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Amy Carmichael's 55 Years - Missional (Isaiah 40:31)
Source: Missionary biography81 words
Amy Carmichael served in India for 55 years—without a single furlough. She rescued children from temple prostitution, faced constant opposition, suffered a crippling injury at 64, and spent her final 20 years bedridden. Yet she kept writing, kept praying, kept leading her mission. Her secret? Isaiah 40:31. She wrote: "We must wait upon God... He gives power to the faint." Missionary endurance isn't superhuman strength; it's continual renewal from an inexhaustible source. Are you running on your own power or His?
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Isaiah 40:31
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