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While shepherds were watching their flocks in the night

Author: Lina Z. Ressler

Lina Z. Ressler (1869-1948) and her husband, Jacob, were Mennonite missionaries in India during the early part of the twentieth century. Prior to her work in India, Lina had worked in home missions in the Chicago area, and after their return from the mission field the couple worked for a Mennonite publishing house. Archived papers, Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen; Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College, North Newton, KS… Go to person page >

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First Line: While shepherds were watching their flocks in the night
Author: Lina Z. Ressler
Publication Date: 2000
Copyright: This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 2000.
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