Guide's Greatest Mission Stories Quotes

“I want to go back to our house,” Wo Ming whispered suddenly. “Shhhhh,” said his father. Then he tenderly drew his small son to him. “I know that you are afraid,” he whispered back. “But I must bring you along.” “Is it because I must know what to do if you are sent away?” Wo Ming’s lips quivered. He knew that this was the reason, but he had to ask. He had to be told again and again. “Workers are needed in the northern villages,” Lui Sing said. “I think that any time I may be sent— and I may be away for months.” Lui Sing slipped a small package from between the rocks. It had a wrapping of oiled silk to keep the moisture out. He took a Bible from the silk and tucked it inside his shirt. Then they scurried to a house that was owned by a merchant. Bamboo screens were set in front of the doors and windows to shut out any light that might shine through. Inside the house Lui Sing opened the Bible. He read about how Jesus sat on the mountainside and preached to the people. Wo Ming tried hard to listen. The words all flowed away from him. That was because his mind was closed with fear. However, when all the people knelt to pray, Wo Ming knelt with them.”
― Lori Peckham, Guide's Greatest Mission Stories

“How would you like to be in a small, ancient seaplane headed out toward the broad Atlantic Ocean with both your compass and radio out of commission?”
― Lori Peckham, Guide's Greatest Mission Stories

“Amai said that Christians do not talk back,” he reminded himself. “I would like to give that man a crack on the head. But Mother said we must bear all kinds of hateful things, for Jesus bore things like that when He was on this earth. They laughed at Him, too.”
― Lori Peckham, Guide's Greatest Mission Stories

“Johannesburg was so far away that many who went there never returned. Father”
― Lori Peckham, Guide's Greatest Mission Stories

“God, which do You want me to do—preach to these people, or get cut up for buzzard food? If You want me to preach, I am ready; if You want me to be food for the birds, I am ready for that, too. Make it clear to me by noon today. Thank You, God.”
― Lori Peckham, Guide's Greatest Mission Stories

“At the end of the week more than 20 people met for their first Sabbath school. On the second Sabbath almost 50 scrubbed men and women crowded around the well in the backyard. What a wonderful time they had singing, praying, and repeating the verses they had memorized.”
― Lori Peckham, Guide's Greatest Mission Stories

“The work was not easy. There was no house for him and his wife, no school, no meeting place. Only disease, ignorance, and superstition.”
― Lori Peckham, Guide's Greatest Mission Stories

“You do not understand, Mother,” he said sadly. “The goods of this world lose their value when one finds Christ. He is the Pearl of great price. Everything else is worthless.”
― Lori Peckham, Guide's Greatest Mission Stories