{"id":3654,"date":"2020-04-15T13:34:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T18:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=3654"},"modified":"2020-04-15T13:35:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T18:35:11","slug":"a-tribute-to-ida-dorothy-sowell-1927-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/a-tribute-to-ida-dorothy-sowell-1927-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tribute to Ida “Dorothy” Sowell (1927 \u2013 2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ida \"Dorothy\" Sowell<\/strong><\/h2>\n

January 26, 1927 - April 12, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ida \u201cDorothy\u201d Sowell, age 93, of Danville, VA, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Sovah Health-Danville.<\/p>\n

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Mrs. Sowell was born on January 26, 1927, in Danville, VA, a daughter of the late Vessie Wall and Nettie Thornton Wall. She was an ordained minister and a graduate of Holmes Bible College with a Bachelor in Theology. She was a member of Schoolfield Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mrs. Sowell spent 25 \u00bd years as a missionary in South Africa and Zambia. She was married to Wilmer Lee Sowell who preceded her in death.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Sowell is survived by her children, Cathy Andrews (Daryl) and Joan Jones (Burke); grandchildren, Shawn Jones, Robert Jones (Lauren), Jacob Jones (Ashley), Kerry Lee McLean (Quentin), and Oliver Robinson; great grandchildren, Robert Jones, Kaylee Jones, Jonathan Mize, Caleb Jones, Tristan McLean, Chloe McLean; sisters, June Hylton, Lorna Hughes and Louise Dalton; sister-in-law, Dorothy Wall; brothers, Bobby Wall (Lavalon) and David Wall (Barbara); she is also survived by many nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by sisters, Hazel Taylor, Beryl Soyars, Esther Soyars, Nancy Garwood and Patsy Pyron and brother, Woodrow Wall.<\/p>\n

In order to comply with federal and state restrictions a private graveside service will be held in Danville Memorial Gardens with Rev. Michael Pressley officiating.<\/p>\n

In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations be made to The World Missions Global Outreach , c\/o Schoolfield Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1380 West Main St. Danville, VA, 24541.<\/p>\n

Swicegood Funeral Service is respectfully serving the Sowell family.<\/p>\n

Please sign the guestbook at www.swicegood-barker.com<\/a>, www.facebook.com\/swicegoodbarker<\/a>, and www.godanriver.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Ida \"Dorothy\" (Wall) Sowell, please visit our floral store.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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From World Missions Ministries\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

On behalf of the World Missions family of the IPHC, we honor the life and ministry legacy of Dorothy Sowell, affectionately known to many as Dot.\u00a0 Dot, along with her husband, Wilmer (1925-2009), served as IPHC missionaries to South Africa and Zambia from 1967 to 1993.\u00a0 Her ministry included youth, Sunday School, Women\u2019s Ministries, Bible quiz, and children\u2019s Bible club.\u00a0 She was a writer and educator at the Bible school in the Krugersdorp Church and a teacher of the Theological Education by Extension [TEE] program, which greatly enhanced the training of national ministers in South Africa and Zambia.\u00a0 Dot was an outstanding teacher of the Word of God.<\/p>\n

Dot and Wilmer made a great team.\u00a0 The Sowells understood the importance of training national leaders, and soon after arriving in Zambia, they began the Theological Education by Extension program.\u00a0 They later expanded this emphasis of training nationals to include the development of Sunday school and youth programs, and a Christian Education department for Zambia in 1986.<\/p>\n

Today, the Zambian national church is strong. \u00a0Writing for The Simultaneous Principle <\/em>in 2005, Dr. Frank Tunstall describes the impact of Wilmer and Dot Sowell's ministry teaching national leaders:\u00a0 \"It is apparent the Holy Spirit sent Wilmer [and Dot] Sowell to help consolidate the revival begun during the ministry of John Guthrie.\u201d \u00a0Today, Zambia is a thriving national church with over 800 churches and 108,000 members.<\/p>\n

