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strict. At last we arrived at <placename>Maram</placename> upon the <placename>River Ocke</placename>, where&nbsp;<br />
we met with more friendly People,who looked upon &amp; loved as par,<br />
ticular good Christians &amp; Children of God, &amp; served as as well as<br />
they could. We felt well among these People, &amp; I believe they will be<br />
counted among those to whom Jesus will say: I was sick and ye<br />
have come to the highest Pitch, for he could not even move his<br />
Tongue, &amp; lay quite speech &amp; senseless. The Creature begun now to<br />
plead with the Creator, &amp; I was quite at a Loss what to think or say,&nbsp;<br />
when I considered that the Departure of my Husband was so near<br />
at Hand. But then in my greatest Trouble, &amp; when I was at the<br />
Brink of Despair, the loving Heart of Jesus interfered, &amp; set Bounds<br />
to the raging Waves; for our Savior gave Strength to my Husband<br />
that he in some Measure recovered, so that, to my great <sic>Surprize</sic> <corr>Surprise&nbsp;</corr>he&nbsp;<br />
spoke fully with me about our Course hither to, &amp; particularly about<br />
this Journey, whereas he could not speak one Word before. He said<br />
among the rest: Be not discouraged about these Circumstances; thou<br />
knowest that our Savior already in <date>1738</date> gave Directions, that we<br />
through <placename>Russia</placename> should go to <placename><sic>Assia&nbsp;<corr>Asia</corr></sic></placename>, but the Enemy has thrown some<br />
Obstacles in the Way, so that it was stopt, about which I never could<br />
be satisfied, but now our <abbr>Savr.</abbr>, with whom I have kept up on un,<br />
interrupted Conexion, amidst my Weaknesses of Soul &amp; Body has<br />
satisfied me about it, by this that the russian Government itself<br />
sends us now thither, so that we however shall see Asia, &amp; sojourn in it.<br />
My great Weakness is a natural Consequence of the great &amp; sudden<br />
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Alteration of my Way of Life hitherto, &amp; belongs to the final Com,<br />
pletion of my Sufferings. And it is a Grace to me, that also in<br />
Sufferings I am made conformable to my best Friend. Our Savior<br />
well certainly restore my Health so that I shall reach the Place of<br />
our Destination. In <placename>Casan</placename> I shall probably go home to our Savior<br />
but <unclear>thote</unclear> wilt go again to the <abbr>Cong</abbr><hi rend="underline"><abbr>rn</abbr></hi><abbr>.</abbr> with thy Child, &amp; with all our<br />
Children enjoy there much Goodness &amp; Mercy from our <abbr>Savr.</abbr> We<br />
then pursued our Journey &amp; my Husband recovered more &amp; more,<br />
yet I had to care for &amp; nurse him like a Child. At last <date><abbr>Apr</abbr> 27</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi><date>.</date>&nbsp;<br />
<date>1769</date> we arrived at <placename>Casan</placename>, having been three times in evident<br />
Danger of our Lives, after we had entered the Borders of <placename>Asia</placename>.&nbsp;<br />
In <placename>Casan</placename> we found it better, than we expected. The People there<br />
showed much Love &amp; Respect to us, and even the Governor himself<br />
behaved very friendly towards us. I often begged our Savior to<br />
give us at least one Soul, where our Testimony of him might<br />
find Entrance, &amp; it was not a small Satisfaction to us, that<br />
we could brave the Labour of the <abbr>H.</abbr> Ghost, with some Russians<br />
and Turks. I wept &amp; prayed much both on the Journey &amp; particu,<br />
larly here in behalf of the Inhabitants of this Country, &amp; I must<br />
own, that when I spoke right confidently with our Savior about it, he<br />
gave me a very gracious Look, &amp; the Assurance into my Heart<br />
that a Light will yet spring up in this Country. <date><abbr>Nov.</abbr> 23</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>rd</date></hi><date>. 1760</date><br />
<persname><abbr>Br.</abbr> Fritche</persname> departed this Life happily, &amp; on the <date>9</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi>. of the following<br />
Month of <date><abbr>Dec.</abbr></date>&nbsp;my Husband followed him in the 63<hi rend="superscript">rd</hi> Year of his Age, &amp;<br />
entered into the Joy of his Lord, &amp; everlasting Freedom &amp; Peace after<br />
a Captivity of more than 13 Years. I mentioned it directly to the Com,