Author: Shalem John

Birth: 05-11-1927 Home Calling: Native Place : Fort Worth Country: United States of America Place of Vision: South Vietnam Eleanor Ardel Vietti was an American missionary who served the Lord in Vietnam during the extremely difficult times of the Vietnam war. In her teens, when God miraculously healed her from a serious infection, she felt called to do something more than just worship God. In her college, she came across a group of young girls praying over their lunch in the hospital canteen. Her association with them led her to join the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. There having listened…

Birth: 19th Century Home Calling:19th Century TUVALUSLANDS Native Place: Manihiki Country: Cook IslandsJULY 04 Place of Vision: Tuvalu Islands Elekana, also known as the ‘Apostle of Tuvalu,’ is credited with introducing Christianity to the people of Tuvalu Islands in the Pacific Ocean. He was a deacon of the London Missionary Society in Manihiki and led the ministry in the Cook Islands. Once, as he and six other missionaries set sail to conduct ministry on the nearby Rakahanga island, their boat got caught in the storm. After drifting for eight weeks in the sea, they finally landed on one of the…

Birth: 19-11-1810 : Home Calling:17-01-1901 Native Place: New Jersey Country: United States of America Place of Vision: Greece From the beginning, effective communication of the Gospel to all human beings everywhere has been the driving force of Christian ministry, and the linguists had played an essential role in this regard. Elias Riggs of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was one of many such linguists worldwide who used their talents for the extension of the Kingdom of God. Riggs was born into a devoted and God-fearing Christian family. By the time he was 13, he had become…