![]() ![]() ![]() There were times when they did not even have horses to help with their traveling. The Missionary Church was not the only denomination that sent young women out to pioneer new works in the Canadian West. Edward and Janette are active in their local church and make their home near Didsbury, Alberta.Īlthough Emily Evans is totally fictional, the story she tells may well have happened. The Okes have three sons and one daughter, all married, and are enjoying their fifteen grandchildren. She has written forty-eight novels for adults and another sixteen for children, and her book sales total nearly thirty million copies. ![]() After pastoring churches in Indiana and Canada, the Okes spent some years in Calgary, where Edward served in several positions on college faculties while Janette continued her writing. She is a graduate of Mountain View Bible College in Alberta, where she met her husband, Edward, and they were married in May of 1957. JANETTE OKE was born in Champion, Alberta, to a Canadian prairie farmer and his wife, and she grew up in a large family full of laughter and love. (formerly the Mennonite Brethren in Christ) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ![]() The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.īethany House Publishers is a division ofīaker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise-without the prior written permission of the publisher. ![]()
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