Part 1 of Our Feature on The Torchlighters Video Series
The Torchlighters: Heroes of the Faith is an animated series featuring the stories of heroes and heroines from history. Designed for kids ages 8 – 12, each 30-minute episode teaches history while inspiring kids with stories of those who served the Lord and overcame difficulties.
Right now Amazon Prime instant video features 16 videos from The Torchlighters series! The Torchlighters web site also has a fantastic collection of free resources for each video, including student and teacher guides, games, puzzles, and coloring pages. Check out the links below to access the videos, free resources, and ideas to expand your studies!
*No purchase is necessary to download the free resources that accompany the videos. The videos are on Amazon Prime instant video at the time of this posting. Membership in the Amazon Prime program is required in order to view them without paying a rental fee. Other options for viewing the videos are listed at the bottom of this post.
Instant Videos and Free Resources
The Torchlighters: The Corrie ten Boom Story features the inspiring story of Corrie ten Boom, whose faith was tested because of her willingness to do what was right.
Learn more about the video and watch a clip here.
Get free games, puzzles, and coloring pages here.
Get a free downloadable leader guide and student guide (from this main page).
Expand your learning:
- Take a virtual tour of the Corrie ten Boom Museum.
- Watch The Hiding Place, free on YouTube.
- Listen to Corrie ten Boom’s testimony in her own words.
- If you have Amazon Prime, older learners can watch Corrie ten Boom: A Faith Undefeated on instant video.
- Not only did Corrie ten Boom help the Jews during World War II, she also ministered to the mentally disabled before and after the war. Listen to Joni Eareckson Tada share her own Heroes of the Faith segment about Corrie ten Boom.
- Check out this Church History for Kids article about Corrie ten Boom.
- For historical background, learn more about the Netherlands during World War 2 and watch a video about how the Dutch responded to Nazi occupation. (The video has English subtitles.)
- Corrie ten Boom was sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp. Learn more about the camp from The Holocaust Encyclopedia, or watch a 2-minute video (please preview first to determine if this is suitable for your children).
- Find the Netherlands on a map.
- Print YWAM Publishing’s Corrie ten Boom-themed crossword puzzle and answer key (after following the link, scroll down for the answers on the answer key).
The Torchlighters: The Adoniram and Ann Judson Story features the adventures of Adoniram and Ann Judson, the first foreign missionaries from the United States.
Learn more and watch a video clip here.
Get free games, puzzles, and coloring pages here.
Get a free downloadable leader guide and student guide (from this main page).
Expand your learning:
- Adoniram Judson translated the Bible into the Burmese language. Try this quick activity to see why this was a difficult task.
- Watch an old 14-minute filmstrip based on the book To the Golden Shore.
- Read a Church History for Kids article about Adoniram Judson here.
- Download a FREE 64-page activity book from Voice of the Martyrs: Bold Believers in Burma (e-mail registration required). This resource is very well-done and worth the registration!
- Learn more about Burma (now Myanmar).
- Find Burma (Myanmar) on a map.
- Print YWAM Publishing’s Adoniram Judson-themed crossword puzzle and answer key (after following the link, scroll down for the answers on the answer key).
The Torchlighters: The Samuel Morris Story features the story of young Prince Kaboo, who was miraculously set free from captivity and went on to become a missionary to America.
Learn more about the video and watch a clip here.
Get free games, puzzles, and coloring pages here.
Get a free downloadable leader guide and student guide (from this main page).
Expand your learning:
- Read a Church History for Kids article about Samuel Morris here.
- For another Amazon Prime instant video option, check out Samuel Morris: African Missionary to North America.
- Listen to the audio of the 1954 movie Angel in Ebony, free on YouTube.
- Liberia was the first democratic republic in African history and was a young country when Samuel Morris was born. Read about Liberia’s history.
- Learn basic facts about Liberia.
- Find Liberia on a map.
Torchlighters: The Eric Liddell Story features the story of Eric Liddel, whose choice to put God first gave him opportunities to share the Gospel.
Learn more about the video and watch a clip here.
Get free games, puzzles, and coloring pages here.
Get a free downloadable leader guide and student guide (from this main page).
Expand your learning:
- Learn more about Eric Liddell in a Church History for Kids article here.
- Watch a video of his gold-medal winning race in the 1924 Paris Olympics.
- View Eric Liddell: Champion of Conviction on Amazon Prime instant video.
- Download a FREE 53-page activity book from Voice of the Martyrs: Bold Believers in China (e-mail registration required).
- Find China on a map.
- Make a Chinese lantern. Write Bible verses about “light” on the lantern borders.
- Print YWAM Publishing’s Eric Liddell-themed crossword puzzle and answer key (after following the link, scroll down for the answers on the answer key).
The Torchlighters: The John Bunyan Story features the story of the author of The Pilgrim’s Progress.
Learn more about the video and watch a clip here.
Get free games, puzzles, and coloring pages here.
Get a free downloadable leader guide and student guide (from this main page).
Expand your learning:
- Introduce your children to The Pilgrim’s Progress with this reading of Dangerous Journey, free on YouTube.
- If you listen to (or read) Dangerous Journey, download this FREE Children’s Guide to Pilgrim’s Progress (for use with children ages 4 – 12).
- Print a FREE, highly detailed John Bunyan coloring book.
- Older children may enjoy this eight-minute biography about John Bunyan.
- Watch John Bunyan: The People’s Pilgrim on Amazon Prime instant video.
- Read a Church History for Kids article about John Bunyan.
- Find England on a map.
More Videos and Resources
Find all of The Torchlighters videos available on Amazon Prime instant video here. If you don’t have Amazon Prime, RightNow Media and Pureflix have the episodes as well.
If you prefer to buy the series and support a good cause, The Voice of the Martyrs has The Torchlighters Ultimate Activity Book and DVD set for $50.00 on their website.
My kids really enjoy these videos, and finding the extra activities to expand our lesson opportunities has been a lot of fun! Be sure to check out part two and part three of this series to get ideas to use with more videos from The Torchlighters!