“Solid, lasting missionary work is done on our knees.”

—  James O. Fraser

Source: Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 52.

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missionary to China, inventor of Tibeto-Burman Nosu alphabet 1886–1938

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