The Despicable Missionary Quotes

“We are all like book covers. The outside cover tells us a minimal amount of information—enough to interest us to read more, or enough to tell us not to bother and put the book back down. “If you don’t take the chance to read the book, you’ll never know what you might have missed.”
― Annie Bradley, The Despicable Missionary: How a young girl growing up in Pakistan learned to defend her faith and love Muslims

“She had found the courage to forgive him, the faith to carry it through, and the ability to stand up for herself.”
― Annie Bradley, The Despicable Missionary: How a young girl growing up in Pakistan learned to defend her faith and love Muslims

“I do not want to love Muslims, even if the Bible tells me I should. I find difficult to love those who persecute me.” “You love your grandfather.” “Of course! He was everything to me.” “He was Muslim.” “He was Christian,” Victoria corrected. “Not always.” Professor Nasir put a pointer finger to his lips and regarded Victoria thoughtfully. “He was once a Muslim, but you were still able to love him. Did you love him because he was Christian?” “No, it was because he was my grandfather and a wonderful man.” “What lived inside him made the difference, not what religion he proclaimed. Is that correct?” “Of course!” “That is how it should be for everyone we meet. We must not judge people based on what we see on the outside. Instead, we must look past things such as religious labels, skin tones, gender, age, and economic status to see what lives within. That is how we fulfill Christ’s teachings.”
― Annie Bradley, The Despicable Missionary: How a young girl growing up in Pakistan learned to defend her faith and love Muslims

“We must be the best people we can, the nicest people we can be. What others think we are doesn’t matter. If we are the best that we can be, Jesus knows it, and it’s what he thinks that really matters, isn’t it?”
― Annie Bradley, The Despicable Missionary: How a young girl growing up in Pakistan learned to defend her faith and love Muslims