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b'Sometimes it\\u2019s hard to leave home where everything is familiar and safe. God called Hudson Taylor to do just that\\u2014leading him to show God\\u2019s heart to dwell among His people and to save them from sin, even at great cost to Himself.\\nIn 1853, Hudson traveled to the vast country of China to be a doctor so he would have the opportunity to spread the gospel there. At thetime, it was a mission field largely untouched by God\\u2019s Word. Hudson was only twenty-one years old, but he was passionate about telling others about Jesus, the One who had saved him. Tomake sure the gospel was as clear as possible, he even made the controversial decision to wear Chinese dress\\u2014even growing a long pigtail, which scandalized his fellow Western missionaries.\\nOver several years of hard, uncomfortable work, Hudson saw people slowly begin to come to Christ. He also recruited many missionaries and eventually formed the China Inland Mission, famously saying, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153China is not to be won for Christ by quiet, ease-loving men and women.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nHudson Taylor\\u2019s often difficult, scandalizing, and uncomfortable missions philosophy echoed the way God became a human to bring salvation. Throughout the Bible, we see the story of how God reached down to our level to save us from sin and death. It was uncomfortable for Him, but He loved us enough to suffer immensely so we might receive forgiveness and new life in His Name. \\u2022 Susan Sundwall\\n\\u2022 What is the longest time you\\u2019ve spent away from home? \\n\\u2022 Read Matthew 28:16-20 and Hebrews 4:14-16. How does Jesus walk with us through everything we face? How does this promise empower us to share the gospel with \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153all nations\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d (Matthew 28:19)? \\nThe Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nRomans 12:3-13'