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English Missionary in Iowa Seeks U.S. Citizenship
John Cumbers, English aviator turned missionary, living in Iowa on furlough, studies for U.S. citizenship while planning to return to Ethiopia as a missionary. He taught Amharic and evangelists at Burji and helped expand churches from 48 to 86, with his wife Ruth and children Vernon Paul.
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John Cumbers
Iowa
U.S
Ethiopia
Cumbers
Thirteenth Street
Sudan Interior Mission
New York City
Eritrea
Air Training Corps
England
Brittan’s
Air University
Southampton
London Bible College
Africa
Vernon
Addis Ababa
Ruth
Burji
Paul
Missionary School
United States
Calvary Baptist Church
Faith Baptist Church
Robins
Dabra Berhan
Mountain of Light