365 Christian Men

July 28. Jesse Irvin Overholtzer. Jesse started out rebelling and determined to have all the fun he could. But Jesus intervened, and Jesse’s life became productive. And he didn’t tolerate obstacles.  When Jesse was 60, although he had no administrative experience, he founded Child Evangelism Fellowship with stations in 51 countries, and he directed its international operation for 15 years, up until 3 years before he died.   Where might and power failed, the Spirit […] The post Jesse Irvin Overholtzer, US, Administrator first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

July 27. François Coillard. Coillard was a missionary from France. His life was embroiled with political intrigues; and his work was interrupted and redirected by nations at war, usurpers overthrowing the government, and rival peoples failing to maintain peace long enough for the gospel to be preached.  Still, Coillard demonstrated strength of character as he did the job God had sent him to do. On this date in […] The post Francois Coillard, France, Missionary first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

July 26. Dave Roever. Dave fought in the Vietnam War as a gunner on a US Navy riverboat. Then life changed.  Dave went on to found the Roever Foundation, which has provided thousands of scholarships to students in Vietnam and other places. The Foundation has built a cardiac-care unit and a Digital Imaging Lab, which saves hundreds of Vietnamese lives—at no cost to them.  The Foundation built a thirty-six-bed heart-monitoring system in […] The post Dave Roever, US, Black Beret first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

July 25. Justin Searle. Justin knew how to work hard and learned there was more to life than he could get by hard work alone.  If life feels driven but empty, take faith to work with you.  The perks and pains of overwork drove investment banker Justin Searle to say, “No more!” Compelled to succeed, he often clocked 110 hours […] The post Justin Searle, US, Senior Director of Operations first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

July 24. Haralan Popov. Popov was an atheist until he was a teenager, when he became a Christian. Before long, he was a pastor.  But when WW II ended, Bulgaria was abandoned to Communist control. All large-scale industries, banks, and insurance companies were run by the government, and high positions in the church were taken over by Communists.  Sadly, many pastors fell in line with the new regime, […] The post Haralan Popov, Bulgaria, Pastor first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

July 23. Mincaye. Mincaye is a man with a history. Here’s what happened: missionary pilot Nate Saint, with four other missionaries, was killed when they tried to befriend the Waodani tribe, at the time, known as the most violent society on earth. The Waodani culture was changed by the Gospel of Christ, brought to the […] The post Mincaye, Ecuador, Hunter-gatherer first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

July 22. Desmond Tutu. Desmond went to a segregated and underfunded all-Black school in South Africa, where he excelled, by the way.  He once told an audience, “… many of the people who taught us … inspired you to want to emulate them and really to become all that you could become, … They gave you the impression that … even with all of the obstacles … in […] The post Desmond Tutu, South Africa, Activist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

July 21. Kemmons Wilson. Kemmons was already a movie-theatre-owning millionaire when he took his wife and 5 little children to the capital for a family vacation. They stayed in a $6-a-night motel room, which was not only dingy and cramped, but its price zoomed to $16-a-night as soon as the motel owner saw the kids. Wilson told his wife it wasn’t fair, and within a year, he opened […] The post Kemmons Wilson, US, Founder of Holiday Inns first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

July 20. Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born into slavery, found a way out for himself, worked to free others, and then used his new position to work toward freedom for other groups of people. On this date in 1866, Douglass spoke at the First Women’s Rights Convention.  Knowledge can be the pathway to freedom; gain it. Use it.  Born into slavery in […] The post Frederick Douglass, US, Abolitionist first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

July 19. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower graduated from West Point, commanded the Allied Forces in North Africa in 1942, and on D-Day, 1944, he was Supreme Commander of the troops invading France.   After the war, he became President of Columbia University, and before long, he was President of the United States.   A conviction is a belief that moves you to […] The post Dwight D. Eisenhower, US, President of the United States first appeared on 365 Christian Men.