Author: Shalem John

Birth: 1st Century Home Calling :- Homeland : Judea Place of Vision: Ethiopia Matthias (meaning, ‘gift of God’) was the chosen one to replace Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ. After the ascension of Jesus Christ, all his disciples gathered in Jerusalem for fellowship and prayer, awaiting the fulfillment of the promise of the Holy Spirit. There, Peter, knowing the Scriptures (Psalm 109:8, Psalm 69:25) were to be fulfilled, proposed that another person should take Judas Iscariot’s place among the Apostles to continue the ministry. After praying together, the Apostles chose Matthias and numbered him with the eleven.…

Birth:-387 AD Death:-490 AD Native Place: Britain Place of Vision: Ireland Little did young Patrick knew that God would take him back to the same country where he was taken as a captive by the Irish pirates and sold into slavery. In a radically pagan Ireland, far from home, Patrick clung to the religion he had ignored as a teenager. Though his grandfather had been a priest and his father a deacon, Patrick knew not the true God. Yet, God used this time of captivity in a foreign country to develop his faith. He spent much of his time in…

Birth:-1846 Home calling :1903 Native Place: Mangaia Island Country Place of Vision: Papua New Guinea Ruatoka belonged to the Mangaia Island of South Cook Islands. His ancestors were savage cannibals who were led to Christ through Wilfred of Sussex. Ruatoka, after accepting the Lord, went to the people of New Guinea, who were also savage cannibals, to share the story of Jesus. When Ruatoka arrived with few others to Port Moresby, the natives were surprised to see them. They thought them to be either Gods or Evil Spirits. There, for Ruatoka, life became a battle of survival. One after the…