Jonette O’Kelley Miller

Laura Rodríguez was born on October 3, 1903, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She was raised Catholic and accepted Christ after a visiting missionary witnessed to her. Laura became a dynamic woman of God who was known for her strong prayer life. She served faithfully as a pastor, missionary and intercessor. But she was also an…

More than 87 years ago, Lillian Krager planted a seed that continues to bear fruit for the kingdom of God. A young German woman, Lillian was a member of a Pentecostal church located in the heart of Manhattan. When she heard that two young African American women had received Jesus Christ but were denied church…

Nancy Gardner was an African American woman, born free in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on September 15, 1799. She was known for her devout heart and lived an adventurous life in service to the Lord. However, Nancy’s life was not void of trials. Her mother was widowed three times. Nancy’s father, her mother’s second husband, died when…

Mary Slessor was a study in contrasts: shy, afraid to speak in public and lacking a formal education; yet a fearless evangelist at home and abroad. She was born on Dec. 2, 1848, the second of seven children, in Gilcomston, a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland. Mary gave her heart to the Lord at a young…

Nineteenth Century RevivalistOne day while milking a cow, Zilpha saw Jesus walking toward her. He appeared to say, “Thy prayer is accepted; I own thy name.” Zilpha first thought she was seeing things; but when the cow looked in the same direction, bent its front legs and lowered its head to the ground, she knew…

Julia A.J. Foote was the fourth child born to devout Christian parents in Schenectady, New York, in 1823. When she was 10, her parents, who were former slaves, sent her to live with and work for a wealthy white couple. This couple acted as Julia’s patrons and enrolled her in an integrated country school, where…

A preachin’ woman of the ame churchDuring a time in America’s history when it was considered unseemly for a woman to speak in public and blacks were thought not to have souls, Jarena Lee stands as a spiritual and social pioneer. Lee was born to a free African-American family in Cape May, New Jersey, on…