Vol. 7

ROLAND RIPPLES

NEWS OF WiLLiAM & JEAN ROLAND - MISSIONARIES TO INDIA .ro•'C'

March 1977 No. 1

Rolands in camp—hospital grounds, Yerpedu,A.P. India—February, 1977. The first hospitalbuiJding is in the background. This buildingwill he used for the rehabilitation workshopafter moving to the new building.

Rolands may live in part of this old buildinguntil a house can be built for them. Notice

the electric pole and lines—a completely newand welcome addition to the area.

Rolands are traveling again. We were able to finish up most of our work at theCommunity School, Kotagiri in December. After deciding to move to Queenshill, a boardinghouse in Kotagiri, we moved a few items each day, tlien left the school for good on thelast day of December with the truck/camper and trailer. We have rented two rooms and agarage at Queenshill to provide a bedroom, office and storage. One reason we decided onQueenshill is the boarding. We figure we will be able ta spend more time on languagestudy if we don't have to bother with preparation of meals and all that goes with it.

January is the month for renewal of our residential permit. Part of January wastaken up getting the truck/camper ready to travel. We left Kotagiri on the 21st andreached th~e~hos'pital~~coinpdund at Yerpedu on the 26th^—.|nd_ian Republic Day. We gave~theleprosy patients bananas to help celebrate the day.

We are living in the campet.^nd dividing our time between Yerpedu, Kalahasti andMadras as we try to get various jobs done. One trip was made to Chittoor, the districtheadquarters, to take care of application for residential permit renewal. A few dayswere spent in Kalahasti meeting with Lois^J^es and Emrys (the eldest son of the Reeses)to discuss problems of the work and make plans for the rehabilitation program. It hastaken several weeks in Madras to get equipment repaired, information on building materialsand shopping done.

Progress at the hospital grounds,is. -ei^couraging. The new building is almost finishedand ready to use. Two 20* ic 20' rooms of this new building were completed before we came

i- in 1975. These rooms will be used for a womens' ward and treatment room. While ReesesI were on furlough in 1975 we started the work on a 20' x 40' mens' ward and bathing and

toilet facilities. An open area between the two sections has been partially enclosed for^physical therapy use.

There is no place for us to live on the hospital grounds; and we have not been ableto find any place to rent in either Yerpedu or Kalahasti. Patients will be moved intothe new building soon. Plans are to use the present hospital building then for a workshop.We "may~renovate one room—to-use for our living area until a house can be-built. -

Work is moving along slowly on the pump house cum water tank building. The groundfloor is about complete. When the picture was taken they were working on the reinforcedconcrete floor for the second story. Along with everything else, work is being done onthe electrical hookup and plumbing. This is one of the most welcome signs of advancement.When these are completed we will not only have the blessings that electricity provides forlighting and cooling, but we will be able to develop irrigation for the agriculturalproject and the workshop for the rehabilitation work. The electrical hookup should becompleted before you read this I

Most encouraging of all are signs of spiritual progress. Chandran was baptizedrecently. His leprosy was detected early so can be stopped before any disfiguration takesplace. He is a regular worker at the hospital, doing the gardening and other generalchores. Christian love and teaching have led him to accept Jesus as his Savior. Severalpatients, and children of one of the Christian staff have also been baptized in recentmonths. Some of the patients may face much persecution as they return to their homes, soplease pray much for them. Also please pray for the many patients and some workers who

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We had expected to be in Kalahasti area for only about a month. The "red tape" forpermits—residential and vehicle—is taking longer than we expected. It looks like wewill be here into March, at least. Then we plan to return to Kotagiri for language study.

"Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways I" Ps. 128:1

Our addresses: -in the U. S.—521 Poplar; La Crosse, KS 675A8-in India—Queenshill; Kotagiri, Nilgiris; Tamilnadu, INDIA 643217

Please make alX,.checks to: First Christian Church, indicating they are for India Mission Fund

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The new hospital building is almost readyfor occupancy. Final touches of whitewashing are being done. This buildinghas separate wards for men and women,treatment and therapy rooms, and bathingand toilet facilties.

