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The secret of the missionary is...I am His, and He is carrying out His work through me.

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Oswald Chambers
Age: 43 †
Born: 1874
Born: July 24
Died: 1917
Died: November 15
Author
Theologian
Writer
Aiberdeen
Work
Carrying
Missionary
Inspiration
Secret
Faith

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