The Devotion of Life — Page 346
346 backwards, but it was not possible for him to become an Ahmadi! However, after remaining in the company of the Ahmadi Missionary, it had a deep impact on him so much so that his attitude changed and he became Ahmadi. Our Missionary-in-charge says, ‘When I went to collect donations, that person was also visiting the same town. He came to see me and asked the purpose of my visit. I told him that the Christians had refused to print our newspaper in their press and had said that if our God had any Power, He should show a miracle and get us our own press! Therefore, I have come to collect donations to have our own printing press. On hearing this, that Ahmadi friend said, Maulvi Sahib! It would be a great shame if we get our newspaper printed in their press. Just wait and I will be back soon. His village was nearby. He went there and brought 500 pounds with him and gave the money to Maulvi Sahib saying that it was his donation for the printing press. After that, with the Grace of Allah, 25,000 pounds have been collected in that account. Now the news is that the press is being installed, or at least it has been shipped from England. Thus, our Missionaries are working in such countries where there is nothing but wilderness. In the beginning when our Missionaries reached there, sometimes they had to survive by eating the roots of trees. They lived a very hard life that caused their health to deteriorate. Those countries are known as the grave of the white man. There is nothing to eat there, and when the white men reached there, they used to die from lack of proper nourishment, or due to diseases like dysentery. Thus, in these times and this age our