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Hannah used to think of herself as the girl hounded by death and darkness. Her family has been hounded by death for a long time, but they were and are even more tenaciously hounded by Life and Love, the truer, greater, realer Hound. The Hound that shows that the hound of death is but a shadow, a shadow that is chased away by Light.- - - - - - - -These are poems of doubt and faith, darkness and light, brokenness and healing. These are poems that reach out their hand to you, inviting you into these supposed contradictions to meet Love that envelopes all of them.Come in, you are welcome here.

Some think of jungles, lions, and snakes; others, of poverty 10,000 miles away. Still others think of coups d'état, medal-bedecked dictators, and economies on the brink.Come on a journey and see: a young boy in war-time Germany; a guy in his thirties contributing to German/American relations by marrying the commanding general's daughter; an adventurous family's cultural immersion into black Africa; a white man's face-off with AK-47-toting renegade soldiers; a missionary walking the edge, while half a dozen of his friends don't make it. Post-Amin Uganda was still hell on earth for most. Eb Roell and his wife, Debbie, tried to shine a bit of light into the darkness. If, beyond surviving, they succeeded, then it wasn't because of intelligence, experience, or daring - it was, as the song says, due to "Amazing Grace."This book will put you into Africa. It will help you see how it works - or doesn't. Culture, politics, language, the white elephants of misguided western aid, the drama of staying alive while trying to effect a difference - it's all there. So have a seat and take a trip.

Born in 1836, Edward "Ned" Wright led a life of vice and crime. His days were filled with drinking, smoking, wife-beating, and stealing-even stealing from the dead. It seemed impossible that he could ever reform. But then one night something happened. Out of curiosity, Ned and his wife went into a fancy theater for an "all seats free" program. There they were unexpectedly and powerfully affected by a Gospel presentation during which Ned was carried away into a waking vision of "the most awful tribunal I ever witnessed..."Ned described the experience. "Shivering like an aspen leaf, not daring to raise my head, I felt this to be ten thousand times worse than being tried at the Old Bailey... There was no deceiving the Judge of all the earth, no bringing false witnesses to swear one clear: His eyes were as flames of fire, searching me through.... I knew I was guilty; I felt condemned; and I stood a wretched sinner before the Judge. Then, too, in all that vast assembly, there was no voice raised in my favour-my case was hopeless. I stood in breathless suspense awaiting my sentence; and while trembling and quaking with fear, the scalding tears running down my cheeks, and my heart bursting within me, I heard a voice softly and gently whispering in my ear, 'Look to Jesus; there is pardon and life, through looking to Jesus.' Then I cried in agony of soul, 'Where, oh, where is Jesus?'" By faith, Ned Wright and his wife found Jesus that night.In an undeniable testament to the truth and efficacy of Christianity, Ned was completely transformed. His former energies and genius for evil were turned toward the bringing of life to the poor and criminals of the London metropolis and the surrounding country. Ministering to their needs through "soup suppers," mission rooms, and mothers' meetings, Ned demonstrated and proclaimed the Good News of the God Who so loved the world... with life-changing results. Published in 1871, *Incidents in the Life of Edward Wright* enters Ned's story about ten years after his conversion and ends in the present tense, in the midst of his ongoing and vibrant ministry. This timing allowed the author to confer with Mr. Wright for the accurate and rich telling of story after story of spiritual transformation.About the Scripture Testimony EditionWalking Together Press has enhanced this classic title by identifying and marking portions of the narrative that illustrate specific Biblical topics and verses. An extensive Scripture Testimony Index has also been added containing short summaries of how each topic is illustrated, making locating specific stories easy. Furthermore, this title is one of many in the Scripture Testimony Collection.

Born into humble circumstances in nineteenth century Scotland, Mary Slessor's path seemed determined as she began work as a child laborer in a textile mill. Short of stature, blue-eyed, red-haired, and with a fiery personality to match, Mary was made of tough stuff. Even though she worked twelve hours per day, she faithfully attended night school, even bringing books to work, stealing glances as she could. Her homelife was full of conflict and want until her alcoholic father died, after which Mary became the primary breadwinner. These trying circumstances were the refining crucible of Mary's strong character and her deep faith in God, a faith that was modeled by her mother. Mary lived out this faith through teaching and serving the poor-especially the rough children-in the slums of Dundee, Scotland. Even from childhood her sights were set on far-off places. Mary and her family enthusiastically followed the reports of the new Presbyterian mission in Calabar, Nigeria. She said, "It was the dream of my girlhood to be a missionary to Calabar." At age twenty-eight, she was able to join the mission herself, and spent nearly four decades serving the people there.God used Mary Slessor's upbringing to prepare her for life in Africa. She endeared herself to the people by living the way they lived, and eating the food they ate. This was partly because she was used to humble circumstances, but also so that she could economize as she continued to support her family back in Scotland from her missionary's salary. Her experiences in the rough neighborhoods of Dundee gave her a boldness to deal with intense conflicts and murderous superstitions in Calabar. Impelled by the love of Christ, she championed the causes of the poor and weak, especially women and children. To combat the superstitious tradition of killing twins, she adopted many while she preached on the value of life.Today, more than one hundred years later, Mary Slessor is still celebrated in Calabar, Nigeria. Her statue stands in the center of the city, a memorial to a woman whose life was a blessing to this people. She is depicted holding infant twins.About the Scripture Testimony EditionWalking Together Press has enhanced this classic title by identifying and marking portions of the narrative that illustrate specific Biblical topics and verses. An extensive Scripture Testimony Index has also been added containing short summaries of how each topic is illustrated, making locating specific stories easy. Furthermore, this title is one of many in the Scripture Testimony Collection.

