Author: Shalem John

Birth: 10-04-1777 Home Calling: 05-02-1837 Homeland: England Place of Vision : India Daniel Corrie was an English Anglican priest and bishop. He was ordained deacon of the Diocese of Lincoln in 1802 and a priest in 1804. Later, he was appointed to a chaplaincy in Bengal, India in 1806. He became the Archdeacon of Calcutta in 1823 and was later consecrated as bishop of Madras in 1835. He learned the Hindustani language and worked among the people of Chunar. He preached the gospel, established schools, and built churches in that part of the region as far as Banaras. He then…

Birth: 01-01-1958 Home Calling: Native Place: Nanyang Country: China Liu Zhenying, known as Brother Yun, is a faithful servant of God who, despite tremendous suffering and persecutions, stood as a witness of Christ in China. He accepted Christ when he was 16, following the miraculous healing of his father. And then began his desperate hunger to know the Word of God! He wanted a Bible to read and had little success in finding one because possessing a Bible in China was illegal. Hence, he began to fast and pray for a Bible for many days. Finally, on the 100th day,…

Birth: 09-01-1836 Home Calling:28-09-1908 Native Place: Pennsylvania Country: United States of America Place of Vision : China Calvin Wilson Mateer was a pioneer Presbyterian missionary in the Shantung province of China. Born into a Christian family, Mateer was deeply influenced by the devotional life of his mother, Mary. She always encouraged her children to carry the gospel to the heathen lands so much that six of her seven children committed themselves to God’s service. After he graduated from Jefferson College in 1855, Mateer joined the Western Theological Seminary. Then, along with his wife Julia, he sailed to China in 1863…