J.O. Fraser
– “I am feeling more and more that it is, after all, just the prayers of God’s people that call down blessing upon the work, whether they are directly engaged in it or not. Paul may plant and Apollos water, but it is God who gives the increase; and this increase can be brought down from heaven by believing prayer, whether offered in China or in England. . . . If this is so, then Christians at home can do as much for foreign missions as those actually on the field. . . . What I covet more than anything else is earnest, believing prayer.” (Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 52.)
Fraser, J.O. – “Solid, lasting missionary work is done on our knees.” (Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 52.)
Fraser, J.O. – On 4 January 1916, before revival broke out among the Lisu, Fraser wrote in his journal, “I do not intend to be one of those who bemoan little results, while resting in the faithfulness of God. My cue is to take hold of the faithfulness of God and USE THE MEANS necessary to secure big results.” (Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 151.)
Fraser, J.O. – On 16 January 1916, not one Lisu attended the worship service. Fraser wrote, “Here then we see God’s way of success in our work, whatever it may be – a trinity of prayer, faith and patience.” (Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 151.)
Fraser, J.O. – On 5 February 1916, Fraser wrote, “I’m now setting my face like a flint: if the work seems to fail, then pray; if services, and the like, fall flat, then pray still more; if months slip by with little or no result, then pray still more and get others to help you.” (Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 154.)
Fraser, J.O. – On 20 March 1916, Fraser wrote, “The aim of Satanic power is to cut off communication with God. To accomplish this aim he deludes the soul with a sense of defeat, covers him with a thick cloud of darkness, depresses and oppresses the spirit, which in turn hinders prayer and leads to unbelief – thus destroying all power.” (Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 157.)
Fraser, J.O. – On 20 March 1916, Fraser wrote, “The enemy is delighted to have us so occupied incessantly with secondary and trivial concerns, as to keep us from attacking and resisting in the true spirit of the conflict.” (Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 157.)
Fraser, J.O. – After 200 Lisu families came to faith, Fraser turned to a ministry of grounding them. This new emphasis taught him new lessons. “My mistake has too often been that of too much haste. But it is not the people’s way to hurry, nor is it God’s way either. Hurry means worry, and worry effectually drives the peace of God from the heart.” (Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 189.)
Fraser, J.O. – Fraser encouraged his prayer partners to press on. “It is necessary for me to go around [to the Lisu villages] preaching, teaching, exhorting, rebuking; but the amount of progress made depends almost entirely on the state of the spiritual tide in the village – a condition which you can control upon your knees as well as I.” (Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 203.)
Fraser, J.O. – Fraser knew the important part that prayer partners play. “I really believe that if every particle of prayer put up by the home churches on behalf of the infant churches of the mission field were removed, the latter would be swamped by an incoming flood of the powers of darkness.” (Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 223.)
Fraser, J.O. – Fraser urged his prayer partners to assume a greater role. “I am not asking you just to give ‘help’ in prayer as a sort of sideline, but I am trying to roll the main responsibility of this prayer-warfare on you. I want you to take the BURDEN of these people upon your shoulders. I want you to wrestle with God for them” (Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 225.)
Fraser, J.O. – In 1922, Fraser wrote his prayer partners, “I used to think that prayer should have the first place and teaching the second. I now feel that it would be truer to give prayer the first, second and third place, and teaching the fourth.” (Geraldine Taylor. Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser. Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., 1998, 269.)
