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gac^^Adult missionary
should complete one of
these forms
and
send by
regular seamail
t o :
Mission Services -
Box
968 - J o l i e t ,
I l l i n o i s
PERSONALFILE
HatP l\lQveiiiber o 195-^
Name n full
LciJion i.c.rl h'ilett
Sex.
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Complete address
on f i e l d Obre^-on
Sur 526j. SsltillOj
Coaiiuila exico
Complete home f o r forwarding) address
Rnx
.^65, ^yforgantovni, Indiana
Name nd
a d d r e s s
of hometown
npwapappr The
Franklin Evenini^ v^tar. Franklin,
I i i G
Names and a d d r e s s e s
o f
o t h e r n e w s p a p e r s w h i c h
m i g j i t c a r r y s t o r i e s o f y o u r
work...
Tap M f i r t . i n^vi 1 P T r p y n o n r p i t j n.gvi j r Tnb.
Place of
irth,
i-iooresvlxle
inaiarifa
Day.
Month
V^ar
192t
Where
baptised?.
f epecrsvilie inaiancr
What ge?,
ia
On b a c k o f
p a g e
p l e a s e d e s c r i b e any
s p e c i a l c i r c u m s t a n c e s
r e g a r d i n g c o n v e r s i o n .
M a r i t a l s t a t u s :
M a r r i e d S i n g l e i v o r c e d Widowed a r r i e d
a t w h a t
a g e ,
L i s t c h i l d r e n by
f u l l
name i v i n g
p l a c e ,
day, month, and y e a r o f b i r t h ;
Name
Place
Day Month
Year
Schooling(High School and
o n ) :
Name
nd Location
of School
Number
f Years
Major Degrees with date
Tra.raiK-ar
ii.B. Trai'aigar
JoanBon
Pibie Colio^re
Bible A.B 1951
Kiracerlin
iielgntSj Tenn
Pi&tte
Valley B.C.
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niff'r 7 \ f p h r .
Missionart/Meci. CMB 195S
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Personal File
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Name, ^
What
t h i n g s i n f l u e n c e d you t o
become a
missionary? Your own s t o r y i n some d e t a i l mi^t be
i n f l u e n t i a l i n
l e a d i n g
o t h e r s i n t o f u l l t i m e s e r v i c e (use a s e p a r a t e sheet f you
need
more space)?
While in Bible College was cnallengea laany
tiiae
by visiting missionary
speakers, kas part o i a
mission group
within
the
College and made plans
to go to
Alaska.
While
in Platte
Valley
Bible College
came
into contact
with
Mexican
mission work
there
and
be
acquainted with
Elva Garoiaand
Elisa Ramos,
graduates of Colegio Biblico,
who w ere also -studying there.
The
following
s u m r t i e r
met Rodney
Nortnrup
in
a
Sximaer
Camp wnere
I
talked
witn
him
concerning
all
aspects of tne Mexican work.
Several
-inontns later
deciaed
aefinately tnat I w o u l d come to
Mexico
to w ork witn tne
Nortarups.
Describe
b r i e f l y in outline
form
the nature
of
your daily
duties. Act
as doctor
and
nurse
wnen
Holding services in tne outlying villages. Play the accordion in tne same
services, w rite
letters
and nelp witn
general
of ice vorit. Trans -ort
worke
from
Saitillo
to preacxiing points,
i r i o l d a private
Eibie
Class tnree
nignts
Which of
the
following
terms most early describes your missionary status: weeK.
Evangelist. Bible College teacher ublic School teacher Home maker..
Doctor X Nursek ocial worker ' h Office worker
Other.^_
F a t h e r ' s name and home address
i f
l i v i n g ) : B ' r e a j - m j - e t t ,
R.
o.
- - o r t - , a n t Q V . ' i i .
iiiaiana
His occuaption.^Re^tirea fancier I s he a C h r i s t i a n ?
What positions
of
leadership
has
he
held
in
the local
r V m r f - h ?
Mother's f u l l maiden
name.
r ' 4 r P
E'lwtn I s she l i v i n g ?
Is
she
a Christian?
Her
occupation i f employed
outside
of home.
What l e a d e r s h i p p o s i t i o n s has
she
h e l d i n t h e l o c a l Teaciier
Name
f
forwarding agent- ilQUS
Address,
Telephone,
What
re
his
or her duties :
Should money
be
sent
to
forwarding agent - i y ' ?
In
what form?. I f
i t can
be
mailed to
you
p l e a s e i n d i c a t e how i n
what
i - i a y be
sent
by cnfcck.
c u t p r c U e i ' c .
. i , y py
Registered Meii,
Does
your forwarding
agent serve
without salary?
What problems
do you need
help with ,
t h a t
Mission Services might provide?
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( I f y o u a r e e v e r d o v m t h i s w a y c o m e a n d T H s i t
n i e . )
L J y n e w
a d d r e s s i a i
Damon EUett
Obregdn
3ur 526
Saltillo,
Ooahuila
Mexico
T h i s
i s
J a n u a r y 2 6 t h
L x n d
I h a v e b e e n
i n
M e x i c o a s a m i s s i o n a r y f o r
j u s t
f o u r
days.
