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it is AlwAys<br />

too eArly to quit!<br />

Does it bother you <strong>that</strong> there are 160 million<br />

street children and 140 million orphans<br />

worldwide? Most likely it <strong>do</strong>es, and for good<br />

reason. Being disturbed by something is often<br />

the Holy’s Spirit’s way of prompting us to take<br />

action and dive into missionary work—which<br />

is positive. However, as missionaries we must be<br />

cautious not to move from being bothered to<br />

being discouraged or defeated.<br />

My family recently watched the excellent<br />

film Amazing Grace about William Wilberforce<br />

and the 1800s abolition movement in the<br />

United King<strong>do</strong>m. Wilberforce was bothered<br />

by slavery. This movie chronicled Wilberforce’s<br />

battle in the British Parliament for the abolition<br />

of the slave trade. In one scene, Wilberforce’s<br />

future wife asked him why he <strong>could</strong> no longer<br />

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