Collection 571 [December 1, 2009]
Facanha, Shura ; 1968-
Interviews; 2000-2001
Audio cassette tapes (.05 cubic feet)
Restrictions: None
Brief Description. Oral history interviews in which Facanha discusses: her family; family ministry and involvement at church; the Assemblies of God church in Ecuador; foreign missionaries in Ecuador; Operation Mobilization ships; translation work; growing in Christian life on board the OM Doulos; evangelistic work in Philippines, Papau New Guinea, Australia; attack in the Philippines; working in the former Yugoslavia; beginning home office in Ecuador; deliberating between career and missions; balancing ministry and family life; strengths of American and Ecuadorian churches; Wheaton College Graduate School; women missionaries in OM; importance of pastoral care for missionaries
Full Name
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Shura Susana Palacios Facanha
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Birth
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March 5, 1968 in
Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Family
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Parents
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Axa Marussich (mother);
Franklin Palacios (father)
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Siblings
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Axa Palacios Carnes (older sister); Andrea Palacios
(younger sister)
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Marital Status
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Married Roberto Facanha; 1994
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Children
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Gabriela, born in 1996; 3 other children
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Conversion
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1972, Age 4: during an
altar call at an evangelistic event
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Education
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1986
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Central Bible College,
Springfield, Missouri
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1990-1992
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Brookdale Community College, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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1993-1997
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Christian and
Missionary Alliance Seminary, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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1999-2000
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Wheaton College
Graduate School, Wheaton, Illinois. TESL and Masters in Missions/Intercultural Studies as a recipient of
the Billy Graham Center Scholarship
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Career
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October 1986
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Joined OM (Operation
Mobilization) ship, M/V Logos.
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1987
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Worked with an OM land
team in England, Hungary and former Yugoslavia
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1988
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Joined the OM ship, M/V Doulos
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1989
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Worked at the OM US
home office in Georgia
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1992-1999
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Worked as OM
representative in Ecuador
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2002-
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As of 2009, working
along with her husband to run the OM Ecuador office: teaching, mobilizing
missions in Ecuador, running a Christian bookstore and starting new programs
for children especially in at-risk situations
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Shura Facanha was interviewed by
Paul Ericksen on November 14, 2000 and May 8, 2001 at
the office of the BGC Archives. The
events described in the interview cover the time period 1968-2001.
T1
(93 minutes). Memories of
family life; family ministry and involvement at church; Assemblies of God church in Ecuador; foreign
missionaries in Ecuador; conversion at an evangelistic campaign; importance of
Sunday School; personal desire to serve in the church; awareness of missions;
initial experience with Operation Mobilization ships; sister’s experience
living on OM ship; OM’s application procedures; training on the ship;
experience on board the ship; translation work; OM Logos shipwreck; working
with OM European land team; growing in Christian life on board the OM Doulos; changes to OM ships in recent years; memories of
revival on the ship; Lloyd Nicholas, OM Doulos ship
leader; Richard Wurmbrand
T2
(85 minutes). Evangelistic work in Philippines, Papau New Guinea, Australia; attack in the Philippines;
mission work in former Yugoslavia; working for OM home office in Georgia;
beginning home office in Ecuador; deliberating between career and missions;
education at Christian and Missionary Alliance seminary; marrying Roberto;
balancing ministry and family life; administrating the OM-Ecuador office;
Ecuadorian churches; American perception of Ecuador; strengths of American and
Ecuadorian churches; education in the United States; Wheaton College Graduate
School; women missionaries in OM; importance of pastoral care for missionaries;
value of obedience in faith
Provenance
The materials in this collection were given to the
Archives of the Billy Graham Center by Mrs. Facanha in 2000 and 2001.
Accession: 00-68 & 01-21
November, 2009
Noel Collins Pfeifer
Acc. # 00-68,
01-21
Type of Material: Audio Tapes
The following items are located in the AUDIO TAPE file.
Item# - Reel or cassette, speed, length, number of
sides, contents (title of sessions, participants according to the program,
date.
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R/C
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length
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Sides
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Contents
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Dates
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T1
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C
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93
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2
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Oral history interview of Shura Facanha by Paul Ericksen
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11/14/2000
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T2
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C
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85
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2
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Conclusion of interview of Shura Facanha by Paul Ericksen
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05/08/2001
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