Author: Shalem John

Birth:18-04-1915 Death16-07-1973 Native Place: Thituvilai, Kanyakumari Country : India Place of Vision: India IRH Gnanadason was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Kanyakumari known for consolidating the church and its activities. In 1959, when the Kanyakumari Diocese was formed, it had around 277 churches under it. The challenge of leading such a large diocese fell on the able shoulders of Gnanadason. In the course of time, he framed the constitution, and church order and the diocese flourished abundantly during his ministry. Gnanadason was particularly known for his ministry among the children. His way of teaching the children and encouraging…

Birth: 15.04.1892 Death: 15.04.1983 Native Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands Place of Vision: Holland Corrie Ten Boom is an exemplar of Christian faith in action. Corrie was born into a Godly family where faith goes back generations. Her father was a skilled watchmaker, and her sister, Betsie, was of deep spiritual insight. She grew up in an atmosphere that was filled with love for God and others in the community. Their family was known particularly for their generosity and good relationship with the Jews around them, whom they called ‘God’s ancient people.’ During the 1940s, when the Nazis brutally attacked the Netherlands,…

Birth Death: – 84 AD Native Place: Antioch (in present-day Turkey) Place of Vision:- Luke, the Evangelist, is the author of the ‘Gospel According to Luke’ and the ‘Acts of the Apostles’ in the Bible. He was educated as a physician and is one of the church’s earliest historians. Very little information is available about the life of Luke apart from the references in the letters of Paul, the Apostle in the Bible. Luke was a native of Antioch, a part of what is now Turkey. He was a faithful companion to Paul in his missionary journeys and simultaneously provided…