[:en]LOVE WITHOUT BORDERS
During the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900, Edith Coombs had two injured Chinese students trapped. She rescued one but stumbled on her return trip for the second student and was killed.
There were missionaries in Hsin Chou District who were hiding in the countryside. While scouting an escape rout for them, Hsin Chou was captured and martyred for refusing to reveal the location of the missionaries.
The lives of Edith Coombs and Tsuen Kwei showed love that rises above cultural or national character. Their sacrifice reminds us of the greater grace and love of our Savior. The Lord also is an example of courage, love and sacrifice as His death and resurrection made our eternal lives possible. May we let the light of Christ’s love shine through every corner of the world. – (Anne Cetas)[:]