Building being constructed at the well,Will serve as pump-house and storage,and as the base for a water tank.

NEWS OF WILLIAM & JEAN ROLAND - MISSIONARIES TO INDIA

May 1977 Pray Without Ceasing Vol. 7, No. 2

The new drawing at the top of the news letter this time is meant to give you some idea ofour beautiful surroundings. The Nilgiris (Blue Mountains) is one of Indians largest tea'and ~coffee plantation areas. There are lakes, streams, waterfalls, wooded hills and a profusionof flowers and flowering trees. Queen^s Hill, with two buildings, is set in the midst of thisarea. Our bedroom and bath are at the right ofthe picture, and up the steps of the porch.This is the main building. On the left you cansee part of the other building, a small onewith two rooms for guests, a garage and pumproom. The open door in the left foreground isfor the room we use as office.

We are back in Kotagiri again. After finishing the Kalahasti area work we went toMadras for a few days to take care of somegovernment office work. We left Madras March23rd and reached Queen's Hill the evening ofthe 24th,

A stack of mail was awaiting our return.On top of the stack was a wire from our sons Rolands with truck & camper at QueenshillDavid and Paul informing us of the death of William's Dad on March 21st. Dad had celebrated his91st birthday in February. He had not been well for six months or so and had been in theLincoln, IL Christian Nursing Home since September, 1976.

Last November Jean's Mother fell and broke her hip. Even at 94 she has recovered quicklyand is quite well now. We are grateful for the care the Mt. Healthy staff gives her. Motheroften expresses how happy she is at the home. We are also grateful for special care and attention many friends in the area have given Mother to help her through this difficult time. David'sfamily and Paul visited Mother at different times in April and found her well and alert. Paulsent us a tape in which Mother says she is not lonely but getting along fine.

In February Mrs. Blair, our forwarding secretary, sustained a foot injury. She had to weara cast and get around on crutches for five weeks. We are happy that she is well now and able towork again. While Emily was "off duty" Bro. Lloyd Maggard took care of our forwarding agentwork. We are grateful to Emily, Lloyd and all the others in La Crosse who continually help withour work in so many ways.

Our main reason for being in Kotagiri this time is language study, and we are working on it.Two of our text books have the very optimistic title, "Learn Telugu in 30 Days." Well, we havelearned some in the first 30 days, but we still have a long way to go. Our knowledge of Hindiis helping a lot. The sounds of the letters are about the same, and many words have the sameSanskrit root. But, the script is completely different and there is much new vocabulary to learn,The alphabet has 15 commonly used vowels and 35 consonants and semi-vowels. Our text says thatafter these are learned thoroughly the next step is comparatively easy. The "next step" is about

Pastor Caleb, Telugu instructor,helping Rolands learn the language.

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William has had to take out time from language study to work on accounts. The Indian Government now requires us to report all foreign financial receipts and how they are expended; Wehave to maintain a separate set of books for this. It has taken much time to get this all ready,While we were getting this report ready we also prepared the financial report which is printedbelow. As we present it to you we send along our very grateful thanks for the faithful supportof each of you, whether individual or church group. We are sorry we haven*t been able to writeeach one personally. Your financial gifts, letters, a couple of parcels, greeting cards andprayers have enabled us to continue in the Lord's Service.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT - January 1 through December 31, 1976Balance on hand December 31, 1975 $1,992.18

(In La Crosse, KS—$1,812.62; in India—$179.56)

_ Receipts; _ _ _U.S. & Belgium—groups & individuals $11,835.76Insurance payment for Truck/Camper damage 378.12Interest from Indian bank account 9.83

Refund for electric stabilizer 56.94. . . $12,280.65

Total funds available for the period $14,272.83

Expenditures:Building & Maintenance—new construction, maintenance,

repairs, alterations ... 110.40Educational—teaching, language study, Bibles, tracts,

books 135.66

Equipment & Repairs—new items; repair of all equipmentexcept motor vehicles 80.09

Loan Payments—1974 equipment loan final 500.00Office & Publicity—postal, printing, phone bills,

banking, film developing & printing, legal fees,publicity & advertising, credit cards, Inter-

