Sadhu Sundar Singh

September 3, 1889 – c. 1929

Indian Evangelist & Mystic

Without Christ I was a fish out of water — with Christ, in the ocean of love

Biography

Known as the 'Apostle with Bleeding Feet,' Sundar Singh was a Sikh who converted to Christianity at age 15 after a vision of Christ. He wandered India barefoot in the saffron robes of a sadhu (holy man), preaching the gospel.

Faith & Testimony

After his conversion, Sundar Singh was disowned by his family and poisoned by his uncle. He adopted the life of a wandering sadhu to present Christ in a way culturally accessible to Indians. He disappeared in 1929 while on a mission trip to Tibet. He said: 'Without Christ I was like a fish out of water; with Christ I am in the ocean of love.'

Sources

Sundar Singh — Wikipedia — Sikh convert, the Apostle with Bleeding Feet
With and Without Christ — Sadhu Sundar Singh — Sundar Singh's own account comparing his life before and after his dramatic conversion vision of Christ — he had been burning Bibles before his encounter
Sadhu Sundar Singh: Apostle of the Bleeding Feet — Profile of the Sikh convert who became one of India's most famous Christian witnesses, traveling barefoot through the Himalayas preaching the gospel