Author: Shalem John
Birth:-1746 Home calling: -1806 Native Place : Thanjavur, India Place of vision: Tamil Nadu, India Sati was a practice among Hindu communities where a recently widowed woman immolates herself on her deceased husband’s pyre. The orthodox Indian society shunned widows, and therefore the only solution for a widow was to practice Sati, as it was considered to be the highest expression of wifely devotion to a dead husband. Clarinda was one of the very few fortunate women who was rescued from such a barbarous act.Clarinda whose maiden name was Kokila belonged to a prominent Maratha Brahmin family. Shortly after her…
Birth: 20-04-1900 Home Calling: 22-01-1985 Native Place: Alexandria, Virginia Country: United States of America Place of Vision: China and Arabia Some have the vision for a place; some are burdened for a group of people; some are called to serve in a particular field. Their paths may seem different, but the goal is one “preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15). Claude Leon Pickens Jr. was one of the missionaries who rendered services to bring Muslims to Christ. His encounters with missionaries in his youth sparked mission interest within him. He finally committed to the missionary service after hearing…
Key Updates October 13, 2025 Israeli Hostages Released October 9, 2025 Cautious Optimism Surrounds Israel-Hamas Deal October 13, 2025 Hamas released all 20 of the remaining living Israeli hostages Monday, Israeli military said. Meanwhile, Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees as part of the cease-fire deal brokered by US president Donald Trump to end the war. A video released by Israel Defense Forces showed the father of released hostage Eitan Mor weeping with joy as he embraced his son. Mor, 25, was working as a security guard at the Nova Music Festival in Re’im on October 7, 2023, when Hamas members took…