Mission Business Office affiliation 395.41

Rent& Utilities— 116.46Salaries & Benevolance—Roland salary for 12 months-

$3600: staff & occasional workers' salaries:assistance to needy persons 3,630.88

Savings Deposits—general funds on deposit forrepatriation & earning of interest 2,000.00

Travel—vehicles' operation & maintenance; travel &residential documents; lodging while traveling;public transportation 865.11

Miscellaneous—

Birthday gifts designated for Rolands .......Roland's tax bill (to be refunded)

Balance on hand December 31, 1976 $6,415.06(In La Crosse, KS—$3,972.59; in India—$2,442.47)

Our addresses: —in the U. S. - 521 Poplar Street; La Crosse, KS 67548—in India - Queenshill; Kotagiri, T.N.; 64317 INDIA .— ,

Please make all checks payable to: First Christian Church; incicating they arefor India Mission Fund.

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December 1977 GOD IS LOVE

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"The people who walked indarkness have seen a greatlight; those who dwelt in aland of deep darkness, onthem has the light shined."

-Isaiah 9s2-

Vol. 7, No. 3

Christian greetings in the name of Him who has made possible our salvation, and ourfellowship together through His Spirit in the bond of peace.

This time we are writing from our new house in Madras. So you can see we have beengoing through the disruptive process oflnovlng again,^which partly accounts for you nothaving received any news letters since the May one. Our new address is at the end of thisletter.

Paul and Helen Roland, planning forforeign service in Spain

First, we want to share with you recentgood news from Paul and Helen. They aremaking plans to go to Spain and work withthe Dan Crosleys, former schoolmates of theirsat Lincoln, IL. Since graduating fromLincoln Christian College, Paul and Helen havebeen ministering with the Liberty ChristianChurch near Brownstown, IL. After beingrefused entry to India Paul and Helen havecontinued their interest in foreign service.

Recent contacts with the Crosleys have ledthem to consider, and decide on, work inSpain. They have resigned from the LibertyChurch and Paul will be finishing hisMaster's thesis in Lincoln. Before their

proposed departure for Spain next year theywill be seeking financial support and makingother preparations. They need a sponsoringcongregation as well as Living Link andService Link funds. Please rejoice with us

in their decision and pray that all of their needs will be met soon.

In June we interrupted language studyand made another trip to Kalahasti to tryto find a house to rent. After having nosuccess in that area we went to Madras and

started looking. We finally decided on thisplace after spending a couple of weeks looking at many places for rent. This house hadn'tbeen lived in before and needed more work done

on it. - The-landlord agreed to have it ready byJuly first, so we returned to Kotagiri to getpacked up. Packing and other things in Kotagiri took longer than we expected. We finallyleft Kotagiri July 12th. Even with nearlytwo extra weeks to do the work the landlord

still didn't have the place ready. We stayedin a hotel a couple of weeks then moved in onAilgpst-first. We are slowly getting settledin. Since reaching India we have been living

lout of suitcases, drums and packing cases/most of the time. It is good to be able to/ start unpacking.

Roland's new house in Madras. The "diamonds"are on the front wall of the yard. Thecamper is parked at the left of the house.Water tank is on the stairway covering. Itis in a new housing area so there is a lotof open space on two sides.

The short time we spent on language study led us to realize that it would take aboutall our time the rest of this term in India to learn Telugu, not leaving any time forother work. There is still no place for us to live near the Yerpedu Hospital. A survey of

area has convinced us that things are not favorable there to set up a new rehabili- .tation program. Yerpedu is far away from the supply of materials, a job market fortrained persons, and a market for products. We feel we can best utilize our time duringthe rest of this term by working in Madras. Th^,Eldon Weesner's, who are supported bythe East Tulsa, OK Christian Church, have a metal-working rehabilitation program calledHope Rehabilitation Center. They have expressed the need for someone to help with theirprogram. So we have decided to join our wood-working rehabilitation work with theirs andshare facilities and some staff. The program is operated in English so we won't have tolearn another language. The training center is at Ennore now, where the William Gulickspreviously had their work. The Gulicks want to sell that property so Weesners have decided to move their Center to Anna Nagar where it will be closer to industrial establishments. A new building is going up fast on the Anna Nagar property. We are helping withthe construction of it and hope to be able to move into it soon. Lack of funds, shortageof materials, red tape and heavy rains have slowed down construction, but with the end ofthe monsoon in sight we hope to move forward faster.

