Biography

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Midgley John Jennings

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Biography

Midgley John Jennings was a devoted Christian chaplain who served with the East India Company and became known for his faithful ministry in Delhi, India.

He was born on 8th June 1806 in Stevenage, England, and went to be with the Lord on 11th May 1857.

Early Ministry

Jennings came to Kanpur (Cawnpore) in 1832, where he began his ministry among the British people. However, the deep love of Christ touched his heart, and he started to care for the spiritual needs of the Indian people too. Even though there were many restrictions, he went out into the streets, met the locals, and preached the message of Jesus Christ to them.

Ministry in Delhi

After serving for 20 years in Kanpur, he was transferred to Delhi in 1851. At that time, Delhi was a strong center of the Muslim faith and had no active Christian missionary work. Seeing this, Jennings felt a great burden for the salvation of the people there.

He worked alone without help or support, often walking through the streets of Delhi, praying and asking God to bless the city. Through his faithful prayers and preaching, two educated Indian men accepted Christ — Ram Chandra, a professor of mathematics, and Chimman Lai, a surgeon at the Delhi Hospital. Their conversions marked the beginning of the Delhi Church.

Growth of the Mission

Later, because of Jennings’ request, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG) sent two missionaries along with financial support to continue the ministry. Under this mission, the Delhi Church began to grow and became one of the most promising mission fields in India.

The 1857 Tragedy

During the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, all Europeans in Delhi were attacked and killed by the rebels. Jennings was living in the Red Fort quarters with his young daughter, Annie Jennings. Sadly, both father and daughter were killed by the soldiers. Chimman Lai was also martyred in his dispensary because he refused to deny his faith in Jesus.

The Legacy

Even though it seemed like the Delhi mission was destroyed, God’s work continued. Ram Chandra, who had escaped the attack, returned to Delhi and continued to preach the Gospel fearlessly. Later, more missionaries came, and the seeds planted by Midgley John Jennings grew into a fruitful Christian mission.

Summary :
మిడ్‌గ్లీ జాన్ జెన్నింగ్స్ (Midgley John Jennings) — ఒక గొప్ప దేవుని సేవకుడు. ఆయన ఇంగ్లాండ్‌ (England) లో పుట్టి, ఇండియా (India) లో దేవుని వాక్యాన్ని ప్రచారం చేశారు. కాంపూర్ (Kanpur) లో మొదట బ్రిటిష్ ప్రజలకు సేవ చేసి, తరువాత దేవుని ప్రేమతో భారతీయుల మధ్య సువార్త చెబుతూ, ఢిల్లీ (Delhi) లో చర్చిని స్థాపించారు. 1857లో జరిగిన తిరుగుబాటులో ఆయన తన కుమార్తెతో పాటు వీర మరణం పొందారు. కానీ ఆయన విత్తిన విశ్వాసపు విత్తనం ఫలించి, ఢిల్లీ మిషన్‌ దేవుని మహిమకు గొప్ప ఆశీర్వాదమైంది.

జాన్ లోగీ బయర్డ్ (John Logie Baird)

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జాన్ లోగీ బయర్డ్ (John Logie Baird) – టెలివిజన్ కనుగొన్నవాడు | బైబిల్ వాక్యాధారంతో పుట్టిన ఆవిష్కరణ

పూర్తి పేరు: జాన్ లోగీ బయర్డ్
తల్లిదండ్రులు: జాన్ బయర్డ్ & జెస్సీ మోరిసన్ ఇంగ్లిస్
జన్మస్థలం: హెలెన్స్ బర్గ్, స్కాట్లాండ్
జననం: 13 ఆగస్టు 1888
మరణం: 14 జూన్ 1946

వ్యక్తిగత సాక్ష్యం (Personal Testimony):

టెలివిజన్‌ను కనుగొన్న జాన్ లోగీ బయర్డ్ ఒక భక్తుడైన కుటుంబంలో జన్మించాడు. ఆయన తండ్రి ఒక పాస్టర్ – దేవుని సేవలో నిత్యం నిమగ్నుడై ఉండేవారు. కానీ చిన్ననాటి నుండే బయర్డ్‌లో ఒక కొత్త ఆలోచన ఉండేది — “ప్రపంచానికి ఉపయోగపడే ఏదైనా కొత్తది కనిపెట్టాలి!” అని.

తన తండ్రి దేవుని పనికి దూరం అవుతాడేమోనని ఆందోళనతో అతని ఆవిష్కరణ ఆసక్తికి పెద్దగా ప్రోత్సాహం ఇవ్వలేదు. అయినప్పటికీ బయర్డ్ యూనివర్సిటీ ఆఫ్ గ్లాస్గో లో ఎలక్ట్రికల్ ఇంజనీరింగ్‌లో చదువుకొని, దేవుని సేవతో పాటు తన శాస్త్రీయ జ్ఞానం ద్వారా మానవాళికి ఉపయోగపడే పనిని చేయాలని నిర్ణయించుకున్నాడు.

