"Looking back on my life of dedication, I have nothing to boast about; my only glory is the cross of Christ, and my greatest joy is that He was willing to use my meager life to serve His eternal kingdom."
— Mary Stone
Source: Biography of Shi Meiyu: One of China's First Female Physicians
Time, Christ, the cross, glory, joy, life, kingdom, eternity
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"The value of life does not lie in how many healthy days you possess, nor in how far you can travel, but in whether you manifest God's love and glory within your limited and fragile years."
"The gift of my wife (Enzheng) from God is the greatest grace on our missionary journey. In the Lord, we are of one mind, praying together and suffering together. As long as the Lord is in our midst, even a humble mud hut in the desert becomes God's most glorious temple."
"As the Tibetan proverb says: 'A brave man should die in his boots at the summit of the pass.' As a soldier of Christ, I also long to meet the end of my life standing, while serving this land and its people."
— Albert L. Shelton
Source: Pioneering in Tibet
Tibetan, Tibet, Christ, soldier, service, land, people, life
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"My darling, do you know, for these ten years past there has not been even a cloud between my soul and my Savior? How could I be sad to go to Him? I am only sad to leave you alone at this time..."
— Maria Jane Dyer Taylor
Source: Record of Maria's conversation with Hudson Taylor before her death, July 23, 1870
Soul, Savior, Sadness
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"In walking with God, the important thing is not where you are going, but with whom you are walking. In my life, acting according to my own will has never brought truly joyful results; but whenever I have sought to follow the Lord's leading—even if it was through deep waters—He has made a way for me."
— James Gilmour
Source: James Gilmour of Mongolia: His Diaries, Letters, and Reports
Walking with God, Joy, Outcomes, Guidance, The Way
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