Ascent to the Tribes by Isobel Kuhn

I recently finished reading Ascent to the Tribes by Isobel Kuhn.
Here are some quotes that stood out to me.

"Remember, they have never met anyone, not only in their own personal lives, but in all their racial memory who climbed to their village just in order to help them and with no desire to make gain out of them. That the purpose in coming is only to love and help them—that is a weapon the missionary pioneer cannot afford to lose."
(Kindle edition, location 172)

"And so, under the providence of God, the disturbance wrought by the communists thrust the missionaries out, but also sent the tribes pouring over the boundaries and all landed in the lap of North Thailand, more or less at the same time!"
(Kindle edition, location 760)

"The doors are open now, the needs are so great and urgent, especially for men. We men are so few out here, even for pioneer work in mountain tribes; there are some doors where it seems God requires men to go first. Many ladies offer their lives for this sacrificial service."
(Kindle edition, location 883)

"Oswald Chambers has said: 'The test of the life of the saint is not success, but faithfulness in human life as it actually is.'"
(Kindle edition, location 1226)

"That evening, under cover of dusk, Honey One slipped up onto the platform by himself. 'If I become a Christian, will God heal my leg?' he asked wistfully. We assured him that God would, if it were best for him, but that God sometimes uses sickness to give us other gifts instead."
(Kindle edition, location 1850)

"Maybe this is one of the hardest things for the missionary to do—to give the new convert time to grow. Indeed, if we think back on our own experience, it took us plenty of time—did it not?"
(Kindle edition, location 2533)

"The pioneer has to come to the place where he is willing to go on without thrills. And the drumbeat of the Lord that calls to that monotonous plodding is also challenging prayer partners at home. "
(Kindle edition, location 3165)


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