Author: Lynn May

So how did God bring together and use for His service a gal from Chicago, Illinois, and a young man from Southgate, California? It was the summer of 1953. Duane’s first wife Ladene, had been killed, about 6 months before, in a car accident. He survived and yet was left with with three young daughters (one […]

Connie and Mary Cain served with New Tribes Mission for 36 years – seven years in Venezuela and twenty-nine in Colombia. Connie wasn’t saved until he was 21 years old. Immediately he wanted to “do something for the Lord.” He wondered what he could do. Being a pastor or missionary meant he needed a college education. He had […]

Ron and Avis Bodin served with NTM for thirty nine years – three years in Venezuela and the rest at the US headquarters. Both are children of New Tribes missionaries and both were raised in a boarding school. In fact, they actually met in Bolivia when Avis was three. Avis’ father, Dave Bacon, was one […]

Joe and Elna served the Lord with NTM for fifty one years in Bolivia. Joe did evangelism throughout his time there; seven years while still single, and the same work after marrying Elna. After their children were older, Elna taught Sunday school, a ladies’ class and VBS. The majority of their time on the field […]