Heroines of Faith (Women on the Frontlines): Women of Courage, Compassion, and the Secret Place (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798697854716)

Heroines of Faith tells the true stories of twenty-seven women who forever changed the world through their courage, compassion, and devotion to the secret place. They overcame fear to become strong in faith, took God's unfailing love to the world, and passionately pursued the prize of God's presence.

What does the Holy Spirit have for you to learn from these women?

• Joan of Arc, teenage peasant who led France's army against England
• Vibia Perpetua, martyr for her faith in the early church
• Sojourner Truth, leader in the anti-slavery movement
• Harriet Tubman, dedicated pioneer of the Underground Railroad during the Civil War
• Aimee Semple McPherson, healing evangelist at the turn of the twentieth century
• Lydia Prince, forerunner in caring for orphans and the purposes of God among the Jewish people
• Bertha Smith, Baptist missionary and revival leader in China
• Corrie ten Boom, Holocaust survivor who suffered for the cause of Christ and the Jewish people
• Jackie Pullinger, British evangelist and missionary in Hong Kong

• Catherine Booth, cofounder of the Salvation Army
• Nancy Ward, hero and "last beloved lady" of the Cherokee Nation
• Florence Nightingale, reformer and pioneer of health care and a well-trained nursing profession
• Gladys Aylward, missionary to the sick, orphans, and poor in China
• Mother Teresa, devoted servant to the poor in Calcutta, India, and the world
• Amy Carmichael, missionary in India, serving girls offered as temple prostitutes by their parents
• Catherine Drexel, nun who gave away millions of dollars to help Native Americans and African Americans
• Phoebe Palmer, mother of the Holiness Movement
• Hannah More, well-known writer who worked for the abolition of slavery
• Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer in England and Europe
• Heidi Baker, passionate missionary compelled by love to the poor in Mozambique, Africa, and the world

• Madam Guyon, influential French writer on true union and intimacy with God
• Teresa of Avila, Spanish Christian mystic who demonstrated intimate friendship with God
• Susanna Wesley, innovator, educator, and mother of revival
• Fanny Crosby, inspired songwriter of over nine thousand hymns
• Basilea Schlink, German spiritual leader, writer, and founder of the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary
• Gwen Shaw, passionate minister carrying God's presence to the nations
• Elizabeth Alves, joyful intercessor and grandma of the prayer shield

Draw near to God's heart and hear your personal invitation to discover the joy of committing your life to Jesus-boldly heeding His call in your generation to be a woman on the front lines of faith, hope, and love!

Forewords by Cindy Jacobs, Patricia King, and Elizabeth Alves.

DR. JAMES W. GOLL is the author of over forty books and the founder of God Encounters Ministries. He is also a consultant, Life Language Communications Coach, and a recording artist. James has four adult children who are married and a growing number of grandchildren. James makes his home in Franklin, Tennessee.

MICHAL ANN GOLL was a lover of Jesus all her life, the devoted wife of James Goll for thirty-two years, and mother of four beloved children. She was the founder of Compassion Acts, a member of the Debra Company Founder's Group, and honored to be listed in the Cambridge Who's Who. She traveled the globe demonstrating that love takes action. She authored eight books and co-established the Women on the Frontlines conferences. She graduated to her heavenly reward in the fall of 2008 and is greatly missed to this day by thousands of people around the world.