Missionaries are very human folks, simply a bunch of nobodies trying to exalt somebody.

Grieve not, then, if your sons seem to desert you, but rejoice, rather, seeing the will of God done gladly.

Ps 119:89-91: The settled Word in Heaven makes for a solid foundation on earth and a safe path for today.

Father, take my life, yea, my blood if Thou wilt, and consume it with Thine enveloping fire. I would not save it, for it is not mine to save. Have it Lord, have it all. Pour out my life as an oblation for the world. Blood is only of value as it flows before Thine altar

Surely those who know the great passionate heart of Jehovah must deny their own loves to share in the expression of His.

Ah, how many Marahs have been sweetened by a simple, satisfying glimpse of the Tree and the Love which underwent its worst confict there. Yes, the Cross is the tree that sweetens the waters. 'Love never faileth.

When it comes time to die, make sure that all you have to do is die.