On the heels of deciding I've had just about enough of the Disney videos, I picked up a couple of new DVD's at the homeschool convention.  YWAM (Youth With A Mission) was selling The Torchlighters: Heroes of the Faith DVD's.  The William Tyndale Story and The John Bunyan Story, to start with.  The Jim Elliot Story is also available.

Since we have studied all of these heroes of our faith in our Bible/HIStory time, we were familiar with the stories.  We didn't expect to be so awed by seeing the events, however.  Even though animated, these stories are full of truth, HIStory and inspiration.  I saw Voice of the Martyrs mentioned in the credits, and know that organization to be a wonderful one, however it's Wycliffe Bible Translators that has seemed to find a place in our hearts. 

Throughout my growing up years, I was introduced to one missionary after another--many with Wycliffe--but now I GET IT!  I'm so overwhelmed to think how we take God's Word for granted.  I have at least a dozen Bibles laying around the house, not to mention online copies.  Yet there are still 370,000,000 (yes! that's million!) people throughout the world who do not have a Bible in their own language.  The world may seem to revolve around us, but we are not all there are in the world.

When we finished watching The William Tyndale Story, the children ran to get there Dad and beg him to watch it over with them! 

These DVD's are worth investing in.  They are worth watching over and over, and they do glorify God with their message.  Throw the Disney out, buy Torchlighters!