Dave Jackson Knihy

Kniha Hrdinové víry je sbírkou čtyřiceti pěti poutavě vyprávěných a nádherně ilustrovaných příběhů z dějin křesťanství. Mezi jinými se v ní seznámíte se životy velikánů, jako byli Martin Luther, David Livingstone, John Wesley, William Tyndale, George Müller či Hudson Taylor. Příběhy dovedou děti k zamyšlení nad kladnými charakterovými vlastnostmi jednotlivých postav.

Druhá sbírka 45 příběhů z dějin křesťanství.Tentokrát budete číst o osobnostech jako John Bunyan, Corrie ten Boom, John Newton, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Watchman Nee a David Zeisberger. Vhodné pro děti od 6let i celou rodinu.

"Lucy Tucker, the crotchety old bag lady from the popular Yada Yada House of Hope series, is a veteran of the Chicago streets and not about to give up her independence, even as she approaches her 80th birthday. Until, that is, a young displaced woman with her gentle ageing mother and a dog named Dandy seem to need her--unsettling the secretive Lucy, who doesn't let anyone get too close. But just when it seems her past is catching up with her to bring her in out of the cold, Lucy disappears again"--Back cover.

Presents biographies of missionaries, evangelists, and other Christian heroes who worked courageously to share the Gospel with others.

Set in 1909 India, the story follows fourteen-year-old John Knight as he navigates a vibrant and chaotic new world. His adventure takes a serious turn when he befriends Irish missionary Amy Carmichael, who is dedicated to rescuing young girls from oppressive customs. John's sense of justice is ignited upon learning about Jewel, a child bride facing a grim fate at the hands of her uncle. As John grapples with the potential involvement of his father in upholding cruel laws, he must decide whether to act and save Jewel from her impending doom.

After coming to China as a missionary, Gladys Aylward adopts several orphans and tries to save more during the war between China and Japan

A Muslim boy, in Morocco, risks his parent's wrath when he accepts pictures of Jesus from a Christian missionary named Maude Cary.

A fictionalized account of the five missionaries who carried God's word to the fierce Aucas, or Huaorani, of Ecuador in 1956

In 1888, change arrives in a small village in Calabar, Nigeria in the form of a courageous missionary named Mary

Living as a slave with her family on an old Maryland plantation in 1853, twelve-year-old Rosebud Jackson had been helping her mother with the cooking for the Big House as long as she could remember. Rosebud's world seemed like an endless pile of pots and pans to wash, food to prepare, and bread to bake. Her father worked long days in the fields while her fifteen-year-old brother Isaac was the stable boy.But when a series of tragedies strike, Rosebud is left alone and very afraid. Her only hope is that the words of her father will come true: "Just listen for the whippoorwill." When the harvest season is over, this sound will be her signal to follow in a desperate attempt to escape her cruel slavery.On the darkest of nights, Rosebud will meet the mysterious person the slaves called "Moses," who will lead her and other slaves on a harrowing journey toward the North on the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman, known as "Moses," was also an escaped slave and became notorious for leading bands on runaways on their dangerous passage to Canada.Will Rosebud be able to keep up? Does Harriet Tubman know the way?

It is sometime during the 1880s, and Jack and Amy have come to London searching for their uncle. On their own without money, food, or shelter, they have nowhere else to turn. But what is the chance of finding him when they don't even know where he lives?For the two youngsters, attempting to live on the streets is frightening, dangerous, and an opportunity for the worst elements of the city to take advantage of them. London society has become uncaring, even cruel, to the needy. Where can they find safety?When those strange Salvation Army people approach them on the street, should Jack and Amy run away? Can the General and Catherine Booth be trusted?What hope do Jack and Amy have when ruthless men come after them?

Set against the backdrop of 1860s southeastern Africa, two young boys, Wikatani and Chuma, find themselves captured by slave traders known as the Red Caps. As they endure a harrowing journey through the jungle, their hopes for escape seem dim. However, David Livingstone, a determined missionary and British official, is on a mission to combat the slave trade. The story explores themes of courage, friendship, and the fight against injustice as the boys navigate their perilous situation and seek a way back home.

Karl Schumacher was fifteen when he came to the German city of Wittenberg in 520 seeking an education. He had been very fortunate that the esteemed university professor, Doctor Martin Luther, had taken him into his household as a servant. Luther's promise of tutoring Karl in exchange for his labor was the chance of a lifetime—until a poster on the church door declared his master a heretic! Karl is asked to travel with Doctor Luther to appear before the emperor's Imperial Council in the city of Worms. Will his life be at stake as well as Luther's? And who is the mysterious young lady who shadows their trip? Could she be a spy for Luther's enemy, Doctor Eck? Or might the night riders be secret supporters of Luther? With danger lurking on every side, who can Karl trust?

