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Gerhard Benjamin Giesbrecht was born 27 January 1906 in Steinfeld, [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Colony]], [[Russia|Russia]], to Benjamin Giesbrecht and Maria von Niessen. In 1909 the family moved to Markovka in the Slavgorod Mennonite colony, Siberia.

Gerhard Giesbrecht experienced a conversion in 1922 and was baptized on 6 August of that year, joining the Grishkov Mennonite Brethren church. He attended the [[Mayak Bible School (Ufa, Russia)|Bible school in Davlekanovo]], 1925-1926, where he developed a strong sense of mission. He and Katharina Unrauh were married on 7 April 1928 and emigrated to [[Paraguay|Paraguay]] with his parents in November 1929.

In the [[Chaco (South America)|Chaco]] the Giesbrechts settled in the village of Gnadenheim, [[Fernheim Colony (Boquerón Department, Paraguay)|Fernheim Colony]], where he served as elementary school teacher for six years. During this time, however, he was constantly thinking of working among the Indians, whom he called the "dear brown ones." In 1937 he and his family left the colony and settled at Yalve Sanga, the newly established mission station ([[Licht den Indianern (Light to the Indians) |Licht den Indianern]]). Except for minor interruptions their work continued at that place until 1960.

From 1964 he served the Mennonite Brethren church in [[Filadelfia (Fernheim Colony, Boquerón Department, Paraguay)|Filadelfia]], but his heart remained with the work among the Indians. He died unexpectedly on 25 November 1977 of a heart attack while preaching a sermon at the Mennonite Brethren Church in Filadelfia.

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 Gerhard Giesbrecht experienced a conversion in 1922 and was baptized on 6 August of that year, joining the Grishkov Mennonite Brethren church. He attended the [[Mayak Bible School (Ufa, Russia)|Bible school in Davlekanovo]], 1925-1926, where he developed a strong sense of mission. He and Katharina Unrauh were married on 7 April 1928 and immigrated to [[Paraguay|Paraguay]] with his parents in November 1929.
-In the [[Chaco (South America)|Chaco]] the Giesbrechts settled in the village of Gnadenheim, [[Fernheim Colony (Boquerón Department, Paraguay)|Fernheim Colony]], where he served as elementary school teacher for six years. During this time, however, he was constantly thinking of working among the Indians, whom he called the "dear brown ones." In 1937 he and his family left the colony and settled at Yalve Sanga, the newly established mission station ([[Licht den Indianern (Light to the Indians) |Licht den Indianern]]). Except for minor interruptions their work continued at that place until 1960.
+In the [[Chaco (South America)|Chaco]] the Giesbrechts settled in the village of Gnadenheim, [[Fernheim Colony (Boquerón Department, Paraguay)|Fernheim Colony]], where he served as elementary school teacher for six years. During this time, however, he was constantly thinking of working among the Indigenous, whom he called the "dear brown ones." In 1937 he and his family left the colony and settled at Yalve Sanga, the newly established mission station ([[Licht den Indianern (Light to the Indians) |Licht den Indianern]]). Except for minor interruptions their work continued at that place until 1960.
-From 1964 he served the Mennonite Brethren church in [[Filadelfia (Fernheim Colony, Boquerón Department, Paraguay)|Filadelfia]], but his heart remained with the work among the Indians. He died unexpectedly on 25 November 1977 of a heart attack while preaching a sermon at the Mennonite Brethren Church in Filadelfia.
+From 1964 he served the Mennonite Brethren church in [[Filadelfia (Fernheim Colony, Boquerón Department, Paraguay)|Filadelfia]], but his heart remained with the work among the Indigenous. He died unexpectedly on 25 November 1977 of a heart attack while preaching a sermon at the Mennonite Brethren Church in Filadelfia.
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 Gerhard Benjamin Giesbrecht was born 27 January 1906 in Steinfeld, [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Colony]], [[Russia|Russia]], to Benjamin Giesbrecht and Maria von Niessen. In 1909 the family moved to Markovka in the Slavgorod Mennonite colony, Siberia.
-Gerhard Giesbrecht experienced a conversion in 1922 and was baptized on 6 August of that year, joining the Grishkov Mennonite Brethren church. He attended the [[Mayak Bible School (Ufa, Russia)|Bible school in Davlekanovo]], 1925-1926, where he developed a strong sense of mission. He and Katharina Unrauh were married on 7 April 1928 and emigrated to [[Paraguay|Paraguay]] with his parents in November 1929.
+Gerhard Giesbrecht experienced a conversion in 1922 and was baptized on 6 August of that year, joining the Grishkov Mennonite Brethren church. He attended the [[Mayak Bible School (Ufa, Russia)|Bible school in Davlekanovo]], 1925-1926, where he developed a strong sense of mission. He and Katharina Unrauh were married on 7 April 1928 and immigrated to [[Paraguay|Paraguay]] with his parents in November 1929.
 In the [[Chaco (South America)|Chaco]] the Giesbrechts settled in the village of Gnadenheim, [[Fernheim Colony (Boquerón Department, Paraguay)|Fernheim Colony]], where he served as elementary school teacher for six years. During this time, however, he was constantly thinking of working among the Indians, whom he called the "dear brown ones." In 1937 he and his family left the colony and settled at Yalve Sanga, the newly established mission station ([[Licht den Indianern (Light to the Indians) |Licht den Indianern]]). Except for minor interruptions their work continued at that place until 1960.