Author: Nicholas R. Martin

George Liele was a pastor and a pioneer missionary to Jamaica. Born a slave in Virginia in 1752, Liele was converted and baptized in 1773 by Matthew Moore, a pastor of a predominantly caucasian church in Savannah, Georgia. The slave master, Henry Sharp, a baptist deacon and loyalist to Britain, encouraged Liele to pursue his … Continue reading George Liele & Pioneer Missions To Jamaica

John Mackenzie was a Scottish missionary of the London Missionary Society to Southern Africa and prominent advocate for the rights of indigenous Africans. Born in a village of Moray, Scotland, in 1835, Mackenzie became a Christian in 1853 under the preaching of Alexander Williamson, a student preacher from the Theological Academy of the Congregational Churches … Continue reading John Mackenzie & Southern Africa

“His geographical labours were not allowed to interfere with his primary work as a missionary, to which he devoted himself with unflagging zeal to the last.” [1] Royal Geographical Journal, 1902 George Grenfell was a Baptist missionary and explorer to the Congo Free State (now Democratic Republic of Congo). Born on August 21, 1849 in … Continue reading George Grenfell & The Congo Mission

James Sibree was an English missionary to Madagascar sent by the London Missionary Society. Born in Hull, England in 1836, Sibree attended the Hull Collegiate School and apprenticed as a civil engineer at the Local Board of Health (1859-1863). The son of a Congregationalist pastor, Sibree’s vocational desires soon turned toward the missionary endeavor. Thus, … Continue reading James Sibree & Madagascar

“One must have an inner zeal for God’s glory, and a desire for the salvation of one’s fellow man, at the cost, if need be, of one’s own life” [1] Edward Steere, “To A Missionary–Deferring Deacon’s Orders,” March 1st, 1881 Edward Steere was an Anglican Bishop, missionary, traveler, friend to slaves, and pioneer interpreter of … Continue reading Edward Steere & The Road To Zanzibar