"The truth of nature (science) and the truth of revelation (the Bible) originate from the same God. When we explain the principles of solar eclipses to the Chinese, we are dismantling the walls of superstition and preparing the way for them to accept the true God who created the sun and moon."
— amuel Wells Williams
Source: General Introduction to China
Truth, Nature, Revelation
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"A nation's strength lies not in the height of its walls, but in its thirst for truth and its compassion for the suffering of the vulnerable."
— Peter Parker
Source: Guangzhou Eye Hospital News
Nation, Truth, Compassion, Vulnerable
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"The Lord Jesus Himself is my strength. It is not my faith that sustains me, but His faith that sustains me. I no longer try to gain peace through effort, but rest in the work that the Lord has accomplished, like an infant lying in its mother's arms. Since we are one with Him, His resources are my resources, and His joy is my joy."
— James Hudson Taylor
Source: Hudson Taylor - Spiritual Secrets
Strength, support, peace, infant, mother, joy
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"Looking back on my years inland, what amazes me most is not the harshness of the environment, but God's provision in every little detail. His faithfulness was my only anchor in the storm."
— George Duncan
Source: China's Millions
Environment, preparation, trustworthiness
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"The primary purpose of medical missionary work is not merely to demonstrate medical miracles, but to dispel deep-seated prejudices. By relieving physical pain, we can most effectively demonstrate that our motives are purely altruistic, thus paving the way for truth to enter those previously closed minds."
— William Lockhart
Source: "A Medical Biography in China: A Chronicle of Twenty Years of Residence in China"
Medicine, suffering, truth
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"The Creator has its own principles and uses for all things. The purpose of investigating things is not merely to observe their physical beauty, but to trace their origins and deduce the unknown from the known, so that the principles of the world have nowhere to hide. This is the essence of true learning."
— D. J. Macgowan
Source: The Complete Book of Natural History
Creation, all things, investigation of things
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