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| − | <!-- | + | <!--Ernest W. (1922-2005) and Leona (Fast) Schmidt (1923-2015): medical missionaries to the [[Congo, Democratic Republic of|Congo]]. Ernest was born on 5 December 1922 to Peter D. (1885-1976) and Katharina (Friesen) (1894-1928) Schmidt in [[Hepburn (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Hepburn]], [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]. Leona was born on 28 January 1923 to Jacob P. (1899-1978) and Anna (Ratzlaff) (1899-1991) Fast in Dalmeny, Saskatchewan. They married on 20 June 1950 in Dalmeny and left in 1953 to serve as medical missionaries in the Belgian Congo (Zaire), where they worked until 1964. After their return to Canada, they continued to serve in many ways until Ernest died in 2005 and Leona in 2015. |
| − | Ernest W. (1922-2005) and Leona (Fast) Schmidt (1923-2015): medical missionaries to the [[Congo, Democratic Republic of|Congo]]. Ernest was born on 5 December 1922 to Peter D. (1885-1976) and Katharina (Friesen) (1894-1928) Schmidt in [[Hepburn (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Hepburn]], [[Saskatchewan (Canada)|Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]. Leona was born on 28 January 1923 to Jacob P. (1899-1978) and Anna (Ratzlaff) (1899-1991) Fast in Dalmeny, Saskatchewan. They married on 20 June 1950 in Dalmeny and left in 1953 to serve as medical missionaries in the Belgian Congo (Zaire), where they worked until 1964. After their return to Canada, they continued to serve in many ways until Ernest died in 2005 and Leona in 2015. | ||
Both Ernest Wilfred Schmidt and Leona Elva Fast grew up in Saskatchewan. Ernest was the fifth of eleven children in his family. He was [[Baptism|baptized]] on 28 August 1938 and joined the [[Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Saskatoon]] [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] Church. He served as a pianist in the church, sang in the choir, and helped as a [[Sunday School]] teacher and superintendent. He graduated from the Hepburn High School in 1941 before continuing on to [[Bethany Bible Institute (Hepburn, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Bethany Bible School]] in the same town. After he was drafted in 1943, he worked as an operating room technician in Surrey, England. In 1945, he returned to Canada and began his studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Saskatchewan. He graduated in 1947 before continuing on to the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University, where he finished his training in 1951. | Both Ernest Wilfred Schmidt and Leona Elva Fast grew up in Saskatchewan. Ernest was the fifth of eleven children in his family. He was [[Baptism|baptized]] on 28 August 1938 and joined the [[Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada)|Saskatoon]] [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] Church. He served as a pianist in the church, sang in the choir, and helped as a [[Sunday School]] teacher and superintendent. He graduated from the Hepburn High School in 1941 before continuing on to [[Bethany Bible Institute (Hepburn, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Bethany Bible School]] in the same town. After he was drafted in 1943, he worked as an operating room technician in Surrey, England. In 1945, he returned to Canada and began his studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Saskatchewan. He graduated in 1947 before continuing on to the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University, where he finished his training in 1951. | ||
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