(History Makers Illustrated)

Mother Teresa is a modern-day icon--the paragon of human goodness, empathy, and charity. But how did Agnes Bojaxhiu, a simple girl from an obscure corner of Eastern Europe, become such an international and influential figure?

Ben Freeth has an extraordinary story to tell. Like that of many white farmers, his family's land was "reclaimed" for redistribution by Mugabe's government.

It began with a slight dizziness. Soon he was slurring his speech. After months of tests at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, a consultant asked in grave tones, "Reverend Wenham, would you like to sit down?" In My Donkey Body, Wenham tells the story of his struggle with Lou Gehrig's disease and how he kept his sharp wit and strong faith even in the worst of times.

What made C. S. Lewis such a renowned children's author? Was it his ability to mold a fantasy world so complex that it took a series to explain it all? Or was it his love of children's books even as an adult? This book will engage readers as it details the timeless Narnia series, fantasy literature in general, C. S. Lewis's life, and much more.

The extraordinary true story of a Christian mother's struggle to keep her family faithful to God during the enormous pressures and alluring charisma of Hitler's early regime. This is a powerful example for parents fighting to raise Christian kids in a post-Christian culture.

When Davey Jank started a new life as a missionary among a remote tribe in the Amazon jungle, he entered a world most of us will never encounter: a world where witchcraft and shamanism are the trade of the powerful; where fear drives a timid and isolated society to acts of desperation and the brink of despair; where God's Word has not been heard.

An invaluable support for women struggling with their sexual identity . . . and for those who want to help.

Like that of many others, Peter Gladwin's life began badly: He was seriously burned in a house fire at the age of one, put on probation at thirteen for burglary and theft, stabbed in a gang fight at fifteen, and the victim of a hit and run at twenty-four. Other obstacles included his personal addictions, his wife's battle with cancer, and his father's suicide. While contemplating his own suicide, he found faith in God, and this was the catalyst that turned his life around.

(Fully updated; foreword by Patrick Johnstone) The powerful story of one of Africa's top evangelists—saved from a life of poverty and gang involvement to testify of God's grace to change lives.

(Updated and revised by Dennis R. Hillman) The original and unvarnished account of one of Christianity's most dramatic conversions—the autobiography of John Newton, the author of "Amazing Grace." This is the ultimate, full-length hymn story, as spectacular and compelling today as when it was first written.