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Hudson Taylor Was Once Asked, "Why Do You Think ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009 (message contributor)
Hudson Taylor was once asked, "Why do you think God chose you to start China Inland Mission."
He replied, "God picked out somebody who was so weak that apart from Him I knew I could do nothing."
(From a sermon by Christian Cheong, "By My Spirit (English Service)" 1/13/2009)
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