Editing Johnstone, Charles Lindsay (1926-2000)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 2000 Jul 14 p. 29

Birth date: 1926 Aug 6

text of obituary:

<center><h3>CHARLES LINDSAY JOHNSTONE</h3></center>

Charles Lindsay johnstone of Abbotsford,
B. C. passed away May
21. He was born Aug.
6, 1926 to Charles and
Edith johnstone in
Moncton, N.B. While
he was young, the family moved to Sackville,
N.B. He entered into a
personal relationship
with Christ, was baptized and joined Main
St. Baptist Church. After high school, he
worked for 1 year in the
Bank of Nova Scotia.
He attended New
Brunswick Bible Institute, Hartland, N.B.
Between his first and
second year there, he
served for a year in the
Canadian army. He was
stationed near Truro,
N.S., where he met lillian Frizzell. After graduation from NBBI in
1947, he pastored two
daughter churches of
The People's Church in
Truro. He married Lillian
in 1949. In 1950 they
went to Bolivia under
Evangelical Union of
South America, which
later merged with
Gospel Missionary
Union. They served in
Bolivia for 32 years,
mainly among the
Guarani Indians. He
served as the GMU B.C.
representative 1982-
87. He taught for 21/2
years at the GMU Bible
Institute in Panama.
They moved to Abbotsford, where they again
fellowshipped in East
Aldergrove MB Church.
He is remembered for
his love of sharing God's
Word and his commitment to prayer. He is
mourned by Lillian;
daughter Beth Bevens;
2 grandsons; and 1
brother. The memorial
service was May 26 in
East Aldergrove MB
Church, with Herb
Neufeld ministering.

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