A forgotten heroine who should be known today: 60 years of faithful, daily, humble service

The province of Sindh in Pakistan suffered appallingly from flooding last year. This province and the people who live there may be unfamiliar to you, but this location was the home of one of the lesser-known Christian heroines of faith, Blanche Brenton Carey.

Blanche, the daughter of a Brixham vicar, joined the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society in 1884 and became one of their pioneer missionaries, serving in Karachi from 1885 to 1950. Her deep desire was to tell the women and girls of Sindh about her Saviour Jesus Christ.

Blanche worked during one of the most controversial periods of British history which saw great social and political upheaval, through the reign of Queen Victoria to the partition of India. Her life was one of humble, faithful service to her Lord. Through epidemic lockdowns, world wars, superstitions, child marriages, financial depression and political turmoil, her mission was to tell others about Christ.