Just a few Heroes that Made a difference! Harriet Tubman- Born a slave in 1820 on a plantation in Maryland. Given the nick name Minty, she was  taught Bible stories, gospel songs and spirituals by her deeply religious parents. During these times before the Civil War slaves were not allowed to gather not even for church. Times were hard on the plantation so the owners hired out their slaves.  Harriet was always sent back because the masters who hired her thought she was stupid or stubburn. At the age of 11 she had shed the nickname of Minty to Harriet which was her mothers name. At the age of 24 she married a free Nego named John Tubman, but remained a slave. Harriot worked the underground railroad to bring more that 300 slaves to freedom. In Maryland it her picture was posted everywhere with a $40,000 dollar reward, dead or alive. Here password was  "A friend with friends" to open the door to the runaway slaves seeking refuge. A conductor of the underground railroad, making a difference, doint what was right. Elizabeth Fry- Believing in a simple life Elizabeth Fry was born to a Quaker family on May 21, 1780 in Norwich, England. In 1813 Elizabeth visited Newgate Prison in London, she started a program to help school the children of prisoners, and supported many prison reforms. Though she was often sick and had many family responsibilities, Elizabeth Fry kept reaching out to the poor and the prisoners for the sake of Christ  until her passing in 1845 at the age of 65, her prayer was always "Whatever I do in anything, may I do it as to Three"  Making a difference. Jim Elliot- Born in Portland Oregon in 1927 Jim seemed like an ordinary birght clean cut American Boy. But Jim was anything but ordinary. Jim was married Eliezabeth and sailed for Ecuador in 1953 to be missionaries and translate the Scriptures for Indian trubes who had never heard about Jesus Christ.  Jim along with some other men were on a special assignment to reach the fierce, stone-age Auca Indian tribe with the Gospel.  After 5 days of the first personal conact with teh Aucas, the five men were dead. Making a difference, planting the seeds of the Gospel of Jesus Christ that have sprouted and grown everlasting fruit.  Eric Liddell- Born in China in 1902 to Scottish Missionary parents he returned to England at the age of five to go to school. It soon became known that he was a natural athlete. Some tweleve years went by before he saw his father again. In 1924 at the age of 22 Eric became Britains hope to win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Eric set a new worlds record in the 400 meter race. Eric was to run in the 100 meter event on Sunday. He refused, and told them that Sunday is for worshiping God not sprots, at least for me. His team mates laughed at him. Newspapers scolded him. A man who lived what he believed. Making a difference, Mr. Eric Liddell.  Integrity. Festo Kuvebgere-Bloody revolutions ripped the East African country of Uganda during the 70's and 80's killing some 300,000 thousand people. Festo was born in 1919 in a grass hut the grandson of the last king of the Bahororo tribe. A proud, powerful people who had ruled for nearly two centries in Uganda, " Festo said, long before missionaries came to Africa my people knew there was a God". When this young boy was 10 years of age a missionary came to his mud hut church in Africa. Festo helped to heal wounds left by the war. But the rebels lead by Idid Amin tried to stamp out all the Christians in his country, the church remained strong even though many believers died. When Amin was finally thrown out of the country, hatred remained between the people.  But he helped make a difference.   Gladys Aylward-Born in London in 1902 to a working class family, Gladys wish was to become a missionary and travel to China. The mission however did not think that she was quilfied to be a missionary. Gladys, continued to work and save money as she believed that God had called her, so in 1932 she purchased a one way ticket to Yangcheng, China. The Japanese bombed the city in 1938 filling the city with many orphans. So Gladys adopted many children. In March of 1940 the Japanese thought her to be a spy so she took 100 children over the mountains for safey to the next provence. In 1942 Gladys was weak and sick so an American friend helped her to get back to England to see her family. While she was home the Communists closed China to all foreigners.  In 1957 She sailed again back to China, where she started the Gladys Aylward Orphanage. She continued to serve the lord with Confidence until her passing in 1970.  Making a difference in doing God's Word when those around you say you are not quilified. Corrie Boom-The Boom family hid Jews in their home during WWII. This was no accident as the Booms had a deep love for God's Word and his chosen people. Here father was a watchmaker in a little town in Holland. The entire family was arrested and sent to death camps for aiding Jews. When she was finally released Corrie had a message to tell the people : That the light of Jesus could brighten the darkness of any prison, and that God's love and forgiveness were stronger than hate.  Corrie took this message to prisons and churches all over the world until she went home to be with the Lord in 1979.  Making a difference.