A Twisted Crown of Thorns ®

Throughout New Testament Christian history there have been children, men and women who have shed their blood to stand for truth and their faith in Christ marked them as “men of whom the world was not worthy”. Some of these people are never remembered and their sacrifices are taken for granted by many. Noll and Nystrom in the book, Clouds of Witnesses: Christian Voices from Africa and Asia describe in fantastic details the lives and significance of a lot of these martyrs:

Southern Africa
1 Bernard Mizeki (c. 1861–1896): The First Anglican African Martyr
2 John Chilembwe (c. 1870–1915): Holistic Christian and Accidental Rebel
3 Albert Luthuli (1898–1967): Gentleman of Justice

West Africa
4 William Wadé Harris (c. 1865 –c. 1929): Passionate Prophet
5 Byang Kato (1936–1975): Theological Visionary

East Africa
6. Simeon Nsibambi (1897–1978): Revival Anchor
7 Janani Luwum (1922–1977): Martyr of “the Second Century”

India
8 Pandita Ramabai (1858–1922): Christian, Hindu, Reformer
9 V. S. Azariah (1874–1945): Bishop, Statesman, Pastor
10 Sundar Singh (1889–1929?): Mysterious Mystic Read More