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</picture> </figure> <div class="p-6"> <h2 class="mb-0 font-semibold leading-none leading-normal text-20"> Ren Chengyuan </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1852 — 1929 </p> <p><p>Faithful pastor of the church in Hangzhou. Later called "The apostle of the Zhejiang Church."</p></p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="border border-black/[.08] bg-white flex flex-col rounded-[4px] overflow-hidden shadow-sm hover:shadow-md"> <a href="https://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/amy-isabel-oxley-wilkinson/" class="flex flex-col"> <figure class=""> <picture class=""> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Amy-Wilkinson.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3379&dm=1730124262&s=32ff7f26ab4dec9a9640ace25a0d7e0c" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Amy-Wilkinson.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3379&dm=1730124262&s=36f3278df18e22118c3eaa55351fecdc" width="440" height="196" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Amy-Wilkinson.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3379&dm=1730124262&s=d129d664ac2e2c7a62ec229f65ec3db7" width="240" height="200" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Amy-Wilkinson.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3379&dm=1730124262&s=fca0b4a3eb0c07cad5fc769fca656a84" width="240" height="200" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Amy-Wilkinson.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3379&dm=1730124262&s=09f7ae875c7f89f29ebbf4e9bbf2b6a5" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Amy-Wilkinson.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3379&dm=1730124262&s=3c18167ed3ee6066dab0da23db5e2ce1" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Amy-Wilkinson.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3379&dm=1730124262&s=09f7ae875c7f89f29ebbf4e9bbf2b6a5" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Amy-Wilkinson.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3379&dm=1730124262&s=3c18167ed3ee6066dab0da23db5e2ce1" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Amy-Wilkinson.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3379&dm=1730124262&s=61fe084848937a3041be7924ff887f3a" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Amy-Wilkinson.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3379&dm=1730124262&s=ddfe0fc70ddbf9e57d21b2e46a389114" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Amy-Wilkinson.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3379&dm=1730124262&s=61fe084848937a3041be7924ff887f3a" alt="BDCC Amy Wilkinson" class="mx-auto" width="300" height="245" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </figure> <div class="p-6"> <h2 class="mb-0 font-semibold leading-none leading-normal text-20"> Amy Wilkinson (1868-1949) and George Wilkinson (1865-1951) </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1868 — 1949 </p> <p><p><span>Amy was a pioneer educator of the blind in China. George was a medical missionary who founded the Foochow (Fuzhou) Mission Hospital.</span></p></p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="border border-black/[.08] bg-white flex flex-col rounded-[4px] overflow-hidden shadow-sm hover:shadow-md"> <a href="https://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/roland-allen/" class="flex flex-col"> <figure class=""> <picture class=""> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Roland-Allen.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4461&fp-y=0.3467&dm=1728686570&s=179659ddd5b12fa39942ed7f7c36fcbf" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Roland-Allen.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4461&fp-y=0.3467&dm=1728686570&s=deffd4f360edb634a267a9c3495a2c76" width="440" height="196" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Roland-Allen.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4461&fp-y=0.3467&dm=1728686570&s=25203a5ae5bd16345353855791308069" width="240" height="200" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Roland-Allen.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4461&fp-y=0.3467&dm=1728686570&s=b86774897e35621539db49d4a0e28d5b" width="240" height="200" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Roland-Allen.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4461&fp-y=0.3467&dm=1728686570&s=357821d2bf7dc5adfd80f4f766c7683f" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Roland-Allen.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4461&fp-y=0.3467&dm=1728686570&s=2e8441316f8209b5d87d7ccba2ab78f4" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Roland-Allen.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4461&fp-y=0.3467&dm=1728686570&s=357821d2bf7dc5adfd80f4f766c7683f" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Roland-Allen.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4461&fp-y=0.3467&dm=1728686570&s=2e8441316f8209b5d87d7ccba2ab78f4" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Roland-Allen.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4461&fp-y=0.3467&dm=1728686570&s=92b7f3ce2a22dbbc6b41f82202100d48" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Roland-Allen.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4461&fp-y=0.3467&dm=1728686570&s=49dbacac6cce30d481b9912884383499" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Roland-Allen.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4461&fp-y=0.3467&dm=1728686570&s=92b7f3ce2a22dbbc6b41f82202100d48" alt="BDCC Roland Allen" class="mx-auto" width="300" height="245" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </figure> <div class="p-6"> <h2 class="mb-0 font-semibold leading-none leading-normal text-20"> Roland Allen </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1868 — 1947 </p> <p><p>Anglican missionary to China; writer; critic of Western missions; proponent of a new way to “do” church and missions.</p></p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="border border-black/[.08] bg-white flex flex-col rounded-[4px] overflow-hidden shadow-sm hover:shadow-md"> <a href="https://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/victoria-mannett/" class="flex flex-col"> <figure class=""> <picture class=""> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Victoria-Mannett.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3587&fp-y=0.4336&dm=1728686549&s=edf79ae63b2eefe6acc21664a93571ec" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Victoria-Mannett.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3587&fp-y=0.4336&dm=1728686549&s=07ae2f4d0d32bbe7ed8f3f2c09b53375" width="440" height="196" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Victoria-Mannett.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3587&fp-y=0.4336&dm=1728686549&s=091d43261e7755ef7ee795db48b03c4e" width="240" height="200" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Victoria-Mannett.