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This week in Christian history: ‘Rise Up, O Men of God’ published; Adoniram Judson sets sail

By Michael Gryboski, Editor
Adoniram Judson (1788-1850)
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Adoniram Judson sets sail for Burma – Feb. 19, 1812

This week marks the anniversary of Adoniram Judson, a pioneering American Baptist missionary, setting sail for Southeast Asia along with his wife and other evangelists.

The group of missionaries left on a ship known as The Caravan, departing from Salem, Massachusetts, and arriving in Burma (modern-day Myanmar) the following year.

“The missionary service of the Judsons in Burma is legendary,” explained American Baptist Churches USA in 2012. “They spent many arduous years there, suffering from both illness and ill treatment.  Ann Judson lost her life in Burma as a relatively young woman.”

“Yet the Bible was translated into Burmese, individuals came to know the love of Jesus, and a vibrant Burmese church was born.  Still today, many Burmese Christians are able to trace their family heritage to the ancestor who first heard the Good News from Adoniram Judson.”

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