Hudson Taylor

Hudson Taylor: A Young Man with an Unusual Dream

Hudson Taylor was born on May 21, 1832, in Barnsley, England. His parents prayed that their son would one day serve as a missionary in China — long before Hudson even understood what that meant.

As a teenager, Hudson was not especially religious. But at age 17, while reading a Christian tract, he experienced a deep personal conversion. He later said he felt called to serve in China.

China was far away and dangerous. At the time, very few Western missionaries were willing to live outside the coastal cities.

Hudson began preparing immediately. He studied medicine, learned basic Chinese phrases, and trained himself to trust God for daily needs — sometimes even refusing to remind his employer to pay him, believing God would provide.

He was preparing not just for a journey across the world, but for a life of total dependence.

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