“But God makes no mistakes; according to their service He divides the help, and those who are called to the holiest service are those who can have least assistance.”

—  James Hudson Taylor

(J. Hudson Taylor. Separation and Service: Or Thoughts on Numbers VI, VII. London: Morgan & Scott, n.d., 105).

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