Imagine a man walking into a poor rural village containing thousands of people and then promising to take care of their every need; food, clothing, housing, education. And then imagine that he proposed to do this without telling anyone other than God that these needs even existed. This man was George Müller, and that village was the more than ten thousand orphans for whom he cared, over sixty years of his life.In his youth, George Müller was such a slave to money that he would lie, cheat, and steal to get it. But then God set him free. He said, "There was a day when I died, utterly died...died to George Müller, his opinions, preferences, tastes and will-died to the world, its approval or censure-died to the approval or blame even of my brethren and friends..." God transformed this wayward youth into a humble man of faith who set about-as one of his primary life goals-to prove to the world that God is alive, that He loves us, and that He is trustworthy and faithful. In spite of his indifference to money, or perhaps because of it, God allowed more than £1,300,000 to pass through his hands towards the needs and support of orphans, missionaries, schools, evangelism, and more, all meticulously recorded to the glory of God the Provider.First published in 1899, the year after Müller's death, George Müller of Bristol was the first authorized biography, written by his friend Arthur T. Pierson, who was author of numerous books on missions, theology, apologetics, and biography, and who was also a preacher, including two years over Charles Spurgeon's church in London. Pierson skillfully draws deep spiritual lessons from Müller's life, making this biography one of the most important Christian books of all time.About the Scripture Testimony EditionWalking Together Press has enhanced this classic title by identifying and marking portions of the narrative that illustrate specific Biblical topics and verses. An extensive Scripture Testimony Index has also been added containing short summaries of how each topic is illustrated, making locating specific stories easy. Furthermore, this title is one of many in the Scripture Testimony Collection.

Hudson Taylor was as a nineteenth century missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission. He did these things by faith, trusting only God for all temporal supplies for himself, his family, and more than eight hundred missionaries that joined him in more than fifty years of Gospel labor. While these are impressive numbers, Hudson Taylor was first and foremost a child of God, constantly growing in his faith. One of Taylor's greatest gifts to posterity is the transparency with which he wrote about life challenges and his own faith journey. This book contains story after real-life story of walking ever more closely with God, each demonstrating His reality and the truth of His Word.From the author's foreword, "There can be no doubt but that Hudson Taylor's acts have helped to mould men's minds, and have given an impulse to missionary activity and methods.... And there can be no question as to the great idea with which he was possessed, and to which he attached himself. His life was dominated from first to last by his conviction as to the utter faithfulness of God. It is for this reason that the title of this little book has been called: Hudson Taylor: The Man who believed God."Originally published in 1929, this Christian classic has been refreshed in order to present the encouragement of Hudson Taylor's faith in God to a new audience. Author Marshall Broomhall, a nephew to Hudson Taylor, was himself a missionary in China, and later became the editorial secretary for the China Inland Mission.About the Scripture Testimony EditionWalking Together Press has enhanced this classic title by identifying and marking portions of the narrative that illustrate specific Biblical topics and verses. An extensive Scripture Testimony Index has also been added containing short summaries of how each topic is illustrated, making locating specific stories easy. Furthermore, this title is one of many in the Scripture Testimony Collection.

Almost from the moment of his conversion at eighteen years of age, Jonathan Goforth was an evangelist. In addition to tireless itinerant preaching, constant evangelism in slums, and even brothels; one summer during his years at Knox College, he visited nine hundred sixty Toronto families. It was said of Jonathan Goforth that, "When he found his own soul needed Jesus Christ, it became a passion with him to take Jesus Christ to every soul." This passion-which led him to devote his life to the cause of spreading the Gospel in China-resonated with a twenty-year-old artist who, after surreptitiously examining Goforth's heavily annotated Bible, said to herself, "This is the man I would like to marry!"Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth were Presbyterian missionaries in China from 1888 to 1935. They were pioneers in many ways, including "family ministry," where they included their children in their travels and evangelistic work. The family endured harrowing trials and narrowly escaped death during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. Then in the early 1900's, Dr. Goforth sought the "greater works than these" that Jesus promises in John 14:12. Goforth became a student of revivals, both contemporary and historical, and for the rest of his missionary career he worked as a revivalist, witnessing the powerful work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of thousands.Prolific author Rosalind Goforth provides tender and unvarnished glimpses into the life of her beloved husband, who was just as godly a man in private as he was in public. From the introduction, "Dr. and Mrs. Goforth were given of God to each other. It was a marriage of rare beauty, fellowship, and unity in faith and work. They were a rich blessing to all who entered their home in China, in Manchuria, or in Canada, and they brought a rich blessing into every home they entered. When Mrs. Goforth's hearing was impaired, Dr. Goforth was ears for her; and she, in his blindness, was eyes for him. But no physical weaknesses or limitations ever stopped their enthusiastic labors in winning souls for their Lord. May He bless this life-story to the raising up of many to walk in their footsteps, till the Lord come."

