Being made in our Creator’s image, is it any surprise that Christians keep creatively inventing? Few people know that two of the most popular sports, basketball and volleyball, were both invented by Christian missionaries in the 1890s as evangelistic sports? Who might have imagined that 127 years later, over 46 million North Americans and 800 million people globally would now … [Read more...] about William G. Morgan, missionary inventor of Volleyball
Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird
Books by Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird include God's Firestarters; Blue Sky, a novel; and For Better, For Worse: Discovering the keys to a Lasting Relationship. Dr Ed’s newest award-winning book The Elisha Code is co-authored with Rev. David Kitz. Earlier books by Dr. Ed include the award-winning Battle for the Soul of Canada, and Restoring Health: Body, Mind, & Spirit.
Dr. Helen Roseveare: The fellowship of His sufferings
Dr. Helen Roseveare was a missionary’s missionary, showing remarkable faithfulness in the midst of sufferings during horrific times. She was a sterling example to many young missionaries. Over a seven-month period in 1964, two hundred missionaries, serving in the Congo, were tragically killed. Thousands of local Congolese pastors and congregants were tortured to death. Dr. … [Read more...] about Dr. Helen Roseveare: The fellowship of His sufferings
Sang Sun Lee: Faithful Kingdom sowing & reaping
One of the greatest miracles in the world of missions in the last hundred years has been the millions of Koreans who have been swept into God’s Kingdom in Korea, Canada, and around the world. Korea, along with Brazil and USA, now have the highest percentage of missionaries sent around the world. The earliest missionaries to Korea died faithfully as they were … [Read more...] about Sang Sun Lee: Faithful Kingdom sowing & reaping
Andrew & Emma Murray: a revolutionary missional impact
In 1978, the Republic of South Africa published a postage stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Andrew Murray. The famous devotional writer, Murrey and his wife Emma, have had a revolutionary missional impact on the life of millions around the world. Their 48-year marriage was an unlikely cross-cultural love affair. Murray was the son of a Dutch Reformed … [Read more...] about Andrew & Emma Murray: a revolutionary missional impact
Andrew Murray: The missionary impact of humility
Why is humility so key to missionary breakthrough? In what way has pride and self-righteousness either prevented or killed times of revival? The well-known devotional writer Andrew Murray has much to teach us in these key areas. Murray Jr.’s father, Andrew Senior, had come to South Africa from Scotland as a missionary in 1828. The Dutch Reformed Church was so desperate for … [Read more...] about Andrew Murray: The missionary impact of humility