Elliot, Jim, 1927-1956.
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 260 Oral History Interviews with Jeannette Thiessen
Collection
Identifier: CN 260
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Jeannette Louise Martig Thiessen (1927-2014) in which she discusses her family life in Illinois, favorite professors and her education at Wheaton College, nurses' training, and years in India (1952-1974) working with her husband under the sponsorship of the Mennonite Mission to the Lepers and American Leprosy Mission. Other topics discussed include: the Indian caste system, Indian politics, economics, literacy, hospital work with lepers, the Indian church,...
Dates:
Created: 1983
Collection 262 Oral History Interview with Raymond Buker Jr.
Collection
Identifier: CN 262
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Raymond Bates Buker in which he describes growing up in Burma as the child of missionaries, his education at Wheaton College, his decision to become a missionary under the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society, language study; evangelization, church planting, translation, medical missions and education activities in Pakistan, working with Muslims and the Sindhi, Bhils, and Marwari tribal people, 1954-1969. Other topics discussed include: the culture,...
Dates:
Created: 1983
Collection 289 Oral History Interview with G. Paul Groen
Collection
Identifier: CN 289
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Paul Groen in which he describes his education at Wheaton College, missionary work the Christian Reformed Church in Nigeria and the Nigerian church, particularly among the Tiv people, and the country's economy, educational system and political history between 1964 and 1973. Other topics discussed include: Tiv customs and religion, the church among the Tiv and its indigenous leadership and transition of leadership from missionaries, relations with Roman Catholics...
Dates:
Created: 1984
Collection 607 Oral History Interviews with Herbert and Frieda Atkinson
Collection
Identifier: CN 607
Scope and Contents
Oral History Interviews with Dr. Herbert Andrew Atkinson (1931-2009) and his wife, Frieda Elizabeth (Paul) Atkinson (1930- ), missionaries with Africa Inland Mission (AIM) in the Belgian Congo. Dr. Atkinson discusses his family background, conversion, Wheaton College, influence of his roommate Bill Kornfield and Dr. V. Raymond Edman, God's provision for his entering medical school, ministry in Oicha, obstacles in communication with the Congolese, lessons learned on the mission field. Frieda...
Dates:
Created: 1988
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- Children of missionaries. 3
- Conversion. 3
- Indigenous church administration 3
- Medical care 3
- Missions. 3
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 3
- Caste. 2
- Church and state. 2
- Culture shock. 2
- Economic and social conditions 2
- Education 2
- Intercultural communication. 2
- Language in missionary work. 2
- Missionaries -- Training of. 2
- Missionaries -- Training of -- United States. 2
- Tribes. 2
- Women missionaries. 2
- Animism -- Nigeria. 1
- Animism. 1
- Athletes 1
- Athletes -- United States 1
- Athletes -- United States -- Religious life. 1
- Bhil (Indic people) 1
- Bible -- Translating. 1
- Bible colleges 1
- Bible colleges -- India. 1
- Bible. 1
- Boarding schools. 1
- Caste -- India. 1
- Caste. -- Pakistan. 1
- Children of missionaries -- Education. 1
- Christian Reformed Church -- Missions. 1
- Christian education -- United States. 1
- Christian education. 1
- Christian leadership. 1
- Christian life. 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution -- Pakistan. 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 1
- Christian literature. 1
- Christianity and culture. 1
- Church and state -- India. 1
- Church and state -- Pakistan. 1
- Church growth -- India. 1
- Church growth. 1
- Church work with students -- United States. 1
- Church work with students. 1
- Church work with the working class 1
- Church work with the working class -- Pakistan. 1
- Cities and towns -- Nigeria. 1
- Cities and towns. 1
- College students -- United States 1
- College students -- United States -- Religious life. 1
- College students in missionary work. 1
- College students. 1
- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History 1
- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- Civil War, 1960-1965. 1
- Economic and social conditions -- Nigeria. 1
- Economic and social conditions -- Pakistan. 1
- Education -- India. 1
- Education -- Nigeria. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
- Evangelistic work -- India. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Nigeria. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Pakistan. 1
- Family -- United States. 1
- Family. 1
- Hinduism 1
- Hinduism -- Doctrines. 1
- Hinduism -- India. 1
- India -- Description and travel. 1
- India -- History -- 1947- 1
- India -- History. 1
- India -- Social life and customs. 1
- Indigenous church administration -- India. 1
- Indigenous church administration -- Nigeria. 1
- Indigenous church administration -- Pakistan. 1
- Intercultural communication -- India. 1
- Intercultural communication -- Pakistan. 1
- International relief -- Nigeria. 1
- International relief. 1
- Islam -- Relations -- Christianity. 1
- Leprosy -- India. 1
- Leprosy. 1
- Marriage. 1
- Marwaris. 1
- Medical care -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
- Medical care -- India. 1
- Medical care -- Nigeria. 1
- Medical education 1
- Medical education -- United States. 1
- Mennonites 1
- Mennonites -- Missions. 1
- Missionaries, Resignation of. 1
- Missions -- Burma. 1
- Missions -- Congo (Democratic Republic). 1
- Missions -- Educational work. 1 ∧ less
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