"Sikonge. Täuflinge mit Br. Terp, 1913" ("Sikonge. Candidates for baptism with br[other] Terp, 1913"). The candidates for baptism in a procession following brother Terp who is wearing a topee. The candidates are dressed in white and are walking in front of a church with a thatched roof. The male candidates are at the front of the procession, the women at the back. Behind the church the wooden belfry. Brother Terp could be either Terp, Jakob Peter. Born December 9th, 1882 in Thiset, Schleswig, Germany. On September 15th, 1910, he married Johanne Andrea, née Carstensen in Christiansfeld. From 1910-1916 he worked as a missionary in Urambo / Unyamwezi. He was detained from 1916-1917. or Terp, Peter Jakobsen, farm labourer, born November 30th, 1879 in Gramby, Schleswig, Germany. In 1908 he married Kjestine Lund in Christiansfeld. From 1908-1916 Terp worked as a missionary in East Africa. In 1916 he was in Belgian captivity until 1917.
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