Author: Shalem John

Birth:-330 AD Death:-390 AD Native Place: Cappadocia (in present-day Turkey) Place of Vision: Constantinople When Christianity came to Central Asia Minor, believers proclaimed their faith not only privately within their communities but also used public forms of communication like poems to express their faith. One such most important and influential composers of Christian poetry was the Gregory of Nazianzus. Gregory was also an orator and a Trinitarian Theologian’. He is greatly remembered for his defense of the doctrine of Trinity against Arianism which was prevalent throughout Eastern Christendom during his time. Gregory studied Philosophy and advanced rhetoric at Nazianzus, Caesarea,…

Birth: 23-01-1830 Home Calling: 10-03-1898 Native Place:Zeist Country: Netherlands Place of Vision: Japan Once, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese forces saw a floating book in the water. When he sent someone to fetch it, he found it to be a copy of the New Testament. Wanting to know about it in detail, he was led by a fellow officer to the only missionary in Japan. The missionary was Guido Fridolin Verbeck, who was courageously serving in that country amidst severe opposition. Verbeck explained to him Christ’s love and helped him to find the true God. Verbeck was a Dutch pioneer…

Birth01-07-: 1826 Home Calling: 21-12-1861 Native Place : Calcutta Country: India Place of Vision: India Hana Catherine Mullens was a European missionary who is considered the pioneer of Zenana missions. Zenana ministry involved taking Gospel by women missionaries to the then Indian women who were not allowed to appear in public. Reaching out to these imprisoned women remained the greatest puzzle for the missionaries until Hana solved it. Born in a family of missionaries in Calcutta, Hana was inspired by the ministry of her parents. She was an intelligent girl and helped her mother in conducting classes even before she…