New Releases by Janet Benge

New Zealander Florence Young became a faithful witness to Jesus Christ in China during the deadly Boxer Rebellion and among the Solomon Islanders, who practiced cannibalism and revenge killings (1856-1940).

Curriculum guide for use with the author''s Mary Slessor, forward into Calabar.

In search of a land to call his own, Daniel Boone (1734-1820) fearlessly led a band of brave settlers into bountiful Kentucky wilderness, where his heroic accomplishments on the frontier made him an American legend for all time.

El indio catchiquel se enfado mucho cuando Cam le ofrecio un folleto en espanol. "Tiene algo en catchiquel?" le pregunto el indigena. "No tengo ninguno. Lo siento" replico Cam. "Bueno si su Dios es tan grande. Por que no puede hablar mi propia lengua?" En un instante clave, Cameron Townsend comprendio que Dios le habia llamado a traducir la Biblia a la lengua de sus amigos guatemaltecos. Para Cam los obstaculos eran pequenos comparados con el gran galardon de ayudar a los pueblos de Guatemala. Mexico y Peru a leer por si mismos la palabra transformadora de Dios. Diligente para actuar y lento para rendirse Cam fundo Traductores Biblicos Wycliffe, con el sueno de que la buenas nuevas estuvieran al alcance de toda lengua. Desde 1942 Wycliffe ha traducio la escritura a cientos de lenguas, y esparcido la palabra de Dios por pueblos de todo el mundo. _____________ During WWI, Cameron Townsend was told, "You''ll do more good selling Bibles in Central America than you would shooting Germans in France." Cameron began by translating the Bible into the language of his Guatemalan friends. Then he started Wycliffe Bible Translators with the dream of making the Good News available in every language. Since 1942, Wycliffe has translated Scripture into hundreds of languages, spreading God''s Word to people everywhere. (1896-1982) 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. "

Curriculum guide for use with the author''s Jim Elliot: one great purpose.

During nearly sixty years in India, Dr. Ida Scudder (1870-1960) pioneered rural healthcare and the medical training of Indian women. An amazing testimony to the courage, compassion, and truth found in Christ.

A biography of the twentieth-century English missionary doctor who started hospitals, fishermen''s cooperatives, schools, and an orphanage in the poor fishing communities of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Examines the childhood, marriage, family life, and political career of the American patriot who served his country as a representative to the Continental Congress, ambassador to Great Britain, and second president of the United States.

Curriculum guide for use with the author''s Eric Liddell, something greater than gold.

Curriculum guide for use with the author''s Nate Saint, on a wing and a prayer.

Based on the book Mary Slessor: Forward Into Calabar. These guides provide the Christian school teacher and homeschooling parent with ways to use the book as a vehicle for teaching and reinforcing many curriculum areas including geography, history, and world missions. Each Christian Heroes unit study curriculum guide corresponds with the book from the Christian Heroes: Then & Now series. Designed for both group and individual study, reflective of a wide range of learning styles, suitable for a range of grade levels and abilities, with reproducible fact sheet and maps.

These guides turn great adventure reading into an even greater learning experience. With international breadth and spiritual depth, they provide the Christian school teacher and homeschooling parent with countless ways to teach and reinforce diverse curriculum areas as they relate to the life of a Christian missionary. Each unit study is designed for a wide variety of learning styles, grade levels, and abilities and for both individual and group study."

A narrative biography of our sixteenth president, focusing on his impact on history and on the qualities of his character.

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.

Curriculum guide for use with the author''s Gladys Aylward, the adventure of a lifetime.

Eight-Time Boston Marathon Winner and Paralympic Athlete Shares Her Story! Jean Driscoll was named 25th of the top 100 women athletes in the century by Sports Illustrated for Women. Born with spina bifida (a hole in the spine), Jean was never supposed to walk. But because of her intense determination and true grit, she not only learned to walk but to fly — in a wheelchair across the finish line. In her autobiography, Jean chronicles her flight from physical paralysis to true spiritual freedom. She shows us what perseverance can achieve and points us to the power of a God who gives courage and hope to overcome countless obstacles.

A biography of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Canadian missionary to China, Jonathan Goforth.

As America''s first foreign missionary, Adoniram Judson worked to translate the Bible into Burmese. He survived starvation, imprisonment, and torture both on land and at sea only to watch his family, coworkers, and friends succumb to death.

For thirty nine years, Mary Slessor lived and labored among the tribes of Africa''s Calabar region, reaching the lost with the life-giving gospel of Christ.

"Each true story in this series by outstanding authors Janet and Geoff Benge is loved by adults and children alike. More Christian Heroes: Then & Now biographies and unit study curriculum guides are coming soon. Fifty-five books are planned, and thousands of families have started their collections! Braving danger and hardship, David Livingstone crisscrossed vast uncharted regions of Africa to open new frontiers and spread the message of the gospel to all who would listen (1813-1873).

"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! Driven by love, sustained by faith and determination, this young woman from Northern Ireland defied the cruel barriers of India''s caste system (1867-1951).

A biography of the American pilot who served Christian missionaries in Ecuador''s jungles until his death at the hands of Auca Indians in 1956.

"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).