shall have a competency. It is because I fear that I shall not have
enough to feed, clothe, and educate my children that I wish to sell
this house. As soon as I have done this I think I shall be able,
with the missionary ladies, to visit the houses of the gentry, and
have worship with the Chinese ladies, and exhort them all to
embrace Christianity. Thus I shall be doing the Lord's work. I
trust you will all pray for me, and trust that in some future time
an opportunity may be given me of again visiting England and
America to work for the Lord. This is the true desire of my heart."

"At this time I seem to have no heart to write, but I send this
letter to you to express my thanks. Another day I may write again.
My two little children send their greeting, and I add my own. After
my return home an additional trouble came upon me because my mother
was called home to God. But so far as she is concerned death must
be reckoned happiness. She with my husband, earlier than myself,
are enjoying the eternal bliss of heaven. I will thank you to give
my salutations to all the sisters and ministers whom I know."

Mrs. Ahok soon began again the work among the upper class women which had
been her great joy, heartily co-operating with both American and English
missionaries in their efforts for these women. Miss Ruth Sites, of the
American Methodist Mission, was very eager to do something for the young
girls of this class, and Mrs. Ahok gladly lent her influence, with such
effect that Miss Sites was enabled to start a small school. Here a good
education was given to the daughters of the official class, and
Christianity was so taught and lived that by the end of the second year all
but two of the pupils were Christians. Miss Sites wrote also of the help
that Mrs. Ahok gave in taking her to call in the homes which it would
otherwise have been impossible for her to reach.