Author: Shalem John

Birth: 1759 Home Calling: 1836 Native Place : Berkshire Country: England Place of Vision: United Kingdom While many Christian heroes made a difference to the world by traveling from one end to the other, Charles Simeon made a difference by staying in the same place ministering for fifty-four years. Although born in a Christian family, growing up, Simeon had no interest in religion. However, while he was a student at King’s College, he became interested in one of the Christian groups called the ‘Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.’ Through this society, Simeon found an opportunity to read several spiritual books,…

Birth: 19.06.1834 Death: 31.01.1892 City: Kelvedon, Essex Country: England Place of Vision: England Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born into a family of clerics. Though his formal education was limited, he loved books and was fascinated with John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. On 6th January 1850, when Spurgeon set out to attend his usual church, a snowstorm forced him to attend the nearest Primitive Methodist chapel. That’s where he heard the sermon that melted his heart to invite Christ into his life. Spurgeon was just 15 when he got baptized later that year and joined the Baptist church. Thereafter, he moved to…

Birth:17-08-1851 Home Calling: 19-05-1900 Native Place: Easington Country: United Kingdom Place of Vision : India Charles Stewart Thompson was the first medical missionary to the Bhils, one of India’s largest and oldest tribes. Born in a Christian family, Thompson regularly attended the local village church, which helped him grow in his faith. Followed by his medical training at the College of Islington, he was accepted by the Church Mission Society, which appointed him as a missionary to the Bhils of India. In 1881, he arrived at Kherwara mission station in Rajasthan, where he started his ministry as a medical missionary.…