The Missionaries

A collection of stories about past missionary heroes.

The Missionaries 1

I was born on October 14, 1806 ; and was the youngest but one of twelve, four of whom died in infancy. Ellen, who lived the longest of the four, died...

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The Voyage to Australia (1) May 12, 1851. Monday morning, quarter past nine — amid the clatter of ropes, shouting of sailors, removal of breakfast...

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Scotland in the 19th Century One Thursday morning in March, 1845, 1 had been looking over our Circuit accounts; and finding God had blessed us with a...

The Missionaries 3

England in the 19th Century NEW MILLS CIRCUIT, DERBYSHIRE. The parting scene at Hull was deeply affecting. A chaise, with two gray horses, conveyed...

The Missionaries 2

Joseph Townend's First Sermon The Rev. W. Dlingworth was instrumental in my conversion to God. Before he came, I was told by my fellow-workmen in the...

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Voyage to Australia (2) Friday 20. Fortieth day at sea. A very strong breeze from the south producing a head sea ; vessel lurching and pitching, and...

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So You Want to Go to Borneo? The little Fokker F-28 sped down the runway and lifted off quickly. Through my window I gazed longingly at Jakarta. The...

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The Boy Raised From the Dead A neighbor looked at the lifeless form in the water below and for a brief moment stood stunned. A Li’s frantic screaming...