Introduction When C. T. Studd1 felt that the Lord was calling him to Africa as a missionary, his wife Priscilla objected. It was not that she was not committed to missions. In fact, she had been a missionary in China when he met her, actively involved in people’s lives. However, Priscilla now had a serious heart condition and could not go with him. Despite her feelings, he left her. She was devastated. Even when her heart problems grew worse, he did not return. In Africa, he worked eighteen hours