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Out of the Ark (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Rosalind Allan
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Comfort, Evangelism
Read by: Alison Womack
Approximate time: 5 hours 53 minutes
Catalog number: 1241 (part of the Torch collection)
This book describes the ministry of Christian books brought by Good News Vans, which bring hope and healing into homes, prisons and hospitals. Readers will find their own lives changed as they respond to God's challenge.

Out of the Black Shadows (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Stephen Lungu
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Haydn Everall
Approximate time: 7 hours 51 minutes
Catalog number: 1377 (part of the Torch collection)
This book describes Stephen Lungu's journey from a troubled childhood in the Black Shadows gang in Zimbabwe to becoming a renowned evangelist, highlighting his transformation from gang life to spreading faith across the world.

Pass the Word On (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Sheila Durrant
Type: Non-fiction
Subject category: Biography and Autobiography
Read by: Pat Lilley
Approximate time: 2 hours 39 minutes
Catalog number: 870 (part of the Torch collection)
This book recounts 12 stories from the lives of men and women who wrote down, translated, or helped other people to understand what God said in the Bible.

A Passion for Living, a Love Story, Danuta and Kai (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Danuta Soderman
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Romance
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 6 hours 3 minutes
Catalog number: 623
Danuta Soderman, popular and vivacious star of TVs "700 Club" gives you and intimate look at her life: The charm of events that brought her to the "700 Club:" A prophetic meeting with Menachem Begin, the Remarkable circumstances that convinced her to marry her best friend Kai, their wild and crazy honeymoon that's still going strong.

Patricia St. John Tells Her Own Story (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Patricia St. John
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Vivienne McDonnell
Approximate time: 8 hours 45 minutes
Catalog number: 1262 (part of the Torch collection)
The author describes her nursing training in London during the Blitz, writing for her boarding school children, nursing in Tangier and researching the Rwandan Revival - to name but a few experiences!

Paul: a Man of Grace and Grit, Profiles in Character (Audio DAISY Book)

Book 6 in series Great Lives from God's Word
By: Charles R. Swindoll
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Bible Characters, Biography and Autobiography, New Testament
Read by: Idell Ludwig
Approximate time: 12 hours 45 minutes
Catalog number: 1569
During his years of ministry and in his letters to the churches, Paul displayed both grit and grace. The characteristics of this grit were toughness of spirit and character, unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger, unflinching willingness and resolve to fulfill God's Call and commission. He also communicated the grace of God perhaps more clearly than any other New Testament writer. This biography helps us to see the man Paul, yes with flaws but also a man, after his encounter with Jesus, totally committed to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Pearl: Her Love Touched Two Worlds (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Donita Dyer
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Marriage and Family
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 8 hours 28 minutes
Catalog number: 1144
This is a beautiful story of a young Armenian girl engaged and married to a young Armenian man after a harrowing trip to America.

The People Time Forgot (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Alice Gibbons
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Joyce Carnifix
Approximate time: 11 hours 34 minutes
Catalog number: 124
This is an excellent story of a dedicated missionary family who went to Irian Jaya, Indonesia, in the 1950's to tell the people there about God's plan of salvation. Alice Gibbons did a good job of showing the work that went into teaching the people how to read, and training them to teach others. It was a long, hard process. This would be a great story to read as a family.

Plain Bread (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Ben Kinchlow and Bob Slosser
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 9 hours 5 minutes
Catalog number: 1460
The author describes his troubled childhood and thirteen years of service in the U.S. Air Force. His difficult experiences fostered in him an anger and bitterness that no one, not even his wife, could soften. Ben describes his tumultuous marriage and even his murderous thoughts before Jesus Christ renewed his mind and healed his broken soul. The latter half of the book describes how God flooded Ben with joy and forgiveness, gave him an increased measure of the Holy Spirit, and even restored his marriage. Ben also discusses his ordination, his ministry to drug addicts, and his eventual service as co-host of the 700 Club and vice-president of the Christian Broadcasting network. Those who are searching for God's grace or struggling to forgive others may be particularly touched by this book. Note: This book includes sensitive material that may not be suitable for all readers.

