Mountain rain / Eileen Crossrnan.

35 I am feeling more and more that it is, after all, just prayers of God's people that call down blessing upon the work, whether they are directly engaged in it or not. Paul may plant and Apollos water, but it is God who gives the increase; and this increase can be brought down from heaven by believing prayer, whether offered in China or in England. We are, as it were, God's agents - used by Him to do His work, ours. We do our part, and then can only look to Him. with orders, Eor His blessing. If this is so, then Christians at home can do as much for foreign missions as those actually on the field. I believe it Will only be known on the last Day how much has been accomplished in missionary work by the prayers earnest believers at home. And athis, surely, is the heart of the problem. Such work does not consist in curio exhibitions, showing slides, interesting reports and so on. Good as they may be. these are only the fringe. not root of the matter. Solid, lasting missionary work is done on our knees. What I covet more than anything else is Earnest believing prayer, and I write to ask you to Continue to put up much prayer for me and the work here in Tengyueh. I should like you continually to pray, not only for the salvation of outsiders but for blessing on those who have definitely accepted Christ . . . I vwnt to be downright in earnest myself, and to be filled with the Spirit.