“With Skilled, Kind Fingers that Did Not Tremble”: The Story of Dr. Eleanor Chesnut
Author: Susan Verstraete

In a moment of calm during the riot, she performed her last act of kindness toward the Chinese people. Eleanor tore her dress to make a bandage for a boy in the crowd with a head wound. Witnesses said that she worked “with skilled, kind fingers that did not tremble.”

A Helper Suitable for Francis Schaeffer
Author: Susan Verstraete

Just as the speaker finished and before Edith could get to her feet, someone else stood up. 'My name is Francis Schaeffer,' he said, 'and I want to say that I know Jesus is the Son of God, and He is also my Savior.'

A Most Unlikely Wedding
Author: Susan Verstraete

He was a most unlikely groom in a most unlikely wedding. For years Richard had waxed eloquent on his conviction that a pastor who was doing his job correctly would have no time for a family. He followed his own advice and was a confirmed bachelor until the age of 47, and yet, here he was, waiting for his soon-to-be bride—a woman only half his age—to come down the aisle.

A Story That Does Not End Well: Marianne Hearne
Author: Susan Verstraete

Marianne Hearne experienced her first real crisis of faith when she was just five or six years old. She attended a good church with her family and learned to love God through the teaching of her parents, church and extended family. So it was natural that when Marianne had a problem, she turned to God. 

Adoniram Judson: Free Thinker Set Free
Author: Jim Elliff

The early 19th century American missionary Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) made a lasting impression on Burma, now Myanmar. His toil as a church planter, Bible translator, and sufferer for Christ is legendary. As a young man, however, he was radically opposed to the Savior he later preached.

Adrift in the South Atlantic
A true adventure story for children
Author: Susan Verstraete

All day long, you could hear the children laughing and playing on the ship. Robert and Mary Bell, and Richard, Georgia and Carol Shaw had made friends of all the crew, and the sailors allowed them to go nearly anywhere on the ship they wanted. The girls liked to play with the caged exotic birds packed on board to be transported to zoos in other countries. The boys liked to ask questions in the engine room. All the children loved to run on the decks outside or play hide and seek in the hold.

By Faith Alone: The Conversion of Martin Luther
Author: Susan Verstraete

Still, as he looked at his life closely, he found sins in thought, word and deed. In the monastery, Luther spent up to six hours a day confessing his sins to a priest. But later, he would always remember sins he had forgotten to confess. Questions nagged at him. If only confessed sins were forgiven, what would happen if he forgot one? What about all the sins he might have committed in ignorance?

David and John Brainerd: Missionaries to Native Americans
Author: Susan Verstraete

David Brainerd died well. "Now that I am dying," he said, "I declare that I would not for all the world have spent my life otherwise." His brother John was convinced. He carried on David's work until his own death 34 years later.

God who Reigns over Rain
Author: Susan Verstraete

They were locked in a tiny, bug-infested jail in inland China. The heat inside was suffocating, and the doors and windows were sealed tight by the guards. Outside their prison, crowds of people called for their death, rioting until late into night. At daybreak, it began again. “Mie yang,” they shouted, “Destroy the foreigner!” Archie and Flora prayed for a miracle.

Going Where the Need Was Greatest: The Story of Elizabeth Wilson
Author: Susan Verstraete

I can imagine Elizabeth Wilson turning over the calendar page at the end of another year and softly sighing. Perhaps she caught a glimpse of her gray hair in the mirror and wondered if she had been mistaken all these years. Perhaps God never meant for her to be a missionary.