When
I
eft
Scottsbluff, I didn't realize I ould arrive here i x i the middle
o f
t h e f l u e p i d e m i c v r h i c h
h a s
n e a r l y a l l t h e M e x i c a n
C h r i s t i a n s
s i c k , o u r
o f
v i o r k ,
and
conseqiiently
h ^ i n g r y .
I
o t o u r t h e b l a c k c a s e , a h a n d - m e - d o > / n f r o m
D r . Paul
B a k e r , f i l l e d it w i t h m e d
i c i n e s a n d e q u i p m e n t a n d s t a r t e d o u t m a k i n g c a l l s i n t h e N o r t h r u p M i s s i o n c a r r y v
a l l , a c c o m p a n i e d b y
M r s .
N o r t h r u p M h o a s s i s t e d m e v r l t h ; ^ y ^ o s
a n d
t r a n s l a t i n g ,
R i t a S a n c h e z , o n e of
t h e
C h r i s t i a n w o m e n i n
t h e
p u e b l o o f A r t e a g a , a s s i s t e d us in
our calls. Her
husband
has leprosy and also is
a
Christian,
Abra su boca,
p o r
f a v o r . (Open y o u r
mouth,
p l e a s e . ) I t a r t e d out my f i r s t
Spanish lesson
learning something
p r a c t i c a l while working. Those few words worked
l i k e m a g i c a n d b e f o r e l o n g w e h a d t e m p e r a t u r e s t a l c e n
a n d r e c o r d e d
In my L i t t l e B l a c k
Book.
With
so many
g e i m i s
running or
flying
around,
^ e
wore v / h i t e masks a n d
' . r e r e
extra
careful
in using our equipment.
I began
my
p r a c t i c e by t r e a t i n g R i t a ' s m o t h e r t - J h o
was
a l m o s t d e l i r i o u s w i t h p a i n
a n d lack of s l e e p .
S h e
h a d s o m e r a g s t i e d a r o u n d her h e a d a n d her b e d was a v e r y
hard
s t r a v ; mat on w eak saggy springs.
She had
one
covor over her a n d
her p i l l o v r
v / a s
about as soft a n d
f l u f f j *
as
a sack of Nebraska potatoes. Since everyone w as
s i c k
in t h a t
h o u s e , t h e i r
d i r t
f l o o r
h a d n ' t
b e e n s v r e p t t h a t d a y ,
H o v r e v e r , w e
s e t
up o ^ l ^ t e m p o r a r i r
clinic in
that room and treated
all of
the family. This included
a
set
of
t ^ f i T i S .
expectant
mother,
a
small
baby,
two
men
and
the
grandmother.
From there v f e visited the homes of other Christians and gave more pills and more
injections. I n some homes the patients v r e r e sleeping on the dirt floor. Wo gave
out o r a n g e s a n d l e m o n s
c m d
f o u n d out s o m e w e r e so p o o r they w o r e
m a k i n g
tea f r o m
t h e o r a n g e
p e e l i n g s .
They
h a v e a s a y i n g d o v m h e r e : T h e ^ d a y my
h u s b a n d
d o e s n ' t
w o r k v ; e
d o n ' t
e a t . O n e
o f
t h e f a m i l i e s h a d n ' t e a t e n a h i ^ h i n g f o r t w o o r t h r e e
days, so we
arranged
a plan vdth the native minister
so
that they have
aid
until
the bread
i f i n n e r
is able to go
back
to
work.
The ordinar y w orker earns about
four or
five pesos a
day
^ T h i c h
is
a r o u n d
fifty
cents
in our money. This
doesn't
stretch
e n o u , q h to meet
the needs
of
a
large family
for foodtoucH less
for
medicine,
shoes and clothing.
One of my
' ' p a t i e n t s v r a s wearing
v / h a t
looked
like
a piece of automobile
tire
fastened
on
his
feet with straps.
My degree
from Platte Valley Bible
College entitled Bachelor of Christian
Missions
had
a
little more meaning to me when we totaled up our three days wik as
recorded
in
the L i t t l e Black Book, We h a d m a d e
o v e r
twenty one calls, t r e a t e d t v r o n t y four
patients
a n d had given eighteen injections. pHmM, Although v r e a k ,
nearly
all
the p a t i e n t s v r e r e in
c h u r c h t h i s l a s t L o r d ' s
Day v d i i c h - w a s i r y
f i r s t Sunday
in Mexico.
During the services
I as I n t r o d u c e d a n d i n s t e a d
of standing, they
had
me remain
seated
while
the rest
of
the
congregation
stood and gave me their welcome,
I
said
a few words
in English
v i h i c h
v r a s translated
into Spanish, then
after
the service everyone shook hands. Some of the children.vrfio
had
received one
of
the penicillin
shots even shook hands
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