Author: Shalem John

Birth:-1850 Homeland: Africa Home Calling :21-02-1923 Place of Vision: Africa One day, few Bamangwato tribal men came running to their Chief, Sekhome and informed him that a white man wearing clothes was coming towards their village. Never did the tribal people there saw a white man. Then Sekhome, a noted witch doctor, went to meet this strange white man. By his side ran his eldest son, whose name was Khama. They found out that the white man’s name was David Livingstone and that he was a doctor who could cure illness. Young Khama observed Livingstone reading a curious book that…

Birth:11-10-1671 Death: 12-10-1730 Native Place: Copenhagen Country: Denmark Place of Vision:- The rulers and emperors of different countries had a significant impact on the spread of Christianity. Some have made it difficult for the early Christians to profess their faith, and some others have actively enabled the propagation of the Gospel. Even from the Old Testament times, Kings have been the ones who either steered the Israelites towards God or away from Him. Hence Apostle Paul, in his letter to Timothy, says, “I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,…

A map hangs in the office of the Jamaica Baptist Union, with colored thumbtacks marking each of its 340 member churches: white for those that remained intact, yellow for those that suffered damage, and red for buildings hit hard or destroyed by Hurricane Melissa. The red and yellow dots follow the path of the Category 5 storm that barreled across the island last week, ripping off corrugated steel roofs, uprooting palm trees, soaking homes, and forcing the church network into action. Pauline Dawkins-Cole cried driving through her home parish of Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, once a place “thriving with life.” The…