Collection 611
[February 21, 2005]
Miller, Mary Ann (Shook); ca. 1936-
Interviews; ca. 1936-1988
Audio Tape (0.004 cubic feet)
Brief Description: Interview with Mary Ann Miller a missionary with Africa Inland Mission (AIM) to the Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) and the Central African Republic. Miller talks about her family, conversion, life on the mission field, teaching school, raising a family in Africa, animism, demon possession, and the Azande (Zande) people.
Restrictions: None.
Biography
Full name |
Mary Ann (Shook) Miller |
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Birth |
ca. 1936, South Dakota |
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Family |
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Parents |
Rev. & Mrs. Charles Shook |
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Siblings |
Mary was the oldest child in the family |
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Marital Status |
Married Russell James Miller, August 29, 1964 |
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Children |
Ronald James, Susan, Jon |
Conversion |
At the age of 3 |
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Education |
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1958 |
Graduated from Wheaton College with a BA degree (majored in Christian education) |
Career |
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1958-1960s |
Worked at Scripture Press Publications |
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1969 |
Appointed missionary with Africa Inland Mission (AIM) |
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1969-1971 |
Studied French in Neuchatei, Switzerland |
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1972-ca. 1980 |
Assigned to Dungu Station in Zaire where Mary Ann and her husband were teachers at a training school for Zairean elementary school teachers (2 terms) |
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1980s |
3rd term in Central African Republic (CAR) |
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Late 1980s |
Translating Bible materials into the Bangala language while living in Aba, Congo |
Other significant information |
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Mary Ann’s father was a pastor |
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Her husband’s parents, Harry & Dorothy Miller, were AIM missionaries in Zaire |
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Scope and Content
Mary Ann (Shook) Miller was interviewed by Julie Schwemin on November 9, 1988, at the home of Mrs. Miller in Wheaton, Illinois. This interview was conducted as part of a Wheaton College class assignment. The events described in the interview cover the time period ca.1936-1988.
T1 (90 minutes). Childhood, desire to be a missionary, conversion, influence of parents, Wheaton College, spiritual life at Wheaton, courses taken, meets her future husband, missionary call, attends IVCF Urbana conference, brief history of Africa Inland Mission, AIM’s requirements for prospective missionaries, evaluation of AIM’s program of orientation and preparation, language training, first impressions of Zaire, description of mission station, animism, demon possession, “Bengi” demon, weakness of local church, teaching school, work done at the mission station, works at a trade school in Central African Republic (CAR), knighting of Russ Miller by President Andre Kolingba of the CAR, principles and practice of Theological Education by Extension (TEE), culture influences which affect the way Zairean’s respond to the gospel, birth of daughter, raising children in Africa, rumors of war, the Azande (Zande) people.
Provenance
The materials in this collection were given to the Archives of the Billy Graham Center by Mary Ann (Shook) Miller and Julie Schwemin in January 1989.
Accession: 89-6
February 21, 2005
Wayne D. Weber
LOCATION RECORD
Accession: 89-6
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 session, participants) according to the program, date.
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R/C |
speed |
length |
Sides |
Contents |
Dates |
T1 |
C |
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90 min. |
2 |
Interview of Mary Ann (Shook) Miller by Julie Schwemin |
Nov. 9, 1988 |