Author: Shalem John

Birth: 1840 Home Calling: 18-04-1896 Native Place: York Country: England Place of Vision : China David Hill was a British Methodist missionary to China. Born in York, David grew up to be a God-fearing young man. In his youth, his spiritual enthusiasm was such that he worked overtime to contribute to the mission work. He was just eighteen years old when he started preaching with characteristic humility in and around York. The Wesleyan Methodist Church then sent him to Richmond to pursue a course in theology. There, his personality and devotion persuaded some of the fellow students to serve their…

Birth:19-03-1813 Death: 01-05-1873 Homeland: Scotland Place of Vision: Africa David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary, physician, and explorer in Africa. His childhood was spent working hard in cotton mills, followed by attending evening schools. The missionary stories he read and the teachings of his Sunday school teacher had a significant spiritual influence on young Livingstone. He was captivated by an appeal for medical missionaries to China and pursued medicine and theology in Glasgow. However, his encounter with Robert Moffat, another pioneer missionary in Africa, made him commit himself to the ministry in Africa. Followed by his ordination in London, he…

Birth: 1772 Death:1806 Native Place: India Place of Vision: India Christian faith has transcended ethnic, national, and cultural barriers and, along the way, has redeemed some of the cultures it has entered. Likewise, the faith has also become indigenous in the sense that it resonates with the local culture. When the early missionaries came to Tamil Nadu, those who were converted adapted the Gospel to their own culture, and the positive outcome was the increased acceptance of the Christian faith. Many villages forsook old ways and even turned temples into chapels. Christianity flourished during the latter part of the 18th…