La Junta Mennonite School of Nursing - Nightingale Yearbook (La Junta, CO)

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. ...... NURSE ,MISSIONARY SPEAKS ln our work we deal with a variety of individuals, many of whom are immigrants uho have filtered from Buenos Aires, tl1e crossroads of the world, into neighboring provinces. They are alike, however, in their 11eed of a Savior, Our chief task is to help them find tl1e perfect salvation our Heavenly Father offers through His Son Jesus Christ. -selella N, oamlwi- n, N.. n, A. ifaluaja F, c, o., .Xl'g6l1tll12l, s. A, 11923-1929? 1937-1 The millions in India are in desperate need, Our hospital, dispensaries, and schools minister to their physical and mental 11eeds, but it is primarily to teach and preach the saving power of Christ that we go to India, Many opportunities are lost. daily because there are no nurses there, XVill not some of you go? Those of us who have been there would return if possible. -Ada Hartzler R. N. '25, Colorado Springs, Colo. tServed 11 years i11 lndial Thou therefore endure hardness, wrote Paul to Timothy. D0 we ask with the poet for, Some rock for me to rend, or speak of the time VVIIQII we lie t'In unattended agony, beneath the cot-oa's shade? Oh, there are many great things we may be called upon to do, God give us grace and strength to do them, but let us not forget to be faithful in the little things. -Mary J. Holsopple li. N, '28, Kansas City Mo. fServed 6 years in Indial The young 9il1'llt'St Christian nurse does not choose a soft job with easy pay. I regard the opportunities confronting her today most challenging, To me none seems greater than the consecration and application of her talents, training, and Christian experience in missionary service. I found it a joy to bring physical comfort and spiritual light to the sick illlfl helpless children and neglected women of India, -Dora. Shantz Gehman B, A., li. N. '30, Rush Lake Saskatchewan QGVZ yrs. in Indial lhlxcerpt from a letter to Bro. Erb.J Living in sunny Colorado was quite different from the conditions we found in this Nuttermost partl' . . . The vision of Christ going about doing good was impressed anew upon me as we traveled by pony from village to village to reach our station, The hungry, eager crowds challenge ns to proclaim the Gospel to every soul . , , God has wonderfully answered prayer. We can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth us.'i -Dorothy Miller Nelson li, N. '33, Kiulung Kiang, Yunnan Province, China tsince 19379 tEXcerpt from a letter to Nora Millerj l have gone back to teaching but never regard my nurses' training amiss, Rather, l am grateful for it, being the only R. N. O11 tl1e field, The missionary babies are popular subjects for me, When delivering the native mothers I act as doctor, supervisor. scrub nurse a11d circulating nurse . . . I am constantly praising my Lord for His daily leading. He fills me with true joy. I'ray for our dear black people. -l'hebe Yoder ll. A., Th, ll.. li, N. '37, Musoma T. T.. British E, Africa tsince 19375 My work thus far has been mostly language study. My teacher, wl1o is of English descent, knows the Spanish and English language about equally well, She has been a great help in orienting me in my new environment, Very soon I will be through with the language study and will take up a new kind of work. -Una Uressman R. N. '34, Pehuajo F. C, 0, Argentina S, A. tsince 1940!

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1 as PASTOR SUPERIN TEN DENT FRIEND ALLEN H. ERB For the S011 of Man is not come to destroy lll6ll'S lives, but to save them. - 'l'he 1llll'SlJ in her study Elllli work 9l111li1ilSlZt S tl1e saving of life. 1'11ste11r. Lister 1111d Koch 2ll'i-' ivillllliitll' l12lll1l S s11ggesti11g victory over diseuse lllld 1-o11seque11t suving of life. When so inueh ilfiftlv tion is given now i11 the world to destruction tl1is saving 1l1'Ugl'2lll1 st11nds out i11 bold relief. It VVEIS i11 sueh il time JIS this lllill' Florenee Nigl1ting11le flllllld l1er great tJ1lllUl'illl1liY, No XVi16l'i-' is there 21 greater necessity for the saving of 111Pl1'S lives tl11111 on tl1e C1llll'l'i1 inission fields, fill the inission field tl1e lllldt-'1'llI'iVii6'Q6d elzlsses of H1611 2ll'9 Ctllliilkfiilll. It is i11 such groups of 111911 1l111t saving efforts 11re Silllllliilfl-ld. VVhen tl1e Bl11ek Plague YVQIS dev11st11ting Europe it w11s then th11t T196llSV011i1Ul'k described lJ2ll'fP1'ill lllld diseovered iililt they eould be killed by l1e11t. Thus Stlllle progress could be Illtlfii-' 2lg2lll1Si tl1e dev11st11tio11 of disease. ln t ollier's for April 12. 1041, the story is told of Dr, Douglas Ross Collier of the 'ClliC'l1f2fI11ill. Th:1il1'1nd. 1C'D1'0S2l1'ill1l1. XViltl developed tl1e 11ew Zlllll proinising f0X0id-ZllliifOX0lll treutinent for leprosy. Dr. Collier is working 11s il llllltilvill 11liSSl0l12lI'Y ill the P1'6Sllj'iPI'i2lll Mission in 'l'h11il1111d. lt w11s i11 this field tl111t lllillly lepers were Sllffftflllgi 1111d needing fl'0illi1H9lli, 111 line of d11ty till this inission field. Dr, Collier diseovered tl reinedy that gives proinise of giving relief froin tl1is dre11d dise11se. For sueh il 1111111-'df' men h11ve bee11 seeking 11ll iill'tlll2ll illllllilll history. He probably never Xvtlllifi l111ve bee11 :lille to il2lV0 served his God or blessed Luke 9 :56. his fellowinen ill 11s large 1,1 w11y outside the 111iS' sion field. To follow tl1e GXRIIIIDIE! of Jesus is to s11ve Zlllti not to destroy. XVe Cilll save tl1e niost where there is the niost destruction If we find mo1'e poverty 111111 disease illld suffering in one group tl11111 ill 11notl1er. then, 11Il things being Glllllli, our duty is tow111'd tl1e I1lO1'Q afflicted group. Soine one ex' pressed this i1'l1i11 ill this l1l2l1lllt'1' when spe11kingr of direct evniigelistic xnission effort. Every 1112111 1111s the right to hear the Gospel once before any other man has 21 right to hear it twice. The Chi-isti11n nurse may profit by this principle. In one plaee there Illilj' be f11Ul'lSillldS without, tl1e Hltlfii' 9l9I!1P11f:lI'y nursing serviee, ill another. hundreds who have 11v11i111ble tl1e best fl'2llllPd ser' viee, It should be ele111- illllt the duty of tl1e nurse would be to the underp1'ivi1eged fil0llS2ll1dS 1'11tl1er than tl1e highly privileged hundreds. 3 The mission fields of the Church are the large unoec-upied sec-tions of the world. To these ter- ritories our great Lord tllld Master Ufllllllltlllds 119 to go. Many nurses will find their largest opportun- ity for the i11VOSi1I1i-'Ili of their lives ill these fields. E11eh nurse is responsible before God to 1l92l1' the F2111 of the Master tllld give 1'-o11side1'11tio11 to the needs uf the souls of 111911 in these mission fields. She should be able to give tl reason that will s11t- isfy God why she is 11ot ill direet niissionary ser- vice. --Allen H. Erb.