The two young Burmese girls had dreaded leaving their father, but he told them that the only safe thing was for the two of them to go live with the American missionaries, Adoniram and Ann Judson. May-Lo and Len-Lay really aren't sure what the danger is, and they don't know what to believe about their American foster parents. Could the accusations that the missionaries were English spies be true? When the Judsons leave the city of Rangoon to establish a mission work in Ava, the Golden City, the girls are taken along on the dangerous river trip that will separate them from their father by 350 miles. Will they ever see him again? Will they even make it to their destination? How will the emperor of Burma respond to Mr. Judson's petitions to give religious freedom to Christian converts? Their arrival is followed by eventual disaster. When the British attack the Burmese, all the white foreigners, including Adoniram Judson, are hauled off to the terrible Death Prison. Every clue indicates that the Judsons are spies, and a Burmese-English boy named Myat Rodgers is determined to prove their guilt. Should the girls tell the authorities what they know? Or will they all end up in the Death Prison? Without their father's help whom could they trust?

Der 13-jährige Ned Carter arbeitet seit seinem fünften Lebensjahr in gefährlichen Kohlenminen. Er kämpft darum, seinen kleinen Bruder Pip vor dem gleichen Schicksal zu bewahren, da die Familie in großer Not ist. Nach einem Unfall scheint Pips Schicksal jedoch besiegelt zu sein.

Um das Jahr 1885 herum kommen Jack und Amy nach London, um ihren Onkel zu suchen. Sie sind völlig auf sich allein gestellt, haben weder Geld, noch Essen, noch eine Unterkunft. Wie sollen sie jedoch ihren Onkel finden, wenn sie nicht wissen, wo er wohnt? Das Leben auf der Straße birgt unerwartete Gefahren für die beiden. Den Menschen in London sind sie egal, und manche verhalten sich ihnen gegenüber sogar sehr grausam. Wo können sie hingehen, um Hilfe zu finden? Und dann diese merkwürdigen Leute von der Heilsarmee. Sollen Jack und Amy vor ihnen weglaufen? Oder können sie dem General und Catherine Booth vertrauen? Eines Tages ist dann auch noch Amy plötzlich verschwunden.

»Ich war zehn Jahre alt, als ich sah, wie ein Mensch verbrannt wurde. Das war überhaupt das erste Mal, dass ich einen Menschen sterben sah! Sie sagten, er wäre ein Ketzer gewesen – er hätte sich gegen Gott und die Kirche gestellt. Doch ich konnte das nicht glauben. Und dann sah ich etwas, was mir entsetzliche Angst machte: Der Name meines Herrn stand auf einem Plakat, welches am Portal der Wittenberger Kirche angebracht war. Jetzt sollte es also auch meinen Herrn treffen …«

Der dreizehnjährige Sklave Hamilton Jones erklärt sich 1775 für frei, als sein grausamer Herr stirbt. Getrieben von Rache will er den Sklavenhändler John Newton zur Rechenschaft ziehen, der seine Mutter verschleppt hat. Doch Newton überrascht Hamilton mit seiner Gelassenheit und seiner eigenen düsteren Vergangenheit. Wird Hamilton seine Rache ausführen?

Neil Thompson hatte seiner Großmutter versprochen, auf den Großvater zu warten, um mit ihm an den Hafen von Liverpool zu gehen. Dort werden die großen Ozeanriesen für ihre Fahrt über den Atlantik beladen. Als er sich endlich doch allein auf den Weg macht, ahnt er nichts von der Gefahr, die auf ihn lauert. Die Hafenanlagen sind nämlich kein Spielplatz für einen zwölfjährigen Jungen. Während er noch den Klipper »Dumfries« bestaunt, wird er geschnappt und an Bord eines Schiffes verschleppt. Ein Buch über den Missionar Hudson Taylor und seine Abenteuer in China.

In Antwerp, Belgium, in 1543, after his mother is arrested as a heretic, fifteen-year-old Adriaen Wens flees with the Anabaptist preacher Menno Simons and must decide whether to turn Simons in to save his mother from death.

Der 14-jährige Casey hat vor Kurzem seinen Vater verloren und wünscht sich nichts mehr, als den düsteren und bedrückenden Umständen zu entfliehen, welche sein Leben prägen. Als er die Chance bekommt, in einem bekannten Zirkus mitzuarbeiten und zum Artisten ausgebildet zu werden, scheint ihm das der ideale Ausweg zu sein. Allerdings bleibt ihm zum Einüben seiner Akrobatiknummer nur wenig Zeit, da Vorstellungen in Chicago geplant sind. Als ein gefährlicher Unfall passiert, ist Casey anschließend vor Furcht wie gelähmt! Wird der dynamische Evangelist Dwight L. Moody, den er vor Kurzem kennengelernt hat, ihm bei der Lösung dieses Problems helfen können?