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PERSONAL F ILE

Da t e ^ Sep t ember 1 7 . 19S9

Name in ful l , Ber t h a D. FilerSex^

Complete address on fie ld . Prpnpran DpI i vfirv, Davao GitVr Phil lopines

Complete forwarding addrfiss. R. T). , Spring Valley^ Ohio

Name and address of sponsoring or endor sing chu rch (o r churches):

Ferry Church o f C h ris t, R, Waynesvi l le , Ohio

Name and address of hometown newspaper.

Names and addresses of other papers ^ I ch might carry stories of your work. . .

P l a c e of Bi r t h . Genterv i l lP j Ohio Day 28 Mr>nth 9 Year^2 .

Where baptised? F e r r y Chu r c h of Christ Da t e , 192li

On back of page, please describe any special c i rcumstances regarding conversion

Marital status: Married, Single-X Divorced Widowed Date of Marriage.

List children by full name giving place, day, month, and year of birth:

Name P l ace Day Month Year

Please list places of previous Chris t ian services . Give approximate dates . . .

Teacher in Cincinnati Bible Seminary 193'^ to 19li8



Persona l F ile - Page 2 - Name Rertha Filer

Schooling (High school and later):

Name and Location of school Number of Years Major Degrees with dates

wavnesviiLe Mien bcnooi

r . i np . i nna t -1 R ih ie S em i na rv

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6

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AB, 193U; MA, 1936

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Wilming ton Go:i . leee Summer & even ing c l a s s e sUn iv ers it y o f Cinc i t ina t i

Miami Tlnivers^* tv ti

Univers i ty o f Dayton "

What things influenced you to become a missionary? Your own story in some detail mightbe influential in leading others into fulltime service (use back of sheet for more space) ?

I had been in fu l l t ime Chris t ian work xinti l Icame home in 19hQ to

care fo r my motlier and f a ther . At t ha t t ime T en te re d publ ic school

teaching as a means o f m.aking a l iv ing for myse lf i nd them. ^

father died in 19^3 and my mother in 1956, Since tha t time I have

been i nc re as ing ly d es ir ou s o f get t ing back into some kind ofchurdi work fu l l t ime, I have knovm Ruth Smi th many years , and

when she invi ted me l a s t February to ccme to Davao City and fork

vdth her there in Davao Bible Seminary, I was most happy to accept

h e r i n v i t a t i o n .

Descr ibe brief ly in outline form the nature of your daily duties on t he fi eld,

I do not know how I can do th i s \u i t i l I ar r ive there and becone aquaintedvath them, I do expect to work m th the Fil ipino gi r l s who wil l be

engaged in Vacat ion Bib le School v.-ork, and whatever else may be requiredo f me within the l imi ts of my abi l i ty .

Which of the following terms most nearly describes your missionary status?

Evangelist. Bib le Col lege teacher. r , Public School teacher, Homemaker^

Don tn r Nur s e . Socia l wor ke r Off ice wo r k e r _ _ _ Name o t h e r

Father's name and home address (if living) Deceased

His r>nr>iipatir>n Is he 3. Christian?

What positions of l eade rshi p h a s he held in the local church? -

Mother's full maiden name. Def^paaeH Is she living?

Is she a Christian? Her occupation if employed outside of home

What leadership positions has she held in the local church?



Persona l File - Page 3 - Name Bertha Filer

Name of forwarding agente^_Jaseph_E«_Ite2±§ocliCentervi

Address. R. 1. Spring Valley, Ohio Telephone ™g-326

What duties are performed by your forwarding agent?

This too, I >.111 more about when I have had more opportionity tou se h i s s e r v i c e s . At least I know t h a t he w i l l r e c e i v e wha t monies

are sent for my use, fon^arding funds to me as I need them. He T-dllkeep a l l f inancial records and vdl l ex pect to give an acccmting when

n e e c ed .

Should money be sent to forwarding agent only?. In i^diat fni-TYiy Check ^

mailed to you, please i nd icat e how — in ^^^lat form?

Does your forwarding agent receive a salary?

Use the remainder of this sheet to supply other information ^\̂ iich you think might be helpful

to th e staff of Mission Serv ic es in p repa ring news stories about your ministry:

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