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srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Richard-Timothy.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672207&s=da3742fb14ce73035c736a9eca490143" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Richard-Timothy.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672207&s=b423e8f9a7e055af4029920b9d22ede4" alt="Richard Timothy" 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"> Timothy Richard </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1845 — 1915 </p> <p>Baptist Missionary who impacted the late Qing Dynasty.</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/martin-ekvall/" class="flex flex-col"> <figure class=""> <picture class=""> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Ekvall-Martin.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672214&s=8d3d6560df6ba05c979925e15f894d6e" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Ekvall-Martin.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672214&s=f832a98118597109432e479eefc6012a" width="440" height="196" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Ekvall-Martin.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672214&s=e261bf0616e8a13b2ba69feb991c51f4" width="240" height="200" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Ekvall-Martin.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672214&s=0b570f3519ee51bfa67419794db4aad1" 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/Ekvall-Martin.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672214&s=9219ba66064a3b2ba7ad168c6a738f37" 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/Ekvall-Martin.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672214&s=43dd27c5ad0427c8cc71b1abcb562b34" 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/Ekvall-Martin.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672214&s=9219ba66064a3b2ba7ad168c6a738f37" 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/Ekvall-Martin.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672214&s=43dd27c5ad0427c8cc71b1abcb562b34" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Ekvall-Martin.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672214&s=8a0b8a678f446d878d774ab4d2b2031c" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Ekvall-Martin.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672214&s=887c427f51151c9ac95f87bca3310c26" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Ekvall-Martin.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672214&s=8a0b8a678f446d878d774ab4d2b2031c" alt="Ekvall Martin" 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"> Martin Ekvall </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1866 — 1939 </p> <p>42 years as a pioneer missionary of the Christian & Missionary Alliance.</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 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srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Emma-Ekvall.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672210&s=8f3958e6b0e910c023f1404528b3624e" 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-Emma-Ekvall.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672210&s=e8ed177ee9467996e42b64d87d211e0a" 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-Emma-Ekvall.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672210&s=ca4a58889df8146f91b3c42e834009b1" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" 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srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Emma-Ekvall.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672210&s=844227b87a641e55863d2d6cd2bd3b34" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Emma-Ekvall.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672210&s=ad9d73167d8700926436a5c906ca7e3c" alt="BDCC Emma Ekvall" 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"> Emma Ekvall </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1870 — 1952 </p> <p>Founded schools for women and children with disabilities during 48 years of service.</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 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srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-RH-Graves.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=5e307cc691b0d1f99bbb9203bfcef39a" 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-RH-Graves.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=3914dee52f63db5b31b4d0fa5ea0008b" 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-RH-Graves.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=27749c30ab169bee3caa054d05bb4277" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279.9px)" 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srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-RH-Graves.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=bf900745d2d9d6c4117906422e7cc853" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-RH-Graves.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=d4f10adb752b180f63d86b1c897bb498" alt="BDCC RH Graves" 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"> Rosewell Graves </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1853 — 1912 </p> <p>Medical doctor, church planter, itinerant evangelist, seminary professor, translator, writer and publisher, and supporter of numerous mercy ministries. Said to have been the longest-serving Southern Baptist missionary in China.</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/samuel-isaac-joseph-schereschewsky/" 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-Schereschewsky.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4884&fp-y=0.3489&dm=1737210215&s=c1e5552563b2b3d1d8bf7e6ac3dd39f3" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Schereschewsky.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4884&fp-y=0.3489&dm=1737210215&s=60bd7c7723961649126eab202286ca38" 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-Schereschewsky.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4884&fp-y=0.3489&dm=1737210215&s=bc4ca14d1ffea09d1801cbe155e0233d" 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-Schereschewsky.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4884&fp-y=0.3489&dm=1737210215&s=34632d191ba1571991f38045a8145948" 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-Schereschewsky.