‘The only thing that I could do was to pray’: The faith behind the Hollywood film Thirteen Lives
By 
Piyamary Shinoda2022-07-28T09:15:00
As Ron Howard’s film about the Thai football team trapped in a cave is released in the UK, one of the children tells the story of his faith and the future that followed his miraculous rescue
Related articles
-
Magazine FeaturesA military coup, Covid-19 and no religious freedom is breaking the people of Myanmar. Here’s how to pray
Chris Mabey, whose wife fled Myanma as a teenager, reports on what is taking place in the majority-Buddhist nation, and explains how you can prayerfully support the fledgling Christian community there
-
OpinionIf you're a Christian you have a moral duty to welcome refugees
Christians have a twin obligation to care for our neighbour and welcome the stranger, and refugees crossing the channel in desperation need our solidarity, says Liam Allmark
-
InterviewsFrancis Chan: Why I quit my megachurch and started again
Francis Chan left his thriving US megachurch, turned his back on the fame that ministry had brought him and moved his family to a developing country. But whatever you do, don’t call him a radical
More from Real Life
-
Real Life‘More men are finding Jesus - my church is full of them!’
A small chapel in the Welsh Valleys has experienced significant growth in recent years, with much of it driven by young men coming to faith. Pastor John Funnell of Noddfa Church shares the story
-
Real Life‘God called me to improve the mental health of a million people’
After becoming disillusioned with his military career, Will Petty reached rock bottom, grappling with depression and alcoholism. He explains how God led him to a greater purpose and a new vocation – to forge a path for others to find their healing
-
Testimonies‘Debt nearly broke me. God got us through’
Having been a carer from a young age, Paul Helsby was used to relying on himself. But when a stroke almost took everything from him and the debt mounted up, he was forced to turn to God
- Issues
- Topics A-Z
- Writers A-Z
- © 2025 Premier Christianity
Site powered by Webvision Cloud