ఒక రోజు తన అక్క ఆన్నీతో మాట్లాడుతూ, “నాకు దేవుడు ఒక మంచి ఆలోచన ఇవ్వాలి – ఇది ప్రపంచ ప్రజలకు ప్రయోజనం కలిగించాలి,” అని అన్నాడు.

అప్పుడు అతని అక్క ఇలా ప్రశ్నించింది:
“గతవారం నాన్న గారు బోధించినప్పుడు ప్రకటన గ్రంథములో చెప్పిన వాక్యం గుర్తుందా? ‘అంత్యదినములలో ఇద్దరు ప్రవక్తలను క్రూరమృగము చంపుతుంది. వారి శవములను ప్రపంచమంతా చూడును’ (ప్రకటన గ్రంథము 11:9-10). ఇది ఎలా సాధ్యం? యెరూషలేములో వారి శవములు ఉంటే ప్రపంచమంతా ఎలా చూస్తుంది?” అని అడిగింది.

ఆ ప్రశ్న జాన్ లోగీ బయర్డ్ మనసును కదిలించింది. ఆయన బైబిల్ చదువుతూ ఆ వాక్యంపై ఆలోచించాడు. అప్పట్లో రేడియో లేదు, టెలివిజన్ లేదు, విద్యుత్ కూడా అంతగా లేని కాలం. అయితే దేవుడు తన వాక్యంలో “ప్రపంచమంతా చూచును” అని రాయించాడు.

అప్పుడే బయర్డ్ గ్రహించాడు —
“ప్రపంచ ప్రజలు ఒక చోట జరుగుతున్న సంఘటనను చూడగలగాలంటే అది టెలివిజన్ ద్వారానే సాధ్యం!”

దేవుని వాక్యముపై విశ్వాసంతో బయర్డ్ టెలివిజన్ ఆవిష్కరణకు ప్రయత్నం ప్రారంభించాడు. ఎన్నో సార్లు విఫలమైనా, విశ్వాసం కోల్పోలేదు. చివరకు 1928లో, జాన్ లోగీ బయర్డ్ విజయవంతంగా టెలివిజన్‌ను కనిపెట్టాడు.

బైబిల్ ఆధారం (Biblical Inspiration):

“మరియు జనములు, వంశములు, భాషలు మాటలాడువారు, భూమిపై నివసించువారు మూడు దినములన్నర వారి శవములను చూచుదురు…”
(ప్రకటన గ్రంథము 11:9)

ఈ వాక్యమే బయర్డ్ ఆవిష్కరణకు ప్రేరణ. బైబిల్ రాయించిన దేవుడు సర్వజ్ఞుడు, భవిష్యత్తు తెలిసినవాడు. ఆయన యోహానుతో టెలివిజన్ సాంకేతికత ఏర్పడకముందే ఈ వాక్యాన్ని రాయించాడు.

నేటి టెలివిజన్ ద్వారా ప్రపంచ వార్తలు, సంఘటనలు మన కంటికి కనబడుతున్నాయి అంటే — అది దేవుని వాక్యం సత్యమని, బైబిల్ దైవగ్రంథమని నిరూపణ!

జాన్ లోగీ బయర్డ్ తన జీవితమంతా దేవుని మీద విశ్వాసంతో శ్రమించి, మానవాళికి వెలుగు చూపే టెక్నాలజీని అందించాడు.
చివరగా 1946 జూన్ 14 న ఆయన ప్రభువునందు విశ్రాంతి పొందాడు.

Edith Mary Brown

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Missionary Biography

Full Name: Edith Mary Brown
Date of Birth: March 24, 1864
Date of Death: December 6, 1956
City: Cumberland
Country: England
Place of Vision: India

Early Life:
Edith Mary Brown was a British medical missionary who dedicated her life to serving the people of India. She lost her father at a very young age, and her family later moved to London. There, she studied at Girton College, Cambridge, and showed great talent and determination in her studies.

Inspired by her sister, who was also a missionary, Mary developed a deep desire to serve God through medical mission work. She joined the London School of Medicine in Edinburgh and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine in 1891.

Call to Missionary Work:
Feeling God’s call for challenging service, Mary joined the Baptist Missionary Society and was sent to India in 1891. When she arrived, she saw the great suffering of Indian women who had no access to medical care, especially because of the Purdah system, which kept many women hidden and away from male doctors.

Mary realized that the best way to help was to educate Indian women to become nurses and doctors themselves. She worked for a short time with other missionaries, providing medical help in the villages of Delhi and Punjab.