Dr. Frederick Baedeker, born in Germany in 1823, earned a doctorate in philosophy, became a successful business man and educator, then founded a high-class school in Weston-super-Mare, England, to where he emigrated, married, and settled into a prosperous life. But at age forty-three, Baedeker attended a series of evangelistic meetings about which he said, "I went in a proud German infidel, and came out a humble, believing disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ." Through aristocratic connections, God granted Dr. Baedeker unprecedented access to the horrible prisons of Czarist Russia, and at one point eighty-six-year-old George Müller laids his hands on Dr. Baedeker's head and "separated him to the special ministry to the banished brethren, committing him to the loving care of our Heavenly Father." Instead of enjoying the comforts of his upper-class position, Dr. Baedeker chose to spend his days and his personal wealth to visit the downcast and forgotten so that he might lift their chins with the hope of the glorious Gospel. Frequently in great need or danger, or facing opposition, he sought and found deliverance through prayer. These proofs of God's love and faithfulness are chronicled in story after story in this powerful biography.Originally published in 1907, the year after Dr. Baedeker's death, Dr. Baedeker and His Apostolic Work in Russia is an essential Christian biography. From the author, "A life-work so signally exemplary in its long-sustained heroism for Christ, and so rich in spiritual stimulus, could not be allowed to pass unchronicled."About the Scripture Testimony EditionWalking Together Press has enhanced this classic title by identifying and marking portions of the narrative that illustrate specific Biblical topics and verses. An extensive Scripture Testimony Index has also been added containing short summaries of how each topic is illustrated, making locating specific stories easy. Furthermore, this title is one of many in the Scripture Testimony Collection.

Robert Gribble was a simple, uneducated man, who worked with simple, uneducated farmers and laborers in the villages of the bucolic Devonshire countryside. There are parallels between that time and place, and our own. Perhaps surprising to a modern reader, rural Britain in the first part of the nineteenth century was unreached with the Gospel. In spite of the long presence of the established church, most people had never heard the name of Jesus, or if they had, they did not know that He is able to save and to transform souls. Robert Gribble worked with people in a post-Christian time much like our own. From the preface, "In this brief account of forty-two years' labour in the Gospel, [the author hopes] ...that many dear people of God will find some refreshment in the perusal of these pages... The "Appendix" contains a few extracts from the writer's journal, added at the suggestion of friends, who considered that some account of the way in which the Lord has sustained him during the last twenty-five years, might form a suitable conclusion to the book... to show the providential care of an Heavenly Father who delights to help those who trust in Him, and who, if able to raise such weak instruments in bringing sinners to Himself, can surely provide for His servant's daily need."First published in 1858, this Christian classic has been refreshed so that perhaps, as this old book is presented to a new audience, it will encourage new readers to think like Gribble, asking the questions, "How can I be useful to the souls of others?" and "Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?" The sweet stories in this book give us the encouragement that, should we ask such questions of God, He will certainly show us how to reach our own communities, even in our own post-Christian time.

Gems of Grace was the title of a weekly broadcast by Bob Stokes over Trans World Radio, Monte Carlo, Bonaire and Swaziland. His short, pithy, gospel messages, which reached millions of listeners, resulted in an overwhelming demand that they should be issued in a more permanent form. This book contains a selection of the talks. The author drew his themes from incidents in his own experience, sometimes dramatic, sometimes seemingly trivial, but all bearing witness to the way in which God speaks through everyday events to those who have ears to hear.Bob Stokes' radio ministry began when, as a missionary in Fiji, he was closely involved with the religious broadcasts on the Fiji Broadcasting Commission. Subsequently, in 1959, he was recommended by Billy Graham for follow-up work to the Crusades in Australia and New Zealand, and he conducted evangelistic campaigns and conventions in many countries. He also shared "Keswick" ministry in Rhodesia, South Africa and India.

Bob Stoke's first series of Gems of Grace radio talks in print met with such an immediate success that his short, pithy, down-to-earth messages are continued in this new book. The author draws Christ-centred conclusions from everyday events in his own life and ministry which have a compelling appeal to the reader. His Bible teaching and evangelistic ministry has taken him several times round the world, including some years as a missionary in India and Fiji. In Australia, after undertaking follow-up work to the Billy Graham crusades of 1959, he was frequently in demand as a youth leader and convention speaker. He also shared "Keswick" ministry in Rhodesia and South Africa. He was the Deputational Secretary of Trans World Radio in Britain, and his weekly talks were broadcast from Monte Carlo and Bonaire.