Location: Afghanistan 2007

Name: Shim Sung-Min

Age at time of death: 29

Home Country: South Korea

Married: No

Children: No

Place of death: Ghazni Province, Afghanistan

Died for the faith: Late July 2007

Further Reading:

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2007/08/04/69/0302000000AEN20070804001300315F.HTML

Location: Afghanistan 2007

Name: Bae Hyeong-Gyu

Age at time of death: 42

Home Country: South Korea

Married: Yes

Children: 1

Place of death: Ghazni Province, Afghanistan

Died for the faith: July 25, 2007

Further Reading: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpCBAa0VX1Y&mode=related&search=

Location: Turkey 2007

Name: Tilmann Geske
Age at time of death: 45
Home Country: Germany
Married: Susanne
Children: 3
Place of death: Malatya, Turkey
Died for the faith: April 18, 2007
Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_publishing_firm_murders_in_Malatya,_Turkey
News Story:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpCBAa0VX1Y&mode=related&search=

Location: Turkey 2007

Name: Ugur Yuksel
Age at time of death: 32
Home Country: Turkey
Married: Engaged to be married shortly
Children: No
Place of death: Malatya, Turkey
Died for the faith: April 18, 2007
Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_publishing_firm_murders_in_Malatya,_Turkey

News Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpCBAa0VX1Y&mode=related&search=

Location: Turkey 2007

Name: Necati Aydin

Age at time of death: 36

Home Country: Turkey

Married: Semse

Children: 2

Place of death: Malatya, Turkey

Died for the faith: April 18, 2007

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_publishing_firm_murders_in_Malatya,_Turkey

News Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpCBAa0VX1Y&mode=related&search=

Location: Indonesia 2005

(L-R) Alfita Poliwo, Theresia Morangke (no picture available for Yarni Sambue)



Name: Alfita Poliwo
Age at time of death: 17
Home Country: Indonesia
Place of death: Poso, Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Died for the faith: October 30,2005




Name: Theresia Morangke
Age at time of death: 16
Home Country: Indonesia
Place of death: Poso, Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Died for the faith: October 30, 2005




Name: Yarni Sambue
Age at time of death: 15
Home Country: Indonesia
Place of death: Poso, Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Died for the faith: October 30,2005

Further Reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Indonesian_beheadings_of_Christian_girls

Further Reading:
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53450

Location: China 2004

Name: Jiang Zongxiu

Age at time of death: 34

Home Country: China

Married: Yes

Children: Uknown

Place of death: Guizhou Province, China

Died for the faith: June 18, 2004

Further Reading: http://www.gospelweb.net/Martyrdom/ChineseMartyrJiang.htm

Location: Yemen 2002

Name: Kathleen Gariety

Age at time of death: 53

Home Country: USA (Wauwatosa, WI)

Married: No

Children: No

Place of death: Jibla, Yemen

Died for the faith: December 30, 2002

Further Reading:

http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/313.article

Further Reading:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/middle_east/2614091.stm

Video Tribute:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgI0sW0bQA8

Location: Yemen 2002

Name: Martha C. Myers

Age at time of death: 57

Home Country: USA (Montgomery, AL)

Married: No

Children: No

Place of death: Jibla, Yemen

Died for the faith: December 30, 2002

Further Reading:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,74177,00.html

Further Reading:

http://www.samford.edu/News/news2003/010303_1.html

Video Tribute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgI0sW0bQA8

Location: Yemen 2002

Name: William E. Koehn

Age at time of death: 60

Home Country: USA (Arlington, Texas)

Married: Marty

Children: 2

Place of death: Jibla, Yemen

Died for the faith: December 30, 2002

Further Reading:

http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/312.article

Further Reading:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2614091.stm

Video Tribute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgI0sW0bQA8

Location: Lebanon 2002

Name: Bonnie Witherall

Age at time of death: 31

Home Country: USA (Portland, Oregon)

Married: Gary (pictured in above photos)

Children: No

Place of death: Sidon, Lebanon

Died for the faith: November 21, 2002

Further Reading: http://millionmightymen.com/newsletters/2002/nov25.htm

Video tribute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCE8nhKksTo

Location: Phillipines 2002

Name: Martin Burnham
Age at time of death: 42
Home Country: USA (Rose Hill, KA)
Married: Gracia (survived rescue)
Children: 3
Place of death: southern Zamboanga del Norte Province, Phillipines
Died for the faith: June 7, 2002
Further Reading: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501020617-260750,00.html
Further Reading: http://www.state.gov/secretary/former/powell/remarks/2002/10926.htm
Further Reading: http://edition.cnn.com/2002/US/06/07/hostage.reax/index.html
Video: http://www.bluefishtv.com/ProductDetails.aspx?cid=1005&id=1250&f=&cc=&csc=&ldr=&s=

Location: El Salvador 1980

Name: Dorothy Kazel
Age at time of death: 41
Home Country: USA (Cleveland, OH)
Married: No
Children: No
Place of death: El Salvador
Died for the faith: December 2, 1980
Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Kazel

Location: El Salvador 1980

Name: Jean Donovan
Age at time of death: 27
Home Country: USA (Westport, Conn)
Married: Engaged
Children: No
Place of death: El Salvador
Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Donovan

