Jon and Jeanne Berg were American Lutheran missionaries in western Africa. From 1977 to 1979 in Jon and Jeanne were stationed in Poli (northern) Cameroon, and from 1985 through 1992 in Dakar, Senegal. While in Poli, Jeanne gave birth to two sons. They returned to the states (for a ministry in a Fairbury, Illinois) only after their home in Poli burned to the ground. During their ministry in Senegal, Jon helped start the Galle Nanondiral community center in Dakar, and Jeanne raised their three sons and worked as a teacher at the International School of Dakar.
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Interview Session 01 (Audio)
Early life thru first year as Lutheran missionaries in Camaroon
Interview Session 02 (Audio)
Missionary experience in Cameroon
Interview Session 03 (Audio)
Work at a Lutheran minister in Fairbury, Illinois & return to Africa
Interview Session 04 (Audio)
Missionary service in Senegal, school in England and return to USA
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Photos
Caption:
Jon and Jeanne Berg in Sioux Falls, SD on ordination day,
Where:
Sioux Falls, SD
When:
August 8, 1976.
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Narrators' photo
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Jon and Jeanne Berg in Sioux Falls, SD on ordination day,
Where:
Sioux Falls, SD
When:
August 8, 1976.
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Narrators' photo
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The Lutheran Hospital in N'gaoundere, Cameroon, December 12, 1977 (the day before son Matthew's birthday).
Where:
N'gaoundere, Cameroon
When:
December 12, 1977
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Narrators' photo
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Jeanne and Matthew Berg, somewhere near Poli, Cameroon.
Where:
Poli, Cameroon
When:
Janurary 1978
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Narrators' photo
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Jeanne and Matthew Berg, somewhere near Poli, Cameroon.
Where:
Poli, Cameroon
When:
Janurary 1978
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Narrators' photo
Caption:
Jeanne, Jon, Matthew, and dog Barney looking toward their front porch.
Where:
Poli, Cameroon
When:
January 1978
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Narrators' photo
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Jon and Matthew posing in the view from the front porch.
Where:
Poli, Cameroon
When:
January, 1978
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Narrators' photo
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Jeanne, Matthew, and friends.
Where:
Poli, Cameroon
When:
August, 1978
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Narrators' photo
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The Christopherson family with Mike, Jeanne, Matthew, Jon, and Pastor Amadou Joseph on the day of Michael's baptism.
Where:
Poli, Cameroon
When:
October 1979
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Narrators' photo
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Friends Matt = 22 mo., Michael = 6 weeks, Matthew = 8 months, Joseph = 5 years.
Where:
Poli, Cameroon
When:
October 1979
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Narrators' photo
Caption:
Gathering for the baptism feast.
Where:
Poli, Cameroon
When:
October, 1979
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Narrators' photo
Caption:
Jeanne and Michael Berg with Gudveig Christopherson after Michael's baptism.
Where:
Poli, Camroon
When:
October, 1979
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Narrators' photo
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The room of the baptismal party, two days later.
Where:
Poli, Cameroon
When:
October, 1979
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Narrators' photo
Caption:
Matt, Mike, and Ryan Berg with Mamadou Diallo at the Berg's home.
Where:
Dakar, Senegal
When:
September 1985
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Narrators' photo
Caption:
Galle Nanondiral (The house of listening to and understanding one another).
Where:
Dakar, Senegal
When:
1990
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Narrators' photo
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A class at Galle Nanondiral.
Where:
Dakar, Senegal
When:
1990
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Narrators' photo
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The library at Galle Nanondiral.
Where:
Dakar, Senegal
When:
1990
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Narrators' photo
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The reading room at Galle Nanondiral.
Where:
Dakar, Senegal
When:
1990
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Narrators' photo
Caption:
A village classroom.
Where:
Thiel, Senegal
When:
1987
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Narrators' photo
Caption:
Visiting a village near Thiel, Senegal.
Where:
Thiel, Senegal
When:
1987
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Narrators' photo
Caption:
From left - Jon Berg, Beverly Nelson, Mike Berg, Ryan Berg, Jeanne Berg, and Matt Berg.
Where:
Dakar, Senegal
When:
1991
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Narrators' photo
Caption:
From left to right - Charles Talan, Jon Berg, and Jackson Pettyjohn at the Princeton Theological Seminary.
Where:
Unknown
When:
1973
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Narrators' photo