Please Don't Shoot!: I'm Already Wounded (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Maria Anne Hirschman
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 5 hours 12 minutes
Catalog number: 1093
Hansi has a way with words. She knows how to tell a story. Whenever she writes, she does it with her heart's blood. This is a warm and tender story of a heartbreak and a ministry. You will live the days with her as she lets you read the personal diary of a woman who is wounded again and again. But the story is not one of defeat. It is a cry of victory because Jesus is faithful when no one else stands by. You will see how close the Lord comes to someone who is repeatedly misunderstood.

Please Love Me: One Woman's Silent Plea for the Miracle of Intimacy (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Keith Miller
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Commitment, Happiness
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 10 hours 25 minutes
Catalog number: 1553
In this book, Keith Miller recounts the true story of Hettie Robinson, whose abusive childhood led her to seek fulfillment in drugs, alcohol, fame, and unhealthy relationships. Ultimately, she discovered that true, unconditional love and acceptance are only available through Jesus Christ.

Please Make Me Cry (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Cookie Rodriguez and Betty Schonauer
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Miracles and the Supernatural
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 5 hours 36 minutes
Catalog number: 1096
A former heroin addict recounts the torments and emptiness of her previous life and the joys and fullness of her transformed life of Christian service.

Praying Hyde (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Francis McGaw
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Missions and Missionaries, Prayer
Read by: Gerald Pryke
Approximate time: 1 hour 16 minutes
Catalog number: 1124 (part of the Torch collection)
John Hyde, known as Praying Hyde, lived the life as an apostle of prayer. His life is a testimony of what God can do in and through the life of one for whom the need of prayer and the privilege of prayer came together. May his life and testimony encourage each one who reads this book to grow in prayer and devotion to the Lord.

The Promise, the Story of Edward and Virginia Jacober (Audio DAISY Book)

Book 10 in series The Jaffray Collection of Missionary Portraits (JCMP)
By: Virginia Jacober
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Margie Stone
Approximate time: 4 hours 37 minutes
Catalog number: 268
God shows his faithfulness through the lives of Edward and Virginia Jacober as they served Him in India and Israel. As a teenager Virginia received a vision of her service to God, but she had no idea the path she would take and the intricacies involved in the fulfillment of God's promise to her.

Queen of the Reformation: Katie Luther (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Charles Ludwig
Type: Fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Historical, The Church, The Saints
Read by: Joy Westmore
Approximate time: 8 hours 34 minutes
Catalog number: 1498 (part of the ABC collection)
A biographical novel about Katie Luther, one of the great women of the church and wife of the reformer Martin Luther.

Reaching for the Crescent Moon, the Michael and Mary Cawthorne Story (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Helena Rogers and Floyd McClung
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Jennifer Bingle
Approximate time: 8 hours 56 minutes
Catalog number: 1413 (part of the Torch collection)
Mike and Mary Cawthorne worked in Pakistan independently, later joining CMS. They encountered bandits in Afghanistan, narrowly escaped imprisonment in Iran and travelled in some of the most inhospitable terrain in their long-suffering car.

Reasons to Be Glad: a Collection of Excellent Reading from Decision Magazine (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Various Authors
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Evangelism
Read by: Hazel Steiner
Approximate time: 6 hours 27 minutes
Catalog number: 1202
How can we learn to trust God more deeply, intensify our prayer lives, accept God's grace and forgiveness, understand the depth of His love, and minister to the needs of others in Jesus' name today? In this collection of articles originally published in Decision Magazine, the authors employ a combination of personal testimony and in-depth teaching to expound upon these topics and many more. Contributors include Billy Graham, Chuck Colson, and Charles Swindoll, as well as many obscure writers who were simply living for Jesus in their daily lives.

