Category: Christian Heroes

C.S. Lewis: Renowned author and former atheist turned influential Christian thinker. Wrote over 30 books spanning fiction, theology, and literary criticism.

Albert Schweitzer: French-German theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. Founded a missionary hospital in Gabon, devoted to medical work in Africa, and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Nate Saint, an American pilot, dedicated his life to serving Christian missionaries in Ecuador's jungles. Tragically, he lost his life at the hands of the Waodani (Auca) Indians in …

William Carey's amazing journey to India would prove to be just the beginning of a missionary quest filled with hardship and heartache as well as tremendous victories.

Horrified by the poverty and suffering most people took for granted in industrial England, William Booth dedicated his life to bringing the gospel to the outcasts of society who …

Adventurous Wilfred Grenfell was no stranger to danger. As a new Christian, this English doctor ministered to fishermen on the deadly North Sea.

Searching since boyhood for the way to God, Sundar Singh found truth in Jesus Christ. At sixteen, the former Sikh became a Christian sadhu, or holy man, and at …

The spiritual needs of the Muslim world, long neglected by Christian missionaries, came to the world's attention again when Samuel Zwemer dedicated himself to the advancement of the gospel …

When young Rachel Saint surrendered her life to God, she began an unimaginable journey that would span decades and radically transform a dying culture steeped in revenge.

The son of missionary parents, Paul Brand did not plan on becoming a doctor. After training as a builder, he was called by God into medicine and spent a …