Why Did You Not Come Sooner?

"My father sought the Truth, and died without finding it.
​Oh why did you not come sooner?" – Mr. Ni.

Mr. Ni was a Buddhist in the 1800’s. He made this statement and asked this question to James Hudson Taylor, missionary to China. This is the moment when Mr. Ni realized just how long Western countries have had the Gospel, compared to when it finally arrived in his community. My perception is that Mr. Ni, who did believe the Gospel, was grieving the fact that his father entered eternity never finding what he searched so diligently for because no one had come to his people sooner.

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