Relates events in the life of the Dutch woman who survived imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps to become a Christian missionary.

"Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! Driven by love, sustained by faith and determination, this young woman from Northern Ireland defied the cruel barriers of India's caste system (1867-1951).

"God", Mary prayed, "Send me somewhere, anywhere, just send me to be a missionary". God would indeed answer the prayer of the fiery, red-haired woman from Scotland. For thirty-nine years, Mary Slessor would labor in love among the unreached, often treacherous, tribes of Africa's Calabar region. Braving sickness, danger, and death on all sides, Mary became the cherished "White Ma" to entire tribes. Her faith, steadfastness, and pioneering spirit...

A biography of Clarence Jones, who pioneered the use of radio broadcasts in missionary work when he helped to start station HCJB in Quito, Ecuador.

A biography of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Canadian missionary to China, Jonathan Goforth.

A biography of the nineteenth-century English missionary who encouraged the growth of indigenous Christian missions throughout the Pacific islands.

As America's first foreign missionary, Adoniram Judson worked to translate the Bible into Burmese. He survived starvation, imprisonment, and torture both on land and at sea only to watch his family, coworkers, and friends succumb to death.

A biography of the Scottish missionary and runner who won a gold medal in the 1924 Olympics and went on to do missionary work in China.

"The life of missionary Elisabeth Elliot, who began working among the Auca Indians in South America after her husband's death. Returning to the United States after many years as a missionary, Elliot became widely known as a Christian author and speaker"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of the Anglican clergyman John Wesley who, along with his brother Charles and George Whitefield, founded the Methodist movement.