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To the Uttermost
Mar 18
2 min read
Another day, my lovlies! And for now, that means another tidbit about forgone faithful figures. Today's choice might be a bit better known, but still worth it. Amy Carmichael, whether you've heard of her or not, deserves to be remembered. Which is why I've done the research, so you don't have to. A story about an empowered woman serving an underprivileged minority before it was cool. Which sounds pretty good to me. So, on three. Ready, steady, and let's get into it!
Amy Beatrice Carmichael lived from 1867 to 1951, and she's probably best known for starting an orphanage in India. But there's a lot more to her story. And while 35 different books have been written about her, I'd like to talk a little bit anyway.
The first thing that astounded me was the fact that she was born in Ireland before the first World War, yet she served decades of her ministry on the opposite side of the planet! Christians talk about how, "With God, all things are possible." But she's an example of how that's actually true, in fairly recent history.
As the oldest child of a working-class family, she was able to go to Harrodgate Lady's College. Later, the family moved to Belfast where they founded the Welcome Evangelical Church. But in 1875, her father died. Pressing on, Amy started teaching girls who worked in the mill, as Mr. Carmichael had done.
She continued this outreach, despite fighting deadly pnuemonia, into Manchester, but upon learning of missions to inland China, began working to embark overseas.
This first took her to Japan for almost two years, but she returned for health reasons. Next, she carried on to Sri Lanka, and then India.
Here, she found her skills being put to a new, impactful use, as she reached a thousandchildren who had been forced into hindu temple service, before escaping.
In 1912, she started a hospital at Donhavur, India. And after decades of work, but before she died, India outlawed all temple prostitution. Amy Carmichael is an ideal example of how God does great things with unexpected means, if we'll just be willing.
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