Missionaries of the World

Sister Sarah Navaroji, a pioneer in Tamil Christian devotional music and a prolific composer, wrote countless Christian songs praising the virtues of Lord Jesus Christ was born in Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. She was the Founder of Zion Gospel Prayer Fellowship Church. She has written 365 songs in her last 50 years. She was awarded doctorate by an International University in Rhode Island. The renowned Audio production company – HMV was published her songs continuously. Name: Sister Sarah Navaroji Born: 1939, Madurai in Tamilnadu Served at: Chennai, Tamilnadu Marital status: Spinster Death: July 22, 2014

Dr.Peramangalam Porinju Job, known as Dr.P P Job, a prominent Christian preacher and referred as Indian Billy Graham was born on January 19, 1945 at Kunnamkulam in Kerala, India. He made a missionary tour over 129 countries of the world, was proved truly, he was a global missionary. He was the President of the "International Christian Association" over 33 years, founded by Rev.Richard Wurmbrand, as a publisher and distributor of Christian literature worldwide and the founder of "The Love in Action Society." Name: Peramangalam Porinju Job Born : January 19, 1945 at Kunnamkulam in Kerala, India Founded : Michael Job Centre Missionary Work: 129 Countries including India Died: August 19, 2012 near Budapest, Hungary Peramangalam Porinju Job's early life He was born on January 19, 1945 at Kunnamkulam in Kerala, India to the devout Christian parents. He had a challenging childhood. He learned basics from his mother. After finished his schooling, he had

Saint Gonsalo Garcia (1557–1597) was the first Roman Catholic Saint from India, born in 1557 in the Western Coastal Town of Vasai, which is a historical village North of Mumbai. He hailed from the Bassein Fort when the town was under Portuguese colonial rule. He was a Roman Catholic Franciscan member from India. He was beatified by Pope Urban VIII on September 14, 1627. He was declared Saint by Pope Pius IX on June 08, 1862. Name: Gonsalo Garcia Born : February 05, 1557 at Bassein, Maharastra, India Joined: Jesuit Ministry Missionary Work: Japan and Philippines Crucified : February 05, 1597 at Nagasaki, Japan Gonsalo Garcia's early History Gonsalo Garcia was born as Gundi Slavus Garcia on February 05, 1557 to a Portuguese father and a Canarese, Indian mother who resided at the Western Coast, in Bassein. He was educated by Fr.Sebastian Goncalves, a Jesuit Priest working in the college near Bassein Fort at Vasai. He studied Grammar, Philosophy and Roman History

Sister Valsa John, a Catholic nun and a member of Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary was born in Kerela, India. After schooling, she was deeply affected and influenced by the lives of two women missionaries in North India. She had been working among the tribal communities in a coal mining region near the city of Dumka in Jharkand for 20 years. She was hacked to death on November 15, 2011. She was one of the remarkable breed of Indian religious figures who are grassroots social activists, who immerse themselves in the most marginalized and impoverished communities and work on literacy, basic health care and human rights. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Mumbai praised Sister Valsa John for being fearless and said she was a person of courage and faith who gave her life in the service of the Gospel. She always wanted to work for the welfare of the exploited and the poor people. Name: Valsa John Born : February 19, 1958 at Edapally, Kerela, India Joined: Sisters of Charity

Pastor Moses Rajasekar, Man of God who himself is a living testimony. He was a good talented singer and a preacher. He was remembered around the world through this song "Appale po sattane ... Appale po sattane ..." and "Kirustavane disturb pannade, avane assaulta ennividate…". He formed a congregation with the blessing of God and constructed a church at Chennai which was opened by Brother. Mohan C. Lazarus. Name: Moses Rajasekar Born : May 31, 1967, Valparai, Coimbatore, India Married: Ruth Rajasekhar Missionary Work : Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Died : November 05, 2012, Chennai, India Early life of Moses Rajasekar He was born on May 31, 1967 at the Hill place of Vervelli, Valparai, Coimbatore District in Tamilnadu, India to Mr. Moses and Mrs.Mariyammal. After completion of High School, he joined Sister Padma Mudaliar's Bible College at Chennai and completed theology. A few years after graduating from theology, left from his home to Chennai and b

George William Sawday, (1854-1944) a Great missionary of the Wesleyan Missionary Society (Methodist Missionary) was born in England. He went to India and worked at the begining in Tumkur, Karnataka and then moved to Mysore District, did the GOD's work since 1876. Rev.Sawday was the pioneers of modern education in Karnataka who also reinforced Christian missionary base in old Mysore region. He contributed fund for the growth of Christian missionaries. He dedicated 64 years of his life for Karnataka; his prime focus was on education and health. In India, he worked at Mysore, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Tumkur and its surrounding places. He was recognised in 1923 and awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind Gold Medal (First Class) for his public services in India. Name: George William Sawday Born : March 10, 1854 in Sidmouth, Devon, England Married : Sarah Trot Curnock Missionary Work : Karnataka, India Died : September 16, 1944, in Mysore, Karnataka, India George William Sawday's e

