"My greatest wish is not for my children to gain wealth or fame in this world, but that they, like me, will discover that living for Christ is the most glorious adventure in the world."
— Samuel Dyer
Source: Letter to family
Desire, wealth, fame, Christ, glory
Views: 324
"The Lord Jesus Himself is my strength. It is not my faith that sustains me, but His faith that sustains me. I no longer try to gain peace through effort, but rest in the work that the Lord has accomplished, like an infant lying in its mother's arms. Since we are one with Him, His resources are my resources, and His joy is my joy."
— James Hudson Taylor
Source: Hudson Taylor - Spiritual Secrets
Strength, support, peace, infant, mother, joy
Views: 358
"A nation's strength lies not in the height of its walls, but in its thirst for truth and its compassion for the suffering of the vulnerable."
— Peter Parker
Source: Guangzhou Eye Hospital News
Nation, Truth, Compassion, Vulnerable
Views: 347
"The primary purpose of medical missionary work is not merely to demonstrate medical miracles, but to dispel deep-seated prejudices. By relieving physical pain, we can most effectively demonstrate that our motives are purely altruistic, thus paving the way for truth to enter those previously closed minds."
— William Lockhart
Source: "A Medical Biography in China: A Chronicle of Twenty Years of Residence in China"
Medicine, suffering, truth
Views: 401
"Looking back on my years inland, what amazes me most is not the harshness of the environment, but God's provision in every little detail. His faithfulness was my only anchor in the storm."
"We should make this clear to believers from the very beginning of our missionary work: every believer is a messenger of God's Kingdom. The goal of missionaries should not be to build a "greenhouse plant" that is forever dependent on the mother church, but to cultivate a towering tree that can take root in the local soil and stand alone in the local climate."