Dragon Ride True Stories of Adventures, Miracles, and Evangelism From China
by Grace Jacob
Genre: | Missionary biography |
Subject: | Grace Jacob |
Publisher: | XP |
Year: | 2017 |
Location: | Bend |
Library: | Physical collection at walkingtogether.life |
Purchase: | https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ride-Adven... |
Scripture Testimony Index stories in this book
After Grace's attempt at becoming a good person on her own accord failed, she ran to Jesus; alone in her room - in tears - and asked Him to come change her life. The change that took place in Grace's life afterwards was so evident that one of her teachers remarked, “What on earth happened to you? You’re a completely different person!”
Grace Jacob writes about her foray into atheism and God's graciousness in winning her back. Her brother invited her to join him and audit an apologetics course Dr. Geisler was teaching at his school.
Grace Jacob was doing her laundry when she suddenly felt God's presence and a need to urgently call Maggie. Hurriedly she sped off in obedience. Her call to Maggie at that very moment turned out to be crucial in saving the life of Maggie's son, Jeff.
Peter, a Chinese college student was made to fail all his final year courses, forced out of school and made to look like a voluntary school drop-out. He was warned by the police never to disclose the real reason he was kicked out; which was Peter's newfound faith. He had become a Christian in college.
Grace Jacob's English classes with a group of atheist students was being spied on. But as Grace cried to God for help, He responded in the most remarkable way; blinding the spies but at the same time opening the eyes of the students to the message of salvation.
Grace Jacob was teaching a group of atheist students, but her class was also attended by two spies who were there to make sure the students didn't learn about God. Grace prayed that God would blind the eyes and ears of the spies, but He did something even more amazing.
Rachael's life was a complete mess; she was atheist, suicidal and nursed plans to walk away from her family - her husband and their only son. Life for her had no meaning, until she accepted Christ - the smallest things were now charged with meaning - for His salvation had wrought in her a great transformation.
With patience and empathy, Grace engaged Isabella, who had led a life of sin, with the saving and liberating word of God. It was slow, but Isabella eventually surrendered to Christ.
Grace Jacob was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, and after getting no respite despite two courses of antibiotics (that turned out to be wrong treatments), the doctor said nothing else could be done. But when the elders at an international fellowship gathered around to pray and lay hands on her, Grace was miraculously healed.
After Doris fell very ill, Grace saw it as an opportunity to finally rouse the interest of her friend in God and hopefully have her drawn to Him, so she began to pray fervently that her friend be healed. And as Doris got healed she became curious to understand the message of God and His forgiveness.
God led Grace Jacob supernaturally to the home of her suicidal friend, just in time to prevent disaster.
Abby saw how Christians cared for people, even those outside their immediate families, and so she chose to become a Christian instead of a Buddhist.
Before becoming a Christian, Abby was sleeping with her husband's boss, who threatened to fire her husband if she didn't. But now that she was a Christian she knew she could no longer do that. When the man called again, she knew that only God could deliver her, so together with her friend Grace, they prayed to God, and He stopped the phone calls.
When Lacey called her Dad to inform him that she had become a Christian, he was skeptical and derisive, however, her changed attitude convinced him!
When Jane shared her newfound Christian faith to the people of her village her parents were persecuted and threatened to be ostracized for such a faith.