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Christopher Thomas
Missionary at Friends Missionary Prayer Band PAYAP University from 2006 to 2009. I was a church planting missionary from 1975 to 1980. I became a translator in 1980. I became a training director for the Bible Transla...
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William Carey
William Carey, the oldest of 5 children, was born to Edmund and Elizabeth Carey, who were weavers by trade, in the hamlet of Pury End in the village of Paulerspury, Northamptonshire.[14][15] William was raised in the Church of England; when he was six, his father was appointed the parish clerk and village schoolmaster. As a child he was inquisitive and keenly interested in the natural sciences, particularly botany. He possessed a natural gift for language, teaching himself Latin. At the age of 14, Carey's father apprenticed him to a cordwainer in the nearby village of Piddington, Northamptonshire.[16] His master, Clarke Nichols, was a churchman like himself, but another apprentice, John Warr, was a Dissenter. Through his influence Carey would leave the Church of England and join with other Dissenters to form a small Congregational church in nearby Hackleton. While apprenticed to Nichols, he also taught himself Greek with the help of a local villager who had a college education.[cita
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Gersson Edinbaro
Gersson Edinbaro is an anointed young preacher empowered to minister a life changing message.Having graduated in Theology he served as a pastor for four years and is presently traveling widely to preach in conferences an...
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Mother Teresa
Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionar...
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Iris Grace Rajakumari Paul
Iris Grace Rajakumari Walter was born in 1945 in Tamil Nadu, India. The oldest child of four, she and her siblings enjoyed a comfortable childhood in an affluent family. Her father was the Chief Engineer at the Tamil Nadu Public Works Department[4] and moved his family around frequently, including to Tamil Nadu, Chennai, and Delhi, where Iris learned to speak Hindi. As a child, Paul was described as rebellious, headstrong, and boisterous, despite the expectations imposed on her by her parents and the rest of society.[2] Paul grew up in a Christian family and was deeply influenced by her parent's commitment to their religion.[citation needed] During her time at the Women's Christian College, Paul was involved in the Union of Evangelical Studies of India (ESI).[citation needed] After completing her courses in junior college, Paul applied for medical colleges and B.Sc. courses in biology and zoology. Having not received acceptances from any of her medical colleges, she decided to jo