Author: Shalem John
Birth: 08-06-1806 Home Calling: 11-05-1857 Native Place : Stevenage Country: England Place of Vision: India Midgley John Jennings was a chaplain with East India Company who is known for his ministry in Delhi. He arrived at Kanpur in 1832 and initially ministered only to the Britishers. But Christ’s love compelled him to look beyond the spiritual needs of his own people. Despite the restrictions, he went out among the Indian public and preached to them the Gospel. After 20 years of ministry in Kanpur, he was transferred to Delhi in 1851. Delhi at that time was a stronghold of Mohammedan…
Birth: 20-07-1812 Home Calling:09-11-1883 Native Place : New York Country: United States of America Place of Vision: North East India Miles Bronson was an American missionary to work in parts of North East India. After his graduation in 1836, he was ordained by the Baptist church. Soon after, he received an appointment from the American Baptist Missionary Union for service in Assam, India. With a vision to eventually reach Burma, Miles arrived in Sadiya, Assam, in the year 1838. But God had different plans for Him. Together with two other missionaries, Nathan Brown and O. T. Cutter, he started preaching…
Every Wednesday, David Mulanda rushes from his job as a high school teacher to Friends Church Tande two miles away in Kakamega County, western Kenya. When he arrives, 25 boys and girls ages 14–20 are already in the church garden practicing the choreographed dances he assigned them. Teens synchronize their movements to the beat of the gospel music playing on a portable Bluetooth speaker. Mulanda gives feedback as neighbors watch from a distance. Mulanda hopes that beyond a fun diversion, dancing will keep these teens away from extremists. “We are seeing an increase in young people being taken away by…