2012 · 12 editions

Born into a loving family, Dietrich Bonhoeffer pur…

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Francis Asbury: Circuit Rider

Francis Asbury: Circuit Rider

3.85 · 138 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 2013 · 4 editions

One of the first Methodist bishops in America, Eng…

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Samuel Zwemer: The Burden of Arabia

Samuel Zwemer: The Burden of Arabia

4.25 · 199 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions

The spiritual needs of the Muslim world, long negl…

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Klaus-Dieter John: Hope in the Land of the Incas

Klaus-Dieter John: Hope in the Land of the Incas

4.34 · 150 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions

Klaus-Dieter John dreamed of becoming a medical mi…

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John Newton: Change of Heart

John Newton: Change of Heart

4.23 · 182 Ratings · 19 Reviews · 4 editions

Each wave stressed the damaged ship, and John wond…

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Mildred Cable: Through the Jade Gate

Mildred Cable: Through the Jade Gate

4.24 · 153 Ratings · 18 Reviews · 4 editions

"Standing atop a mound of rocks, Mildred wrapped h…

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John Flynn: Into the Never Never

John Flynn: Into the Never Never

4.28 · 81 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2016 · 4 editions

While studying to be a minister, John Flynn longed…

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Christian Heroes: Then & Now #1, 8

Christian Heroes: Then & Now #1, 8

4.62 · 198 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 1999 · 1 edition

A wealthy Irish girl rescuing children in India? A…

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Christian Heroes: Then & Now #1-5

Christian Heroes: Then & Now #1-5

4.59 · 49 Ratings · published 2006 · 2 editions

These exciting, challenging, and deeply touching t…

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Christian Heroes: Then & Now #6-10

Christian Heroes: Then & Now #6-10

4.65 · 17 Ratings · published 2006 · 4 editions

Books 6-10, includes:
Eric Liddell: Something Great…

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Christian Heroes: Then & Now #16-20

Christian Heroes: Then & Now #16-20

4.86 · 7 Ratings · published 2006 · 4 editions

These exciting, challenging, and deeply touching t…

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Christian Heroes: Then & Now #21-25

Christian Heroes: Then & Now #21-25

4.67 · 3 Ratings · published 2006 · 2 editions

These exciting, challenging, and deeply touching t…

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Christian Heroes: Then & Now #26-30

Christian Heroes: Then & Now #26-30

4.67 · 3 Ratings · 1 edition

Written specifically to challenge readers with the…

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Christian Heroes: Then & Now #31-35

Christian Heroes: Then & Now #31-35

5.00 · 3 Ratings · published 2000 · 3 editions

These exciting, challenging, and deeply touching t…

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Christian Heroes: Then & Now #36-40

Christian Heroes: Then & Now #36-40

4.40 · 5 Ratings · 2 editions

These exciting, challenging, and deeply touching t…

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Charles Mulli: We Are Family

Charles Mulli: We Are Family

4.53 · 205 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2017 · 7 editions

When Charles Mulli was a child, his family repeate…

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Richard Wurmbrand: Love Your Enemies

Richard Wurmbrand: Love Your Enemies

4.68 · 159 Ratings · 18 Reviews · 5 editions

"As he tried to think calmly about faith, Richard …

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Helen Roseveare: Mama Luka

Helen Roseveare: Mama Luka

4.35 · 148 Ratings · 13 Reviews · 4 editions

Helen Roseveare served as a medical missionary in …

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Norman Grubb: Mission Builder

Norman Grubb: Mission Builder

4.25 · 52 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 5 editions

Norman read the first sentence of the letter The w…

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Albert Schweitzer: Le Grand Docteur

Albert Schweitzer: Le Grand Docteur

4.14 · 50 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 5 editions

Each morning patients gathered outside the clinic …

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