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Five Fantastic Christian Women Who Changed Their World Foreword Hi, I'm Dick Stannard and I write and curate a blog - Dick Stannard's Blog - My World As I See It. I wrote about the FIve Fantastic Christian Women featured here in a series of posts entitled Heroes of the Faith covering both men and women. I'll publish another ebook for the men soon - but its ladies first! I hope you enjoy learning about these fantastic Heroes of the Faith and find inspiration from them. I did. Feel free to share this ebook any way you want. -------------------------------------------------- I am convinced that people want good news, an optimistic view of the world around them and they don't get it on TV, in newspapers or even most of the internet. That was my motivation to add my voice - to offer "Good News - Tastefully Presented". When I started the blog 3 years ago I had no idea where it might take my readers and me. We've been all over the world in our posts and in our followers - over 120 countries. There are over 650 posts in the growing archive. And a growing community of followers. Come along and check it out - then tell your friends. You can find me at: http://dickstannard.com Part 1 Mother Teresa – Called by God to Serve the Poorest of the Poor Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997 at the age of 87 years. Her life was in many ways spectacular and productive. From another perspective, however, she would probably say it was an ordinary life and one that is replicated by countless other nuns, missionaries and servants of Jesus Christ. However you see her, there is no denying that she had a profound impact on this world. We need more like her. Linda Ann Nickerson, Yahoo! Contributor Network, has compiled some quotes from Mother Teresa’s writings. They give a clear picture of her outlook on life, in general, and her purpose in life. The dignity and worth of each person, no matter if rich or poor, sick or well comes through very clearly as she sees everyone as children of God. However you see her, there is no denying that she had a profound impact on this world. We need more like her. Linda Ann Nickerson, Yahoo! Contributor Network, has compiled some quotes from Mother Teresa’s writings. They give a clear picture of her outlook on life, in general, and her purpose in life. The dignity and worth of each person, no matter if rich or poor, sick or well comes through very clearly as she sees everyone as children of God. Words of Wisdom from a Wee, yet Big-Hearted, Christian Saint Linda Ann Nickerson, Yahoo! Contributor Network Aug 26, 2010 “Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Mother Teresa of Calcutta was honored on August 26, 2010 (exactly 100 years after her birth on August 26, 1910) for her selfless service to the poorest of humanity. Roman Catholic Pope Benedict XIV proclaimed a blessing for the late Albanian-Indian nun (who died in September 1997) and called the faithful of every stripe to recall her joyful faith and benevolence. The Pope spoke during a special mass, held at the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India. Who was Mother Teresa? Born Agnex Gonxha Bojaxhiu, Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who founded Calcutta’s Missionaries of Charity ministry in Calcutta, India. For nearly 50 years, Mother Teresa fed and served needy orphans, AIDS patients, lepers, tuberculosis victims, homeless families and indigent people through this outreach.In 1979, Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize. The following year, she was honored with India’s Bharat Ratna for humanitarianism. In 1985, 40th U.S. President Ronald Reagan and American First Lady Nancy Reagan presented Mother Teresa with the Medal of Freedom (see photo). Mother Teresa was beatified (sainted) posthumously by Pope John Paul II and renamed Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. During her lifetime, although she never sought the proverbial spotlight, the diminutive and humble Mother Teresa was often quoted for her words of faith and simple wisdom. Although I am not Catholic, as a Christian I have found inspiration and conviction in many of the sayings of Mother Teresa. My Top 30 Quotes from Mother Teresa “A life not lived for others is not a life.” “Each one of them is Jesus in disguise.” “God doesn’t require us to succeed; He only requires that you try.” “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” “I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, ‘How many good things have you done in your life?’ rather he will ask, ‘How much love did you put into what you did?'” “I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” “I know God won’t give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish He didn’t trust me so much.” “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. “If we pray, we will believe; If we believe, we will love; If we love, we will serve.” “If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.” “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” “I’m a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world.” “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” “Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. ” Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it.” “Live simply so others may simply live.” “Peace begins with a smile.” “The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.” “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” “When you don’t have anything, then you have everything.” “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” “Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat.” “Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.” “It is a kingly act to assist the fallen.” “Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love.” “Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.” “Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.” “One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody.” Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 Mother Teresa will be Canonised a saint on September 4, 2016 Part 2 Gladys Aylward, Missionary to China – Small Woman but Big Life per Wikipedia Background Gladys May Aylward (24 February 1902 – 3 January 1970) was a British evangelical Christian missionary to China, whose story was told in the book, The Small Woman, by Alan Burgess, published in 1957. In 1958, the story was made into the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, starring Ingrid Bergman; although the movie was produced by Twentieth Century Fox, it was filmed entirely in North Wales and England.[citation needed] Aylward was born to a working class family in Edmonton, North London, in 1902. Her parents were Thomas John Aylward and Rodina Florence Aylward (née Whiskin). Her siblings were Laurence and Violet.[1] Although she became a domestic worker (housemaid) at an early age, she always had an ambition to go overseas as a missionary and studied with great determination in order to be fitted for the role, only to be turned down because her academic background was inadequate, and the China Inland Mission to which she applied was convinced that it was not possible to learn the language at her age. Her determination was such that, in 1932, she spent her life savings on a passage to Yangcheng, Shanxi Province, China. The perilous trip took her across Siberia, where she was forced to get off the train she was on and find an alternate mode of transportation to her destination. Work in China On her arrival in Yangcheng, Aylward worked with an older missionary, Jeannie Lawson, to found The Inn of the Eight Happinesses. For a time she served as an assistant to the Chinese government as a “foot inspector” by touring the countryside to enforce the new law against footbinding young Chinese girls.
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