Chapter VIII · MORE MISSION LEAVES FROM TANNA. (continued 2)
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“I am Missi! Don’t shoot; my love to you, my friends!”
Praising God for His preserving care, I reached home, and had a long refreshing sleep. The Natives, on hearing next day how I had come all the way in the dark, exclaimed,—
“Surely any of us would have been killed! Your Jehovah God alone thus protects you and brings you safely home.”
With all my heart, I said, “Yes! and He will be your protector and helper too, if only you will obey and trust in Him.”
Certainly that night put my faith to the test. Had it not been the assurance that I was engaged in His 240service, and that in every path of duty He would carry me through or dispose of me therein for His glory, I could never have undertaken either journey. St. Paul’s words are true to-day and for ever,—“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
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