Hudson Taylor, founder of China Inland Mission and British missionary to China, labored for more than 50 years in that mission field, seeing 1000's coming to Christ and also paving the way for over 800 missionaries to go there. He was born to Christian praying parents, a Methodist couple, who had prayed that if God gave them a son, he should be called to serve in China to evangelize that nation. This he knew only after 7 years of laboring in that land. Interestingly he did not walk in their footsteps early in life and finally thought that he could not become a Christian. But God had great plans for him. One day when he was 15 years old, he happened to browse through the books in his father's library and chose a gospel tract which he thought would be interesting, deciding only to read only the story part of it and leave out exhortation part. As he read the tract, his heart was touched deeply by the part of a sentence which spoke of "The finished work of Christ."And everything changed inside of him, as the Holy Spirit made him understand the atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross. He was born again and served Christ faithfully till the end of his life.
Thought...Never underestimate the power in a small tract....never hesitate to give one if you have a chance.
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