Two men remembered for serving others for Jesus left careers in the arts to commit themselves to where they believed God had called them James O Fraser ndash decided not to pursue being a concert pianist in England to serve the Lisu people in China while the American Judson Van DeVenter ndash chose to become an evangelist instead of pursuing a career in art He later wrote the hymn ldquo I Surrender All rdquo While having a vocation in the arts is the perfect calling for many these men believed God called them to relinquish one career for another Perhaps
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