Hermann Friedrich Mogling (1811–1881), also spelt Herrmann Friedrich Moegling, was a German Missionary from Basel Mission who spent most of his career in the western regions of the state of Karnataka, India. He was credited to be the publisher of the first ever newspaper in the Kannada language called as Mangalooru Samachara in 1843. He was father of Kannada journalism and the first person to compile an English-Kannada dictionary (Kettle) and he played a key role in preserving several classical texts in Kannada. He also translated Kannada literature into German. He was the founder and the first principal of BEM Theological Seminary. He was awarded a doctorate for his literary work in Kannada called as Bibliotheca Carnataca. Name: Hermann Friedrich Mogling Born : May 29, 1811, Wurttemberg, Germany Married : Pauline Missionary Work : Mangalore, India Died : In 1881, Esslingen, Germany Hermann Mogling's early life Hermann Mogling was born on May 29, 1811 in the town o

Jonathan Goforth, (1859-1936) the first Canadian Presbyterian missionary to China with the Canadian Presbyterian Mission, with his wife, Rosalind Goforth. He was the China's Greatest Evangelist and was one of the greatest foreign missionaries of his era. He became the foremost missionary revivalist in early 20th century China and helped to establish revivalism as a major element in Protestant China missions. He felt God's call to serve in China after hearing Oxford County native George Leslie Mackay, a pioneer Presbyterian missionary to Taiwan, speak; he claimed to sense a call from God to go to China. He married Rosalind Bell Smith. His wife, Rosalind Goforth, was the author of How I Know God Answers Prayer (1921), her husband's biography, Goforth of China (1937) and Climbing: Memoirs of a Missionary's Wife (1940). They served in China for the next 46 years. Name: Jonathan Goforth Born : February 10, 1859 in Ontario, Canada Married : Rosalind Bell-Smith Missi

Maria Dyer was born as Maria Tarn, a British Protestant Christian missionary to the Chinese in the Congregationalist tradition, who worked among the Chinese in Malaysia. She arrived in Penang in 1827 with her husband, Samuel Dyer, an agent of the London Missionary Society who devoted his life to mission work in the Straits Settlements, a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Maria Dyer established girls' schools and inculcated Christian values and behavior in her Chinese pupils. In Singapore, she founded the earliest girls' school, the Chinese Girls' School, which is present-day St. Margaret's Primary School. She was the eldest daughter of Joseph Tarn, Director of London Missionary Society. The Dyers lived in Malacca and then finally in Singapore. Name: Maria Tarn Born : In 1803, London, England Married : Samuel Dyer Missionary Work : Penang, Malacca & Singapore Died : October 21, 1846, Penang Early Life of Maria Tarn Maria Tarn wa

Dr T H Somervell, (1890–1975), a Surgeon, Mountaineer, Painter and Medical Missionary who was a member of two expeditions to Mount Everest in 1922 and 1924, was born on April 16, 1890 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. He spent nearly 40 years working as a missionary doctor in India. He was awarded an Olympic Gold Medal by Pierre de Coubertin for his achievements in mountaineering (Alpinism) in 1924. He played a vital role in introducing modern medicine to South India as the leading light of Neyyoor Hospital, South Travancore Medical Mission, set up by London Missionary Society (LMS) in a remote village near Nagarcoil in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. Name: Theodore Howard Somervell Born : April 16, 1890 in Kendal, England Married : Margaret, D/o.Sir James Hope Simpson Missionary Work : South Travancore Mission Died : January 23, 1975 in Ambleside Early Life of Theodore Howard Somervell Theodore Howard Somervell born on April 16, 1890 in Kendal, Westmorland, England, the eldes

Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, (1910–1946) a Syro-Malabar Catholic Franciscan Religious nun, the First Woman Saint of India, was declared a Servant of God by Pope John Paul II on July 09, 1985. She is the first woman and second person of Indian origin canonized as a Saint by the Catholic Church and the first canonized Saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and an Eastern Catholic Church of the Saint Thomas Christian community. She was locally known as Alphonsa Amma. Name: Alphonsa Muttathupadathu Born : August 19, 1910 Kottayam, Kerala, India Baptized: August 27, 1910 St.Mary's Church Missionary Work : Bharananganam, Kerala, India Died : July 28, 1946 Bharananganam, Kerala, India Early life of Anna Muttathupadathu Anna Muttathupadathu was born on August 19, 1910 at Arpookara in Kudamalloor near Kottayam District, Kerala, India. She was the fourth child of Cherian Joseph and Mary Muttathupadathu. Her parents nicknamed her Annakkutty (little Anna). Anna's mo

Blessed Maria Theresa Chiramel Mankidiyan, the servant of GOD and founderss of the Congregation of Holy Family, known as Mother Maria Theresa Chiramel and she was a Syro-Malabarese Catholic Nun. She was declared venerable on June 28, 1999 and was beatified on April 9, 2000 by Pope John Paul II. She was the fifth person from India be beatified. She sacrificed herself for others, with a preferential love for the poorest of the poor and so practicing the evangelical virtue of charity in heroic degree.