Personal Tribute from Bishop J. Talmadge Gardner<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

I first met aunt Dot and the Sowell family when I was 10 years old. \u00a0Wilmer, Dot, Cathy, and Joan arrived in Krugersdorp, South Africa in 1967 to begin their service as Career Missionaries.\u00a0 From that day until the last time I saw her, she remains a favorite.\u00a0 Kind, unpretentious, resourceful, confident, rock solid, committed, faithful, energetic, genuine, generous, graceful, classy, and compassionate - the living embodiment of a Proverbs 31 wife\/woman.<\/p>\n

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Proverbs 31: 10-31 The Message [MSG]<\/p>\n

Hymn to a Good Wife<\/h3>\n

10-31\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>A good woman is hard to find,
\nand worth far more than diamonds.
\nHer husband trusts her without reserve,
\nand never has reason to regret it.
\nNever spiteful, she treats him generously
\nall her life long.
\nShe shops around for the best yarns and cottons,
\nand enjoys knitting and sewing.
\nShe\u2019s like a trading ship that sails to faraway places
\nand brings back exotic surprises.
\nShe\u2019s up before dawn, preparing breakfast
\nfor her family and organizing her day.
\nShe looks over a field and buys it,
\nthen, with money she\u2019s put aside, plants a garden.
\nFirst thing in the morning, she dresses for work,
\nrolls up her sleeves, eager to get started.
\nShe senses the worth of her work,
\nis in no hurry to call it quits for the day.
\nShe\u2019s skilled in the crafts of home and hearth,
\ndiligent in homemaking.
\nShe\u2019s quick to assist anyone in need,
\nreaches out to help the poor.
\nShe doesn\u2019t worry about her family when it snows;
\ntheir winter clothes are all mended and ready to wear.
\nShe makes her own clothing,
\nand dresses in colorful linens and silks.
\nHer husband is greatly respected
\nwhen he deliberates with the city fathers.
\nShe designs gowns and sells them,
\nbrings the sweaters she knits to the dress shops.
\nHer clothes are well-made and elegant,
\nand she always faces tomorrow with a smile.
\nWhen she speaks she has something worthwhile to say,
\nand she always says it kindly.
\nShe keeps an eye on everyone in her household,
\nand keeps them all busy and productive.
\nHer children respect and bless her;
\nher husband joins in with words of praise:
\n\u201cMany women have done wonderful things,
\nbut you\u2019ve outclassed them all!\u201d
\nCharm can mislead and beauty soon fades.
\nThe woman to be admired and praised
\nis the woman who lives in the Fear-of-God.
\nGive her everything she deserves!
\nFestoon her life with praises!<\/p>\n

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I had the privilege of traveling to Zambia last year for their General Conference.\u00a0 Bishop Chrispin Zulu, the National Overseer of Zambia and other leaders showered me with questions about Mrs. Sowell.\u00a0 Her legacy as a Bible teacher, servant leader, mentor, helpmate, and Christian lady continues to this day.<\/p>\n

We can never fully ascertain [this side of heaven] the full impact of one\u2019s ministry.\u00a0 I do know that the missionaries who served in Africa in the 60\u2019s through the late 90\u2019s left an indelible imprint on the ministry fabric of that continent, which today boasts the IPHC\u2019s largest ministry presence globally with more than one-million members.<\/p>\n

Cathy and Joan, your mother was a dear and godly lady and was greatly loved by her missionary family.<\/p>\n

May the peace and comfort of the Holy Spirit sustain you, her blood family, as you walk through this \u201cvalley of the shadow of death\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a> <\/p>