Along with the vocational training-"'progfam'^at' the Center we expect to be

... working on a program of English classes.for students. There is also a Bible

study program that we will be helpingwith. Besides the rehabilitation work

j}we will also be active in the KilpaukI Church. This is an English-speaking

group. We placed our membership with^-•-this congregation a few Sundays ago.

The Church is in a building program,having purchased property in Anna Nagar.William has been asked to serve on the

building committee. Bro. Thompson, the \\minister, has also asked William to teacVjclasses in a Christian training program.-^'The Wednesday prayer meeting of theChurch is held in homes of members. Dur

ing October we met here at our place.

The Madhya Pradesh and Utter PradeshChurches hold a joint convention each year

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New building going up for Hope RehabilitationCenter. Eldon Weesner, director,~'Md some ofhis staff at the end of the building. Rolandswill have their rehabilitation work at this

center for the rest of this "term" in India.

in October/November. This year the convention was set for Kanpur, U.P., and William was..^nvited to be the main speaker. He was invited to speak last year, too, when it was held

near Sitapur, M.P., where the Bernel Getters are working. We w;ere not able to leave theKotagiri Community School work and attend last year, however. This year, though, we wereable to take time off and go. It is a five-day convention, so the main speaker has fivesermons to prepare. .The theme this year was Christian Unity, with Ephesians 4:5 as thetext. Since we have not used Hindi much since 1964 it took a lot of work for William to

get sermons ready in Hindi. It became a family project with Jean helping with translationand writing. He could have used a translator, but decided it would be better to speak inHindi if possible. Even though he had to speak slowly and made some mistakes it workedout quite well. Everyone said they could understand alright, and many said he didn't needa translator. It was a real joy and privilege to be back in the Hindi-speaking area and beable to communicate with the'people freely. We find it very frustrating in this respecthere in the southern part of India.

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Members of the Kanpur Churches, includingr-Raiph Harter, welcomed us to Kanpur and madeus feel at home again. Jean was born just bO-mile'^s south of Kanpur, at Maudaha; and welived there during term in India frdm 1947 td71951. That is where Dr. Rothermelspent her 50 years in India. Attendance at the convention was very good with groups andindividuals from nearby churches and Madhya Pradesh joining the Kanpur Christians. Thefirst evening meeting there were about ICQ, and numbers increased each evening to morethan 200. Many were our former students and co-workers, so it was a,real homecoming forus to meet and fellowship with them again. It was sad to learn that some had fallen by thewayside, but it was encouraging to learn that most were remaining faithful. We couldsee signs of progress numerically and spiritually.

From Kanpur we went by bus to Kulpahar. The first stop was Hamirpur. Masih Prasad,minister of the Church there, with his wife and some others, met us at the bus stand withflower garlands and treated us to special tea and sweets in the bus-stand restaurant. Itwas a pleasant reunion with Hamirpur people after nearly 15 years. When we lived inHamirpur District the trip through Hamirpur was a real ordeal of wading and boating acrossthe two rivers, except when they were able to put in pontoon bridges. Now there is a newcement road bridge across each of the rivers so the trip is very enjoyable and easy.

Twenty miles southwest of Hamirpur we passed Maudaha. Unfortunately our bus wasHot scheduled to stop there so we were only able to see the old home place from a distance. After only about four hours from Kanpur we reached Mahoba, where the Kulpaharcar met us—a trip that used to take all day by road and sometimes longer by train. Wehad a pleasant couple of days in Kulpahar with friends—Leah Moshier, Dolly Chitwood,Madonna Burget and several Indian friends and former co-workers.

