Elizabeth Prentiss

Elizabeth was a bright young girl who knew what it was to have a heart sore with troubles. Born in Portland, Maine in the United States, Elizabeth was deeply impacted by the death of her father, who suffered from tuberculosis. However, in those early days she found that Jesus Christ and his love was her strength.

Living life as a Christian wife and mother didn’t mean that suffering became part of her past. She also had health problems and two of her own children died.

Elizabeth Prentiss continued to turn to her loving Heavenly Father for love and support, while also using her talent with the pen to bring glory to God and help to others in their time of need.

Her hymn ‘More Love to Thee’ was a declaration of love to her Saviour:

Once earthly joy I craved,

Sought peace and rest;

Now Thee alone I seek,

Give what is best;

 

This all my prayer shall be:

More love, O Christ, to Thee,

More love to Thee,

More love to Thee!

The Trailblazer series collects great stories from Christians of the past and delivers them to the young people of today.  This gripping and astonishing story from Claire Williams will challenge young readers to love God as Elizabeth Prentiss did.

A well–known and long–standing series:

• Over 50 titles
• Great for ages 9 to 14
• Published in 14 languages
• Half a million books sold
• Also available in box sets when one book is not enough! 7 themed box sets, each with 5 books

Each biography follows the trailblazer’s journey to faith, and on to the work that God had planned for them. With lots of dialogue, these engaging stories show how God uses normal individuals to bring about his purpose.

Each book features:

• Thinking Further Topics for each chapter to help readers think about how what they’ve read applies to their life today
• Timeline of important events in the lifetime of each book’s subject