Reverend Samuel Parker, (1779–1866) was an American Missionary in Oregon, United States. He was the first Presbyterian Missionary in Oregon. He scouted locations for missions, including a location for the Whitman Mission in present Washington State and traveled with Dr.Marcus Whitman. He worked as a pastor of the Congregational Church in Middlefield, Mass in New Yard for prolonged time and he answered the call for missionaries in 1834.

Dr. Samuel Martin Jordan (1871-1952) was an American Presbyterian Missionary in Iran, founder and President of the American College of Tehran. He was known as the "Father of Modern Education in Iran". He was born on January 6, 1871 near Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, United States to James Cowden Jordan and Mary Rosanna Mitchell. Dr. Jordan was named after his famous clergyman great-grandfather, Samuel Martin and grew up on his parents' farm in childhood as a good boy.

Mary Mitchell Slessor, known as "Mother of All the People", was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria, born on 2nd December 1848 in Mutton Brae, which was the home of Mary Slessor, at Aberdeen in Scotland, the second of seven children, only four of whom survived childhood. Her father, Robert Slessor, originally from Buchan, was a shoemaker and her mother, Mrs.Slessor, from Oldmeldrum, was a deeply religious woman of sweet disposition, who had a keen interest in missionary work in the Calabar, South Eastern region of Nigeria. Mary's mother, a strong believer in the Christian faith, had hoped that her eldest son, Robert might become a missionary, but he died at the age of sixteen. At that same time her father was sacked from the shoe factory and the family headed south to Dundee in hope of a new life.

Bernard Mizeki was an African Christian Missionary and Martyr, was born in 1861, at Mamiyeri Mitseka Gwambe in Inhambane, Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique). His parents belong to Shangaan origin named Mamiyeli Mitseki Gwambe. He received no formal education during the early part of his life, there was no local school. He was twelve years old, he left his home and went to Capetown, South Africa, where for the next ten years he worked as a labourer, living in the slums of Capetown, but firmly refusing to drink alcohol and remaining largely uncorrupted by his surroundings. After his day's work, he attended night classes at an Anglican school. Under the influence of his teachers from the Society of Saint John, the Evangelist, particularly the German missionary Baroness Paula Dorothea von Blomberg, he became a Christian and was one of the first to be baptized in St Philip's Mission, Sir Lowry Road on 09 March 1886. Then, he mastered English, French, high Dutch and at least e

Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the Lamp, was a celebrated English Nurse and Pioneering Modern Nursing, Writer and Statistician born on 12 May 1820 at the Villa La Columbaia, near the Porta Romana at Bellosguardo in Florence, Italy; she was named after the city of her birth. Her father, William Edward Nightingale (1794-1874), was son of William Shore, a Sheffield banker. When Nightingale came of age on 21 February 1815 he inherited the Derbyshire estates at Lea Hurst and Woodend in Derbyshire from, and assumed the surname of Peter Nightingale, his mother's uncle. On 1 June 1818 he married Frances Smith, a strong supporter of the abolition of slavery. They had two daughters, Parthenope and Florence. "Parthe" was given the classical name of Naples where she was born. Florence Nightingale was brought up at Lea Hall; in 1825 the family moved to Lea Hurst which Nightingale had just built. In 1826 he also bought Embley Park in Hampshire and in1828 he became High Sher

Dr Ida Sophia Scudder an American Medical Missionary in India belongs Reformed Church in America, was born on 09th December 1870 to Dr. John Scudder Jr. and Sophia, part of a long line of medical missionaries. The granddaughter of John Scudder, Sr., as a child in India, she witnessed the famine, poverty and disease in India. She was invited by Dwight Moody to study at his Northfield Seminary in Massachusetts, where she earned a reputation for pranks. She dedicated her life to the plight of Indian women and the fight against bubonic plague, cholera and leprosy. She initially expected to get married and settle down in the United States after seminary, but in 1890, she went back to India to help her father when her mother was ailing at the mission bungalow at Tindivanam in Tamilnadu. She had expressed a resolve not to become a medical missionary, but during that stay, she had the enlightening experience of not being able to help three women in childbirth who died needlessly in one nig

David Livingstone, the Pathfinder of Africa, was a Scottish Congregationalist Pioneer Medical Missionary with the London Missionary Society and explorer in Africa, born on 19th March 1813 at Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland to Neil Livingstone and Agnes, a protestant Christian family. At the age of ten, David was employed in the cotton mill of H.Monteith. He and his brother John working for 12-hours daily as "piecers," tying broken cotton threads on the spinning machines. The mill offered their workers schooling took advantage David. His father, Neil Livingstone, a Sunday school teacher and teetotaler, was very committed to his beliefs, handed-out Christian tracts on his travels as a door to door tea salesman and who read extensively books on theology, travel and missionary enterprises. This rubbed off on the young David, who became an avid reader, but he also loved scouring the countryside for animal, plant and geological specimens in local limestone quarries. His fath