An over-night train trip took us to Bilaspur where we had lived and worked for sixyears from 1954 to 1960. The Bernel Getters and Kududand Church people had arranged"^week-long convention. We arrived for the last five days; William was the evening speakerthere, too. Ishwari Lai, a former student of ours in the Central India Bible Seminary,is now President of the Seminary. He had arranged a welcome for us as we arrived from thetrain—flower garlands, songs and a folk dance by some of the tribal students fromSarguja District, where Getters live. Then at the beginning of the evening meeting theyhad more garlands, songs and welcome speeches. We were surprised and pleased to have afine attendance—200 to 300 each evening with people of the local congregation and somefrom the Railway Area Churches. The little church building at Kudadand was filled andmany were sitting on chairs and benches out in the yard. Here, too, we rejoiced in meeting many former students, co-workers and friends and enjoyed making many new friends.Many invited and urged us to return to live and work in Bilaspur, something we would likevery much to do. We may be going back to Bilaspur in December and January to teach someshort-term classes in the Seminary. We are committing it all to the Lord in prayer andask that you, too, pray with us for His leading.

On our third day in Bilaspur we were thrilled to witness the immersion of a group ofyoung people into Christ. Some were students in the Seminary. Two were a son anddaughter of Dhanpat Singh, a former student of ours in the Seminary. Dhanpat and hisfamily now live about 160 miles from Bilaspur in one of the coal mining areas. Besideshis work with the mining company he is leading in the work of a Church in their town ofBisrampur. Dhanpat and one of the Church members attended the Kanpur Convention theweek before.

Our trip north ended with a visit to Getter's area of work -in Sitapur,.'about 160miles from Bilaspur. After the last convention meeting we loaded Getter's Jeep Truck andtrailer with luggage and people. We made it to Sitapur about 11 p.m. after two reststops for tea and eight hours of driving. The last time we visited Sitapur was in 1957.Since then the work in the area has grown. They have a large boarding school in Sitapur,smaller schools in many of the area villages and an agriculture program to help supportthe schools and give assistance to local farmers♦

You have probably been getting reports of the cyclone destruction here in southernIndia. By the grace of God the Madras and Kalahasti areas were spared. The first cyclonecame ashore 100 miles or so south of Madras. The second traveled up the coast pastMadras—giving us some anxious hours—and went ashore 200 miles or so north of Madrasin northeastern Andhra Pradesh. There were high winds and rain here but not so muchdestruction. Total loss of life will not be known for some time, but more than 10,000are reported dead so far. It is the worst disaster to hit this cyclone-prone area pf__ .India in a century.

We are writing this during the Thanksgiving Season. Yesterday we had ThanksgivingDinner with the Eldon Weesners, J. Lois Rees and Mary Hansing (a tourist from one of theIndianapolis Churches). We are reminded constantly of so many things for which to bethankful. In closing we send our grateful thanks for your continued faithful support.Please continue to undergird us with prayer, as we pray for you daily. The grace of ourLord Jesus Christ be with you.

Our addresses: -in the U.S. — 521 Poplar Street; La Crosse, KS 67548—nn — lft'^7 Anna Waaar? Madras 600 040 r TNDTA-in India— 1837 Anna Nagar; Madras 600 040; INDIA

Make all checks payable to: First Christian Church, indicating they are forIndi.a-Mission Fund._ _

IDENTIFICATION

DATA:

EDDCATION

MINISTRY-

HISTORY

PRESENT OR

LAST MINISTRY

FAMILY

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Name: WII.IJAM TTBNRT ROLANP

Birthday; December 24,» 2^ Place: Versailles. Illinois

Death: Place:

Bom to; Oharlea L. and Laiiraf; L. Rolandfdeceaaed^

Cause of death:

Nationality or Ethnic hackground: U>S. A>

LanguagesFluent: English Non-Fluent:

• HindustaniC comb illationof two Indian languages—Hindi and Urdu) ^

Occupational Discipline:

Communications. Specif:

X Education. Specify: Christian^ & Public School

Evangelism. Specify:

^Medicine. Specify:

T Social Services. Specify: Vocational Training nf Handicapped

Translation Linguistics. Specify: ;

Other. Specify:^

Continent: ASIA

Country: INDIA

State, Province, or Area: Andhra Pradesh. & Tamil Nadu

Hi^ School: Pittsfiel^^ f^^cmTnunity; Pittsfield. IL

College* CJincinnati Bible Seminary; Lincoln Bible Institute;'univoi'slty Of IL*. Ft. nays ES siaue college

other Training (list type and years): Landnur Language School^ 5 years.

