Juanita began her fantastic life in Indianapolis, Indiana, but was raised in Decatur, Illinois, which she always considered home, although she traveled and lived all around the world. She was the daughter of Roy Owen and Pearl Irene Gebhart Owen. The Owen family came from Wales, and there are many stories of Owens in Indiana who became famous for one reason or another. Juanita's mother was a Decatur Gebhart, which was one of the early, leading, wealthy families.
Her family came to know Jesus Christ as personal Savior through the door to door efforts of ladies from the Metropolitan Mission, which was formed by the Metropolitan Methodist Church in downtown Chicago, Illinois. This group believed in giving up everything for the cause of missions. Juanita's father became the buyer for the mission, and the family moved into the Fountain House in Waukesha, Wisconsin, owned by the organization. Juanita was in first grade at the time of the move. She went through their school, guided by very strict regimentation.
Juanita said, “I loved my Lord. He had become a close Friend to whom I went with all my loneliness and troubles...” The Lord called her to go to India as a missionary, and she had picked up medical knowledge on the side in spite of the desire of her mission group. She left for India in 1926, at the age of 20, but her story is best read in her fascinating memoir, "From the Snows of Kathmandu To the Sands of Timbuktu." For many years, she did missionary work for the Lord under the auspicious of the Metropolitan Church Association, and later with the Presbyterians. She did duty as Bible teacher, nurse, doctor, and medical instructor. She traveled throughout India, Nepal, Burma, and even Africa. Her fiance from school days died before they were married, and later she buried three husbands. With her last husband, Bob Fleming, she traveled and worked in South America and the United States for the U.S. government.
In 1978, some of the information in the book was expanded as she visited her great-niece, Patty Gebhart Oftedahl and her husband who had started Lakewood Baptist Church in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. She was in town to visit old friends who were living in the Metropolitan Church Association retirement home there.
Juanita has gone home to Heaven, but her work is carried on by the people who were reached for the Lord through her unselfish labors, and the ones they in turn reached. She being dead, yet liveth!
Her family came to know Jesus Christ as personal Savior through the door to door efforts of ladies from the Metropolitan Mission, which was formed by the Metropolitan Methodist Church in downtown Chicago, Illinois. This group believed in giving up everything for the cause of missions. Juanita's father became the buyer for the mission, and the family moved into the Fountain House in Waukesha, Wisconsin, owned by the organization. Juanita was in first grade at the time of the move. She went through their school, guided by very strict regimentation.
Juanita said, “I loved my Lord. He had become a close Friend to whom I went with all my loneliness and troubles...” The Lord called her to go to India as a missionary, and she had picked up medical knowledge on the side in spite of the desire of her mission group. She left for India in 1926, at the age of 20, but her story is best read in her fascinating memoir, "From the Snows of Kathmandu To the Sands of Timbuktu." For many years, she did missionary work for the Lord under the auspicious of the Metropolitan Church Association, and later with the Presbyterians. She did duty as Bible teacher, nurse, doctor, and medical instructor. She traveled throughout India, Nepal, Burma, and even Africa. Her fiance from school days died before they were married, and later she buried three husbands. With her last husband, Bob Fleming, she traveled and worked in South America and the United States for the U.S. government.
In 1978, some of the information in the book was expanded as she visited her great-niece, Patty Gebhart Oftedahl and her husband who had started Lakewood Baptist Church in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. She was in town to visit old friends who were living in the Metropolitan Church Association retirement home there.
Juanita has gone home to Heaven, but her work is carried on by the people who were reached for the Lord through her unselfish labors, and the ones they in turn reached. She being dead, yet liveth!
Juanita began her fantastic life in Indianapolis, Indiana, but was raised in Decatur, Illinois, which she always considered home, although she traveled and lived all around the world. She was the daughter of Roy Owen and Pearl Irene Gebhart Owen. The Owen family came from Wales, and there are many stories of Owens in Indiana who became famous for one reason or another. Juanita's mother was a Decatur Gebhart, which was one of the early, leading, wealthy families.
Her family came to know Jesus Christ as personal Savior through the door to door efforts of ladies from the Metropolitan Mission, which was formed by the Metropolitan Methodist Church in downtown Chicago, Illinois. This group believed in giving up everything for the cause of missions. Juanita's father became the buyer for the mission, and the family moved into the Fountain House in Waukesha, Wisconsin, owned by the organization. Juanita was in first grade at the time of the move. She went through their school, guided by very strict regimentation.
Juanita said, “I loved my Lord. He had become a close Friend to whom I went with all my loneliness and troubles...” The Lord called her to go to India as a missionary, and she had picked up medical knowledge on the side in spite of the desire of her mission group. She left for India in 1926, at the age of 20, but her story is best read in her fascinating memoir, "From the Snows of Kathmandu To the Sands of Timbuktu." For many years, she did missionary work for the Lord under the auspicious of the Metropolitan Church Association, and later with the Presbyterians. She did duty as Bible teacher, nurse, doctor, and medical instructor. She traveled throughout India, Nepal, Burma, and even Africa. Her fiance from school days died before they were married, and later she buried three husbands. With her last husband, Bob Fleming, she traveled and worked in South America and the United States for the U.S. government.
In 1978, some of the information in the book was expanded as she visited her great-niece, Patty Gebhart Oftedahl and her husband who had started Lakewood Baptist Church in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. She was in town to visit old friends who were living in the Metropolitan Church Association retirement home there.
Juanita has gone home to Heaven, but her work is carried on by the people who were reached for the Lord through her unselfish labors, and the ones they in turn reached. She being dead, yet liveth!
Her family came to know Jesus Christ as personal Savior through the door to door efforts of ladies from the Metropolitan Mission, which was formed by the Metropolitan Methodist Church in downtown Chicago, Illinois. This group believed in giving up everything for the cause of missions. Juanita's father became the buyer for the mission, and the family moved into the Fountain House in Waukesha, Wisconsin, owned by the organization. Juanita was in first grade at the time of the move. She went through their school, guided by very strict regimentation.
Juanita said, “I loved my Lord. He had become a close Friend to whom I went with all my loneliness and troubles...” The Lord called her to go to India as a missionary, and she had picked up medical knowledge on the side in spite of the desire of her mission group. She left for India in 1926, at the age of 20, but her story is best read in her fascinating memoir, "From the Snows of Kathmandu To the Sands of Timbuktu." For many years, she did missionary work for the Lord under the auspicious of the Metropolitan Church Association, and later with the Presbyterians. She did duty as Bible teacher, nurse, doctor, and medical instructor. She traveled throughout India, Nepal, Burma, and even Africa. Her fiance from school days died before they were married, and later she buried three husbands. With her last husband, Bob Fleming, she traveled and worked in South America and the United States for the U.S. government.
In 1978, some of the information in the book was expanded as she visited her great-niece, Patty Gebhart Oftedahl and her husband who had started Lakewood Baptist Church in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. She was in town to visit old friends who were living in the Metropolitan Church Association retirement home there.
Juanita has gone home to Heaven, but her work is carried on by the people who were reached for the Lord through her unselfish labors, and the ones they in turn reached. She being dead, yet liveth!
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