On this day in 1936, Henry Nau opened the first mission station among the Ibesikpo people of Nigeria. About ten years earlier, some European missionaries had arrived in Nigeria and began to work hard among the people there. While traveling through the area where the missionaries were working, some young men from the Ibesikpo tribe [...]
April 25th in World Evangelism History
April 25th in World Evangelism History
On this day in 1936, Henry Nau opened the first mission station among the Ibesikpo people of Nigeria. About ten years earlier, some European missionaries had arrived in Nigeria and began to work hard among the people there. While traveling through the area where the missionaries were working, some young men from the Ibesikpo tribe [...]
April 25th in World Evangelism History
On this day in 1936, Henry Nau opened the first mission station among the Ibesikpo people of Nigeria. About ten years earlier, some European missionaries had arrived in Nigeria and began to work hard among the people there. While traveling through the area where the missionaries were working, some young men from the Ibesikpo tribe [...]
April 24th in World Evangelism History
On this day in 1844, Asahel Grant, missionary to Persia, died. As a young man, Grant received his training as a physician and began to work in a successful practice. When his young wife died, Grant, filled with grief and left to care for two small children, left his home and practice and moved to [...]
Train, Family, Undercover, OG, Pray, and more!
• These Monday Updates sneak up on me so quickly, but I have a good excuse this time, I was on a 10 hour train to the Capitol. We left around 9:30 Sunday night and arrive Monday morning around 7:30. We had four adults, two kids, and lots of luggage in a room with four [...]
April 23rd in World Evangelism History
On this day in 1982, William Cameron Townsend, founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and Summer Institute of Linguistics, died. As a young man studying at Occidental College, Townsend heard of the need for laborers in central America to work among the large number of tribes down there. His heart was touched by this plea and, [...]
April 22nd in World Evangelism History
On this day in 1801, Elijah Coleman Bridgman, the first American Protestant missionary appointed to China, was born in Belchertown, Massachusetts. As a young man, Elijah attended Amherst College and Andover Theological Seminary. Upon completion of his education, Elijah applied to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions for mission work. At the time he [...]
April 21st in World Evangelism History
On this day in 1783, Samuel J. Mills was born in Torringford, Connecticut. The son of a congregationalist minister, Mills grew up among the strict religious life of the New England churches. His mother, having a heart for the Lord and a desire to see her son serve Him, began to pray for Samuel at an [...]
April 20th in World Evangelism History
On this day in 1718, David Brainerd, missionary to the Native Americas of New England, was born in Haddam, Connecticut. David was the sixth of nine children born to Hezekiah and Dorothy Brainerd. Hezekiah served as the local Justice of the Peace and was a very dedicated Christian, as was also his wife. Because [...]
April 2012 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastors & Praying Friends, From the end of January until St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, we put a great deal of work into renovating our church building. We painted walls, insulated, opened fire exits, and did many small things to make the church look much more welcoming. A big word of “Thanks” goes [...]
