2012-Present
Judson Christian Schumacher
Student Ames, Iowa IA/IA
There are a pair of God-fearing parents in Iowa that has named their children for Biblical and Christian heroes. The first-born is named Josiah (king of Judah) Martin (think Luther). The next is Micah (prophet) John (think Bunyan), Then comes Elijah (think prophet) Ames (think John Ames, theologian). The fourth child is a girl named Ella Joy which has the ring of praise but might not be in your concordance of biblical names.
The fifth child is named Judson Christian Shumacher for the missionary to Burma who spent 37 years serving in southeast Asia. When asked what was admirable about this missionary that you would want your son to emulate, the lad’s father responded quickly with “perseverance.”
He persevered in his work learning several languages and translating the Bible from its original languages. Judson persevered through the passing of two wives and seven children. He persevered through 21 months in prison in squalid conditions. He kept on going through a strange culture with strange food, strange music, strange languages, strange religions and everything that was not like Massachusetts.[i]
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[i] Telephone interview with Eric Schumacher, February 17, 2023.