Author: Shalem John

Birth:25-03-1906 Home Calling18-06-1956 Native Place: Arizona Country: United States of America Place of Vision: United States of America Dawson Trotman was the founder of ‘The Navigators’ ministry. The ministry’s purpose was to make Christ known to the people and equip them so that they, in turn, can help fulfill Christ’s commission to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). Although Dawson was born in a Christian family, by the time he turned 20, he became a thief and a drunkard. But one day, when the police reprimanded him, he committed himself to attend church again. He joined a…

Birth: 04.02.1906 Death: 09.04.1945 Native Place: Wrocław, Poland Place of Vision: Germany Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a theologian, Lutheran pastor, writer, and the founding member of the Confessing Church in Germany. Although he was brought up in a nominal Christian environment, he was drawn towards God’s work and intended to become a minister at fourteen. After graduating from Berlin University in 1927, Dietrich went to United Stated to train at New York City’s Union Theological Seminary. There he realized the church’s power to a change in the oppressed society, which gave him a new perspective in ministering to God. During these…

Birth: 24.03.1864 Death: 06.12.1956 City: Cumberland Country: England Place of Vision : India Edith Mary Brown was a British medical missionary to India. After losing her father at a very young age, she moved to London with her family where she graduated from Girton College, Cambridge. Inspired by her sister who was a missionary, Mary developed an interest in medical mission work. She joined the London School of Medicine in Edinburgh and graduated as a doctor of medicine in 1891. Mary recognized her call for the challenging missionary work and joined the Baptist Missionary Society. She was sent to India,…