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In the new 2021 high-definition program, learn all about the California missions. How many missions are there? What was the purpose of these missions? Who was Saint Junipero Serra? What did he do to help the indigenous peoples of California, and why is it today considered controversial? The answers to these questions and more are answered in-depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of...
384) A falcon flies
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Ballantyne volume 1
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Thrown together on a voyage to Africa's fever-ridden shores, Dr Robyn Ballantyne and the ship's Master battle with all the fury of natural enemies. This is a saga of adventure and exploration, plotting the courage and determination of one woman amidst fierce and ruthless men.
388) The stars in April
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"Sometimes we have to go a long way to find out who we are. The year is 1912. When doctors in India are unable to treat her baby brother's illness, Ruth's missionary parents decide there is one solution: move her mother and the children across the world--to Michigan. But India is the only home Ruth knows. In a matter of days, she must leave Papa and all she loves behind, abandon her dream of one day playing violin in the Calcutta Orchestra, and embark...
390) Junípero Serra
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Focuses on the achievements of the eighteenth-century Spanish missionary who was one of the early explorers of California.
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Trailblazer books volume 38
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A young Quechua Indian learns firsthand the courage of committed Christians when Rómulo Sauñe, a missionary, turns the local people away from the hate and terror of the Shining Path, a guerrilla group.
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Trailblazer books volume 35
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In 1866, a fourteen-year-old orphan reluctantly joins the crew of a missionary ship leaving Australia, but when a hurricane strands him on a South Sea island and he is captured by slave traders, he finds the courage to trust in God.
396) The edge of terror: the heroic story of American families trapped in Japanese-occupied Philippines
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First blood: John Rambo is a former Green Beret and Medal of Honor recipient who is plagued by dreadful memories of his time served in Vietnam. Living as a drifter, Rambo is on his way to get some food when he is arrested by Will Teasle, a small town sheriff who is used to getting things his way. Once incarcerated, Rambo soon finds himself reliving the awful memories of his fighting days as he is tormented by the sheriff's deputy. Rambo escapes and...