Charlene Helen West<\/strong> <\/p>

13 de octubre de 1930 - 4 de marzo de 2020<\/strong> <\/p>

Charlene Helen West naci\u00f3 como la tercera hija del reverendo Charles Henry y Bertha Lena North. Al convertirla en el hom\u00f3nimo de su padre, sin darse cuenta, la estaban nombrando como la persona sobre quien caer\u00eda el manto de una larga l\u00ednea de ministerio. Estuvo casada con el reverendo Russel B. West en 1950 y de esta uni\u00f3n nacieron cuatro hijos: Paul, Kathryn, conocidos como Kathy, Joseph y Philip. En 1960, el Se\u00f1or llam\u00f3 a Charlene para predicar, y ella y Russel formaron un exitoso equipo ministerial para avanzar en la obra del Se\u00f1or en varias iglesias. El Se\u00f1or consider\u00f3 oportuno promover a Russel a su recompensa celestial el 7 de enero de 1969 mientras pastoreaba en Bakersfield, California. Como Charlene hab\u00eda estudiado espa\u00f1ol universitario, Russel, justo antes de irse a casa, hab\u00eda ofrecido sus servicios como voluntaria para acompa\u00f1ar a un equipo de J\u00f3venes en Acci\u00f3n a Costa Rica. Aunque sus actividades cambiaron mucho, la junta de la iglesia sinti\u00f3 que deber\u00eda aceptar esta invitaci\u00f3n, ya que era algo que su esposo hab\u00eda querido que hiciera. <\/p>

Fue despu\u00e9s de este viaje que el Se\u00f1or renov\u00f3 una visi\u00f3n que le hab\u00eda dado en 1960, donde se hab\u00eda visto a s\u00ed misma yendo hacia el sur a trav\u00e9s de M\u00e9xico, Am\u00e9rica Central y hacia Am\u00e9rica del Sur. Ella ofreci\u00f3 voluntariamente sus servicios al Departamento de Misiones Mundiales del IPHC, y comenz\u00f3 una carrera de servicio que dur\u00f3 22 a\u00f1os en Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia y otras partes de Am\u00e9rica Latina como maestra de equipo para capacitaci\u00f3n ministerial avanzada. Tuvo el privilegio de ver el desarrollo de un liderazgo nacional sobresaliente durante este tiempo y decidi\u00f3 regresar a los Estados Unidos. Inmediatamente se le ofreci\u00f3 un puesto en el Departamento de Evangelismo para convertirse en la primera directora de Ministerios Hispanos e Interculturales de la denominaci\u00f3n. Ocup\u00f3 este cargo durante siete a\u00f1os, cuando Dios volvi\u00f3 a cambiar su horario de ministerio de trabajo. <\/p>

Ella estaba en la Conferencia General con los elementos de comuni\u00f3n en sus manos, cuando Dios habl\u00f3 claramente: estoy cambiando su trabajo.<\/em> Ella esper\u00f3 que el Se\u00f1or le diera la informaci\u00f3n que necesitaba sobre su pr\u00f3xima asignaci\u00f3n, y un d\u00eda lleg\u00f3: establecer una iglesia hispana que capacitar\u00eda a los ministros para ser plantadores de iglesias. Ella comenz\u00f3 el Centro de Celebraci\u00f3n y lo pastore\u00f3 durante 13 a\u00f1os. Para entonces, ten\u00eda m\u00e1s de 81 a\u00f1os y decidi\u00f3 que deb\u00eda dejar que alguien m\u00e1s joven tomara las riendas de esta maravillosa iglesia. Despu\u00e9s de retirarse de la pastoral, el Se\u00f1or la ungi\u00f3 para que escribiera, y ella ha publicado 15 libros, algunos en ingl\u00e9s y otros en espa\u00f1ol. Mientras continuaba ense\u00f1ando y entrenando a trav\u00e9s de sus libros, su gran alegr\u00eda fue ver a sus disc\u00edpulos captar la visi\u00f3n que proyectaba plantar iglesias y extender el reino de Dios. <\/p>

