"…he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work." (II Timothy 2:21) The theme verse of our recent Missions Conference clearly provides a brief summary of the life of each man and woman whose testimony is presented in the new items being added to the library.
C.T. Studd: No Retreat
This wealthy young Englishman became a missionary of extreme devotion and rare determination, serving in China, India, and finally in Central Africa where he was the first to reach numerous tribes deep in the Congo.
Florence Young: Mission Accomplished
This timid New Zealander became a faithful witness to the Solomon Islanders working on her family's plantation and then in the remote Solomon Islands helping to reach out to villages steeped in cannibalism and revenge killings.
Wilfred Grenfell: Fisher of Men
This English doctor ministered first on the North Sea before going to the wild, remote Labrador coast where he shared the gospel of hope and pioneered hospitals, orphanages, schools, and fishermen's co-ops.
Lillian Trasher: The Greatest Wonder in Egypt
This American woman, certain of God's guidance, founded Egypt's first orphanage where, in the midst of poverty, war, and deadly epidemics, she modeled a life of trust for over fifty years.
Sheffy
This video depicts actual events from the life of Robert Sheffy, a nineteenth century circuit rider, who was ardent in prayer, tireless in service, and steadfast in his defense of the truth as he rode through the hills spreading the gospel.
Worth It All
This video shares Roni Bowers' commitment to Christ from her teen years through her death as a young missionary mother when the plane in which her family was flying was mistakenly shot down over Peru in 2001.
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