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4884&fp-y=0.3489&dm=1737210215&s=3e7bf7de468d73eaceaa78acd095c1c5" 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-Schereschewsky.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4884&fp-y=0.3489&dm=1737210215&s=c18f8843b1ee464274477b456792429f" 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-Schereschewsky.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4884&fp-y=0.3489&dm=1737210215&s=3e7bf7de468d73eaceaa78acd095c1c5" 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-Schereschewsky.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4884&fp-y=0.3489&dm=1737210215&s=c18f8843b1ee464274477b456792429f" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Schereschewsky.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4884&fp-y=0.3489&dm=1737210215&s=3478f3dadd11237ebe201eed6a9797b4" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Schereschewsky.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4884&fp-y=0.3489&dm=1737210215&s=6f74e2ce6276cd24d928a6012d957e0c" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Schereschewsky.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.4884&fp-y=0.3489&dm=1737210215&s=3478f3dadd11237ebe201eed6a9797b4" alt="BDCC Schereschewsky" 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"> Samuel Schereschewsky </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1831 — 1906 </p> <p>First translator of the Old Testament into Mandarin and Easy Wenli, elected Bishop of China for the Anglican church.</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/john-oswald-sanders/" 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-Sanders.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672209&s=ae87bde1bd9d080cad959fb57ddab6d9" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Sanders.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672209&s=311bd3deb749c04581174c4b272117f3" 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-Sanders.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672209&s=e0025e12cc7e21ef76ee7bdd628d7e22" 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-Sanders.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672209&s=5bbd1107baaf3725fcb0f2f61bd068e1" 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-Sanders.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672209&s=8244273ba1a0693478efd8dbe089f7e9" 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-Sanders.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672209&s=083264c6f6c3257b0f645ecfe175d14a" 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-Sanders.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672209&s=8244273ba1a0693478efd8dbe089f7e9" 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-Sanders.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672209&s=083264c6f6c3257b0f645ecfe175d14a" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Sanders.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672209&s=d139cb2f9361ccca15642d23b9dca86d" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Sanders.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672209&s=d4b72a23e0a7f1469ff6125ac08f2d2e" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/BDCC-Sanders.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672209&s=d139cb2f9361ccca15642d23b9dca86d" alt="BDCC Sanders" 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"> John Sanders </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1902 — 1992 </p> <p>International Bible teacher, conference speaker, revival preacher. Bible college president. Prolific author. General Director of Overseas Missionary Fellowship (formerly known as China Inland Mission) in the 1950s and 1960s. He became an elder statesman and worldwide conference speaker from his retirement until his death.</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/helen-sanford-coan-nevius/" 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)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/mountains.png?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1722359996&s=b0ef937ef8230fa27573b378ee37db0c" width="240" height="200" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/mountains.png?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1722359996&s=1f5b2a8e2ec0b4911ea61bec1f0e04a5" 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/mountains.png?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1722359996&s=7798f26fb108224947f09751efc67945" 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/mountains.png?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1722359996&s=112d897f1a05785b826e3a9c7bd63988" 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/mountains.png?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1722359996&s=7798f26fb108224947f09751efc67945" 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/mountains.png?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1722359996&s=112d897f1a05785b826e3a9c7bd63988" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/mountains.png?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1722359996&s=7a0be8ae1de7719f7426f660c931b7c5" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/mountains.png?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1722359996&s=cb7e34e4cb42deac78b5347033e6dd6d" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/mountains.png?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1722359996&s=7a0be8ae1de7719f7426f660c931b7c5" alt="Mountains" 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"> Helen Nevius </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1833 — 1910 </p> <p>The wife and indispensable partner of John Nevius; author of books in English and Chinese; music teacher.</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/john-livingston-nevius/" class="flex flex-col"> <figure class=""> <picture class=""> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/John-Livingston-Nevius.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=f321fc0b15eab53d6c8954a911c9c4df" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/John-Livingston-Nevius.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=89bf36efdeca2c8f6af2502331669bda" width="440" height="196" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/John-Livingston-Nevius.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=26c9362ae6339c41ac301462368d8cf0" width="240" height="200" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/John-Livingston-Nevius.