Dorothy Marion Whetzel

Dorothy Marion Whetzel was born on June 6, 1931 to William and Stella Brant, in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She grew up in Superior, Wisconsin. Dorothy accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior at age 8. She had a hearing problem from birth. When Dorothy was 14, beginning to experience difficulty with her schooling, her mother asked the Pastor and Elders of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church to pray for her healing. Within 24 hours after praying, Dorothy heard a clock tick and a bird sing for the first time in her life. She was completely healed, thanks be to the Lord Jesus. After graduating High School on June 7, 1949, Dorothy went on to St. Paul Bible College, now Crown College, graduating in 1953. Along with her diploma from College, she received her College Teacher's Diploma. She sang in the College Girls Choir. She took an active part in the production of the College Year Book, the SHIELD. After graduation, Dorothy did Child Evangelism for a period of time. Then came an opportunity she could not turn down, to work at C&MA HQs in New York City. This led to her becoming Secretary to B.S. King, Treasurer, in 1954 Dorothy applied to the C&MA Board for overseas service. She was accepted and set sail for Indonesia, where she became Secretary-Bookkeeper for the C&MA's Indonesian Mission with its 90-100 missionaries. She earned a well-deserved AAA commendation for her work. Always busy, she did Sunday School teaching, assisted with Ladies Meetings and home visitation, in her off-time. Dorothy married Randall Whetzel on September 1, 1965, a man who was, and is, both a missionary and a business man. They celebrated their 50th in 2015. Because of the nature and scope of Randall's work they lived and worked in Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa and the U.S.A., with both missionary and business challenges intertwined. Definitely the most challenging and spiritually rewarding work was with World Relief, the Relief and Development arm of the National Association of Evangelical Churches in America (NAE) - 50,000 member churches. Several thousand projects accompanied with the Gospel message. Dorothy served as Secretary and Office Manager wherever they were stationed. On the side she took part in Women's Meetings, Bible Teaching and Teaching English. She kept busy. In 2007 Dorothy was diagnosed with Parkinson's and Dementia. In 2010 Dorothy and Randall moved from Vancouver, WA to Palm Coast, FL, accepting a loving offer from Beverly Hendrickson (Dorothy's younger sister), and husband Craig, to assist with Dorothy's care. Dorothy was a resident-patient for the last three and a half years at the Alliance Nursing Home in DeLand, FL., beginning February 5, 2013. Dorothy received excellent loving care from dedicated staff. Dorothy was supremely ready for her departure. She loved Jesus more than life itself. Her Lord Jesus sat on the throne of her heart. One of Dorothy's favorite passages which summed up her love for Christ was Psalm 42:1. "As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before Him?" On July 26, 2016 Jesus reached down and took Dorothy's hand with His hand, upon which Dorothy's name was engraved, and escorted her into His Kingdom above. (Isaiah 49:16)

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Dorothy Marion Whetzel

July 26, 2016

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