Christian History Institute

Christian History Institute is creating a brand new FACEBOOK page! You can become one of our first official FACEBOOK “Fans” by following the link on our homepage. Check out the “Just Fans” tab to see what others are saying about Torchlighters and other CHI initiatives.  Don’t forget to leave your own feedback!

Facebook users, you can help spread the word about Torchlighters by telling your Facebook friends about us. We welcome all the word of mouth we can get. This would be especially helpful now that The Perpetua Story is about to release. Several of our previews are posted on Facebook, including The Perpetua Story. Christian History Institute’s Facebook page is located at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christian-History-Institute/41894322911

Torchlighters is delighted to announce the release on June 19th, 2009 of The Perpetua Story! During the era of the early church, this young mother and her friends dared to become Christians, even though the emperor declared the faith illegal. Faced with the ultimate punishment, the commitment of this group of new believers is put to the test. Perpetua’s stand will inspire and challenge you to put God above all else.

Check out the Perpetua preview and order your copy today! As with other Torchlighters, The Perpetua Story includes many valuable extras, such as free leader and student study guides and an original documentary that was filmed on location in Carthage, Tunisia.

Who is your favorite Torchlighter?

Are you inspired by the heroic mission of Jim Elliot, the steadfast faith of Richard Wurmbrand, the loving care of Gladys Aylward, or one of the other Torchlighter heroes?

Be sure to vote for your favorite today and check out the results at www.torchlighters.org! One vote per computer.

In other news, look for The Perpetua Story, our latest Torchlighter program, in late Spring.

Our animators are hard at work on thousands of hand drawn images that will become our next Torchlighters episode, The Perpetua Story.

In this photo you can see many of the characters in their costumes along the top of the wall. Rough sketches of action shots are visible in the middle of the wall. Two animators are hard at work at the light boards. It takes more than 30,000 hand drawn shots to produce a typical episode of Torchlighters!

Work is progressing nicely on the next Torchlighter episode, The Perpetua Story. We traveled all the way to Carthage (North Africa) to research this amazing heroine, who put her faith in God above all else—and died for it. The image is of an early chapel created in Perpetua’s memory. The Perpetua Torchlighter will challenge us all to a deeper relationship with the Father.

Christian History Institute is pleased to announce the release of our latest Torchlighter DVD, The Richard Wurmbrand Story, featuring the true story of a family who endured the hardships of persecution in Communist Romania. This story is sure to be a treasure for your entire family, as you see how the Wurmbrand family’s faith and love carry them through the most trying of times. Check out the Wurmbrand preview and all the other “extras” and then order your copy today!

Final touches are now being made to the latest Torchlighters DVD, The Richard Wurmbrand Story. Place your order today to be among the first to receive this DVD, which will begin shipping on December 22. Along with his wife and son, Richard Wurmbrand stood up for his faith in Communist Romania, even during the most trying circumstances. This DVD is sure to be an inspiration to all. Besides the thirty minute animation, don’t miss the powerful documentary featuring rare footage of Richard and his wife Sabina, as well as exclusive interviews with their son Mihai and others who knew the family. Accompanying study materials for home and classroom use have also been prepared and are available for free download.

Torchlighters is pleased to provide many free online resources to assist our partners in making the most of the Torchlighter videos.One such resource is our interactive quizzes.For each episode of the Torchlighters, we have created a unique online quiz to help kids learn even more about their favorite faith heroes.The latest quiz on The Gladys Aylward Story is now available. Have fun and test your knowledge with all of our quizzes, found under Fun Stuff.

Torchlighters is pleased to announce the release of The Gladys Aylward Story, featuring the true story of a great woman of faith.  Both children and adults will be inspired by Gladys’ commitment to the Lord and her brave journey through war-torn lands to save 100 abandoned children.  Download the preview, study guides and posters today and order your DVD for a special gift or event.