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The next morning the soldiers set out with Dr Kao while GFA waited restlessly at the
mission home. And at last they saw the party approaching with the two women, alive and
safe.
Here is GFA’s reaction to his meeting with
the women:
“Never shall I forget the thrill of that meeting.
The ladies both showed signs of having
undergone a very considerable strain, but it
was almost too wonderful to believe that the
Lord had given such a marvellous
deliverance. Contrary to all expectations the
bandits had vacated the seven-mile village
on the approach of the cavalry, after an
interchange of a few shots. They withdrew to
the hills where they remained for the rest of
the day, and made no attempt to attack the
expedition on its return journey.
On that memorable day about one thousand Chinese travellers and merchants, who
had either been robbed or held by the brigands, or who had been prevented from
proceeding on their journey, were able to gain the city safely under the protection of
the rescue expedition. The Lord had indeed wrought wondrously on our behalf, and
it was with a deep sense of gratitude that we lay down to rest on the evening of the
3rd of December 1930.
Map of the Yellow River showing some places mentioned in this The Goatskin Raft
chapter
The next morning the soldiers set out with Dr Kao while GFA waited restlessly at the
mission home. And at last they saw the party approaching with the two women, alive and
safe.
Here is GFA’s reaction to his meeting with
the women:
“Never shall I forget the thrill of that meeting.
The ladies both showed signs of having
undergone a very considerable strain, but it
was almost too wonderful to believe that the
Lord had given such a marvellous
deliverance. Contrary to all expectations the
bandits had vacated the seven-mile village
on the approach of the cavalry, after an
interchange of a few shots. They withdrew to
the hills where they remained for the rest of
the day, and made no attempt to attack the
expedition on its return journey.
On that memorable day about one thousand Chinese travellers and merchants, who
had either been robbed or held by the brigands, or who had been prevented from
proceeding on their journey, were able to gain the city safely under the protection of
the rescue expedition. The Lord had indeed wrought wondrously on our behalf, and
it was with a deep sense of gratitude that we lay down to rest on the evening of the
3rd of December 1930.
Map of the Yellow River showing some places mentioned in this The Goatskin Raft
chapter
