Lasting Marriage is based on the premise that relationships need the same kind of care and maintenance we give any other valued possession, such as a motor vehicle. While we naturally assume our cars will require more, not less, care as they age, we have often not applied that same reasoning to marriage. This manual looks at premarital preparation, relationship maintenance, and sustaining a healthy marriage during the child-rearing years. Harvey Yoder emphasizes areas of relationship maintenance often ignored in other similar books. These include the importance of a solid support network of friends, family, and congregational family; and the need to take seriously Jesus' teaching about a joyful and simple lifestyle.

Lasting Marriage

Harvey Yoder

Parenting & Relationships

Herald Pr

This volume is a continuation of the first volume: God knows my size, written by Harvey Yoder and Silvia Tarniceriu.

God Knows My Path!

Silvia Tarniceriu

Carlisle Printing

Brother Tom, the Peoples' Preacher

Harrisonburg, PA: Christian Light Publications

Is there really a God? This is the question 13-year-old Silvia faced. Her teachers laughed at the mere idea of God. Yet her parents and pastor not only believed in God, but served Him devotedly. Which of them was right? So Silvia decided to find out for herself if God was real. She asked Him for three things - a pair of shoes, a sweater, and a coat. For a large, poor, Christian family in communist Romania, these things were almost impossible to buy. How could she expect a miracle? But it happened! God answered her prayer in a way far more beautiful than she expected! And the truth He showed her then sustained her years later as she faced persecution and even prison for Christ's sake. Read Silvia's story, and you will find yourself challenged by the faith and dedication of Christians behind the Iron Curtain. You will share in the sorrows and triumphs Silvia faced as she served her beloved Lord with all her heart. And through it all, you'll discover the loving, personal care God shows to all of His children. Read this book and find your faith in God strengthened.

God Knows My Size! Silvia Tarniceriu

TGS International

Who are the people whose stories are told in this book? They are Christians who lived under Communism and decided that the cost of suffering for their faith is worth the "...glory which shall be revealed in us." (Romans 8:18) By choosing to serve God, they also chose to suffer for His sake. In essence, these people are like anyone else - they have feelings and emotions that run deep. But they had an uncommon commitment: "...they loved not their lives unto the death." (Revelation 12:11) How are they different from you and me? That depends on our level of commitment. Each of their stories is unique, yet one mutual thread is evident throughout - they would not be silent concerning their devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ.

They Would Not Be Silent: Inspirational Stories of Christians Under Communism

More true stories about Christians who did not lose courage under the cruel hand of communism. (See the book They Would Not Be Silent.) For young Anya, the red tie (a symbol of Communism) was so much associated with denying God that she grew up viewing it as the equivalent to a ticket to hell. Year after year at school, she had seen the eighth graders receive the red emblem. Each year, it struck new terror into her heart. She had decided that, no matter what the consequences would be, she would never wear that dreaded red tie. But, what would you do if you were mocked and scorned publicly for not wearing the red tie? Read what happened to Anya in No Red Tie for Me, Please!

They Would Not Be Moved

Growing up in a Christian home in communist Romania brought its own kind of suffering for Elena. Losing both her grandfather and her beloved father also took an emotional toll on the young girl. Then, at eleven years old, she was sent to a distant state boarding school where she endured loneliness, ridicule, and abuse. 
 As she grew older, Elena found her niche in running. The Christian teaching she had received at home faded to the background as she trained with a vengeance to become the fastest runner in Romania. Her goal seemed very close, when God's loving call changed her life's course. 
 After making a total commitment to Christ, Elena was kept under surveillance by the communists. Nevertheless, she was determined to work for the Lord. Finally, she tried unsuccessfully to escape from Romania. In prison, although suffering many hardships and more ridicule, Elena found that our sovereign God can use trials to strengthen His children and increase their faith in Him!

Elena: Strengthened Through Trials

The true stories in this book vividly portray the house church in China and the individuals at its heart. Read how the church - strong, flourishing, and faithful in spite of persecution - is made up of people like you and me. People who struggle -- struggle with pride, with doubts, with a temper, with being true to Christ. And as we meet these real people with their real battles and witness their heartaches and triumphs, we find our own faith strengthened and refreshed.   Abruptly, the officers stopped me in front of a cell and unlocked the door. They shoved me roughly inside.  Immediately, a burly young prisoner came toward me. Then he asked the dreaded question.  Why are you here?   I couldn't help it. The words just burst out.  I am here in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God!  All thirteen of those prisoners stepped back when they heard the name of Jesus. They were amazed. And frightened. None of them moved.  I continued standing there, smiling at them. I said nothing more, but stood just inside the cell door, waiting to see what Jesus would do next.  The silence dragged on. No one made a move. They all just stood there, looking at me.  I heard a guard yell.  Hey! What's going on in there? Have you killed someone again?  Finally the young leader seemed to be able to move.  No!  he yelled back. Then, turning to me, he said,  Sit down. Tell me about Jesus, the son of your god.

Wang Ping's Sacrifice and other stories of Christians in Communist China

"Please, would you let us stay inside your house tonight? It is so cold and my children and I would appreciate if we could just have some kind of shelter." Mama was talking fast through the closed door. "How many?" We could hear the voice from inside. "I have four children," Mama answered hopefully. "I have no room for such a big family," the voice said firmly. 
 Mama turned and joined us. We crossed the street and trudged a little further up the road to an intersection. Without a word, Mama spread our only blanket on the ground next to a wooden fence outside someone's yard. We huddled together, trying to stay warm. 
 Living in the Soviet Union under cruel, atheistic communism and growing up during World War II, young Mikhail Khorev saw much suffering and death. Often homeless and near starvation, he struggled to believe in God's love. This inspiring story of how Mikhail grew to be a man of God, willing to suffer prison for the God who loved him, will move you to tears and strengthen your faith. You, too, will come to realize that everything we can give to the Christ who saves us is still ... A Small Price To Pay 
 13 page photo section included

A Small Price to Pay

Purnama had barely gone a quarter of a mile before he saw a sight that burned itself in his memory. Coming down the street toward him was a crowd of people. A wall of waterborne debris, as high as the two-story buildings, was chasing the fleeing crowd. He stopped the cycle, and for a moment was frozen immobile at the incomprehensible sight. 
 Water? He heard the screams of the crowd. It did not look like water, but like a solid wave of cars, tin and timbers being forced toward him with enormous pressure. A solid wave, yet strangely liquid. Spouts of water gushed out through the wave of debris. 
 Purnama tried to turn his cycle, but the wave was too swift. He had barely begun to speed away when the water reached him. 
 With a wild leap, Purnama left his drowning cycle and clasped his arms around a coconut palm. He tried to climb up the pole-like trunk as dirty water swirled around his legs... 
 He had to climb higher! Water rushed toward him from two sides. Chunks of wood hit his legs. In a desperate attempt to escape the cascade of debris, he climbed higher on the tree. His fingers strained to keep his grip. A car came crunching past him and he swung his right leg away to keep from being ground by the bumper. The cries of others who had clung to the palm diminished, and Purnama saw two of them being swept away by the deluge. With labored breathing, he tried to work himself even higher. Oily water swirled around him, then suddenly he was up to his shoulders in water. 
 Oh, God! Please save me! If I die, take me straight home to you! The black water surged over his head and tore him from the trunk as it knocked over the tree. The force of the wave tore at his body. He felt himself tumble through the wreckage, his body battered and scoured by the debris...
 For most people of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, the cries of Water! reached them too late. Survivors tell their stories, some with sorrow and heartbreak, others with joy and hope. 16-page color photo section included

Tsunami! from a few that survived

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