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170 Years Ago – Following Jesus into New Territory

On March 1, 1854, 21-year-old James Hudson Taylor arrived in Shanghai, China. He had just finished almost six tumultuous months at sea, traveling from Liverpool, an English port city. He was the only paying passenger on the Dumfries, a small freighter ship. He and the crew were almost lost to

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Hudson Taylor’s Struggles and Joys

On March 1, 1854, James Hudson Taylor set foot on Chinese soil for the first time. His experiences on the ground over the next few years would be essential in the eventual foundation of China Inland Mission and its impact on many lives. As we commemorate the 170th anniversary of

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Only by His Strength

What a year! God has encouraged us in 2023 through dear folks like you. We have been blessed us through your prayers, generosity, and in many other tangible ways.  We received a carefully curated gift of a half-crown coin, similar to the one that Hudson Taylor gave to help a

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Christmas in Hangzhou

December 1866 saw the new CIM missionaries (known as the Lammermuir Party) settling into their first premise in No. 1 New Lane in Hangzhou. Having arrived unobtrusively a month earlier, their goal was to lay low so as not to cause any disturbances. Hudson Taylor shared their hope that, “remaining

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Our Ask

Many of you might have noticed that when we at Half Crown Media speak at vision sharing meetings about the Hudson Taylor Movie Project, we never pass the offering bag around for project donations afterwards. Why not, some of you might ask, when this project is entirely financed through donations?

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Seeking Revival

The Hudson Taylor movie project does not end with the production of a movie. Instead, we are prayerfully planning for a good movie that sparks a global movement. We seek a movie that many would watch and post-movie, access a network of Church and Christian organizational contacts and resources that we will put together.

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Some History

In 1865, Hudson Taylor founded the China Inland Mission (CIM), praying for 24 ‘willing and skilful’ labourers to bring the gospel to inland China. By the next year, God had answered that prayer. (See ‘Did You Know?’) In 1875, Taylor prayed for another 18 and God again delivered. Then 70 between 1882-1884 and in 1886, a 100 more workers. Taylor’s CIM successor D.E. Hoste followed suit in moving the organization forward on prayer.

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Still Inspired

In the last few years, we encountered stories of people impacted by Hudson Taylor’s example, whose lives — and those of their families— were thus transformed. Here at Half Crown Media, we hope the cinematic retelling of Hudson Taylor’s life in our project would similarly inspire today’s youths and their next generations to lives of faith. One such story comes from Elizabeth Jones: “In 1894, my grandmother, Mercy Anna Wood (‘Anna’) was 24 when she moved from Iowa to Toronto to attend Bible college after hearing Hudson Taylor speak of China’s mission needs.

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Counting the Cost

Some of you have asked us, “What goes into our USD $7 million Hudson Taylor movie production budget?” Just as Jesus invited people to count the cost before following Him (Luke 14), so we have counted the cost by way of a concrete, specific production budget, based on the approved

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Our Hudson Tales

How have you been personally impacted by Hudson Taylor? Some Half Crown Media staff and Board members respond to this question. Director of Partnerships and Development Ken Haron remembers being impacted by a chart Taylor presented in his book China’s Spiritual Needs and Claims: Ken was deeply moved when he

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