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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Collection 116 Oral History Interviews with Helen Elliott

 Collection
Identifier: CN 116
Scope and Contents Oral History interviews conducted with Helen Ruth Belcher Elliot (1927-2012), missionary with Wycliffe Bible Translators to the Ixil Indian tribe in Guatemala. Topics include Wheaton College during the 1940s, field experiences, Guatemalan culture and religion, and family activities. Topics covered in the interview include:  Elliott's childhood, marriage and early family life, education at Wheaton College (including courses, academic and social life), decision to become a missionary with...
Dates: Created: 1980

Collection 642 Oral History Interviews with Susan Nivens

 Collection
Identifier: CN 642
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Susan Nivens, in which she discusses her childhood in Michigan, development of her Christian faith, education at Bethany Bible College, joining the Summer Institute of Linguistics/Wycliffe Bible Translators, the relationship between the two; her marriage; work in Indonesia among the Tarangan people; raising a family in the field; the processes of Bible translation; Indonesian village life; Muslim/Christian relations; experiences during a jihad, helping to create...
Dates: 2009

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Animism -- Guatemala. 1
Animism. 1
Bible. 1
Catholic Church. 1
Catholic Church. -- Guatemala. 1
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Children of missionaries -- Indonesia 1
Children of missionaries. 1
Christian life. 1
Christianity and culture. 1
Church and state -- Guatemala. 1
Church and state -- Indonesia. 1
Church and state. 1
College students -- Religious life. 1
College students. 1
Conversion -- Personal narratives. 1
Conversion. 1
Education 1
Education -- Guatemala. 1
Education -- United States. 1
Evangelistic work -- Guatemala. 1
Evangelistic work. 1
Family -- United States. 1
Family. 1
Guatemala 1
Guatemala -- Economic conditions. 1
Guatemala -- Politics and government. 1
Guatemala -- Race relations. 1
Guatemala -- Religion 1
Indians of Central America 1
Indians of Central America -- Guatemala -- Missions. 1
Indians of Central America -- Guatemala. 1
Indigenous church administration 1
Indigenous church administration -- Guatemala. 1
Indonesia -- Maluku. 1
Indonesia -- Religion 1
Islam -- Relations -- Christianity. 1
Ixil Indians -- Missions. 1
Ixil Indians -- Religion. 1
Ixil Indians. 1
Jihad 1
Language in missionary work. 1
Linguistic analysis (Linguistics) 1
Linguistics 1
Linguistics -- Guatemala. 1
Linguists 1
Linguists -- United States. 1
Literacy 1
Literacy -- Guatemala. 1
Medical care 1
Medical care -- Guatemala. 1
Missionaries -- Training of. 1
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 1
Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 1
Missionaries -- Training of -- United States. 1
Missionaries. 1
Missions -- Guatemala. 1
Missions -- Indonesia. 1
Missions -- Interdenominational cooperation -- Guatemala. 1
Missions -- Interdenominational cooperation. 1
Missions, Medical -- Guatemala. 1
Missions, Medical. 1
Muslims -- Indonesia 1
Pentecostalism -- Guatemala. 1
Pentecostalism. 1
Race relations. 1
Religious institutions. 1
Theological seminaries -- Guatemala. 1
Theological seminaries. 1
Translating and interpreting. 1
Translators (computer programs) 1
Tribes -- Guatemala. 1
Tribes -- Indonesia. 1
Tribes. 1
West-Tarangan. 1
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 1
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Employees. 1
Women 1
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