Pakistan, Peshawar District, NWFP. John Martyn, son of Margrethe and Jens Christensen. Died 19t Pakistan, Peshawar distrikt, NWFP. John Martyn, søn af missionærparret Margrethe og Jens Christensen. Død 19. maj 1934 og begravet på kirkegården i Mardan. Bibeltekst: Math. Evg. 19,14. (19. maj 1934 skete der en tragedie på hospitalet i Mardan. En psykotisk mand trængte ind på hospitalet og dræbte Frederikke Bøj og Rachel samt Margrethe og Jens Christensens eneste søn, John Martyn på 7 år. Manden flygtede op i bjergene mod Afghanistan og blev aldrig fundet af myndighederne)
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Pakistan, Peshawar District, NWFP. John Martyn, son of Margrethe and Jens Christensen. Died 19th May 1934 and was buried at the graveyard in Mardan. Bible text: Matthew's gospel 19,14. (May 19, 1934 a tragedy occurred at the hospital in Mardan. A psychotic man entered the hospital and killed Frederikke Bøj, the Indian Nurse Rachel and also the only son of Missionaries Margrethe and Jens Christensen, 7 year old John Martyn. The man fled into the mountains towards Afghanistan and was never caught by the authorities).
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