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Student'\ministnies at Mildord. KY & Mt. Pleasant Chxirch nearMt. Oliytet, KY. ^

19^17-51Bible College & Evangelistic work—Ragaul. U.P./& Bilasour.M.P,L95^60

Woodstoclf School, Mussoorie, U.P, INDIA—Industrial Arts,Bible Olasaea, church work^

Madras. INDIA—Bible College classes, church work.

! JBAN ROTHEBMSL ROLANBBirthday: November 2^^*20 Place: Ragaul. U.P. INDIA

Bom to: Sterling G. & Zoena S. Rothermel

Death: Place:

Cause of deaths

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MARRIAGE:

BAPTISM

INPLDENCES

AFFILIATIONS

CHARACTER

OBSERV^ATION

TESTIMONIES

SPECIAL HONORS

OR MINISTRIES

PICTURE

EXPLANATION:

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Children & Ages: Mary Esther Boonaerts; 1-21-^3

Charlgs Wi 11 i am; !; y . j ^ -

'David La Verne: ^^25-SOPaul Sterling: 9-22-52

When: July 12, **43 JWhere :Rockport, XL

By Whom: Charles L> Roland

How did (he/she) meet (him/her): students at Ojnp.inrtati Bible

Seminary

When: about 1935 _Where; Payson, IL

By Whom:

Who had an early influence on (hiSy^er) life that led (him/her)into a Christian ministry? parents; C. G. Kindred

Charles Rnland

Church Membership: Kilpauk Church of Christ; Madras4 INDIA

Mission Board:

Living-Link or Sponsoring Churches; First Christian Church;

La Crosse^ KSy nlus various other churches. •

As a. (son/dau^ter/olose friend/associate) is there an incidentinvolving you and (hin/her) that you warmly or affectionatelycherish? Explain. , -

Do you recall a statement made by someone regarding (him/iier) thatis note-worthy? What waB it and \dio made it?

Attached: Where Available:

Answers to these questions will provide a good basis for writinga Biographical Sketch. Please sen^ us both this form filled in andthe sketch you write. Use additiohal information not asked for hereif it would make a valued addition to the biogra]^]y.

re. 1IHDMB-MIL SKEa?CH K)R MISSIONARY FAMILIES

This information will help with the preparation and' publicity of the Missionary Picture Book,1975.

Husband's

Name William H. Roland

Wife's

Maiden Name Jean A. Rothermel

Bom (Place) Versailles, IL 62378U.S.A.

Date December 24. 1923

Bom (place) Maudaha; Hamirpur Dist.; U.P.INDIA

Date November 23, 1920

Address Benevolent Social Services Leprosy City/State B Yerpedu P.O.; Chittoor Dist.Centre

Nation INDIA ZIP Code ^1Q

FORWARDING AGENT

Name First Christian Church

Address 521 Poplar St.

City/state La Crosse. KS ZIP Code 675^8

SCHOOLING

High School Pittsfield Community

College'̂ ^.^ort Hays Kansas StateSeminary/GradTiate^^ncinnati Bible

City/state Pittsfield. IL

City/state Havs. KS

City/state Cincinnati. OH

When & Where Baptized

City/state Fayson, IL; 1935

FAMILY FACTS Married X Single

CHIIiDREN

Names Place of Birth Month/Day/Year

Mary EstherfBonnaerts 1 Cincinnati, OH; U.S.A. Jan.21,'45

Charles William

Landour

U.P.; India May 11,*48

David LaVerne Kanpur, U.P.; India Mar.25,'50

Paul Sterling Pittsfield, IL; U.S.A. Sep-22,'52

CHRISTIAN SERVICE

Where

Milford & Mt.Pleasant,KY

Maudaha, Bilaspur 8cT.flnHniiT>^ iTidTci

What

Student ministries

Bible College 8c Grade/HighSchool teacher

When

19^+5 & ^6igity - 1951; 195if - 196O;

