The Widow's Spare Room on Maple Street

In 1987, Margaret Fielding of Decatur, Georgia, cleared out her spare bedroom and told her pastor she could host one missionary passing through town. She bought a secondhand quilt from the Goodwill on East College Avenue, set a glass of water on the nightstand, and waited. That first guest was a Bible translator headed to Papua New Guinea. He mentioned Margaret's hospitality to a colleague.…