Trailblazers

1.

Corrie Ten Boom

Watchmaker's Daughter

~ Jean Watson

The story of Corrie ten Boom has inspired millions of people all over the world. Jean Watson is a skilful author and presents Corrie's stirring life and challenging hope-filled message for young readers. The Watchmaker's Daughter... read more

2.

Joni Eareckson Tada

Swimming Against the Tide

~ Catherine MacKenzie

Joni Eareckson is a well-known Christian speaker and author from America but there was a day when she was a teenage girl in a bathing costume with nothing on her mind but boys, make up and her beloved horse, Tumbleweed. However,... read more

3.

Gladys Aylward

No Mountain Too High

~ Myrna Grant

Many looked on Gladys Aylward's expedition to mainland China as foolhardy and dangerous. It was. On her own, as a single female she carried her passport and other documents along with the only money and belongings that she in a... read more

4.

William Wilberforce

The Freedom Fighter

~ Derick Bingham

From the book: 'No! No! cried the little boy, 'Please no! I want to stay with my Mother!' 'Be quiet!' shouted the man who roughly pulled his mother from him. She was taken to a raised platform and offered for sale, immediately.... read more

5.

George Muller

The Children's Champion

~ Irene Howat

George Müller's life didn't have a promising start. By the age of sixteen, he had learned to lie, steal, drink and gamble and his future looked bleak - but God had other plans! After conversion, Müller's life became a vivid... read more

6.

John Newton

A Slave Set Free

~ Irene Howat

John stood and watched as some of the largest waves he had ever seen threw themselves at the ship. Very little stood between the young slave ship captain and death – and he knew it. His panic and fear made him think only of... read more

7.

Amy Carmichael

Rescuer By Night

~ Kay Walsh

'I can't see! It's dark everywhere. What place is this? Where am I?' Jeya was only four years old and was terrified as she tried to peer about the dark and gloomy temple. Between the pillars was a huge stone body. She shivered... read more

8.

C. S. Lewis

The Story Teller

~ Derick Bingham

Adventures into another world, stories of mystery and wonder, these are what fascinated and excited Clive. He was just a boy but would sit for hours writing stories where animals came to life and lived and spoke just like human... read more

9.

Michael Faraday

Spiritual Dynamo

~ Derick Bingham

Every time you switch on a light, start up a computer or turn on a television, you do it because of discoveries related to the work of Michael Faraday. In a swimming pool you will be guarded from disease because of liquid... read more

10.

Patricia St. John

The Story Behind the Stories

~ Irene Howat

Patricia St. John’s life is a story in itself but she grew up to become one of the world’s best-loved Christian writers for children. After almost being born in the middle of a storm on the Bay of Biscay it was no surprise to see... read more