Synopses & Reviews
Isobel Kuhn questioned whether God even existed. Mary Slessor grew up in a slum with an alcoholic father. Joni Eareckson broke her neck during a diving accident and Corrie Ten Boom just lived with her family in a little watch shop in Harlaam Holland. What is so special about these girls and how did they change their world Isobel Kuhn believed in God and then obeyed his call to travel to Asia to tell the Lisu people about God. Mary Slessor put herself through evening classes and eventually became one of the first white women to venture into the interior of Africa. Joni Eareckson struggled through her treatment and endless hospital visits to become the inspiration to many Christians. Corrie Ten Boom spent most of her life just living in Holland until the Nazis started killing the Jews. Corrie Ten Boom put her life on the line to save the lives of many Jews in the hiding place a hidden room behind her wardrobe in a little watch shop in Haarlem Holland.Mary Slessor Missionary in Africa Corrie Ten Boom hid Jews in Nazi Germany Granny Brand Missionary in India Joni Eareckson Gladys Aylward Missionary in China Jackie Pullinger Missionary in Hong Kong Amy Carmichael Missionary in India Elisabeth Fry Worked among the sick prisoners and homeless Catherine Booth CoFounder of The Salvation Army and Isobel Kuhn Missionary in Asia.
Synopsis
C. H. Spurgeon is known as the 'Prince of Preachers'. His sermons drew thousands to his church and, when printed, sold in their millions to people in the streets. A hundred years later he is still one of the most popular Christian authors in print.Yet, at the heart of Spurgeon's desire to preach was a fierce love of people, a desire that meant that he did not neglect his pastoral ministry. He did not regard people as merely souls to be saved; he loved people, and wanted the best for them. His concern for the welfare of people particularly extended to those involved in Christian ministry. 'Lectures to my Students' (ISBN 1 85792 4177) was produced for people training to be ministers - 'Counsel for Christian Workers' was produced for other people involved in a variety of Christian work. They contain Spurgeon's clear sighted and pithy analysis and viewpoints on the issues that face such people. Spurgeon was essentially a practical and loving man and this shines through the pages of this collection of his teaching. Here is wisdom that will continue to help Christian workers achieve greater things in their ministry.