Soon after we met Yungsin men guarding the road. They greeted vs in friendly fashion and assured us "that we could now walk slowly, as we had come into their district, 'The local militia had fled] and settled down there, about 80 li from the town. Soon the friendly men all surrounded us, and every-tone asked news from' the town, "Have they taken my mother?"
fave they looted my home?" We!
'The following day we reached a town where a number of Christians met us. I shall never forget. the reception that awaited us.' That} very day, rumours had arrived that we had been captured. We spent half a day and one night there. I6 was a joyous reunion with our Christians, each telling how; God had protected us. The last words T heard that night were spoken by a three-year old girl "Mother, to-Gay father said the teachers were taken by brigands, but here they are sleeping in. our bed."
Soon after this we arrived at Kian, having walked 140 1, part of the way at night, part of it through very great danger.
do not know many Christians at home who would do for me what these two Chinese. men (cook and evangelist) did.
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