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| - Walter Ian Thomas (* 13. September 1914 in Hampstead, Vereinigtes Königreich; † 1. August 2007 in Estes Park, Colorado) war ein britischer Major, Evangelist, Autor sowie Gründer und langjähriger Leiter der Missionsgemeinschaft der Fackelträger. (de)
- W. Ian Thomas (13 September 1914 – 1 August 2007) was an evangelist, Christian evangelical writer, theological teacher and founder of the Torchbearers Bible schools. At the age of 12, he was invited to a Bible study group of the Crusaders Christian Youth Movement by a 13 year old lad. The following summer, still 12 years old, he was converted to Christ at a Crusaders' Union camp. When he was not traveling, Major Thomas resided in Estes Park, Colorado, with his wife, Joan Thomas, and his eldest son, Chris Thomas. (en)
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| - Walter Ian Thomas (* 13. September 1914 in Hampstead, Vereinigtes Königreich; † 1. August 2007 in Estes Park, Colorado) war ein britischer Major, Evangelist, Autor sowie Gründer und langjähriger Leiter der Missionsgemeinschaft der Fackelträger. (de)
- W. Ian Thomas (13 September 1914 – 1 August 2007) was an evangelist, Christian evangelical writer, theological teacher and founder of the Torchbearers Bible schools. At the age of 12, he was invited to a Bible study group of the Crusaders Christian Youth Movement by a 13 year old lad. The following summer, still 12 years old, he was converted to Christ at a Crusaders' Union camp. At the age of 15, he felt convinced that he should devote all of his life to the service of the Lord Jesus. He began to preach out in the open air at Hampstead Heath. He was also actively engaged in Sunday School work as well as in the Crusaders' Bible class. He thought the best thing for him to do was to become a doctor. At the university, Ian became a leader in the Inter-Varsity Fellowship group. He started a slum club down in the East End of London "out of a sheer desire to win souls, to go out and get them. I was a windmill of activity until, at the age of 19, every moment of my day was packed tight with doing things. Thus by the age of 19, I had been reduced to a state of complete exhaustion spiritually, until I felt that there was no point going on." "Then, one night in November, that year, just at midnight, I got down on my knees before God, and I just wept in sheer despair. I said, 'With all my heart I have wanted to serve Thee. I have tried to my uttermost and I am a hopeless failure.' That night things happened. The Lord seemed to make plain to me that night, through my tears of bitterness: 'You see, for seven years, with utmost sincerity, you have been trying to live for Me, on My behalf, the life that I have been waiting for 7 years to live through you.'" Thomas later reflected: "I got up the next morning to an entirely different Christian life, but I want to emphasize this: I had not received one iota more than I had already had for seven years!" Major Thomas served in the British Expeditionary Force in Belgium at the outset of World War II and took part in the evacuation at Dunkirk. He would also spend time during the war in France, Italy, and Greece (often times fighting). When he was not traveling, Major Thomas resided in Estes Park, Colorado, with his wife, Joan Thomas, and his eldest son, Chris Thomas. (en)
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