Mary Ann Miller Oral History Interview
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Mary Ann (Shook) Miller a missionary with Africa Inland Mission (AIM) to the Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) and the Central African Republic. Topics discussed include her family background; conversion to Christianity; education at Wheaton College; InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Urbana Conference; call to the mission field; history of AIM; preparation for the mission field; language training; descriptions of her first mission station; traditional tribal religious culture in Zaire (now DRC); state of the local church in Zaire; the Theological Education by Extension program (TEE); contextual evangelism; challenges of raising children on the mission field, and descriptions of the Zande people. The time period covered by the interview is ca.1936 to 1988.
Mary Ann Miller was interviewed by Julie Schwemin on November 9, 1988, at Miller’s home in Wheaton, Illinois. This interview was conducted as part of a Wheaton College class assignment.
Dates
- Created: 1988
Creator
- Miller, Mary Ann, ca. 1936- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
Biographical Information
Full Name: Mary Ann (Shook) Miller
Birth: ca. 1936, South Dakota
Family:
Parents: Rev. & Mrs. Charles Shook
Siblings: Mary was the oldest child in the family
Marital: Status Married Russell James Miller, August 29, 1964
Children: Ronald James, Susan, Jon
Conversion: At the age of 3
Education:
1958 - Graduated from Wheaton College with a BA degree (majored in Christian education)
Career:
1958-1960s - Worked at Scripture Press Publications
1969 - Appointed missionary with Africa Inland Mission (AIM)
1969-1971 - Studied French in Neuchatei, Switzerland
1972-ca. 1980 - Assigned to Dungu Station in Zaire where Mary Ann and her husband were teachers at a training school for Zairean elementary school teachers (2 terms)
1980s - 3rd term in Central African Republic (CAR)
Late 1980s - Translating Bible materials into the Bangala language while living in Aba, Congo
Other Significant Information:
Mary Ann's father was a pastor; her husband's parents, Harry & Dorothy Miller, were AIM missionaries in Zaire
Extent
1 Audio Tape
90 Minutes
Language of Materials
English
Accruals and Additions
The materials in this collection were given to the Billy Graham Center Archives by Mary Ann (Shook) Miller and Julie Schwemin in January 1989.
Accession: 89-6
February 21, 2005
Wayne D. Weber
- Africa Inland Mission.
- Animism -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Children of missionaries -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Conversion -- Christianity.
- Demoniac possession.
- Language in missionary work.
- Miller, Russell James.
- Missions -- Central African Republic.
- Missions -- Congo (Democratic Republic).
- Missions -- Educational work.
- Seminary extension.
- Translating and interpreting.
- Wheaton College (Ill.)
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni -- Oral history.
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- 1950s
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni.
- Zande (African people)
Creator
- Miller, Mary Ann, ca. 1936- (Person)
- Title
- Collection 611 Oral History Interview with Mary Ann Miller
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Roman Script
Repository Details
Part of the Evangelism & Missions Archives Repository