cover image: Deacon Jens Vestergaard and Nurse Kirsten Vestergaard, sent by the Danish Santal Mission to Ban Diakon Jens Vestergaard og sygeplejerske Kirsten Vestergaard, udsendt af Dansk Santalmission til Bangladesh, 1977-84. De begyndte i Chapai Nawabganj og flyttede senere til spedalskhedsarbejdet i Thakurgaon, Pirganj, men var også involveret i andre opgaver. Jens V. var bl.a involveret i kirkearbejde og undervisning i bibelfag. Kirsten V. var sygeplejerske på en mor-barn klinik og engageret i undervisning af kvinder. Deres tre børn, Britta, Martin Bo og Christian fik deres skolegang på den Norske Skole i Kathmandu, Nepal

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Deacon Jens Vestergaard and Nurse Kirsten Vestergaard, sent by the Danish Santal Mission to Ban Diakon Jens Vestergaard og sygeplejerske Kirsten Vestergaard, udsendt af Dansk Santalmission til Bangladesh, 1977-84. De begyndte i Chapai Nawabganj og flyttede senere til spedalskhedsarbejdet i Thakurgaon, Pirganj, men var også involveret i andre opgaver. Jens V. var bl.a involveret i kirkearbejde og undervisning i bibelfag. Kirsten V. var sygeplejerske på en mor-barn klinik og engageret i undervisning af kvinder. Deres tre børn, Britta, Martin Bo og Christian fik deres skolegang på den Norske Skole i Kathmandu, Nepal

Deacon Jens Vestergaard and Nurse Kirsten Vestergaard, sent by the Danish Santal Mission to Bangladesh, 1977-84. They started in Chapai Nawabganj and moved later to the leprosy work at Thakurgaon, Pirganj. They also worked in other areas. Jens V. was e.g. engaged in church ministry and Bible teaching. Kirsten V. was leading a mother-child clinic and involved in teaching of women. Their three kids, Britta, Martin Bo and Christian were sent for schooling at the Norwegian School in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-92706
Format
Photographs
Place Discussed
Asia Bangladesh
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Bangladesh
Reference
imp-dan-DM_00488.jpg
Rights
CC Attribution (CC BY). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Må bruges med kildeangivelse: Danmission Photo Archive / Should be used with source reference: Danmission Photo Archive. Danmission Strandagervej 24, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark USC does not control copyright for these images. For usage permission, contact the Danmission. Information is available at http://danmission.dk danmission@danmission.dk
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/327926436b0ee8b02dc8262f0496ef1e

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