William Carey was in everything a man of action as well as a man of letters. He learned by doing, having been a teacher and founding a college before actually possessing a degree or education from one. He began his mission, churches, and school in a portion of India protected by the King of Denmark, and he worked to train local Bengali converts into ministers following a long … [Read more...]
The Father of Modern Missions – William Carey (Part 2)
"One of the first, and most important of those duties which are incumbent upon us, is fervent and united prayer. However the influence of the Holy Spirit may be set at nought, and run down by many, it will be found upon trial, that all means which we can use, without it, will be ineffectual. If a temple is raised for God in the heathen world, it will not be by might, nor by … [Read more...]