William Carey was born in a forgotten village in the dullest period of the dullest of all centuries. His family was poor, and he was poorly educated. A skin affliction made him sensitive to outdoor work, so he apprenticed to … Continue reading The Shoemaker’s Book
“There are grave difficulties on every hand,” he once wrote, “and more are looming ahead. Therefore we must go forward.” Continue reading Resiliency
David Brainerd was a frail young man, tubercular, sickly, and easily depressed. He longed to reach the Indians of Colonial America, but his first venture to a tribe in Massachusetts was fraught with danger. Unknown to him, his every move … Continue reading Send Me to the Rough
In 1722 Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, troubled by the suffering of Christian exiles from Bohemia and Moravia, allowed them to establish a community on his estate in Germany. The center became known as Herrnhut, meaning “Under the Lord’s Watch.” … Continue reading The Prayer Chain
Three professors who stood behind him resigned and helped found Princeton. Continue reading Sterling Conversion of David Brainerd
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