Vincent Ferrer biography, A Moorish king heard about the miracles of a saint and wanted to prove his religion wrong. He invited the saint to his city and asked him to preach. Although the saint spoke in Spanish, miraculously everyone in the court understood every word he uttered in their own language! After three sermons,…
Robert Moffat biography, was a Scottish missionary to Africa and the father-in-law of missionary-explorer David Livingstone. He was born in Scotland and from childhood, he was under strong Christian influence. For employment, Robert moved to England and worked as a gardener. There he was led to the experience of salvation through his Methodist friends. Robert…
A. Macdonald Westwater biography, During the Boxer’s rebellion in China in the late 1800s, Christian missions and native Christians bore the brunt of the savage hatred of the Chinese soldiers. As this rebellion was gradually dying down, the Russians invaded Northern China for imperial expansion destroying whatever survived. Among the very few missionaries who chose…
Ion Keith-Falconer biography, “It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth” (Lamentations 3:27) is a verse that influenced Ion Keith-Falconer and also much reflected through his life. Born in a wealthy noble family, Ion had everything he wanted at his command, yet he chose to bear Christ’s yoke in his…
William Elmslie biography, Kashmir was a princely state during British rule in India, and the Maharajas then were intolerant of any missionary activity. But when Maharaja Ranbir Singh came to the throne, he felt the need for modern medicine for his people and allowed missionaries into the state during the summers. One of the pioneer…
James Duthie biography, The caste system in India has brought many evils in society, and one of them is untouchability. It is a practice where the higher caste people ostracize others and subject them to inhuman treatment. Many Christian missionaries in India challenged such caste inequalities and played an essential role in a positive societal…
Peter Marshall biography, was a Scottish-American preacher and a pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington D.C. Born in Scotland, Marshall, had to flee his house due to his abusive stepfather. He did menial jobs to support himself and studied at night college. Even from his childhood, he was inspired by the…
Margaret Cargill biography, was one of the pioneers of the Fiji Mission, in the days when all mission-work in the South Pacific was attended with personal danger and excessive privation. Following her marriage with David Cargill, the couple set sailed for Tonga in 1832. Biography:Birth: 28-09-1809Home Calling: 28-06-1840Homeland: Scotland, United KingdomPlace of Vision: Tonga and…