Edith Mary Brown’s Ministry in India:
With a clear vision and strong determination, Mary organized a Medical Missionary Conference in Ludhiana to promote the training of Indian women in modern medicine. She soon began a medical school in a rented building in Ludhiana.

In 1894, she officially founded the North Indian School of Medicine for Christian Women, the first medical training institution for women in Asia. This school became a place where Indian women could study medicine and become doctors and midwives, trained in modern Western methods.

The school, which began with only four students and four teachers, later grew into the Women’s Christian Medical College, and eventually developed into the world-renowned Christian Medical College (CMC), Ludhiana — offering medical education to both men and women.

Mary served people of all religions and backgrounds with great love and humility. She often said, “My work is for a King,” meaning she worked for Jesus Christ, the King of Kings. Through her tireless service, countless women found healing for their bodies and salvation for their souls.

Legacy:
Dr. Edith Mary Brown’s life is a shining example of faith, compassion, and dedication. Her vision transformed healthcare and education for women in India and continues to bless generations even today.

Emil Richter

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Missionary Biography

Country: Germany
Place of Vision: India

Life & Calling:
Emil Richter was a refugee from East Prussia who worked in Frankfurt, Germany. He had suffered great personal loss when his only son, who served in the German Army, died during the Second World War.

In 1957, Emil Richter attended a sermon by Pastor P. M. Samuel, an Indian Christian. During the message, Pastor Samuel shared about the suffering and poverty of many Indian children. Hearing this deeply touched Richter’s heart. He was moved with compassion and decided to help the poor and orphaned children of India both spiritually and materially.

At first, he shared part of his own income with the Indian pastor to support children in need. Later, during his wife’s birthday celebration in 1957, he felt led by God to do even more. He began to organize prayer meetings and encouraged other Christians in Germany to show the love of God through action.

Richter strongly believed that the Gospel of God’s love is the only true solution to the world’s suffering and need. His passion inspired many believers in Germany and Switzerland to join hands in helping the poor children of India.

Emil Richter’s Ministry in India:
As more people came forward to help, Emil Richter, along with Erwin Klinge, founded the “Christian Missions Service (Christlicher Missionsdienst – CMS)” in 1957 in Frankfurt, Germany.

In the beginning, CMS supported orphaned and destitute children in India through local Christian groups and churches under a “Foster Children Scheme.” Over time, CMS began to establish its own child care centers and orphanages across many rural areas of India.

For over 64 years, this ministry has transformed the lives of more than 50,000 children, regardless of their caste, creed, or religion. The children were not only cared for but were also encouraged to grow in the love of Christ and to live disciplined, meaningful lives.

Today, the Christian Missions Service (CMS) continues to express Christian faith through Children’s Homes, Homes for the Specially-Abled, Training Centers, and Schools in six Indian states and in several other countries.

Through his compassion and obedience, Emil Richter became a shining example of what it means to love others as Christ loved us — bringing hope and a better future to thousands of children in need.

Rosa Lee Oxer

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Missionary Biography

Bible Verse:
“Whoever is kind to the needy honors God.” – Proverbs 14:31

From her college days, Rosa Lee Oxer lived this truth. She never allowed inconvenience or hardship to stop her from serving people in need. With a heart full of compassion and faith, she honored God through her kind actions.

While studying in college, she was very active in Student Volunteer work and worked to form the “Student Volunteer Alliance” among students from four medical colleges in Cleveland.

Biography:
Birth: –
Home Calling: 1918
Native Place: Ohio
Country: United States of America
Place of Vision: India

Personal & Ministry Life:
Rosa Lee Oxer was a wise leader and a talented Christian woman. While studying at Hiram College, she developed a deep desire to serve as a missionary in India.

One day, she received a special call to help eighty orphans in Mahoba, India. The missionaries there were struggling and needed support. Without delay, Rosa Lee Oxer and her friend Miss Frost committed themselves to this work and left for India in November 1896.

When she arrived, the missionaries saw her as a tower of strength to the Mahoba Mission. Dr. Oxer was an excellent doctor — intelligent, careful, loving, and full of compassion. The orphan children loved her deeply, and the missionaries trusted her completely. During her short time in Mahoba, she performed many wonderful medical treatments, earning the respect and confidence of the local people.

After her first furlough, Dr. Oxer served for four months in Rath, leading the women’s ministry, and later was transferred to Jhansi. In 1907, she was appointed to the women’s home in Kulpahar, where she served faithfully until 1910.

Following the words of 1 Peter 4:10, she used her gifts as a faithful servant of God’s grace to help and heal others. She continued her mission work in India until 1910, after which she returned to America in 1916.

Even after returning home, Dr. Oxer continued to serve by visiting churches and speaking about her experiences in India, inspiring many others to join missionary work.

Finally, in 1918, Rosa Lee Oxer went to be with her Lord, having spent her life healing bodies and touching hearts through the love of Christ.