Week 2: Adoniram Judson
Character Traits: Courage, Endurance, Perseverance, Sacrificial Love, Diligence
The life of Adoniram Judson is a testament to the power and possibilities of a life fully surrendered to Christ. As a young man, Judson excelled intellectually, graduating as valedictorian of his class at the College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (now known as Brown University). Following his conversion in 1808, Judson felt called to the mission field and departed for India along with his wife, Ann. Shortly thereafter, the young missionaries made their way to Burma, where Judson was to serve for over twenty years. Judson’s influence upon Burmese culture cannot be overstated. He devoted his academic gifts to learning the Burmese language and went on to write a Burmese translation of the Bible, as well as the first Burmese-English dictionary. Every subsequent Burmese dictionary or grammar textbook has been based upon those originally developed by Judson. However, his greatest accomplishment can be seen in the fruit of the thriving Burmese church. During the first twelve years of Judson’s ministry, only eighteen people chose to follow Christ. Despite the difficulty of the work, Judson refused to be discouraged, and upon his death in 1850, the faithful missionary left over 8,000 believers who had come to experience the love of Christ as a result of his sacrificial witness.
“Blessed be God, that we live in these latter times - the latter times of the reign of darkness and imposture. Great is our privilege, precious our opportunity, to cooperate with the Saviour in the blessed work of enlarging and establishing his kingdom throughout the world.”
-Adoniram Judson
Image credit: George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsMemory Verse (+25 bonus points)
“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.”
Easy Recipe from Burma (Myanmar): Burmese Semolina Cake (Sanwei Makin)
Recipe credits: Wandercooks via https://www.wandercooks.com/burmese-semolina-cake/#recipe
Ingredients
170 g coarse semolina
200 g brown sugar
400 ml coconut cream
400 ml water
2 eggs whisked
4 tbsp butter
pinch salt
Optional Toppings:
poppy seeds
white sesame seeds
desiccated coconut
Instructions
Preheat oven to 160˚C / 320˚F and a deep baking dish greased with butter or coconut oil.
Pop the semolina in a large saucepan over a low to medium heat and dry fry until golden brown (around 5 to 10 minutes). Keep stirring and avoid leaving it unattended or it may burn or cook unevenly.
170 g coarse semolina
Once it's toasty, add in the brown sugar, coconut cream, water, eggs, butter and salt and mix well. You might need a whisk to break up any clumps. The batter will be quite thin at this stage so don't worry.
200 g brown sugar, 400 ml coconut cream, 400 ml water, 2 eggs, 4 tbsp butter, pinch salt
Bring the mixture to a boil over a medium high heat and stir continuously. It will start to thicken quickly. Once bubbles start rising through the mixture you can reduce the heat down to low and continue to stir until the mixture thickens and starts to pull away easily from the side of the pan (around 8-10 minutes).
Once thickened, transfer the batter into baking dish and smooth the surface with an icing spatula or the back of a spoon.
Sprinkle with poppy seeds, sesame seeds or desiccated coconut and pop in the oven. Bake for around 30-40 minutes until the top is dark golden-brown and the cake has set.
Slice into squares and serve warm or at room temperature.
Biographies:
To the Golden Shore by Courtney Anderson
Adoniram Judson: Bound for Burma by Janet and Geoff Benge
Adoniram Judson: America’s First Foreign Missionary by Faith Coxe Bailey
Fastened Like Nails Vol. 3 (first chapter) by F. W. Boreham
