Author: Shalem John

Birth: 15.04.1944 Home Calling: 06.03.2011 Native Place: Hurtsville Country: Australia Place of Vision: Nigeria; Australia Patricia Anne Wikinson was an Australian medical missionary who is known for her services in Nigeria and also for being the leader of the Woman-Church Movement in Australia. Born into a family of three daughters, Patricia Anne Wikinson was raised in Godly fear which nurtured in her a missionary mind right from her childhood. As a child, she was a very bright student with an interest in extracurricular activities as well. She won the Commonwealth Scholarship to study medicine in Sydney which became the foundation…

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Birth 1919 Home Calling: 1993 Homeland: England Place of Vision : Morocco Patricia St. John was a missionary nurse in Morocco who is also known for her prolific evangelical writing. Patricia’s parents were missionaries in South America who returned to England in 1919. Growing up in a Godly environment, Patricia had an orientation towards missionary ministry from her childhood. Even at an early age, Patricia understood the importance and need of telling others about Jesus Christ. During the Second World War, Patricia worked as a nurse in London. On her brother’s invitation to join him in medical missionary ministry in…

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Birth: 23.04.1858 Death: 05.04.1922 Place of Vision : India Native Place: Maharashtra, India Ramabai Dongre was born into a religious Brahmin family and spent almost a decade studying the Hindu scriptures counter to the then normative Indian practice. She excelled in every learning area and was awarded the title of ‘Pandita’ (meaning scholarly) for her mastery over the Sanskrit scriptures. However, after the death of her husband, she was abused by her husband’s family. Hence, she left for Pune, where she started working among other widows, teaching them life skills to liberate them from the clutches of societal abuse and…

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