Location: El Salvador 1980

Name: Maura Clarke M.M.
Age at time of death: 49
Home Country: USA (Queen's, NY)
Married: No
Children: No
Place of death: El Salvador
Died for the faith: December 2, 1980
Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maura_Clarke

Location: El Salvador 1980

Name: Ita Ford M.M.
Age: 40
Home Country: USA (Brooklyn, NY)
Married: No
Children: No
Place of death: El Salvador
Died for the faith: December 2, 1980
Further Reading:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ita_Ford

Location: Uganda 1977

Name: Janani Luwum

Age at time of death: 55

Home Country: Uganda (Mucwini Village)

Married: Mary

Children: 9

Place of death: Kampala, Uganda

Died for the faith: Febuary 17. 1977

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janani_Luwum

Location: China 1973

Name: Wang Zhiming
Age at time of death: 66
Home Country: China
Married: Yes
Children: 2?
Place of death: Wuding County, Yunnan, China
Died for the faith: December 29,1973
Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Zhiming

Location: South Vietnam 1968

Name: Betty Ann Olsen

Age at time of death: 34

Home Country: USA (New York, NY)

Married: No

Children: No

Place of death: South Vietnam

Dies for the faith: Febuary 1, 1968

Further Reading:http://members.aol.com/bear317d/olsen.htm

Location: Pakistan 1960

Name: Esther John
Age at time of death: 31
Home Country: Pakistan
Married: No
Children: No
Place of death: Chichawatni, Pakistan
Died for the faith: Febuary 2, 1960
Further Reading: http://www.westminster-abbey.org/history-research/monuments-gravestones/people/13681

Location: Ecuador 1956

Name: Roger Youderian

Age at time of death: 31

Home Country: USA (Lewiston, MT)

Married: Barbara (pictured above)

Children: 1 (pictured above)

Place of death: "Palm Beach" Ecuador

Died for the faith: January 8, 1956

Further Reading:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Youderian

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Auca

Location: Ecuador 1956

Name: Ed McCully

Age at time of death: 28

Home Country: USA (Milwaukee, WI)

Married: Marilou (pictured above)

Children: 2 & 1 on the way (eldest pictured above)

Place of death: "Palm Beach" Ecuador

Died for the faith: January 8, 1956

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_McCully

Further Reading:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Auca

Location: Ecuador 1956

Name: Pete Fleming

Age at time of death: 27

Home Country: USA (Seattle, WA)

Married: Olive (pictured above)

Children: No

Place of death: "Palm Beach" Ecuador

Died for the faith: January 8, 1956

Further Reading:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Fleming

Further Reading:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Auca

Location: Ecuador 1956

(top picture: elisabeth elliot and daughter valerie)

Name: Jim Elliot

Age at time of death: 28

Home Country: USA (Portland, Oregon)

Married: Elisabeth

Children: 1

Place of death: "Palm Beach" Ecuador

Died for the faith: January 8, 1956

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Elliot

Further Reading:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Auca

Location: Ecuador 1956

( left to right: Nate, Marj, Kathy & Steve with their plane)

Name: Nate Saint
Age at time of death: 32
Home Country: USA (Huntington Valley, PA)
Married: Marj
Children: 3
Place of death: "Palm Beach" Ecuador
Died for the faith: January 8, 1956
Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Saint
Further Reading:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Auca

Location: Japan 1945

Name: Robert A. Jaffray
Place of death: Japanese Internment Camp
Died for the faith: 1945
Further Reading:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Jaffray

Location: Germany 1945

Name: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Age at time of death: 39
Home Country: Germany (Breslau)
Married: No
Children: No
Place of death: Flossenburg Concentration Camp
Died for the faith: April 9, 1945
Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_Bonhoeffer

Location: Germany 1945

Name: Elizabeth "Betsie" Ten Boom
Age at time of death: 59
Home Country: Holland (Haarlem)
Married: No
Children: No
Place of death: Ravensbruck Concentration Camp
Died for the faith: About January 1945
Family pictures prior to imprisonment: http://www.corrietenboom.com/exhbits.htm
Further Reading:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hiding_Place_(book)

Location: Holland 1944

Name: Caspar Ten Boom (Corrie's Father)
Age at time of death: 84
Home Country: Holland (Haarlem)
Married: Cornelia (Died: October 21, 1921)
Chilren: 4 (1 did not survive infancy)
Place of death: Scheveningen Prison
Died for the Faith: About March 9,1944
Pictures are not able to be used from the family Museum website, but this is the link to view them: http://www.corrietenboom.com/exhbits.htm
Further Reading:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hiding_Place_(book)
Further Reading:
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/sunday.snippets/snip95-29.txt

Location: China 1934

Name: Betty Stam
Age at time of death: 28
Home Country: USA
Married: John
Children: 1
Place of death: Miaosheo, Anhui
Died for the faith: December 8, 1934
Further Reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murder_of_John_and_Betty_Stam

Location: China 1934

Name: John Stam
Age at time of death: 27
Home Country: USA
Married: Betty
Children: 1
Place of death: Miaosheo, Anhui
Died for the faith: December 8, 1934
Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murder_of_John_and_Betty_Stam

1927

Cause: Russian Communist Government destroys thousands of churches and kills Christians.

1900's

Cause: China's Boxer Rebellion
Casualties: 19 Swedish C&MA Missionaries & 13 children