THE HURRICANE 111 
days.’ But the arrowroot crop was quite destroyed, and 
none was prepared that year. 
“When we met for worship, the prayers of the Fotunese 
were different from what they used to be. ‘O Lord, be 
kind to the missionary and his wife and children. They 
are far from their own land, and their home has been struck 
by a hurricane. Let us not say any hard words to them. 
Help us not to play with the worship. Let us not pick at 
the outside, but help us to take the center.’ That center was 
Jesus Christ. 
“We felt that, at last, God had softened their hard hearts, 
and that through the hurricane. He was answering our 
prayers and those of friends at home who had borne the 
people of Fotuna before the throne of grace. We thanked 
God, and took courage, for the turning point in the mission 
history of Fotuna had been reached.” 
