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Day 11: Gaining What Cannot Be Lost – Jim Elliot

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378SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List   Day 11The Mind of a Missionary Devotional Gaining What Cannot Be LostJim Elliot “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for Me will find it.” — Matthew 16:25   In the dense jungles of eastern Ecuador, the hum of a yellow Piper PA-14 airplane pierced…

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Day 10: Lonely Feet on Mongolian Plains – James Gilmour

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378SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List   Day 10The Mind of a Missionary Devotional Lonely Feet on Mongolian PlainsJames Gilmour “All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.” — Hebrews 11:13…

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Day 9: A Brief But Blazing Torch – Henry Martyn

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378SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List   Day 9The Mind of a Missionary Devotional A Brief But Blazing TorchHenry Martyn “But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded.” — 2 Chronicles 15:7   The frail English missionary lowered his pen, gathered his manuscript neatly on the table, and stepped outside for…

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Day 8: The Gospel Catapult – Hudson Taylor

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335SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List  Day 8The Mind of a Missionary Devotional The Gospel CatapultHudson Taylor “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” — Jeremiah 29:11   The dented, iron cannonball sat on Amelia Taylor’s living room…

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