Russell Lang, who worked at El Vergel, Chile betweem1960-1974, passed away in Craig, Nebraska on 24 August 2018.
Here is the paragraph from the attached obituary describing his work in Chile:
In February 1960 they [Russell and Nancy] sailed for Chile to begin work as agricultural missionaries of the Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church at El Vergel, Angol. While in Chile he was teacher and director of the Agricultural School, assistant manager of the farm and preached regularly in churches in the area. In August 1974, Russell, Nancy and family returned to Nebraska and resided at Alder Grove. He taught agriculture at Tekamah-Herman High School for one year and then joined the Extension Service as a county agent in Dodge County, Fremont where he served until 1998.
- submitted by Stanley Moore
James Ingals (Jim) Pettibone, born April 9, 1923, passed on October 3, 2018 in Colorado. Jim served as a missionary in Nepal for twelve years.
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