After becoming the most educated woman in the American South, Lottie Moon (1840-1912) spent thirty-nine years in China. As she watched her fellow missionaries fall to disease and exhaustion, she became just as dedicated to educating Christians about the often preventable tragedies of missionary life as she was to educating Chinese people about the Christian life. Today, an annual missionary offering taken in her name continues to enable countless others to give their all for the gospel.

A biography of the life of the Dutch woman who survived imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps to become a Christian missionary.

A biography of the Germany nobleman who protected the Moravians from persecution in eighteenth-century Germany.

Pursuing his calling with singleness of vision, John Wesley offered the hope of Christ to millions of people who were outside the influence of the churches of the day. Focused on God's love and holy living, the movement Wesley founded quickly multiplied in vibrant Methodist societies all over England and would soon influence far-flung nations for Christ (1703-1791).

Written specifically to challenge readers with the powerful lives of missionaries who have profoundly shaped history, these books answer today's call for positive role models and for opportunities to see how God works through the lives of those who follow Him. These exciting true stories inspire readers as they witness the amazing lives of these heroes unfold.This five-book gift set includes: Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold; William Carey: Obliged to Go; George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans; Jim Elliot: One Great Purpose; and Mary Slessor: Forward into Calabar.

"Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! Missionary to China and Olympic runner who inspired the movie "Chariots of Fire, Eric Liddell ran the race of faith (1902-1945).

"Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! William Carey, "the father of modern missions," displayed a single-minded determination to bring the gospel to the people of India (1761-1834).