Author: Shalem John

Year of birth: 1934 Birthplace: Shandong Country: China Place of vision: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Arab countries John Dudley Woodberry was born to missionary parents in China. When he was five years old, he fell into the freezing waters of Yantai Harbour and suffered severe pneumonia. However, he survived the illness and realized the divine providence in his regard. Two years later, when World War II broke out, Dudley and his siblings were separated from their parents and taken as prisoners. After much trouble, they finally were reunited with their family. Through all this, Dudley was starting to perceive that God…

Birth: 25-11-1880 Home Calling: 05-05-1951 Birth Place: Moliagul Country: Australia Place of Vision: Remote places of Australia “…inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it toMe.” (Matthew 25:40).”Royal Flying Doctor Service” in Australia is a method for supplying medical service by airplane to remote places where hardly any medical service or communication is available. Who is behind its foundation?John Flynn was a Presbyterian minister. He studied theology and divinity, and throughout his training, helped some presbyterian ministers in their missionary work in remote places of Australia. After his ordination in 1911,…

Even when politics becomes a hot-button topic at Scott Venable’s nondenominational church outside Dallas, there’s one issue that brings members together: refugees. The Northwood Church pastor recalls two volunteers from his church, one a Black Democrat and the other a white Republican, joining forces to heft a couch up a flight of stairs for a newly resettled family. “They both vote opposite each other, but there they were,” he said, “serving and loving.” The Keller, Texas, congregation has a long history of supporting refugees, with church members signing up to join a Good Neighbor Team, a program that welcomes new…