Faith Heroines Alive

Who is Ida Scudder?

susietucker — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:52:18 +0000

Ida Scudder was born into a family of medical missionaries to India, but her early childhood memories of famine and death in India convinced her that she wanted to live her life in the happier healthier United States. Then during one night in India, three separate men came seeking medical help for each one’s wife who was experiencing difficulties in childbirth. They would not let Ida’s father, an MD, help because he was male, and Ida couldn’t help because she had no training. All three of the Indian women died that night, and Ida Scudder’s life ambition changed. She went on to graduate from medical school at Cornell University and returned to India on January 1, 1900, determined to make a difference and model the love of Christ in doing so.

Who is Gladys Aylward?

susietucker — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:41:51 +0000

Gladys Aylward was a young English parlormaid determined to serve as a missionary in China. She overcame many obstacles to get there, and became a strong witness of Jesus, even converting the Mandarin of the province. When war broke out, she continued to serve as a missionary and at one point rescued 100 children by leading them on foot across a mountain range to safe refuge.

Who is Darlene Deibler Rose?

susietucker — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:39:33 +0000

Darlene Deibler Rose was a missionary to New Guinea when WW II broke out. She spent the war in a Japanese prison camp. Her trials and her eventual return home to the United States were told in her book Evidence Not Seen. Darlene’s faith sustained her through time on death row and through the loss of her husband and everything else she possessed.

Who is Corrie Ten Boom?

susietucker — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:37:34 +0000

Corrie Ten Boom was a watchmaker in the Netherlands when Nazi Germany invaded. Her family sheltered Jews and members of the Dutch underground in a ”hiding place” in their home. Eventually the operation was discovered and the family sent to concentration camps. Upon her release Corrie became a “Tramp for the Lord”, preaching a message of faith and forgiveness around the world.

Mission statement

susietucker — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:25:55 +0000

The mission statement of Faith Heroines Alive is -

1. to strengthen the faith of all listeners in the Lord Jesus – He who can and will lead them through life’s toughest situations.

2. to pay tribute to some wonderful heroines of the Christian faith and to establish a “personal” connection between these heroines and the audiences.

3. to offer this drama ministry to any group who will be blessed by it, trusting that God will provide the resources.

4. to share the resources as generously as possible with men and women who are today living out their faith in heroic fashion, teaching people about Jesus around the world.

The Joy

susietucker — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:50:43 +0000

As I read the stories of different heroines of the Christian faith, I come up with one recurring theme – the ability they had to praise and trust God in the midst of trouble, and not just ordinary troubles, but life-threatening persecution and trial.

I wish I had faced some fairly minor crises in my life years ago with as much strength and dignity as these women faced their losses. It is my hope in bringing these heroines to life that young women will catch on. That they will know deeply that God can be trusted – that they will not panic or complain about life’s adventurous course, even when the adventure is disguised as the humdrum routine many must follow, just to pay the mortgage, get along with a husband, and keep the children safe, nourished, loved.

After years of doing it wrong I learned that I could praise God and laugh in the midst of hurt and sadness, and I received confirmation that I believe was divine in nature. The grief I was dealing with was profound, so strong as to cripple all joy, and yet I did not want to be useless to my family. I learned that I could cope best with the despair by singing some chorus, some hymn, over and over, so many times that I would finally begin to laugh at the absurdity of the repetition, and the black cloud would lift. I got hooked on the camp song from my childhood, “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart.”

I used the singing method most when driving, when there was the greatest need to distract myself from negativity. One morning as I drove up a winding road on a wooded hill, I passed a spot that brought back many memories related to my loss. Hit by a tsunami of pain, I thought, “I have to sing.” I started out, “I’ve got…, I’ve got” and then was hit by a second wave.

“Lord, I can’t remember the words,” was all I could whisper. Just as I spoke those words, a car approached over the crest of the hill, with a brightly colored personalized license plate. The license plate had only two words on it, THE JOY.

In one awesome moment God showed me that praise was my lifeline and that He was very much at the other end of the line.

I pray that my story as well as the stories of the faith heroines I share will help you with the difficulties you are facing, that you will have the “peace that passes all understanding”. Susie Tucker

Welcome to my site!

susietucker — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:30:20 +0000

Thank you for visiting the website for Faith Heroines Alive! Please check often for the latest news and please contact me if you are interested in learning more about this ministry. Presentations can be customized for your group and purpose. To God be the Glory!