Norman Grubb’s vibrantly God-directed life began as the son of a scholarly Irish clergyman. Born in 1895, in London, he opened his heart to the Spirit and began a life increasingly given over to the reality of God at the age of 18. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he was instrumental in the founding of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. A lieutenant of Gloucester Regiment during World War I, he was awarded the Military Cross in 1917. After the war, the Lord sealed his call to Africa and his marriage to Pauline, the youngest of Studd’s four daughters. Together they served as pioneer missionaries in the Belgian Congo under Studd. After Studd’s death in 1931, Grubb served as a British and General Secretary of the Worldwide Evangelization Crusade until 1965.
