Adoniram Judson was the first American missionary sent out for foreign missions. When the king of Burma told Judson that he was not allowed permission to preach the Gospel and that any disciples of Christ would suffer persecution, he planned to set sail for another location. Then the first three converts in Burma responded…

“Stay until a little church of ten is collected, and you have placed a native teacher over it. Then go, if you must. If there are ten of us, the religion will spread of itself. The superiors cannot stop it. No, not even with persecution.”