Torbj rg (Thea) Nilsdatter R nning (1865-1898), was born on a farm outside the town of B in Telemark, Norway. Thea and her two brothers, Nils Nilson and Halvor Nilson, immigrated to America in the 1880s. All three distinguished themselves in God s service. Nils and Halvor were well known in their new land. But not their sister. Thea R nning had a burning desire to minister to Chinese women whose lives by all accounts were filled with oppression...