{"id":5260,"date":"2022-11-28T10:59:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T16:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=5260"},"modified":"2022-11-28T15:39:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T21:39:40","slug":"a-tribute-to-maxine-lopez-1935-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/a-tribute-to-maxine-lopez-1935-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tribute to Maxine Lopez (1935 \u2013 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maxine Lopez<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1935 \u2013 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Nova Maxine Jones Lopez, 87 of Reelsboro, North Carolina went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 15, 2022,<\/p>\n

Born in Pamlico County on June 11, 1935, Maxine was the daughter of the late Mack Daniel Jones and Marie Brinson Jones. As a young woman, she answered the call to the mission field and graduated from Holmes Bible College and Virginia Medical College, where she studied nursing. Following her education and training, Maxine became a missionary with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. She served many people in Haiti and Mexico where she ministered healing and shared the love of Jesus for 56 years. After her retirement, she returned to Pamlico County to be with her family.<\/p>\n

She was preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Lopez; and three brothers, E.D. Jones, Mack Jones, and Dewey Jones.<\/p>\n

She is survived by her siblings, Janet Jones Hall Cox, Malcolm Jones (Ellen), Katie Jones Armstrong, and Annette Jones Armstrong, all of Pamlico County; sister-in-law, Margaret Jones; and a host of nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n

She was laid to rest with her parents at Sand Hill Cemetery in Reelsboro.<\/p>\n

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A Note from World Missions Ministries<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I was privileged to travel to Reelsboro and participate in the funeral service for a heroine of the faith and IPHC Missionary on Tuesday, November 22, 2022.\u00a0 Thank you to pastor Alan Woodard who officiated the service and Rev. Lopez\u2019 family for the special privilege they afforded me.\u00a0 The family was also honored by the presence\/attendance of Rev. Doug Bartlett, Assistant Conference Superintendent of the North Carolina Conference, and General World Missions Ministries Council member.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rev. Nova, (the name she went by in Reelsboro) was ordained as a minister and missionary by the Eastern Virginia Conference now known as Redemption Ministries on November 16, 1961. The majority of her missionary service was served in Mexico where she taught at the Elim Bible Institute for over twenty years with the exception of an assignment as a nurse in Haiti from 1989 until 1993. Mrs. Nova retired as a Career Missionary after having served faithfully for 56 years, in July 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs. Nova willingly went wherever there was a need and filled that need with spiritual wisdom, grace, and dignity.\u00a0 Only our Heavenly Father has a complete record of the souls won, students trained for ministry, and churches planted and built as a result of her love for the lost and her unselfish giving of herself and her talents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like the great Apostle Paul, Mrs. Nova fought the good fight, finished her course, and kept the faith.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When I think of women missionaries that I have known and who God has used powerfully, this humble lady must be included alongside names like Ms. Fannie Lowe, Mrs. Charlene West, Mrs. June Carter Canavesio, Mrs. Marguerite Howard, Ms. Anne Lyons, and Mrs. Judith Perez.<\/span><\/p>\n

On behalf of IPHC\u2019s World Missions family,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Bishop J. Talmadge Gardner<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Executive Director, IPHC World Missions Ministries\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Dora Dane McNeill Sandhu <\/h1>

12 de agosto de 2020<\/strong> <\/h2>

Dora Dane McNeill Sandhu, 96, de West Columbia, SC, falleci\u00f3 pac\u00edficamente en su casa la noche del 12 de agosto de 2020. Se llevar\u00e1 a cabo un servicio familiar privado en la Iglesia de Santidad Pentecostal Ebenezer, el s\u00e1bado 15 de agosto de 2020, 11:00 A.M. El servicio se puede ver en Facebook y YouTube conect\u00e1ndose a la Iglesia de Santidad Pentecostal Ebenezer a trav\u00e9s de cualquiera de las fuentes. El logo de la iglesia incluye el nombre, con una cruz y puntos rojos alrededor. <\/p>

La Sra. Sandhu naci\u00f3 en McCormick, SC, y era la hija del fallecido Freddie Oscar y Winnie Dane Dew McNeill. Dora muri\u00f3 antes que su hermana, Winifred M. Caines, y sus tres hermanos: el reverendo James R. McNeill (Gerri), O. Ray McNeill (Mildred) y P. Wesley McNeill (Ginger). Le sobreviven su esposo, Jarnail Singh Sandhu, y dos hijos: Bobby Singh (Madhu) y Anand Singh (Holly), su nieto Paul Singh Sandhu, su hermana, Beth Stalbaum, y numerosas sobrinas y sobrinos. <\/p>

