Davis Donald Eleanor 1954 India

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MEET TWO OF OUR MISSIONARIESDonald and Eleanor Davis are missionaries of the Christian

Churches or Churches of Christ on furlough in the United States aftera five year term of service with the Central Provinces India Mission atBilaspur M P India

Don has served for the past three years in India as the principalof the Schaefer Memorial Christian High School and Kududand Primary School of Bilaspur This has included the management of theChristian Home for orphans and underprivileged boarding studentswho come from churches of Central India While learning the Indianlanguage Hindi he served as instructor in the Central India BibleCollege Eleanor in addition to being mother of three small boys hasassisted the care of some sixty orphans in the Home She has alsostudied the Hindi language and handles much of the correspondenceo f the Mission

The avis children were all born in India They are: Mark Alanage 5; Donald Jr 4; Wayne 2AREA O WOR

Bilaspur is a railway junction and city of some sixty thousandpeople near the geographic center of India It is the center of missionary activity for the area The majority of the people of the area areHindus There are also Muslims Sikhs and aboriginal animists Thereare two strong Christian churches in Bilaspur both of which are aresult of the pioneer work of Harry and Emma Schaefer who went toIndia in 1913 The mission work of Bilaspur was greatly expandedunder their son Harry Schaefer Other missionaries include Ben andEstelle Schiller who plan to return to India soon to work with the HighSchool Presently Bernel and Joan Getter continue with the SargujaDistrict work amongst the Groan tribals and the Orissa churchesWilliam and Jean Roland lead the Central India Bible College whichsupplies the area with an indigenous ministryEVANGELISTIC AND EDUCATIONAL WORK


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Christian literature in both Hindi and English language media. Donhas served two terms as the chairman of the New Testament Publication Association, a cooperative effort of missionaries in India. Uponreturning to India one project aims at placing a Bible in every Christianhome. In addition to his work in central India, Don has conductedevangelistic campaigns in the North-east Indian province of Assamand Madras in the South. The Davises plan to return to India earlysummer, 1960, to begin their second term of service there.METHOD OF SUPPORTBoth Don and Eleanor Davis are supported by the congregationsin which they grew up: Don is the overseas minister of the FirstChristian Church of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Eleanor is supported by thethe Madisonville Christian Church of Cincinnati, Ohio. During theirone year stay in America they hope to subscribe funds that will enable them to continue work already started and to expand in newerpromising areas. Don writes, In the past our mission funds hove beenextremely limited. It is hoped that our American Christian friends willpledge support to this work of God. We will promise in return to spendthese funds as wisely as we know how and to keep our contributorsinformed as to what the ir funds enable us to do. We ask individualsand churches to consider seriousiy adopting one or more of the following projects while we are still able to work in this great country.HERE IS W Y U CAN HELP

The SERVI E LINK PL N helps to put the mission work on a definitebusiness-like basis. With this plan our church has a definite relationship with a definite project in a definite village or evangelistic center.A service link pays an evangelist, builds living quarters for him andhelps in the purchase of needed evangelistic equipment. Take a ServiceLink and preach Christ in India

Projects for RopeholdersFull Link 500.00 per year; 41.67 per month


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19 ay1954W hen on and Mrs Elean^ | Dav^ received their India

visas April 5th they immediately lri iap l: ted plans to fly to t hef i e ld in o rde r to e n te r th e Landour langauge school in th e May t e rmThey Ifev from New York by Pan American April 36th stopped over inLondon two days and a r r iv ed in New Del ih i Apr i l 30tg They a re nowenro l l ed int language school and expec t to go to Bi laspu r toteach part t ime in Bi laspur Bible Seminary a f t e r August 27th . They wi l

engage a pund i t f o r f u r t h e r l anguage s tudy t h e r e They may be addresfo r the present a t Oakland Landour Mussoorie U P India or incare o f t h e i r f orwa rd ing agent who i s Warren Smith Chris t ian ChurchOdon Ind iana


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Bach Adult missionary should complete one of these forms and send by regular seamail to:Mission Services - Box 968 - Joliet Illinois

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ompleteaddress on field ^ ^ MComplete home for forwarding) addressName and address of hometown newspaper.Names and addresses of other newspapers which might carry stories of yourwork

Place of Birth ^ 6^.5-4- Day ^:2E_rMonth


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Personal File - Page 2 - Name.What things influenced you to become a missionary? Your own story in some detail might beinfluential in leading others into fullt ime service use a separate sheetJf^you need more space ?

Describe briefly in outline form the natur^^your daily duties. ^Which of the following terms niost nearly describes your missionary status: ^ ^ ^

7 fiL.Evangelist. Bible College teacher Public School teacher Home makerD o c t o r N u r s e S o c i a l worker O f f i c e worker O ther.

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Father s name and home address (if living : TiTirfTi _ jr5^ }yName of forwarding agents- iA. L_Telephone ^ ^What are hla or her duties: ^Should mon^ be sent to forwarding agent only In what fnrm ? if it can be mailed to

you please indicate how in what form?Does your forwarding agent serve without .What problems do you need help with , t ha t Mission services might provide?


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Each Adult missionary should complete one of these forms and send by regular seamall to:Mission Services - Box 968 - Joliet , I ll inois

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Complete address on fi^id / ^ j /y\r>y^Complete home for forwarding address jr/y>y^A^^^ 6/.^./^.

Name and address of hometown newspaper- ^Names and addresses of other newspapers which might carry stories of your work...

Place of Birth ^ c?: ^ Day Mnni-h YearZ^:^Where hnpfise^d?, cT^. what age?.On back of page please describe any special circumstances regarding conversion.Marital status: Married Single.^ Divorced. Widowed. Married at what agiList children by ful l name giving place, day, month, and year of birth;

Name Place Day Month Year

Schooling High School and on :N am e and Lo ca ti on o f School


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Personal File - Page 2 - Name,What things influenced you to become a missionary? Your own story in some d et ai l might beInfluential in leading others into fulltime service use a separate sheetdf you need more space)?

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Describe briefly in outline form t he nature of your daily duties,

Which of the following terms most nearly describes your missionary status:Evangelist. Bible College teacher Public School teacher.Doctor. Nurse , Social worker Office wo r k e rO t h e r

Father s name and h ome address (if living):His nrrnapl-inn jg ^ nhrifltiaTi?.What positions of leadership has he held in the local rVmrrh? .Mother s full maiden nam^ jg g^e liying?

Het occupation if employed outside of home - ~s sh aChristian?^

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Home mak e r

What leadership positions has she held in the local church?Name of forwarding

AHHrPflgWha t are h is or her duties :

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Telephone

Should money be sent to forwarding agent only? . In what fnrm 7 jf it can be mailed toyou please indicate how in wha t form?

Does your forwarding agent serve without salary?.What problems do you need help with, that Mission Services might provide?

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Davis Donald Eleanor 1954 India