Samuel Morris

Author: Lindley Baldwin
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
ISBN: 9780871239501
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
The extraordinary story of the young African who came to be called "The Apostle of Simple Faith."While most missionary biographies detail the lives of Western missionaries, this is the story of the African missionary that God called to the United States when slavery and segregation were a way of life. Previously published under the title The March of Faith, this book details the moving life story of Samuel Morris.After a miraculous escape from certain death during the ravages of intertribal warfare in Liberia, Africa, Kaboo was converted to Christ by Methodist missionaries and baptized under the name Samuel Morris. Traveling to America for pastoral training in the late 1880's, his trip was a missionary voyage in itself when several seamen were lead to Christ through his godly life. At Taylor University his example of faith made him a leader among the students and a challenge to the faulty.An unforgettable biography which shows Christ's love felling all racial barriers.

Quest for the Lost Prince

Author: Dave Jackson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781556614729
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Jova's search leads him all the way to America. There, he is at last reunited with the missing prince, now known as Samuel Morris. Inspired by Samuel's faith, Jova returns to Africa with news of a new, even greater Prince for his people.

Amy Carmichael

Author: Sam Wellman
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1620296446
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 221

Book Description
For challenge and encouragement in your Christian life, read the life stories of the Heroes of the Faith. The novelized biographies of this series are inspiring and easy-to-read, ideal for Christians of any age or background. In Amy Carmichael, you’ll get to know the great missionary who rescued many girls of India from horrible abuses—and served nearly six decades without a furlough. Appropriate for readers from junior high through adult, helpful for believers of any background, these biographies encourage greater Christian commitment through the example of heroes like Amy Carmichael.

Grains of Golden Sand

Author: Delfi Messinger
Publisher: Fine Print Press, Limited
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 432

Book Description
This book offers an intimate, first-hand look at one of the world's most precarious, endangered species in a precarious, endangered place. While providing adventure and exotic appeal, this book adds a new perspective to readers' understanding of the relationship between humans and what remains of the natural world. 96800x600 Includes art-book quality illustrations throughout, including 16-page full-color insert. Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USJAX-NONE

A Woman of Passion

Author: Julia Briggs
Publisher: New Amsterdam Books
ISBN: 1461636221
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 514

Book Description
In A Woman of Passion, Julia Briggs chronicles the life of author Edith Nesbit who is credited with being the first modern writer for children and the creator of the children's adventure story. Nesbit recorded her life with varying degrees of honesty in verse and prose, and while she seldom wrote entirely openly of her own experiences, she seldom wrote convincingly of anything else. In this fascinating read, Julia Briggs attempts to fill in the gaps of Nesbit's autobiographical material, painting an intriguing portrait of the famous author.

So that was Life

Author: Peter H. Schurr
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nervous system
Languages : en
Pages : 376

Book Description
This is a biography of Sir Geoffrey Jackson, the neurosurgeon whose portrait by Sir Gerald Kelly hangs on the staircase of the Royal College of Surgeons. He was a pioneer in the specialty of neurosurgery in Britain. He founded the Society of British Neurological Surgeons, and was the president of the First International Neurosurgical Congress.

Voices from the Past

Author: Janette Deacon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
The papers in this volume result from a conference held in Cape Town to honour the early efforts of W.H.I. Bleek and L.C. Lloyd in the field of Bushman studies in Southern Africa - the documentation of the language of the Xam Bushmen.

Hudson Taylor

Author: Ben Alex
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788772474441
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A biography series that fulfills the need for positive Christian role models for today's 10-14-year-olds. These biographies are different because they don't just tell about people and their values--they show them--in ways children can grab ahold and will want to imitate. Sidebars with background information for further study.

Jay Schabacker's Winning in Mutual Funds

Author: Jay Schabacker
Publisher: Amacom Books
ISBN: 9780814479223
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
Offers investment advice, discusses how to choose mutual funds to meet individual money-making goals and risk tolerance levels, and includes an updated list of top performing funds

Isobel Kuhn

Author: Lois Hoadley Dick
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers
ISBN: 9780871239761
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
An inspiring account of the Canadian girl who felt God's call to the Lisu people of China. A Women of Faith biography.