John and Betty Stam were graduates of Moody Bible Institute. They sailed for China as missionaries during a difficult time for missionaries. (They were actually married in China, Betty preceding John to the mission field by one year.) They knew the risks involved. The...
Shortly after Richard Wurmbrand was exiled from Romania following 14 years of brutal imprisonment for his faith, he was speaking at a home meeting in suburban America. When the meeting ended, one of the men present asked Pastor Wurmbrand, "Why is it that we don't have...
Consider also the fruit produced by the five martyrs in Ecuador in 1956. Steve Saint, the son of martyred pilot Nate Saint, learned the details of their martyrdom many years after the fact. Steve had frequently worked among the people who killed his father, since all...
When our older daughter, Jennifer, graduated from Christian high school and got her yearbook, we noticed that she had no Scripture verse under her picture. She explained that she was at work when the yearbook forms were given out, and so she didn't get to fill in some...
Early in 1998, a distressed mother living in Chicago sought the Lord on behalf of her teenage daughter. This girl had already fallen heavily into drugs, even supporting herself as a prostitute in England for a time. She was back in the States, but her mom, whom we'll...
Let me illustrate this with the amusing story of two farmers who had a talk about Christianity. One of them said to his friend, "I hear that you're a Christian.""That's right," the other replied."Well, what does it mean to be a Christian?" The curious farmer...
November 12, 1971, was the first time I responded to an altar call. It was only the second time I had been in a real church service, and I went forward only because I knew it would mean a lot to those sincere "Christian" people who had been praying for me. After all,...
