「請為我代禱，叫我不要因任何沉重的試煉而與榮耀的事奉遠離。」

羅伯特·傑梅恩·托馬斯 (約1840年9月17日－1866年8月31日失蹤) 是一位威爾士新教傳教士，隸屬於倫敦傳道會，曾在晚清時期的中國和朝鮮傳教。在中國傳教期間，托馬斯對朝鮮人民產生了強烈的傳教願望，儘管當時朝鮮因擔心外國影響而對外國人封閉。1865年，托馬斯首次前往朝鮮沿海，成為繼卡爾·古茲拉夫之後，第二位記錄在案的新教傳教士。在兩個半月的逗留期間，托馬斯分發了中文的新約聖經和傳單，因為當時還沒有朝鮮語版本。

1866年，托馬斯加入美國武裝貿易船「謝爾曼將軍號」，擔任翻譯，目的是與朝鮮建立貿易並傳播福音。船隻沿著大同江航行，托馬斯向岸邊分發福音傳單。然而，船員綁架了一位朝鮮官員，導致局勢惡化，最終與朝鮮當局發生了暴力衝突。1866年8月31日，「謝爾曼將軍號」擱淺，遭到朝鮮軍隊攻擊，托馬斯在戰鬥中喪生。關於他死亡的細節眾說紛紜，有報導稱他在被處決前試圖將一本聖經遞給行刑者。

儘管托馬斯的結局悲慘，但他留下了深遠的遺產。他分發的一些聖經後來被發現並用來做朝鮮官員家中的壁紙，當地人因此能夠閱讀福音內容。這有助於基督教在朝鮮的傳播，15年內，平壤成為基督教中心，擁有超過100座教堂。今天，托馬斯因為對朝鮮基督教發展的重大貢獻而被人們銘記。

Robert Jermain Thomas was a Welsh missionary known for his courageous and sacrificial efforts to spread Christianity in East Asia, particularly in Korea. Born in 1839, he first served as a missionary in China but developed a deep passion for bringing the gospel to Korea, which was largely closed off to foreign influence at the time. Despite the significant risks, Thomas made two attempts to enter Korea, carrying Bibles and Christian literature.

On his second attempt in 1866, while aboard the American ship General Sherman, the vessel was attacked by Korean forces. As the ship was set ablaze and his life was in danger, Thomas continued to distribute Bibles, reportedly offering them to his executioners with the words, "Jesus, Jesus." He was eventually martyred, but his sacrifice planted the seeds of Christianity in Korea. The Bibles he gave out were preserved by locals, some of whom became early converts to Christianity. Thomas’s legacy lives on as an early catalyst for the spread of Christianity in Korea, a country that now has a significant Christian population.