Anderson, Sarah Kroeker (1882-1969)

Mennonite Weekly Review: 1956 Sep 12 p. 11

Birth date: 1882

text of article:

Portrait of a Missionary

By Mrs. Henry A. Toews, Inman, Kan.

(Editor's Note: Interesting glimpses into the life and work of a pioneer missionary to Africa under the Congo Inland mission are given in this "portrait" by Mrs. Henry A. Toews, who with her late husband also served in the Congo for many years.)

SARAH Kroeker was tall and dark haired with well built shoulders. As one looked at her one got the impression that she could "take it" even though she was a woman. Her friendliness was perhaps her most noticeable feature, but it was her generosity that won her way into the hearts of folk. Her influence was felt on three continents — America, her home, Africa, her field of service and Europe, for Sweden was her adopted home.

It was in 1912 that she left the shores of her homeland as a trained nurse to go to London to study tropical diseases. From there she went to the Congo to Work under the newly founded Congo Inland Mission. Her first love was for the children of Congo who touched the hem of her skirt as she walked in the Congo villages. She also hoped to help the mothers of Congo for which work she was particularly trained.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Jul 3 p. 3