Rebel with a Cause (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Franklin Graham
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Bill Wallace
Approximate time: 10 hours 50 minutes
Catalog number: 1466 (part of the ABC collection)
Franklin Graham (born 1952) recalls growing up in North Carolina as the first son of the Reverend Billy Graham and his wife Ruth. Franklin relates his early "sinful" life, acceptance of Christ, missionary experiences, crusade ministry, and leadership of Samaritan's Purse--an evangelical relief organization. This book includes an afterword by his parents.

Reinhard Bonnke, a Passion for the Gospel (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Colin Whittaker
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Marriage and Family, Miracles and the Supernatural, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Robert Morris
Approximate time: 8 hours 10 minutes
Catalog number: 1287 (part of the Torch collection)
REINHARD BONNKE -:preaches a straightforward message, a gospel that speaks of sin, salvation, and healing, and which confronts such profound topics as witchcraft and apartheid in South Africa .

Reliving the Passion: Meditations on the Suffering, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus as Recorded in the Gospel of Mark (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Walter Wangerin
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Bible Characters, Bible Commentary, Bible Study, Biography and Autobiography, Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Commitment, Devotional, Historical, Miracles and the Supernatural
Read by: Hazel Steiner
Approximate time: 3 hours 6 minutes
Catalog number: 618
As you read this book, you will take 40 Steps to The Journey of a Lifetime. No story has more significance than the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Passion is a story with which we are all familiar, a significant story, but one which may have lost much of its meaning through repetition. Now, by following the 40 meditations outlined in this book, we can truly experience the wonder and Glory of Christ's Passion. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, each day's devotion focuses on a passage from the Holy Scripture, enabling us to follow the wonderful story as given in the Gospel of Mark.

Remember, I Love You: Martha's Story (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Charlie W. Shedd
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Living, Marriage and Family
Read by: Alice Henderson
Approximate time: 3 hours 47 minutes
Catalog number: 1446
Charlie Shedd presents the spiritually compelling story of Martha, caring wife, teacher, conference leader, and mother. Inspired by her faith and love, this is his deeply personal account of the woman who was an example of Christian courage and faith. Throughout the book, tips are provided on such topics as how to fight fairly, love more deeply, and pursue God together more prayerfully.

Repair My House (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Glen Williamson
Type: Fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Discipleship, Historical
Read by: Wayne Pederson
Approximate time: 4 hours 49 minutes
Catalog number: 261
This fictionalized biography of the youthful days of Francis of Assisi communicates the importance of Christian commitment as displayed in concern for fellow human beings. Being the founder of the Franciscan Order, the effect of the 12th century youth still makes its mark in our world today.

Return to the Hiding Place (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Hans Poley
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Christian Disciplines, Christian Growth, Christian Living, Comfort, Commitment, Historical, Suffering and Persecution
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 5 hours 55 minutes
Catalog number: 650
Unspeakable faith in the face of Nazi persecution didn't come easily for 18-year-old Dutch student Hans Poley. But after months in hiding at Corrie ten Boom's home, Poley found an inner peace and freedom that defied even the Nazi peril. Composed of his wartime journals and letters, the book also includes exclusive photos documenting Poley's life in hiding.

Roots and Wings, Five Generations and Their Impact (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Elizabeth Goldsmith
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Missions and Missionaries
Read by: Margaret Piper
Approximate time: 6 hours 57 minutes
Catalog number: 1295 (part of the Torch collection)
ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH traces her family history from 1816, and provides a fascinating insight into the lives and lasting legacies of five generations involved in missionary activity.

Run Baby Run (Audio DAISY Book)

By: Nicky Cruz and Jamie Buckingham
Type: Non-fiction
Subject categories: Biography and Autobiography, Evangelism
Read by: Martha Arney
Approximate time: 8 hours 39 minutes
Catalog number: 278
This is the thrilling story of Nicky Cruz's desperate battle against drugs, alcoholism, and a violent environment, as he searched for a better way of life on the streets of New York City. Through the ministry of David Wilkerson, author of The Cross and the Switchblade and founder of Teen Challenge, Nicky discovers the life-changing power of God and finds new life in Christ.

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