New Releases by Janet Benge

比赛伊始，埃里克・利迪尔显然处于下风。可当这位来自苏格兰的运动员奋力争夺领先地位时，奥运体育场的观众屏息凝神。就在他冲线的刹那，人们的欢呼声瞬间响彻整个巴黎 -- 埃里克竟然创造了奇迹！新的世界纪录就此诞生！ 就在那周早些时候，埃里克断然拒绝在主日出战奥运百米赛跑的决定已令举世哗然。而今，他在四百米赛跑中取得的辉煌胜利更印证了神的应许："尊重我的，我必重看他。" 多年以后，当埃里克前往中国宣教时，他所经受的考验早已超越体能的极限。他的品格、坚韧与恒久忍耐，为所有蒙召向万民传福音之人树立了崇高的榜样。

Historias verídicas y conmovedoras de hombres y mujeres que respondieron al llamado de Dios ¿Una acaudalada muchacha irlandesa rescata niños en India? ¿Una criada predica el evangelio en China? ¿Un piloto estadounidense sirve a misioneros en Ecuador? Héroes cristianos de ayer y de hoy relata las emocionantes y enternecedoras historias de hombres y mujeres comunes cuya confianza en Dios realizó hazañas extraordinarias en su Reino y para su Gloria. Luego de ser arrastrado hasta las afueras de la aldea, vio cómo los guardas lo lanzaban en un pozo abandonado. Sundar cayó al fondo de la fosa con un porrazo estruendoso. Aturdido por el impacto del golpe, vio cómo tapaban el pozo con una lona y la aseguraban con candados. El aire en el fondo era fétido. Aterrado, se apoyó contra la pared e intentó orar. Buscó desde la niñez a Dios, Sundar Singh encontró la verdad en Jesucristo. A los dieciséis años, se convirtió en su seguidor. Muchas veces puso en gran riesgo su vida mientras cruzaba los inhóspitos Himalayas, las aldeas y ciudades de India. En sus continuos viajes entre la India y el Tibet compartió el evangelio con hindúes, budistas, sikhs e incluso ladrones. Mientras viajaba, Sundar constantemente leía la Biblia, oraba y meditaba. Con el paso de los años fue un ejemplo vivo no solo en su tierra natal sino en Asia, Europa y Estados Unidos. Su vida causó gran impacto en miles de personas con su tranquilidad, las palabras y acciones justas (1889-1929).

This best-selling, missionary biography series - Christian Heroes: Then & Now - chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory.

This best-selling, missionary biography series - Christian Heroes: Then & Now - chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory.

"Narrative biography of Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish master mariner and Antarctic explorer best known for the Endurance expedition"--

David escuchó lo que decían los demás y pensó por un momento. No solía compartir sus ideas con sus compañeros, pero esta vez tomó la palabra y dijo: "¡Yo voy a ser millonario y me retiraré cuando cumpla los cuarenta!" Criado en orfanatos de Nueva Zelanda, David Bussau desafió sus limitaciones. De adolescente, pasó de un modesto puesto de comida rápida a triunfar en las finanzas con diversos negocios. Su éxito le dio la visión para ayudar a víctimas de desastres y personas necesitadas a través de Opportunity International, una organización humanitaria que está oresente en todo el mundo (1940- ).

Historias reales y vibrantes de hombres y mujeres comunes con un propósito extraordinario.Sé testigo de las apasionantes y sobrecogedoras historias de la collectión Vidas con Legado. Permite que te inspiren a dejar tu propia marca en el mundo y a creer que, como ellos, puedes ser protagonista de algo increíble.Petrificada, permaneció al amparo del árbol contra el que había caído, intentando discernir algo entre las sombras. Pudo ver cómo llegaban cabalgando tres cazarrecompensas en busca de esclavos fugados, y se detenían a tan solo unos metros de donde estaba escondida. Se aferró al tronco y permaneció inmóvil, sin apenas atreverse a respirar. Hasta le preocupaba que los latidos de su corazón pudieran delatarla. A los seis años, el látigo le enseño a Harriet lo que era ser una esclava. Nadie imaginó que aquella niña acabaría liderando a los esclavos hacia la libertad a través del Ferrocarril Subterráneo.Ni las recompensas por su captura lograron detenerla mientras el país iba rumbo a una guerra civil. Fue reformadora de hospitales, consejera de generales y defensora de la dignidad de su pueblo (1820?-1913).Edades: 10+Paginas: 208 (libro en rústica)