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3587&fp-y=0.4336&dm=1728686549&s=9d42456809c698205a6f05dfa22f6131" width="240" height="200" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Victoria-Mannett.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3587&fp-y=0.4336&dm=1728686549&s=41cd34c63d92a9efebcc64401fe46a57" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Victoria-Mannett.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3587&fp-y=0.4336&dm=1728686549&s=61416662f789f914079ef9cff0deb963" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Victoria-Mannett.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3587&fp-y=0.4336&dm=1728686549&s=41cd34c63d92a9efebcc64401fe46a57" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Victoria-Mannett.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3587&fp-y=0.4336&dm=1728686549&s=61416662f789f914079ef9cff0deb963" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Victoria-Mannett.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3587&fp-y=0.4336&dm=1728686549&s=52f475e666410794a8fbc54326c159d1" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Victoria-Mannett.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3587&fp-y=0.4336&dm=1728686549&s=fe1e9d87ad0dc17fed002671154f7ece" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Victoria-Mannett.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3587&fp-y=0.4336&dm=1728686549&s=52f475e666410794a8fbc54326c159d1" alt="BDCC Victoria Mannett" class="mx-auto" width="300" height="245" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </figure> <div class="p-6"> <h2 class="mb-0 font-semibold leading-none leading-normal text-20"> Victoria Mannett </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1882 — 1958 </p> <p><p>Prominent female missionary educator.</p></p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="border border-black/[.08] bg-white flex flex-col rounded-[4px] overflow-hidden shadow-sm hover:shadow-md"> <a href="https://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/meng-che-hsien/" class="flex flex-col"> <figure class=""> <picture class=""> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Meng-Che-Hsien.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5491&fp-y=0.1156&dm=1728687058&s=79820481f49710d1c4fafc15380a0ed6" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Meng-Che-Hsien.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5491&fp-y=0.1156&dm=1728687058&s=896ca69cce588dbbb77c4f6c287a45ec" width="440" height="196" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Meng-Che-Hsien.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5491&fp-y=0.1156&dm=1728687058&s=715570ca991ffb7c9464960c9a71c82a" width="240" height="200" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Meng-Che-Hsien.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5491&fp-y=0.1156&dm=1728687058&s=ee9a8205e2d3738d6a8113a5ba9852d7" width="240" height="200" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Meng-Che-Hsien.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5491&fp-y=0.1156&dm=1728687058&s=1044ad41d7aaaba056ba42c0c7bbf30a" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Meng-Che-Hsien.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5491&fp-y=0.1156&dm=1728687058&s=d895c369eb94c77cb25d9e9f194d3f03" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Meng-Che-Hsien.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5491&fp-y=0.1156&dm=1728687058&s=1044ad41d7aaaba056ba42c0c7bbf30a" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Meng-Che-Hsien.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5491&fp-y=0.1156&dm=1728687058&s=d895c369eb94c77cb25d9e9f194d3f03" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Meng-Che-Hsien.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5491&fp-y=0.1156&dm=1728687058&s=54ba7624b329d7ff1a1017e813d706a5" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Meng-Che-Hsien.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5491&fp-y=0.1156&dm=1728687058&s=cc74bb6ffe367fd22dc587978c989f85" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Meng-Che-Hsien.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5491&fp-y=0.1156&dm=1728687058&s=54ba7624b329d7ff1a1017e813d706a5" alt="BDCC Meng Che Hsien" class="mx-auto" width="300" height="245" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </figure> <div class="p-6"> <h2 class="mb-0 font-semibold leading-none leading-normal text-20"> Meng Che Hsien </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1860 — 1900 </p> <p>An energetic and compassionate pastor for fourteen years both in the city and the countryside, he was martyred for his faith during the Boxer Rebellion.</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="border border-black/[.08] bg-white flex flex-col rounded-[4px] overflow-hidden shadow-sm hover:shadow-md"> <a href="https://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/mary-ann-aldersey/" class="flex flex-col"> <figure class=""> <picture class=""> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/aldersey-mary.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3618&fp-y=0.246&dm=1728687110&s=801c6b6674f0053986c260944decdb9d" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/aldersey-mary.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3618&fp-y=0.246&dm=1728687110&s=7fbbfd922d18d91c09e31a627e67c315" width="440" height="196" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/aldersey-mary.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3618&fp-y=0.246&dm=1728687110&s=661962ba286ae12383ad7c57fd474877" width="240" height="200" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/aldersey-mary.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3618&fp-y=0.246&dm=1728687110&s=db0d6f31869c8a95d2cf802ba695e42d" width="240" height="200" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/aldersey-mary.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3618&fp-y=0.246&dm=1728687110&s=f11df29da904def629eeea4d5ebedf3a" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/aldersey-mary.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3618&fp-y=0.246&dm=1728687110&s=49dcacf45f5686d0615c0ceb6a553cb0" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/aldersey-mary.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3618&fp-y=0.246&dm=1728687110&s=f11df29da904def629eeea4d5ebedf3a" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/aldersey-mary.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3618&fp-y=0.246&dm=1728687110&s=49dcacf45f5686d0615c0ceb6a553cb0" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/aldersey-mary.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3618&fp-y=0.246&dm=1728687110&s=454612a5e90e16d649ac33dcc98b157f" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/aldersey-mary.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3618&fp-y=0.246&dm=1728687110&s=69af47079a41de15276747dd425d3dc4" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/aldersey-mary.