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strict. At last we arrived at Maram upon the River Ocke, 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 1738 gave Directions, that we
through Russia should go to Assia, 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.