1960 - 1964

Lincoln(IL) Bible Institute Missions Teacher 1953/54Hays, Plainville, LaCross<

8c Bison, KSElder, Youth Ministry, SupplyPreaching, Bible School Teacher 1965 - 1974

SriKalahasti, India Vocational Sehabilitation(Leprosy) 1975 - presentLIST OP TERMS OP MISSIONARY SERVICE

Starting DateSecond Term

Third Term

Fourth Term

Fifth Term

19471954

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Furlough DateFurlough DateFurlough DateFurlough DateFurlough Date

1951i9601964

Mission Location Maudaha, U.P.; INDIAMission Location Bilaspur, M.P.; INDIAMission Location Landour, U.P.; INDIAMission Location Srikalahasti . A.P. ; INDIAMission Location

Short summary of present missionary service and accomplishments: General management of the(Use back of this sheet or second sheet, if needed.) Leprosy Centre in 1975-76, duringregular manager's furlough; management of Kotagiri Community School for seven monthsof 1976 during regular managers' furlough? study of Telegu language; general preparationsrelated to setting up a vocational rehabilitation program.

OMDMB-NAIL SKETCH FOR MISSIONAnY FAMILIES

Ilhis information will help with the prepstration and publicity of the Missionary Picture Book,1975.

Husband's

Name William Roland Bom (Place) Versailles, XL 62578 U.S.A.

Date December 2^, 1925

Wife's

Maiden Name Rothermel Bom (place) Maudaha; Hamirpur Dist.; U.P,j.naia

Date November 25, 1920

Address BENEVOLENT SOCIAL SERVICES LEPROSY city/State ^^BPEDU P.O.:CHITTOOR DIST.~~~~ .andhra pradesh

Nation ZIP Codri^ -517 6IQ

FORWARDING AGENT

Name First Christian Church

Pnnlar St.

City/State LaCrosse. KS ZIP Code 67548

SCHOOLING

High School Woodstock School

College Cincinnati Bible

City/state Muasoorie, U.P. IndiaCj

City/State Cincinnati, Ohio

Seminary/Graduate ^ort Hays Kansas State City/State Hays, Kansas

When & Where BaptizedCity/State Maudaha; Hamirour Dist.. U.P. India. 1927

.J'AMILY FACTS Married 35 yearsI Single

- 1 AlWCHIIiDREN

Names

Mary Esther (Boonaerts"

Place of Birth

'Cincinnati. OH. U.S.A.

Month/Day/Year

Jan.21. 1945

Charles V/iiliam Landour. Musaoorie. TI.P. India May 11. 1948

David LaVerne Kannur. U.P- India Mar.25. 1950

Paul Sterling Pittsfield. IL U.S.A. Sep.22. 1952

What When

CHRISTIAN SERVICE

Where

U.S.A. Numerous states VBS,Summer Camps, Church-jmeetin^ s 1959-46 8c each furloughGeneral mission work

Teaching ^ible Classes etc.Bible School teacher. YouthMinistry. V.B.S. & camps etc.

feudlhat^iilfa^pur, &Hays, Plainville,LaCrosse. KS

•47-'64

'65-'74SriKalahasti, Yerpedu,"Kotagiri. India

Supervisory & health workBible teaching. Studying Telugu

LIST OF TEEMS OF MISSIONARY SERVICE

Starting Date 194?Second Term _ 1954Third Term

Fourth Term

Fifth Term

i960TW

Furlough DateFurlough DateFurlough DateFurlough DateFurlough Date

19^1I9601964

1975—

Mission Location Maudaha, U.P., IndiaMission Location Bilasnur, M.P.,"TndiaMission Location Landour, U.P.,TndiaMission Location SriKalahasti, A.I^ IndiaMission Location

Short summary of present missionary service and accomplishments: General management of(Use back of this sheet or second sheet, if needed.) leprocy centre and teaching Bible

75-76. Management, Health care, teaching Bible at Kotagiri during Lacson's absence.Study Telugu language.