Monday Mission Moment

"The motto of every missionary, whether preacher, printer, or schoolmaster, ought to be 'Devoted for Life'". - Adoniram Judson

Judson truly lived that motto. Judon, the first American missionary, set sail for India in Februaryof 1812 with his wife Ann. Forced out of India by the British East India Company, the Judsons settled in Burma in 1813. Judson, with "marked linguistic and scholarly gifts," early began translating the Bible into Burmese, completing the task in 1834. Ann (Hasseltine) Judson died in 1826, and in 1834 Judson married Sarah Boardman, widow of missionary George Dana Boardman. Shortly after her death in 1845, Judson returned to America for his only furlough. Receiving a hero's welcome, he stimulated interest in foreign missions wherever he went. In 1846 he married Emily Chubbuck, a well-known writer, and later that year they sailed for Burma. Judson's latter years were spent largely in work on a Burman-English dictionary. Chronic illness became more severe, and in 1850 his death occurred on an ocean voyage which had been prescribed as his only hope for improvement. He was buried at sea in the Bay of Bengal, Apr. 12, 1850.


Pray this week for Pastor Kim Chhoung of Battambang, Cambodia
His requests are:

1. That the widows and orphans in the church can earn money (Pastor Kim's church teaches sowing to the widows and orphans).
2. For church growth.
3. For ways to reach new groups of people.
4. For the difficulties of God's ministers.

Thanks for taking the journey with us!

For more on Adoniram Judson's life see www.wholesomewords.org/biography/biorpjudson.html