How did the gospel come to China and take root among Chinese people? Two missionaries to China, two Chinese preachers, and the cost paid by five young missionaries in Ecuador; then two books handing the call on to us — mission from Acts, and making disciples as Jesus did so that the gospel reaches the nations. See the Missionaries section for more on each figure.
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Hudson Taylor's Spiritual SecretMission flows from union with Christ. Behind the China Inland Mission lies Hudson Taylor's 1869 discovery of abiding in Christ.About this book → -
Mountain Rain: A Biography of James O. FraserDecades among one people: James Fraser created a script and translated the Bible for the Lisu of Yunnan. His diaries show a life of persevering prayer.About this book → -
Ling Li Ji Guang: The Diaries of John SungNow a Chinese preacher: John Sung, the chemistry PhD who became the great revivalist of China and Southeast Asia. Drawn from his own diaries, this book is candid about his struggles, confession and new birth — revival begins with thorough repentance.About this book → -
These Fifty YearsThen, faithfulness under pressure: Wang Mingdao's memoir at fifty, written shortly before more than twenty years in prison. His early formation explains his later steadfastness.About this book → -
Through Gates of SplendorThe cost of mission: five young men killed in Ecuador, and their families who went back to the same people. What it means to give what we cannot keep.About this book → -
Looking at Mission from ActsNext, our turn. James Hudson Taylor III, great-grandson of Hudson Taylor, traces God's heart for the nations through Acts. After five lives, this book asks how today's Chinese church — and you — will respond.About this book → -
The Master Plan of EvangelismFinally, from calling to action: Coleman studies how Jesus chose, trained and sent his disciples, who in turn made disciples — so the gospel spread from Christ to the whole world. Mission is not only for the few who go far, but for every disciple to make disciples.About this book →