I am currently reading many articles and such on Christian mission throughout history and it has truly stoked my heart aflame with confidence, passion, belonging, and even longing. I thought I would share with you a bit from a great missionary, J. Hudson Taylor. I will post a new aspect of Taylor’s story and God’s hand in it over the next few days. In this post you’ll find a brief bio and the beginning of his journey in his own words.
James Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission, opened a new era in Protestant missions. In the following selection from “A Retrospect,” Taylor describes his…preparations for service in China. Taylor had a growing conviction that God was calling him to take personal responsibility to form a mission agency exclusively focused on the millions in China’s inland provinces. Carrying the weight of widespread opposition from contemporary mission leaders, but equally haunted by what he called “the accusing map” of China in his study, Taylor came to a decision while wandering the beaches of Brighton on a summer Sunday in 1865.