The oldest son of dairy farmers from Charlotte, North Carolina, young Billy Graham attended evangelical revival meetings that inspired him for the rest of his life. As an ordained minister, he rose to prominence and would subsequently preach the Christian message to over 200 million people in 185 countries. Graham championed civil rights, befriended US politicians and presidents, and traveled the world to places no one else dared to go. His life and ministry have shaped the spiritual life of America and offers hope for the future - inspiring new generations of leaders willing to serve with courage, integrity, and vision. Graham's message continues to ring true today: There is opportunity for repentance, and for a great light to shine -- the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ (1918-2018).Heroes of History is a unique biography series that brings the shaping of history to life with the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history. The stories of Heroes of History are told in an engaging narrative format, where related history, geography, government, and science topics come to life and make a lasting impression. This is a premier biography line for the entire family.Pages: 208 (paperback)Ages: 10+

"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 in Arabia. It was a tremendous task, but a pledge the young American kept despite opposition, difficulty, and death."--P. [4] of cover.

Frank felt his heart beat fast. At that moment he was certain God was calling him, asking him to give up his ties to his homeland and set out across the Atlantic Ocean. He did not hesitate to stand when John Wesley asked preachers to walk forward if they felt God was calling them to the American colonies. One of the first Methodist bishops in America, English-born Francis Asbury devoted his life to ministry, traveling on horseback to preach and teach to those living on the vastly isolated American frontier. Alone in a new country, with no home of his own, Asbury rode over 300,000 miles-across rivers and through rocky, overgrown roads-shining God's light on the fledgling colonies. When many Methodist clergy left America during the Revolutionary War, Asbury stayed. His tireless leadership sawthe movement grow from 5,000 members in 1776 to 214,000 at the time of his death in 1816, fulfilling the great destiny of his call and inspiring future generations.

Learn all about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whose work as a spy in the German resistance led to imprisonment and eventual execution.

¿Una acaudalada muchacha irlandesa rescata niños en India? ¿Una criada predica el evangelio en China? ¿Un piloto estadounidense sirve a misioneros en Ecuador?Héroes cristianos de ayer y de hoy relata las emocionantes y conmovedoras historias de hombres y mujeres comunes cuya confianza en Dios realizó hazañas extraordinarias en su Reino y para su Gloria.Ida dio un zapatazo en el suelo. Sus amigas estaban equivocadas. "¡No seré misionera en la India, como mis padres!", refunfuño. "No digan ninguna de ustedes que seré misionera, porque no lo seré nunca jamás". Ida no había podido olvidar los rostros de los niños, víctimas de la hambruna. Odiaba a la India - estaba llena de situaciones terribles por las que no podía haver nada. Ida Scudder estaba segura de nunca seguir las pisadas de su padre, médico misionero. Pero cuando vio que las mujeres indias morían porque sus creencias religiosas no les permitían ser tratadas por médicos varones. Ida se sorprendió elevando una oración: "Señor, si así lo deseas, pasaré el resto de mi vida en la India para intentar ayudar a estas mujeres". En una vida de servicio de casi sesenta años, la doctora Ida Scudder encarnó la verdad y la compasión que se hallan en Cristo. Fundó una facultad de medicina y un hospital prestigiosos, proporcionó asistencia sanitaria que salvó la vida de muchos campesinos y dejó un hermoso legado que sigue beneficiando a millones de personas cada año y repartiendo salud y esperanza.

Pathways: a journey to excellence through literacy is an instructional program that integrates language arts which allows students to follow a variety of avenues to becoming readers, writers and learners. The teacher manual provides the foundation for successful classroom implementation.

