Author: Shalem John

Birth Home Calling : 03-07-2015 Native Place: Hamburg Country: Germany Place of Vision: India and Nepal Carl Fredericks was an American missionary who is known for his ministry in Nepal. In his youth, he was drawn to medical missionary work and studied at Medical School at the University of Pennsylvania. Soon after his graduation, the American Presbyterian Church recruited Carl for ministry in India. He arrived in India with his wife and began ministering in Uttar Pradesh along with fellow missionaries, Robert and Bethel Fleming. At that time, Nepal was closed for foreigners, but Robert who had ornithological interests visited…

Birth Death Native Place: Cyprus Place of Vision: Cyprus, Antioch Many great men and women of faith are mentioned throughout the Scriptures, and one of them is Barnabas. Joseph was his birth name and he was a Levite hailing from Cyprus. He was a wealthy man who sold his property and brought the entire proceeds to the Apostles to support their ministry. The Bible identifies him as a “good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith” who brought “a great number of people… to the Lord” (Acts 11:24). His name ‘Barnabas’ was given by Apostles to him, which means…

Birth: 1798 Death: 1865 Native Place: New Jersey, United States Place of Vision: Hawaiian Islands Betsey Stockton was born into slavery in Princeton, New Jersey around 1798. She was given as a domestic slave to the family of Rev. Ashbel Green who was the President of the College of New Jersey (Princeton University). However, she found favor in the eyes of Rev. Ashbel who taught her to read and allowed her to attend evening classes at the college. In 1815, Betsey came to the knowledge of Christ in one of the revival meetings on the campus. She accepted Christ and…