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Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore
In our last post, we touched upon the Christian Medical College and Hospital which was founded by Ida Scudder in the city of Vellore in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India and we thought it would be interesting to … Continue reading
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Tagged cmc vellore, ida scudder, missionary, vellore christian medical college
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Youth With A Mission
Youth With A Mission is an international volunteer movement of Christians from many backgrounds, cultures and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world. Also known as YWAM (generally pronounced “WHY-wham”), their purpose is to “know God and to … Continue reading
History of the China Inland Mission
In our last post, we talked about the ‘Cambridge Seven’ who became missionaries for the China Inland Mission and we thought we’d bring you a bit more background on this Christian Mission Agency. The China Inland Mission (CIM) was founded … Continue reading
Christian Aid Week – 15th to 21st May 2011
We have previously discussed the work of Christian Aid on this website (see previous post dated 7th February 2011 ‘All about Christian Aid’) and this week sees the charity’s famous annual door-to-door fundraising drive, Christian Aid Week. The first Christian … Continue reading
William Cameron Townsend – Founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators
William Cameron Townsend was a prominent American missionary who resolved that every man, woman and child should be able to read God’s Word in their own language. He founded the Wycliffe Bible Translators and Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL International), … Continue reading
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Tagged christian, missionary, SIL, william cameron townsend, wycliffe bible translators
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