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Jun 1, 1995 · God called Martyn to his missionary task through the writings of David Brainerd. He was gripped by young Brainerd’s testimony to the hardships of living amongst the American Indians and times when God hid his face.
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May 10, 2024 · In 1923, Constance Padwick (1886–1968), a long-time missionary with the Church Missionary Society in the Arab world, published Henry Martyn: Confessor of the Faith to capture the life and significance of the visionary 19th-century missionary.
Sep 13, 2017 · “Now let me burn out for God.” This was the impassioned prayer of a young Cornishman named Henry Martyn (1781-1812), missionary to India and Persia, a man who lived his short life with a sense of urgency that is rare in our generation. Martyn was born in the town of Truro in the beautiful Cornwall region of southern England.
Feb 28, 2012 · In 1887 the Henry Martyn Hall was opened and a large number of Cambridge students have heard their missionary call there, through prayer meetings, sermons, books and advice. Sue Anderson, the Henry Martyn World Mission Adviser, continues to mentor students pondering vocations.
Henry turned his back on a very promising academic career to become a preacher of the Gospel. Many of his peers thought it a waste of talent and tried to dissuade him from missionary service; but once he had put his hand to the plow, there was no turning back.
Dec 18, 2020 · God was calling Henry to India but is seemed like the door had closed on him when he was refused appointment by the newly formed Church Missionary Society. But in God’s providence when one door closes another opens and in 1805 he was offered the position of chaplain of the East India Company.
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May 7, 2022 · In his later journal entries, he wrote of the example of Brainerd and how he was thinking of the missionary call: ‘Go and teach all Nations, I am with you.’ Commentators on the Bible were of particular interest to Martyn.
