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strict. At last we arrived at <placename>Maram</placename> upon the <placename>River Ocke</placename>, where 
we met with more friendly People,who looked upon and loved as par
ticular good Christians and Children of God, and served as as well as
they could. We felt well among these People, and I believe they will be
counted among those to whom Jesus will say: I was sick and ye
have come to the highest Pitch, for he could not even move his
Tongue, and lay quite speech and senseless. The Creature begun now to
plead with the Creator, and I was quite at a Loss what to think or say, 
when I considered that the Departure of my Husband was so near
at Hand. But then in my greatest Trouble, and when I was at the
Brink of Despair, the loving Heart of Jesus interfered, and set Bounds
to the raging Waves; for our Savior gave Strength to my Husband
that he in some Measure recovered, so that, to my great Surprize he 
spoke fully with me about our Course hither to, and particularly about
this Journey, whereas he could not speak one Word before. He said
among the rest: Be not discouraged about these Circumstances; thou
knowest that our Savior already in <date>1738</date> gave Directions, that we
through <placename>Russia</placename> should go to <placename>Assia</placename>, but the Enemy has thrown some
Obstacles in the Way, so that it was stopt, about which I never could
be satisfied, but now our Savior, with whom I have kept up on un
interrupted Conexion, amidst my Weaknesses of Soul and Body has
satisfied [?] about it, by this that the russian Government itself
sends us now thither, so that we however shall see Asia, and sojourn in it.
My great Weakness is a natural Consequence of the great and sudden

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Alteration of my Way of Life hitherto, and belongs to the final Com
pletion of my Sufferings. And it is a Grace to me, that also in
Sufferings I am made conformable to my best Friend. Our Savior
well certainly restore my Health so that I shall reach the Place of
our Destination. In <placename>Casan</placename> I shall probably go home to our Savior
but <unclear>thote</unclear> wilt go again to the Congregation with thy Child, and with all our
Children enjoy there much Goodness and Mercy from our Savior. We
then pursued our Journey and my Husband recovered more and more,
yet I had to care for and nurse him like a Child. At last <date>April 27</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi><date>.</date> 
<date>1769</date> we arrived at <placename>Casan</placename>, having been three times in evident
Danger of our Lives, after we had entered the Borders of <placename>Asia</placename>. 
In <placename>Casan</placename> we found it better, than we expected. The People there
showed much Love and Respect to us, and even the Governor himself
behaved very friendly towards us. I often begged our Savior to
give us at least one Soul, where our Testimony of him might
find Entrance, and it was not a small Satisfaction to us, that
we could brave the Labour of the Holy Ghost, with some Russians
and Turks. I wept and prayed much both on the Journey and particu
larly here in behalf of the Inhabitants of this Country, and I must
own, that when I spoke right confidently with our Savior about it, he
gave me a very gracious Look, and the Assurance into my Heart
that a Light will yet spring up in this Country. <date>November 23</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>rd</date></hi><date>. 1760</date>
<persname>Brother Fritche</persname> departed this Life happily, and on the <date>9</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>th</date></hi>. of the following
Month of <date>December</date> my Husband followed him in the 63<hi rend="superscript">rd</hi> Year of his Age, and
entered into the Joy of his Lord, and everlasting Freedom and Peace after
a Captivity of more than 13 Years. I mentioned it directly to the Com