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Published by Christian Focus, each book has 10 short biographies of inspirational lives which will serve as an example. It includes fact files, prayer suggestions and quizzes.

Ten Boys Who Changed the World

Ten Boys Who Changed the World

by Irene Howat

George Muller was a thief when he was younger and spent time in jail for his crimes. Brother Andrew grew up in Holland during the second World War and played tricks on German soldiers. Nicky Cruz grew up in a family where spirit worship was a regular occurrence. He became a very angry young man, out to cause trouble.

John Newton was captured at a young age and forced to join Her Majesty's Navy, leaving his friends and family behind. What happened to these young boys and how did God make them into men who changed their world? Read how George Muller was finally trusted with millions of pounds. Discover how Brother Andrew grew up to be a smuggler of Bibles. Read how Nicky Cruz was rescued from self-destruction and eventually went on to begin one of the largest youth organisations reaching out to hurt and confused young people throughout the world.

  • David Livingstone (Missionary in Africa)
  • Nicky Cruz (Evangelist)
  • Brother Andrew (Smuggler for God in Communist Countries)
  • George Muller (Founder of Children's Homes)
  • William Carey (Missionary in India)
  • John Newton (Minister and reformer)
  • Adoniram Judson (Missionary in Burma)
  • Billy Graham (Evangelist)
  • Luis Palau (Evangelist)
  • Eric Liddell (Athlete and Missionary in China)

    • Published by: Christian Focus Publications

    No. of pages: 160

    Format: Paperback

    Price: £5.00

    Suggested Age: 8 and above

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    Ten Boys Who Made a Difference

    Ten Boys Who Made a Difference

    by Irene Howat

    Would you like to make a difference? These ten boys grew up to do just that - but first they had to change the church. How did God change them?

  • Augustine discovered the love of God and changed the way we think;
  • Knox focused on God's word and told his country the truth;
  • Luther rediscovered God's truth and gave it to ordinary people;
  • Calvin realised that salvation was a gift from God and not a reward for what he did;
  • Tyndale longed to print the Bible in a language that everyone would understand;
  • Latimer urged people to read the Bible for themselves and made enemies as a result;
  • Hus taught that God is in charge of the church and the world;<;li>
  • Zwingli challenged people to obey God's word in every area of their lives;
  • Chalmers called the church to show Christ's compassion to the poor
  • Shaftesbury pushed the church into making Christ's love a living reality for everyone

    • Published by: Christian Focus Publications

    No. of pages: 160

    Format: Paperback

    Price: £5.00

    Suggested Age: 8 and above

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    Ten Girls Who Changed the World

    Ten Girls Who Changed the World

    by Irene Howat

    Isobel Kuhn questioned whether God even existed. Mary Slessor grew up in a slum with an alcoholic father. Joni Eareckson broke her neck during a diving accident and Corrie Ten Boom just lived with her family in a little watch shop in Harlaam, Holland. What is so special about these girls and how did they change their world?

    Isobel Kuhn believed in God and then obeyed his call to travel to Asia to tell the Lisu people about God. Mary Slessor, put herself through evening classes and eventually became one of the first white women to venture into the interior of Africa. Joni Eareckson struggled through her treatment and endless hospital visits to become the inspiration to many Christians. Corrie Ten Boom spent most of her life just living in Holland until the Nazis started killing the Jews. Corrie Ten Boom put her life on the line to save the lives of many Jews in the hiding place, a hidden room behind her wardrobe in a little watch shop in Haarlem, Holland.

  • Mary Slessor (Missionary in Africa)
  • Corrie Ten Boom (hid Jews in Nazi Germany)
  • Granny Brand (Missionary in India)
  • Joni Eareckson
  • Gladys Aylward (Missionary in China)
  • Jackie Pullinger (Missionary in Hong Kong)
  • Amy Carmichael (Missionary in India)
  • Elisabeth Fry (Worked among the sick, prisoners and homeless)
  • Catherine Booth (Co-Founder of The Salvation Army)
  • Isobel Kuhn (Missionary in Asia)

    • Published by: Christian Focus Publications

    No. of pages: 16

    Format: Paperback

    Price: £5.00

    Suggested Age: 8 and above

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    Ten Girls Who Made a Difference

    Ten Girls Who Made a Difference

    by Irene Howat

    Would you like to make a difference? These ten girls grew up to do just that.

  • Susannah's children changed their country;
  • Monica's son changed the church;
  • Ann's romance taught Burma about the love of Christ
  • Edith was used by God to change a continent
  • Katherine escaped from oppression and changed her world
  • Susie listened to a preacher and then published the gospel herself
  • Bethan met a doctor and then helped to heal people's souls
  • Maria lost her parents but found China
  • Sabrina was imprisoned for her faith and then fought to set other Christians free
  • Ruth began her life in China but eventually God took her in a mission round the world.

    • Published by: Christian Focus Publications

    No. of pages: 160

    Format: Paperback

    Price: £5.00

    Suggested Age: 8 and above

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