When I left England, my hope of India's conversion was very strong; but amongst so many obstacles, it would die, unless upheld by God. Well, I have God, and His Word is true. Though the superstitions of the heathen were a thousand times stronger than they are, and the example of the Europeans a thousand times worse; though I were deserted by all and persecuted by all, yet my faith, fixed on the sure Word, would rise above all obstructions and overcome every trial. God's cause will triumph.
--William Carey (17 August 1761 - 9 June 1834, English Baptist missionary and a Baptist minister, known as the "father of modern missions")
--William Carey (17 August 1761 - 9 June 1834, English Baptist missionary and a Baptist minister, known as the "father of modern missions")