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The life of Isabella Lilias Trotter is a remarkable story of devotion, sacrifice, and quiet influence. Born on July 14, 1853, in London, Trotter was raised in a wealthy and cultured family. From an early age, she displayed an exceptional talent for art, a gift that would later become both a means of expression and a tool for ministry. As Read more...
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From Vance Christie: Carl Becker (1894-1990) was born and raised in Manheim, Pennsylvania. After receiving his medical training at Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, he successfully practiced medicine in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, for seven years. In 1929 Becker and his wife, Marie, left Boyertown to go to the Belgian Congo (modern Democratic Republic of the Congo) under the Africa Inland Mission. Read more...
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No Reserves. No Retreats. No Regrets. WILLIAM WHITING BORDEN, OF YALE The Man with a Million for the Kingdom REV. HENRY W. FROST, America’s representative of the China Inland Mission, once asked a distinguished Englishman, “Of all that you have seen in America what has impressed you most?” Mr. Frost was expecting him to refer to the monuments of Read more...
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The death of John Allen Chau in November 2018 drew international attention and sparked intense debate about missionary work, isolation, and the ethics of contact with uncontacted peoples. While some admirers have described his death in martyr-like terms, many scholars, legal authorities, and human rights observers caution against using that framing, emphasizing instead the complex circumstances surrounding his final expedition. Read more...
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The baptism of William Carey stands as a quiet yet pivotal moment in the history of modern missions. Though simple in outward form, it marked the beginning of a life that would profoundly influence global Christianity and establish a model for missionary work that continues to this day. William Carey was born in 1761 in rural England and was raised Read more...
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From Reach Beyond (HCJB): One Sunday morning at Lake Harbor, Paul Rader gave a missionary challenge, and at the invitation, Clarence, who had been leading the singing, went forward to give his life for missionary service. Rader was greatly moved. “God bless him. We need Clarence Jones here in this work. But if God wants him in missionary work, Read more...