YWAM asked us to write a full book to see how they would go. Some of the books were kind of like – this is one of the most interesting, crazy adventures ever, and it’s made to sound boring and dull. So we started reading a few, and we could only agree with them. The publishers said they noticed there were really no biographies of missionaries, which were really good for kids to read and would hold their attention. And so we had done a lot of that for YWAM, and then YWAM approached us. You would tell me your story and I would write it as if I was you, and it would get published. Janet Benge (JB): Well, we had been writing a lot, doing a lot of ghost writing, which is writing in other people’s voices. This is a premier biography line for the entire family.Janet Benge Benjamin Hawkins (BH): Why did you choose to write these biographies? What got you started? The stories of Heroes of History are told in an engaging narrative format, where related history, geography, government, and science topics come to life and make a lasting impression. Heroes of History is a unique biography series that brings the shaping of history to life with the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history. His example continues to inspire others to use their gifts and influence to do good against the odds (1759-1833). Together with a community of dynamic reformers, Wilberforce struggled to rid his nation of evil and to give dignity and freedom to all people-slave and slave trader, poor and powerful. Ending slavery in the mighty British Empire seemed like an impossible dream, but once William Wilberforce resolved to represent the abolitionists in Parliament, he would fight to the bitter end-for nearly half a century-to achieve that goal. This was a much bigger fight than he felt capable of taking on.įor two hundred years, British slave ships plied the Middle Passage, taking African men, women, and children to their doom.
And a large number of bishops sat in the House of Lords. After all, King George III and the Church of England both had large amounts of money invested in trade with the West Indies.
William wondered how anyone was supposed to battle slavery.
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