Huang Su’e (Mrs. Francis Lister Hawks Pott)

Huang Su’e, remembered by many as Mrs. Francis Lister Hawks Pott, served in China during an era when social upheaval and long-held customs often left women and girls with few protections and little access to learning. She was known for a steady, Scripture-shaped devotion: quiet in manner, resolute in duty, and willing to bear the slow weight of daily service for the sake of Christ.

Her labor was not a search for public notice but a settled calling to love her neighbor in practical ways. Those who worked with her spoke of earnest prayer, careful counsel, and a perseverance that did not depend on ease or applause.

Work for Education and Dignity

A chief concern of her ministry was the education of girls and the strengthening of women who taught them. She encouraged schools and teachers, helping form learning environments where young women could read, think clearly, and grow in usefulness to family, church, and community.

In a culture where female literacy could be dismissed as unnecessary, she treated learning as a stewardship. Education, in her hands, became a means of lifting burdens, opening doors for service, and affirming that every girl bears God-given worth.

Mercy to the Least Protected

Moved by compassion, she helped establish an orphanage for abandoned baby girls. This work stood as a gentle but firm defense of life when others treated daughters as disposable. Her charity was not sentimental; it was courageous—providing shelter, food, and care where there was no worldly advantage to do so.

“Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress…” (James 1:27)

May 11, 1918: Finished Her Race

On May 11, 1918, Huang Su’e’s earthly course ended, and her witness remained. Her story echoes the apostolic testimony: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” (2 Timothy 4:7)

Her legacy commends a steadfast pattern of Christian heroism—humility without hesitation, zeal governed by love, and faith that proves itself in enduring service.