Desde muy joven, el deseo del coraz\u00f3n de Dora era ser maestra y misionera. Y su Se\u00f1or y Salvador hizo realidad ambos sue\u00f1os a trav\u00e9s de caminos inusuales. Su educaci\u00f3n comenz\u00f3 en Emmanuel College en Franklin Springs, Georgia, seguida de la escuela de enfermer\u00eda en Washington, DC. Continu\u00f3 su educaci\u00f3n mientras trabajaba como enfermera de salud p\u00fablica, y finalmente recibi\u00f3 su maestr\u00eda en enfermer\u00eda. Unos a\u00f1os m\u00e1s tarde, la Universidad de Lander comenz\u00f3 a buscar a alguien que dirigiera su programa de enfermer\u00eda. Solicit\u00f3 y ayud\u00f3 a comenzar el programa de enfermer\u00eda en Lander, cumpliendo as\u00ed su deseo de ense\u00f1ar. Despu\u00e9s de dejar Lander, se convirti\u00f3 en directora ejecutiva de la Asociaci\u00f3n de Enfermeras de Carolina del Sur, donde ten\u00eda la intenci\u00f3n de permanecer, posiblemente hasta su jubilaci\u00f3n. Sin embargo, todav\u00eda hab\u00eda otro sue\u00f1o en su coraz\u00f3n. <\/p>

En 1971, Dora llev\u00f3 a un grupo de j\u00f3venes de Ebenezer a un viaje misionero a M\u00e9xico. Despu\u00e9s de ese viaje, le escribi\u00f3 al director de la misi\u00f3n denominacional que sent\u00eda que era el momento. Despu\u00e9s de ser aceptada como misionera, pas\u00f3 varios a\u00f1os en Hong Kong sirviendo como enfermera misionera y como directora de la escuela secundaria Wing Kwong College. Este fue el cumplimiento de su sue\u00f1o misionero y tambi\u00e9n ten\u00eda un bono para ella. Conoci\u00f3 a su esposo, Jarnail, en un servicio religioso internacional mientras estaba en Hong Kong. Despu\u00e9s de mudarse a los Estados Unidos, ayud\u00f3 con su negocio de importaci\u00f3n y continu\u00f3 el ministerio en su iglesia local. <\/p>

Se pueden hacer memoriales en el Departamento de Misiones de la Iglesia de Santidad Pentecostal Ebenezer, 501 Church Street, West Columbia, SC 29172. <\/p>

En nombre de la Iglesia Internacional de Santidad Pentecostal y, en particular, de su familia misionera, les extiendo nuestro m\u00e1s sentido p\u00e9same, la familia y los amigos de la Sra. Dora McNeill Sandhu.<\/em><\/span> <\/p>

\u00a0<\/em><\/span> La Sra. Sandhu era miembro del clero "con licencia" de la Conferencia del Atl\u00e1ntico Medio cuando se reuni\u00f3 por primera vez con la Junta de Misiones Mundiales para expresar su deseo de ir a Hong Kong, China, para servir como m\u00e9dica misionera. La Junta de Misiones Mundiales aprob\u00f3 por unanimidad su nombramiento como misionera de carrera y solicit\u00f3 "que se vaya tan pronto como se puedan hacer los arreglos". Siendo una dama excepcionalmente dotada, su mandato incluy\u00f3 su servicio como misionera m\u00e9dica, directora de la escuela secundaria Wing Kwong, miembro auxiliar de mujeres, pastora de una iglesia, pastora asistente, dirigi\u00f3 y sirvi\u00f3 en el ministerio de ni\u00f1os y como administradora. de una cl\u00ednica y una escuela secundaria, todo mientras se desempe\u00f1aba como misionero de carrera en Hong Kong, China, de 1972 a 1979<\/em> . Aunque su ausencia en el cuerpo se siente profundamente, su ejemplo ha dejado un impacto eterno en el reino y en aquellos que encontr\u00f3 aqu\u00ed en esta tierra.<\/em><\/span> <\/p>

'La gracia est\u00e9 con todos ustedes.'"<\/span><\/em> <\/p>

Obispo J. Talmadge Gardner<\/span> <\/p>

Director Ejecutivo, Ministerios de Misiones Mundiales de IPHC<\/span> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/In-Loving-Memory.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-1mQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}