Betty Greene

Betty Greene

by | Jun 17, 2021 | Blog, Women, Guest Author

Heroes of the faith Part 5 Eight-year-old Betty Greene could barely contain her excitement. She was standing in the stadium with her family and thousands of others anxiously awaiting a fly-over by her hero, Charles Lindbergh. She had read everything she could get her...
Cameron Townsend

Cameron Townsend

by | May 5, 2021 | Blog, Women, Guest Author

Heroes of the faith Part 4 “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” | Proverbs 19:21 As a young California farm boy, Cameron Townsend had aspirations of becoming a schoolteacher. By the time he graduated high school, however,...
Gladys Aylward

Gladys Aylward

by | Apr 23, 2021 | Guest Author, Blog, Women

Heroes of the faith Part 3 On paper, Gladys Aylward had none of the proper qualifications to be a missionary. She had failed out of the China Inland Missionary Society’s training school in London. She had no education, no useful skills, no money or missionary society...
Hudson Taylor

Hudson Taylor

by | Apr 23, 2021 | Blog, Women, Guest Author

Heroes of the faith Part 2 Stepping inside the Buddhist temple, Hudson could see men and women burning incense and praying to a large stone statue of Buddha. He watched intently. In all his life he had never seen anything other than a Christian church. And what struck...
George Muller

George Muller

by | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog, Women, Guest Author

Heroes of the faith Part 1 “I hate to bother you, Mr. Muller,” began the matron, “but it’s happened. The children are all ready for breakfast and there is not a thing in the house to eat. What shall I tell them?” George stood up. “I’ll take care of it. Just give me a...
Heroes of the Faith

Heroes of the Faith

by | Apr 19, 2021 | Guest Author, Blog, Women

an introduction Recently, our women’s team gathered over lunch, and—as is fairly common these days—our conversation led to the various difficulties in our lives and the lives of those around us. As we shared, stories of various Heroes of the Faith kept coming up...