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Welcome to Breakpoint, a daily look and an ever-changing culture through the lens of unchanging truth.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.

Back in August, a woman named Doris Broome, a missionary for 72 years, died at age 98.

Her life demonstrates the potential impact that a person can have when dedicated to following God's call no matter where it leads.

And in her case, that place was Taiwan.

Doris is serious faith, her love of music, and her desire to help the needy came from her parents.

When she was 12, a Chinese evangelist asked if anyone at the Bible camp she was attending was willing to go to China. Doris raised her hand much to the amusement

of the people around her. But at 17 she turned down a scholarship to the Eastman School of

Music in order to fulfill this promise that she made.

Five years later in 1948, she boarded a steamer to China.

That year, Chairman Mao's forces were taking over the country.

In all of the chaos, Doris nearly lost everything she owned, except her trumpet.

For the next three years, she worked to treat injured soldiers, led Bible studies, and shared the gospel.

Then in 1951, she was evacuated to Taiwan.

At the time, Taiwan was 99% Buddhist.

Seeing Buddhist funerals every week, she quickly realized that people were dying faster

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