David Livingstone (1813-1873)rnrnAs people flocked to David with infections he could treat, he asked his guide to translate and encourage them to speak about their customs and beliefs so he could learn their ways. And while he learned, he helped heal many in the coming days.rnrnFascinated by the world outside his dreary Scottish mill town, young David Livingstone read every science book he coul…
William Carey (1761-1834)rnrnA preacher, William Carey, sailed in seventeen ninety-three from England's shore to India with great expectancy.rnHe took a boat and traveled up a river, where he spied amazing new and wondrous sights along the riverside.rnrnAt a time when most Christians never considered the millions of people in other countries who didn't know Jesus, William Carey dedicated his li…
Nate Saint (1923-1956)rnrnHe pulled back on the wheel and sent the airplane heavenbound. He pushed it forward and the airplane's nose dipped toward the ground.rnIt felt just like a roller coaster and there was no doubt Nate's future was in flying; it was all he talked about.rnrnFrom the moment seven-year-old Nate Saint took his first flight in his big brother's airplane, flying captured his hea…
Mary Slessor (1848-1915)rnrnA blue-eyed, red-haired Scottish woman stepped from her canoe. Her name was Mary Slessor, and she gazed out at the view of her new home: this tiny town in Africa was where she'd start a mission post to meet the needs of people there. rnrnWhen fiery, red-haired Mary Slessor left her home in Scotland and boldly went to live among the unreached tribes of Africa's Calaba…