Author: Shalem John

Birth: 14-02-1792 Death: February 1867 Native Place: Templeton, Massachusetts Country : United States Place of Vision: Constantinople and Beirut Path of the Cross is the path of suffering. It can be visualized more evidently in the life of a missionary. Fleeing in wartime, dwelling amid the plagues and calamities, enduring opposition and persecution with patience, sickness, loss of dear ones, continuously shifting from one place to the other, forty years in foreign land…-but never turned back! “I am Yours… Send me where You will; arm me with Christian courage, and most cheerfully I go to the ends of the earth…

Birth: 06-05-1857 Death: 09-04-1922 Native Place: Channerwick Country: Scotland Place of Vision : India Born to Christian parents, Goudie cherished the Holy Bible right from his childhood days. The soul-stirring sermons of great preachers like D. L. Moody and Sankey made a significant impact on young Goudie, and soon he decided to carry the message of God’s love to remote corners of the world. One evening, at a revival meeting, Goudie dedicated his life to Jesus. And to pursue God’s calling, he joined the Richmond Bible College in 1879. After his ordination in London, he received the call for missionary…

Birth: 05-011-1855 Home Calling: 05-08-1939 Native Place: Coryell County Country: United States of America Place of Vision: Brazil In 1884, a missionary couple started God’s work in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, amidst opposition from the Catholics. It was a disappointing start to the ministry as nobody used to come to the worship meetings. Hence, they took their musical instruments outside the hall and began to sing. When some curious people started to gather there, some mobsters came and damaged the furniture. Then someone threw a stone at the preacher, which hit his head, and he fell unconscious. But a few…