Si bien las metas del ministerio han sido importantes para Charlene, ella hab\u00eda considerado a sus propios hijos como los regalos m\u00e1s preciosos que Dios le hab\u00eda dado. En su vejez, se han quedado, cuidando el hogar, haci\u00e9ndola feliz con flores, cenas, tarjetas muy especiales, etc. Ella deja a su hijo Paul y su esposa, Kay, su hija Kathy y su esposo, Gary Petty y sus hijos, Joseph y Philip. Ella tambi\u00e9n deja a sus nietos, sus c\u00f3nyuges y sus bisnietos. Queridas para ella son sus hermanas: Evelyn Thurmond y Betty Cramp, as\u00ed como una gran cantidad de otros familiares y tantos amigos cristianos maravillosos. Mientras te dice "adi\u00f3s" hoy, su deseo es que cada uno de ustedes la conozca justo dentro de la puerta oriental cuando, tambi\u00e9n, terminen el viaje de la vida para embarcarse en uno que no tiene fin. <\/p>

Servicios funerarios en Ingl\u00e9s se llevar\u00e1 a cabo a las 10 horas, y en espa\u00f1ol a las 13:00 el s\u00e1bado 14 de marzo<\/sup> de 2020 en el Centro Iglesia De Celebracion ubicado en 4725 NW 10 de<\/sup> la calle en Oklahoma City, OK. <\/p>

El entierro se llevar\u00e1 a cabo al mediod\u00eda del lunes 16 de marzo de 2020 en el cementerio de Longwood ubicado en Ponca City, OK. <\/p>

Declaraci\u00f3n: Ministerios de Misiones Mundiales<\/strong> <\/h2>

En nombre de la familia de Misiones Mundiales de la IPHC, honramos y recordamos, con gratitud, el legado de vida y ministerio de Charlene Helen West. Damos gracias a Dios por su servicio como misionera y ministra venerada y apreciada del evangelio de Jesucristo. <\/p>

La Rev. West fue ordenada como misionera de carrera por la Junta de Misiones Mundiales en 1969. Sirvi\u00f3 en Costa Rica de 1969 a 1977 y en Venezuela de 1978 a 1991: un total de veintid\u00f3s a\u00f1os. Su impacto como mentora y sembradora de iglesias todav\u00eda da frutos hoy. Ella es, sin lugar a dudas, una de las misioneras m\u00e1s queridas y efectivas que el IPHC haya tenido en el campo.<\/strong> Constantemente encuentro hombres y mujeres que consideran a Charlene como su madre espiritual. <\/p>

Tuve el privilegio de servir con Charlene en Evangelism USA cuando ella sirvi\u00f3 a la Iglesia General como la primera directora de Ministerios Hispanos e Interculturales. Ella era natural para esta tarea. Tambi\u00e9n observ\u00e9 mientras ella abandonaba ese papel y volv\u00eda al pastorado. \u00a1Charlene fue una de las fundadoras de iglesias y l\u00edderes ministeriales m\u00e1s efectivas que he conocido personalmente en mi vida!<\/strong> <\/p>

Paul, Kathy, Joseph y Philip, tienes una herencia maravillosa. Sepa que usted ha estado y continuar\u00e1 estando en los pensamientos y oraciones de su familia misionera. La escritura pronuncia una bendici\u00f3n sobre los que lloran. Que esa unci\u00f3n especial se extienda a ti mientras lloras la partida terrenal de tu querida madre. <\/p>

Nacemos, vivimos, morimos. Pero tambi\u00e9n sabemos que estamos en manos de Dios, que no conoce el tiempo y es eterno. Tambi\u00e9n sabemos que nada, ni siquiera la muerte, nos separar\u00e1 del amor de Dios, que est\u00e1 en Cristo Jes\u00fas, nuestro Se\u00f1or. <\/p>

'La gracia de nuestro Se\u00f1or Jesucristo sea con todos ustedes'. <\/p>

Obispo Talmadge Gardner<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>

Director Ejecutivo de Ministerios de Misiones Mundiales<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>

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