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Lillian Hunt Trasher (27 September 1887–17 December 1961) was a Christian missionary to Assiout, Egypt, as well as the founder of the first orphanage in Egypt. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. This timeline of Christian missions chronicles the global expansion of Christianity through a sampling of missionary outreach events Samuel Marinus Zwemer ( April 12, 1867 - April 2, 1952) nicknamed The Apostle to Islam, was an American Missionary Biography Early life Groves was born in Newton Valance, Hampshire, England Henry Martyn ( 18 February, 1781 - 16 October 1812) was an Anglican priest and Missionary to the peoples of India Andrew Alexander Bonar, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland; born Edinburgh May 29, 1810, youngest brother of Horatius Bonar; died William McElwee Miller ( December 12, 1892 &ndash July 7, 1993) was an American Missionary to Persia, and author of several Dr Samuel Martin Jordan (1871-1952 was an American presbyterian missionary in Persia ( Iran) Douglas Dunlop was a Scottish teacher and missionary who during the British occupation of Egypt (1888-1922 controversially created what became known as the 'Dunlop-system' William Goodell (1792-1867 was an American missionary He was born at Templeton, Mass The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational Missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans and The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM was the first American Christian foreign mission agency The Church Mission Society, known as the Church Missionary Society in Australia and New Zealand is a group of evangelistic societies working with the Anglican Church BMS World Mission is a Christian Missionary society founded by Baptists from England around 1792. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lycopolis and Lykopolis redirect here for the ancient city bearing those names located in the delta of the Nile see Lycopolis (Delta This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
Trasher was born in Florida, and grew up in Georgia. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the She followed Roman Catholicism as a young girl. In her teens, through Bible reading and Bible studies at a friend's house, she chose to make a personal commitment of her life to Jesus Christ. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE)
While still in her late teens, Trasher attended Bible college for one term, and then worked at an orphanage in North Carolina. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States She received the infilling of the Holy Spirit at a second Bible school in South Carolina, and pastored a Pentecostal church. In mainstream Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is one of the three entities of the Holy Trinity which make up the single substance South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism For a brief period, she traveled with an evangelist, but later returned to work again at the orphanage.
Trasher was only ten days away from her wedding date when she broke her engagement to Tom Jordan. She felt called to Africa, he didn't, and in that same year of 1910 she defied her family's wishes and sailed to Africa with less than 100 dollars in her pocket. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Her sister Jennie accompanied her, and was a valuable companion through decades of work overseas.
Arriving in Egypt, Trasher had little idea what exactly she should do. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. That was decided for her when a dying Egyptian mother gave her baby to Trasher to care for. Trasher rented a home in the predominantly Christian city of Assiout (some 230 miles south of Cairo), and, after a period of a few months, a man came to her with his infant daughter whose mother was dying. Lycopolis and Lykopolis redirect here for the ancient city bearing those names located in the delta of the Nile see Lycopolis (Delta The man asked her to take care of the girl for him, and this was the beginning of the Lillian Trasher Orphanage, accepting that her previous experience in that work was a sign of God's leading.
In 1912, the Church of God of Cleveland, Tennessee ordained Trasher, and by 1916 her orphanage family had grown to fifty children. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. When she returned to the States in 1919 and saw the financial and prayer support to be found in the Assemblies of God, Trasher joined the very missions-minded new organization.
Lillian Trasher worked 25 years--from 1929 to 1954--without a furlough.
By the time of her death in 1961, the Lillian Trasher Orphanage had grown to some 1200 children. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Today, the institution is entirely the responsibility of the Assemblies of God of Egypt, with some 85% of its daily needs being met by donations from the Presbyterian churches of Egypt, the Soul Salvation Society, and other Egyptian church bodies.
"Mama" Lillian lies buried in a simple Egyptian tomb several miles outside the city of Assiout. A missionary worker at the orphanage wrote of her funeral on December 18: "The entire orphanage surged out of its gates behind the horse-drawn golden hearse that bore the coffin away. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Little and big, with tears, followed behind, wanting to walk the four, five miles to the grave. "
References
- Beatty, Jerome. "Nile Mother. " American Magazine (June 1939): 55-56, 180.
- Brock, Raymond T. "Mama Lillian and Her Children," Pentecostal Evangel, 11 Feb. 1962, 16
- Christian History Institute (2002). "March 27, 1919 • British Compelled "Mother of the Nile" to Leave Egypt". Retrieved Apr. 10, 2005.
- Conn, Charles W. Like A Mighty Army: A History of the Church of God, 1886-1976. Cleveland, TN: Pathway Press, 1977. pp. 146,181, 268, 285, 322.
- Hassan, Fayza (2000). "Liberty Blues". Retrieved Apr. 10, 2005.
- Howell, Beth Prim. Lady on a Donkey. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1960.
- Sumrall, Lester F. Lillian Trasher, the Nile Mother. Springfield, MO: Gospel Publishing House, 1951.
- “Trasher, Lillian Hunt. ” In Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, ed. by Stanley M. Burgess, Gary B. McGee, and Patrick H. Alexander. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1988. pp. 852-853.
- “Trasher, Lillian Hunt. ” In New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements. Stanley M. Burgess and Eduard M. van der Maas, eds. Rev. and expanded ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002. p. 1153.
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