Faithful Heroes: Marie Monsen, a life of devotion
Marie Monsen was born in 1878 in Sandviken, Norway. She committed as a young woman to going to China and arrived for a 30-year mission there on September 1, 1901. Her first years there are…
Faithful Heroes: Betty Olsen, unselfish even in persecution
Often we think of heroes of the faith as living a long time ago, but there are many examples of heroes of the faith living in recent times. One of these is Betty Ann Olsen.…
Faithful Heroes: Frances Asbury, father of American Methodism
Today ministers have sound systems, radio and TV Cameras to help them spread the gospel. However, in the early days of the United States, ministers did not have all of these luxuries. Most ministers traveled…
Faithful Heroes: George Muller, depended on God to provide all his needs
George Müller opened the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England. He cared for over 10,000 orphans in his lifetime. George Müller was born on September 27, 1805 in Kroppenstedt, Prussia {modern day Germany}. He was…
Faithful Heroes: Lady Jane Grey, trusted God
To understand the history and faith of Lady Jane Grey, we need a mini history lesson. King Henry VII died in 1509. He was the father of several children including Margaret, Mary and King Henry…
Faithful Hero: Richard & Sabina Wurmbrand, from prisoner to Ambassador
Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand became founders of the Voice of the Martyrs. Richard Wurmbrand was born on March 24, 1909 in Bucharest, Romania. His father died when he was nine and the family returning home…
Faithful Heroes: Darlene Deibler Rose, stayed in jungles of Asia to great peril
Darlene Rose showed unwavering and remarkable faith under circumstances that many of us would falter under. She was born as Darlene Mae McIntosh on May 17, 1917. At the age of nine, she gave her…
Faithful Heroes: Katherine Marie Drexel, used her wealth to help the Natives
Katharine Drexel is the first person born as a citizen of the United States to have been canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. She was born Catherine Mary Drexel on November 26,…
Faithful Heroes: Samuel Morris, from Prince to Missionary
Samuel Kaboo Morris was a Liberian prince who converted to Christianity at around the age of 14. He was born in 1873 Liberia. Little is known about his early life, other than he was the…
Faithful Heroes: Father Damien, Apostle of the Lepers
Father Damien brought the message of Christ to the people of Hawaii as he worked with the lepers there. He is known as the Apostle of the Lepers. He was born Jozef De Veuster…
Faithful Heroes: Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri is considered one of the finest poets Italy ever produced, one of the greatest poets of world literature and the “Father of the Italian language”. Dante Alighieri was born around 1265 in Florence,…
Faithful Heroes: Luther Rice, Southern Baptist founder
Luther Rice was a missionary who was vital in establishing the Southern Baptist Convention. Luther Rice was born on March 25, 1783 in Northborough, Massachusetts. He was the son of Amos and Sarah Graves Rice.…
Faithful Heroes: Annie Armstrong, Home Mission Offering
At Easter time, Southern Baptist take up the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for home missions. But, who was Annie Armstrong? Annie Walker Armstrong was born on July 11, 1850 in Baltimore, Maryland. She was the…
Faithful Heroes: Adoniram Judson, Suffered to take the message to Berma
Adoniram Judson was the first foreign missionary sent from the United States. Judson was born on August 7, 1788 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Adoniram and Abigail Brown Judson. He…
Faithful Heroes: Ludwig Nommensen, Missionary to Batak
Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen was a Luthern missionary to the Batak in Sumatra. He was born in the Nordstrand peninsula on February 6, 1834. In 1846, a horse cart rolled over his legs and crushed…
Faithful Heroes: Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love
Julian of Norwich was a Christian mystic and theologian. Her Revelations of Divine Love, written around 1395, is the first book in the English language known to have been written by a woman. Little…
Faithful Heroes: Gladys Aylward, Went Where God Sent
Gladys May Aylward was a Christian missionary to China. Her story became well known from the book, The Small Woman by Alan Burgess and movie, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, written and made…
Faithful Heroes: Robert Jermain Thomas, Killed taking Message to Korea
Robert Jermain Thomas was a Welsh Protestant Christian missionary to China. He was born around 1839 in Llanover, Wales. His father was a non-conformist minister and he would later follow in his footsteps. He married…
Faithful Heroes: Sadhu Sundar Singh, Spread Gospel through India
Sadhu Sundar Singh into a Sikh family in northern India on September 3, 1889. As a child, his mother took him to a holy man where he learned English and about God. But, life…
Faithful Heroes: Count Zinzendorf, father of Moravian Church
Nicolaus Zinzendorf was a major figure of the 18th Century protestantism. He was born on May 26, 1700 in Dresden, Saxony of the Holy Roman Empire {modern day Austria}. He was born to a noble…
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