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1. John Birch: Soldier-Missionary: John Birch, fortified by Christian virtue, fought and died in an effort to liberate, in body and soul, China's oppressed masses

Author

Bonta, Steve

Subjects
Birch, John (American missionary) -- Biography, Missionaries -- Biography, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

In April 1942, America had been at war more than four months. The long, bloody campaign across the islands of the Pacific lay ahead. Imperial Japan had wrested Singapore from [...]

Published
2018

2. Little sister of the poor

Author

Woodward, Kenneth L.

Subjects
Teresa, Mother, Nuns -- Biography, Missionaries -- Biography, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

With a will of iron and a heart of love, Mother Teresa served the dying and desperate in India and around the world SHE WAS BORN AGNES GONXHA Bojaxhiu, daughter [...]

Published
1997

3. Dr. Ruth Pfau, 87, a Savior of Lepers Hailed as the 'Mother Teresa of Pakistan'

Author

Roberts, Sam

Subjects
Pfau, Ruth, Missionaries -- Biography, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Dr. Ruth Pfau, a German-born medical missionary who was hailed as the ''Mother Teresa of Pakistan'' for her pivotal role in containing leprosy there, died on Thursday in a hospital [...]

Published
2017

4. ARIF KHAN B. 1949 KATHLEEN KHAN 1946

Author

Bergner, Daniel

Subjects
Khan, Arif, Khan, Kathleen, Missionaries -- Biography, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

'They were sweethearts,'' the Rev. Albert Martin said. ''He led her, and she followed him willingly and cheerfully. That is all biblical, you see.'' Martin was remembering Arif and Kathleen [...]

Published
2007

5. Elisabeth Elliot, 88, Tenacious Missionary to Ecuador

Author

Roberts, Sam

Subjects
Elliot, Elisabeth, Missionaries -- Biography, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Elisabeth Elliot, a missionary who inspired generations of evangelical Christians by returning to Ecuador with her toddler daughter to preach the Gospel to the Indian tribe that had killed her [...]

Published
2015

6. Missionary from Saskatchewan was Canada's Protestant Mother Teresa

Author

Csillag, Ron

Subjects
Doersken, Lillian, Missionaries -- Biography, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: RON CSILLAG; Special to The Globe and Mail TORONTO -- In the battle between Eaton's and God, it was no contest. Lillian Doerksen was a young sales clerk at [...]

Published
2008

7. Missionary doctor changed the face of health and safety in industry

Author

Shanahan, Noreen

Subjects
Bews, Donald, Physicians -- Biography, Missionaries -- Biography, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: NOREEN SHANAHAN; Special to The Globe and Mail Donald Bews was a missionary doctor who, forced to leave what is now Taiwan after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war [...]

Published
2008

10. Richard Emile Joyal: a Catholic missionary with a giant frame and even bigger heart, he dedicated his life to helping the poor and the hungry: 1951-2003

Author

Friscolanti, Michael

Subjects
Joyal, Richard Emile, Missionaries -- Biography, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

RICHARD EMILE JOYAL was born on Feb. 5, 1951, in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Winnipeg's historic francophone district. He was the only child of Etienne Joyal, a railroad engineer, and his [...]

Published
2013

11. Bruce Kennedy 1938-2007: after taking Alaska Airlines to new heights, he quit to support Christian missionaries

Author

Miller, Stephen

Subjects
Alaska Airlines Inc. -- History, Alaska Airlines Inc. -- Officials and employees, Kennedy, Bruce -- Appreciation, Airlines -- History, Airlines -- Officials and employees, Chief executive officers -- Biography, Chief executive officers -- Appreciation, Missionaries -- Biography, Missionaries -- Management, Company business management, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2007

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