Have you ever heard of a missionary who was an Olympic wrestling champion? Meet John Peterson!

John loved to wrestle, and he loved to share stories about Jesus. In 1976, he won a gold medal in wrestling! He moved to Austria with his family and often traveled to Eastern Europe to share the gospel message. Even though being a missionary was not allowed there, he could visit those countries because he was a wrestling coach.

In this chapter, you’ll read about a special trip where John took one of his sons along. His son helped him share the gospel message in amazing ways!

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The story is taken from the book Called to Missions: Ordinary people devoting their lives to serve among the persecuted church by Eva Wonka Lopes de Andrade and adapted for elementary-aged children.

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