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.3618&fp-y=0.246&dm=1728687110&s=454612a5e90e16d649ac33dcc98b157f" alt="Aldersey mary" class="mx-auto" width="300" height="245" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </figure> <div class="p-6"> <h2 class="mb-0 font-semibold leading-none leading-normal text-20"> Mary Ann Aldersey </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1797 — 1868 </p> <p>Independent missionary educator</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="border border-black/[.08] bg-white flex flex-col rounded-[4px] overflow-hidden shadow-sm hover:shadow-md"> <a href="https://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/william-christie/" class="flex flex-col"> <figure class=""> <picture class=""> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-William-Christie.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672208&s=94ede5923f0c7610332a15c3c3cfe76a" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-William-Christie.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672208&s=137b803b7a9fb8e2087f691e8f7428af" width="440" height="196" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-William-Christie.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672208&s=82ceaaa016bf82856397be2fbadfb130" width="240" height="200" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-William-Christie.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672208&s=539546d46c34a6ab68474a655eed52c1" width="240" height="200" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-William-Christie.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672208&s=5c04b31d0daab68e6537f82b35e54081" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-William-Christie.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672208&s=bdb45781916603aa7d607b53e6a1df58" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-William-Christie.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672208&s=5c04b31d0daab68e6537f82b35e54081" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-William-Christie.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672208&s=bdb45781916603aa7d607b53e6a1df58" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-William-Christie.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672208&s=2ea5a971d2640d8c8f28b1e78616ac84" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-William-Christie.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672208&s=85cb30c50c548aeb3c55e4f605625c7e" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-William-Christie.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672208&s=2ea5a971d2640d8c8f28b1e78616ac84" alt="BDCC William Christie" class="mx-auto" width="300" height="245" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </figure> <div class="p-6"> <h2 class="mb-0 font-semibold leading-none leading-normal text-20"> William Christie </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1870 — 1955 </p> <p>Pioneer Missionary to Tibetans</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="border border-black/[.08] bg-white flex flex-col rounded-[4px] overflow-hidden shadow-sm hover:shadow-md"> <a href="https://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/li-zizeng/" class="flex flex-col"> <figure class=""> <picture class=""> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Li-Zizen.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=ef93fb4b8e361fb4a2c09d6706da244e" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Li-Zizen.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=c0f54e7f0f9c6c94db9c375e63b10dab" width="440" height="196" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Li-Zizen.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=9286dd3aa9cc3ba5cba43f0532890956" width="240" height="200" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Li-Zizen.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=9cfd509d7aee3e62be7218ceec693e7a" width="240" height="200" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Li-Zizen.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=a702fd0e2d9af173040765f50f89ffbf" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Li-Zizen.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=ba6f44ad6a31fcfd6c2ffd9fb8599385" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Li-Zizen.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=a702fd0e2d9af173040765f50f89ffbf" width="270" height="221" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Li-Zizen.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=ba6f44ad6a31fcfd6c2ffd9fb8599385" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Li-Zizen.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=81e6c8b2ffc1021241473cc4191a546b" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Li-Zizen.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=2327c61cdaa5ebc5250dea78ce80b31d" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Li-Zizen.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=81e6c8b2ffc1021241473cc4191a546b" alt="BDCC Li Zizen" class="mx-auto" width="300" height="245" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </figure> <div class="p-6"> <h2 class="mb-0 font-semibold leading-none leading-normal text-20"> Li Zizeng </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> ???? — ???? 19th Century </p> <p>First believer in the town of Taikang. Instrumental in leading others to Christ.</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="border border-black/[.08] bg-white flex flex-col rounded-[4px] overflow-hidden shadow-sm hover:shadow-md"> <a href="https://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/chan-sui-cheung/" class="flex flex-col"> <figure class=""> <picture class=""> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/mountains.png?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1722359996&s=c6c58b0a547e940638c465559cf419eb" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/mountains.png?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1722359996&s=88a7eced387fbc2e597eb2d5100f6251" width="440" height="196" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" 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srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Zhang-Kiakun.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672204&s=0f8e41cd2252a29f1bc1301869fe8b9b" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Zhang-Kiakun.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672204&s=46f29cfbd9c63740beda55a32dbe389d" alt="BDCC Zhang Kiakun" class="mx-auto" width="300" height="245" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </figure> <div class="p-6"> <h2 class="mb-0 font-semibold leading-none leading-normal text-20"> Zhang Jiakun </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1913 — 1993 </p> <p>Writer, editor, martyr</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="border border-black/[.08] bg-white flex flex-col rounded-[4px] overflow-hidden shadow-sm hover:shadow-md"> <a href="https://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/william-jones-boone/" class="flex 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