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of Benangin at the riverhead of Teweh, the news spread to theseveral neighbouring villages. Messengers from several placescame to invite us, some sending as many as two or threeemissaries. Merely receiving them kept us busy the whole day.They brought presents in humble measures, like a handful of rice,an egg, or some sticks of tapioca – expressions of their greatexpectations in and respect for us.Quick as a twinkle, a busy and tense situation came upon us –getting the gospel out in this campaign, day and night, personalcounselling and praying for the sick . . . so much so that we hadneither time to eat nor sleep. For two months we were hard puttrying to cope with such a welter of events, with many a sleeplessnight. Often we were kept up till dawn. Because they were thirstyfor the Truth, they unceremoniously got us out of bed for severalnights. The fact was it was the Dyak’s custom to stay awake allnight for any big occasion. Forgetting we were not Dyaks, they sorequested us. On my part, I saw what an opportunity was beforeus. Overtaken with joy, I became oblivious to reality. In the primeof life, I could stand up to several nights, but not for long. Afterall, man is made of flesh and blood, not to speak of engines ofsteel which need supply of water and lubrication. So, I fell ill afterone month. Not willing to let slip the opportunity I dared notslacken. Though the sickness persisted, I continued holding themeetings or baptisms. Each baptism got us into water severalhours, for each small session took in forty to fifty persons, and fora big one, up to two hundred and fifty. This got us occupied foranother month. During the two months we held meetings in fiveplaces. We baptised a total of six hundred and thirteen.There were several more villages that requested us toevangelise, when suddenly I received a letter from the paramountchieftain. It said co-worker Paul Lenn was very ill and had to becarried back. Paul being my junior, and stronger, was an amateurboxer. He seldom got sick. Now he had become so sick he could122
Paul Lenn among the bravehardly walk. So much so it was rumoured he would soon die. I feltdeeply disturbed. I felt miserable that he should grope alone inthis sick condition. This news got me started to race back. Thefact was I was quite indisposed myself. I could not go on in myown work. For the time being I had to conclude this programme.Arriving home I learned that Paul Lenn had contracted somemalicious disease and was in coma for many days. He was takenby boat to hospital at Samarinda. I pressed on to Samarinda to seehim but ended up in the same hospital there. Though Paul hadfallen ill, God blessed his labours. Several hundreds were alsobaptised. This evidently showed that our labours in the Lord werenot in vain.Let me describe a little how we led them to Christ. Themethod we adopted was different from that in China. The methodwould neither be suitable to overseas Chinese settled in towns.Nor can the method be used hereafter. It is “first take, then teach”.To use this method on our Chinese compatriots would be very123
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Translator’s Preface to this Abri
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Chapter 1A Half-Century of Fleeting
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children, her great hope, and looki
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to the boy, “You just come with m
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with the nursing superintendent and
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inflammatory disease of the small i
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corrupt petty officer. But he had n
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He loved China like his own country
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such an extraordinary institution p
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For the company of schoolmates who
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them published in the newspapers’
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misunderstood or falsely accused, t
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One day while writhing in the throe
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Although he utterly detested those
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inside the living quarters he becam
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last, he was determined to a celiba
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period, we expressed our regrets to
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esulted in our coming together agai
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was no help to me. But when she pou
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But the peculiar condition surround
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saw it declared it was the work of
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her same-mindedness in this matter.
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Chapter 4“A New Thing”“And he
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entreated him to find them pastors
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With Dr Jaffray on eve of sailing f
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- the Chinese Foreign Missionary Un
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The Chinese Foreign Missionary Unio
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aptised. Moreover there are one tho
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