Born: NoÂvemÂber 19, 1885, Stord IsÂland (near BerÂgen), NorÂway.
Died: AuÂgust 18, 1959, AsÂpen, CoÂloÂraÂdo.
Buried: FlorÂal Hills CemÂeÂteÂry, KanÂsas CiÂty, MisÂsoÂuri.
Pseudonyms--
VirÂginÂia Rose GoldÂen
Laverne Gray
Richard Hainsworth
Rev. H. N. Lines
Robert Whitmore
Ferne Winters
Lillenas emÂiÂgratÂed to AmerÂiÂca as a child; his famÂiÂly setÂtled first in South DaÂkoÂta, then moved to OrÂeÂgon in 1889. He atÂtendÂed Deets PaÂciÂfic BiÂble CollÂege in Los AnÂgeÂles, CalÂiÂforÂnia (later reÂnamed to PaÂsaÂdeÂna CollÂege); stuÂdied muÂsic at the SieÂgel-MyÂers School of MuÂsic in ChiÂcaÂgo, IlÂliÂnois; and reÂceived an honÂorÂary DocÂto… Go to person page >
Translator: Honorato Reza
Born: OcÂtoÂber 27, 1912, Alahuixtlan, GuerÂreÂro, MexÂiÂco.
Died: 2000, Kansas City.
Reza’s edÂuÂcaÂtion beÂgan at age six in the home of a ProÂtestÂant pasÂtor, and conÂtinÂued in a boardÂing school in TelÂoÂloÂaÂpan, and latÂer in MexÂiÂco City. ReÂza beÂcame a ChrisÂtian at age 11 afÂter hearÂing a sermon by Ruth DelÂgaÂdo. He turned away from the faith as a teen, but was reÂconÂciled in 1930. He gradÂuÂatÂed from the BiÂble InÂstiÂtute in MexÂiÂco CiÂty in 1935, and took his first pasÂtorÂate in MaÂtÃÂas RoÂmeÂro, OaÂxaÂca.
Reza enÂrolled at the UnÂiÂverÂsiÂty of PasÂaÂdeÂna, California, in 1937, reÂceived his baÂcheÂlor’s deÂgree in 1939, and reÂturned to MexÂ… Go to person page >
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