William Carey was a Baptist minister in England when the spiritual condition of those who had never heard

the gospel began to bother him. As he read and studied, Carey became even more convinced that Christians

must send preachers to the lost around the world—even as many of his fellow Baptists disagreed.

 

William Carey was a Baptist minister in England when the spiritual condition of those who had never heard the gospel began to bother him. As he read and studied, Carey became even more convinced that Christians must send preachers to the lost around the world—even as many of his fellow Baptists disagreed.

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The convicted Carey felt called to do even more: to leave England himself to preach the good news in

India. Despite strong resistance from his wife, William, his family, and other missionaries left for India.

Arriving with almost nothing and without permission from authorities to evangelize, the missionary

band struggled. Even as Carey learned the language and began translating the Bible, financial destitu-

tion, family tragedy, and cultural opposition struck them, bringing grief and hard questions.

But when a high-caste Indian came to the missionary group for help, Carey is offered a glimmer of

hope. In a place so hostile to Christ and his messengers, will someone finally believe?

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