When Bill Borden, son of the wealthy Bordens, went out to China as a missionary, many of his friends thought he was foolish to "waste his life," as they put it, "trying to convert a few heathens to Christianity". But Bill loved Christ and he loved teh Chinese people!
He hadn't been there very long before he contracted a disease native to that area and died. At his bedside they found a note that he written while he was dying. It simply read:
"No reserve, no retreat, and no regrets."
Bill had found more happiness in his few years of sacrificial service than most people find in a lifetime.
"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Philip. 4:12-13
-billy graham
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