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In Chinese Diamonds for the King of Kings, Rosalind Goforth shares poignant stories of individuals in China who have been refined like precious diamonds, emerging pure and ready for service in the hands of the King of Kings. In Sketch 9, she confronts the stark realities faced by those she terms heathens, revealing insights that, while focused on non-Christians, resonate with troubling behaviors observed even among those in traditionally Christian nations. This chapter may challenge readers and provoke thought, as it navigates uncomfortable truths. (Summary by Adele de Pignerolles)

From across the sea, they came by the thousands, escaping war and poverty in southern China to seek their fortunes in America. Converging on the enormous western worksite of the Transcontinental Railroad, the migrants spent years dynamiting tunnels through the snow-packed cliffs of the Sierra Nevada and laying tracks across the burning Utah desert. Their sweat and blood fueled the ascent of an interlinked, industrial United States. But those of them who survived this perilous effort would be pushed to the margins of American life and then to the fringes of public memory.