"No es un necio el que da la que no puede retener para conseguir lo que no puede perder". - Jim Elliot "Jim se quedó inmóvil por unos segundos, empuñando la pistola que llevaba en el bolsillo. ¿Debía hacer uso de ella? Antes incluso de plantearse la pregunta conocía la respuesta. Todos se habían prometido no matar a nadie para salvarse a sí mismos. No matarían a aquellos a quienes iban a predicar el evangelio en el nombre de Jesús." Jim Elliot dejó su vida en Estados Unidos para llevar de evangelio a una comunidad indígena, en el Oriente ecuatoriano, conocida por su trato hostil y ruin hacia los forasteros. Su valentía y sacrificio, junto a la de otros misioneros, marcaron un legado transformador de fe, person y amor. (1927-1956)

A biography of the Scottish missionary and runner who won a gold medal in the 1924 Olympics and went on to do missionary work in China.

David Bussau grew up in New Zealand boys' homes where expectations of the young men were grim. David shattered those expectations, emerging as an enterprising teenager running a rented hot dog stand. Numerous business ownerships and financial success followed, and with that success, a vision to provide natural disaster relief and aid to the poor in Australia, Indonesia, India, and beyond. Today David's work continues through Opportunity International, a worldwide aid organization that offers small business loans to help the poor start and grow their own businesses. Certain of his direction, this hero to the world's poor is looking ahead, using business to advance the kingdom of God. (1940 - ) This best-selling, missionary biography series - Christian Heroes: Then & Now - chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory. Pages: 205 (paperback)Ages: 10+

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).

A biography of the author of "The Chronicles of Narnia" who converted from atheism to Christianity.

Dios me ha dado un campo de mision aqui mismo y vivire y morire en el. George Muller se quedo mirando a la nina mendiga. No tenia mas de cinco anos y Ilevaba a cuestas a su hermanito. Su madre murio a causa de la epidemia de colera que azoto Inglaterra y su padre nunca regreso de la mina. En medio de la enlodada calle, esta nina pequena presto su rostro a los numerosos huerfanos de Bristol.

A biography of the Dutch missionary Brother Andrew who became noted for smuggling Bibles into communist-controlled Eastern Europe.

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

At last Orville was free, soaring above the sand dunes, wind in his face. Lying in the glider's wing, he moved his hips in the control cradle and the craft began to turn as planned. But then something went wrong. The glider wanted to go into a spin, and as Orville struggled with the controls, it came to a standstill in midair. When Orville Wright (1871-1948) and his brother Wilbur set out to solve the problem of flight, they recognized that success would come with careful observation, perseverance, and ingenuity. From experiments in their Dayton, Ohio, bicycle shop to test flights over the beaches of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the amateur aviation enthusiasts risked their lives and worked tirelessly to solve the problems that had stumped the world's best scientists. Together the Wright brothers designed and constructed a power-driven airplane and, in it, made the world's first controlled, sustained flights. As a result, the skies were opened and the era of aviation began. Heroes of History is a unique biography series that brings the shaping of history to life with the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history. he stories of Heroes of History are told in an engaging narrative format, where related history, geography, government, and science topics come to life and make a lasting impression. This is a premier biography line for the entire family.

A biography of Rachel Saint, a missionary who worked among the Auca Indians of Ecuador after members of that tribe murdered her brother and four other missionaries.

A biography of the man and his missions, written in simple English.

From the big woods of Wisconsin to the Indian country of the Great Plains, new adventures and landscapes filled the rich childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder. On a frontier steeped in both danger and great possibility, Laura would grow up to witness firsthand the rapid transformation of the West as pioneers and covered wagons gave way to farms, towns, and railroads. A pioneer, teacher, farmer's wife, and storyteller, Laura Ingalls Wilder experienced one of the most exciting times in American history - history that this gifted writer brought to life for millions and preserved for generations to come (1867-1957).

Long before Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) served his country as a distinguished statesman he learned the value of hard work and thrift. The son of a soap maker, Franklin left school at 10 years of age to help his father in the family business. Despite the fact that Franklin had stopped attending school, his determination and active mind continued to explore new ideas and opportunities. By the time he had reached adulthood his scientific discoveries, his brilliant mind, and his social gifts had earned him a high place of respect. However, it was Franklin's deep love for his native land and his devotion to individual freedom that sustained him during the long violent years of the American Revolution. Franklin was a true American patriot.