Seeking work, Stella’s family moved often – 13 times in one year – including to Wingard and Carlton, Sask.; Kronsgart, Purvis, and Crystal City, Man. Because churches were far away, …
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Edna attended Bible school in Abbotsford and Yarrow, B.C. After she married Henry Thiessen on May 31, 1952, they studied 4 years at Prairie Bible Institute, Three Hills, Alta., and …
Alex lived his faith in Jesus. He accepted Christ as Saviour at 12 and was baptized into Port Rowan (Ont.) MB Church at 16. Alex and Elva married in Winkler, …
Ben helped milk cows on the family dairy, but he especially liked driving the tractor. In 1948, when the farm was flooded, the family found refuge at the Abbotsford Airport …
When Anna was an infant, her family moved from Steinfeld, Russia, first to Germany and then to Brazil, hoping for a better life. In Brazil, she met Heinz and they …
Daisy grew up on a farm in McMahon, Sask., the third of 6 children born to Peter and Helena Martens. She trained as a teacher, acquiring a PhD from Simon …
Jake was born into a Mennonite community that was religious but didn’t know Jesus’ grace. Self-worth was based on how well one did financially. His family did not have amenities …
God’s rescuing undergirded George’s faith. When George was one, his father was captured, taken to Siberia, and never seen again. Young George was sickly; the hospital left him to starve. …
Anni and her four younger siblings grew up under the Communist regime in Ukraine. Owning a Bible and praying were forbidden, but their mother told them many Christian stories. When …
Jacob was born in Rueckenau, Russia, in 1924 and immigrated to Canada with his parents that year. He spent his childhood in Kitchener, Ont., as the eldest of 5 siblings. …
Verna grew up on a dairy farm near Hepburn, Sask. She attended the one-room school at New Home. After high school in Hepburn, she attended Bethany College, where she met …
John was the fifth of seven siblings growing up in a loving Christian home. At 19, he became a Christian through the preaching of missionary Toews. That November, John was …
During the post-war cleanup in Holland, Anna met Peter Epp, who was working with Mennonite Central Committee. They married Mar. 2, 1948, in Leiden, Netherlands. An only child, she left …
Breata was the fourth of five children, the only girl. She accepted Jesus as Saviour at 8 and was later baptized into Aberdeen (Sask.) MB Church. Her education began near …
Edna was the second child born in Canada to Mennonite refugees from South Russia, joining older siblings who had emigrated with their parents and grandparents under the auspices of Mennonite …