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=05b44f91d6eb3a592cae0197c641681e" 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/John-Livingston-Nevius.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=d865799835a079fac2da036a7aa8265e" 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/John-Livingston-Nevius.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=52831e5c1cf9e314df2605ba8a6b4650" 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/John-Livingston-Nevius.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=d865799835a079fac2da036a7aa8265e" 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/John-Livingston-Nevius.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=52831e5c1cf9e314df2605ba8a6b4650" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/John-Livingston-Nevius.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=e36a50eb2d82df8c5348ad3ab2c3a34e" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/John-Livingston-Nevius.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=ec6ed581ca9440002651091c67dc8fe9" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/John-Livingston-Nevius.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=e36a50eb2d82df8c5348ad3ab2c3a34e" alt="John Livingston Nevius" 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"> John Nevius </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1829 — 1893 </p> <p>Evangelist. Author. Trainer of Chinese Christians leaders.</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/blatchley-emily/" class="flex flex-col"> <figure class=""> <picture class=""> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Emily-Blatchley.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=302cc0437ccdf6315296c654cb0d0139" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Emily-Blatchley.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=e14888376aa73ab750fdec43a5c839ec" width="440" height="196" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Emily-Blatchley.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=c2b09770c3a9ceb6bcc6e1e0d2d2376b" width="240" height="200" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Emily-Blatchley.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=be0893e4c088048ab5fbf60e14c55264" 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/Emily-Blatchley.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=5b02d7d4b0c7d0355cdbffd58c9b8aed" 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/Emily-Blatchley.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=3229e137c3cafe7bb0b0e7b6f6eaa16d" 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/Emily-Blatchley.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=5b02d7d4b0c7d0355cdbffd58c9b8aed" 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/Emily-Blatchley.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=3229e137c3cafe7bb0b0e7b6f6eaa16d" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Emily-Blatchley.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=4cd35227847309855a87fe395620c662" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Emily-Blatchley.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=cd676783ed495f03a1e839ccdf7fa954" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Emily-Blatchley.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672195&s=4cd35227847309855a87fe395620c662" alt="Emily Blatchley" 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"> Emily Blatchley </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1842 — 1874 </p> <p>Pioneer missionary of the China Inland Mission, assistant to J. Hudson Taylor and beloved support of the Taylor family. Served in China and London.</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/taylor-james-hudson/" class="flex flex-col"> <figure class=""> <picture class=""> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Taylor-James-Hudson.jpg?w=440&h=196&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=cea9aac467abca786f5c0ca602dc9fcd" width="440" height="196" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Taylor-James-Hudson.jpg?w=440&h=196&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=acab19bc27fc302d9eea6d73caebabfa" width="440" height="196" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Taylor-James-Hudson.jpg?w=240&h=200&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=44fd86d17bfcb07cfb9539a0785f2fe3" width="240" height="200" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(max-width: 767.9px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Taylor-James-Hudson.jpg?w=240&h=200&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=5766825d94344cb2d7d985255fc1754f" 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/Taylor-James-Hudson.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=28a2855699e5b01f864e506e3c6d629f" 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/Taylor-James-Hudson.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=f55bfd47bf6aef365b4c39687d56a450" 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/Taylor-James-Hudson.jpg?w=270&h=221&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=28a2855699e5b01f864e506e3c6d629f" 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/Taylor-James-Hudson.jpg?w=270&h=221&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=f55bfd47bf6aef365b4c39687d56a450" width="270" height="221" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Taylor-James-Hudson.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=cca7352ea44b3738fe33612de2e97d2e" width="300" height="245" type="image/jpeg"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Taylor-James-Hudson.jpg?w=300&h=245&fm=webp&auto=compress&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=4a70977e0ea49064019b601b10a5d5c5" width="300" height="245" type="image/webp"> <img src="https://bdcc-online.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/stories/Portraits/Taylor-James-Hudson.jpg?w=300&h=245&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1721672196&s=cca7352ea44b3738fe33612de2e97d2e" alt="Taylor James Hudson" 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"> J. Hudson Taylor </h2> <p class="mb-2 font-semibold leading-snug text-grayBrand-light text-14"> 1832 — 1905 </p> <p>Founder and director of the China Inland Mission. 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