would attend the Lutheran Boarding School at Ghi Gung Shan and be with her younger brother, Dede, age 8, who would also begin boarding school. Faith would attend Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, the following year in 1934. Both Charles and Grace were crushed when in January 1933 Grandma Pike died, and then was buried in Changsha. She had also returned in 1930 to live out her life in China. He recalled that she had greatly loved and encouraged him in the course of his Christian life, and that she had been a great help and support to the whole Roberts family. In 1935 Charles, along with Grace and 4 younger children, returned to Los Angeles on furlough. Meantime Miriam wished to stay back at the Lutheran School to complete her high school and graduate with her friends the following year. In the fall of October 1935, Charles took his family home to Glendale for their regular furlough after completing a 7-year term in China. In December of 1935 Charles purchased a ~ home in Glendale, California so that the whole family could be together for the first time since 1928. Daughter Faith came for Christmas from Wheaton College and met the youngest child, Janet, for the first time. Early Spring of 1936 Charles and Grace with Dede traveled for 4 months by a new Ford car throughout the midwest and east, speaking in behalf of the work in China. Dede was not well at that time and so was taken along, while Grandma Louisa (who had come at Christmas from Vancouver) stayed to look after the three youngest girls in public school while Faith returned to Wheaton College. Summer of 1936 Miriam graduated from Ghi Gung Shan Lutheran High School and returned to the U.S.A., and the family became complete with Faith coming from college. It was the first time that Charles and all his six children had ever been together. Now Biola, once again, wanted to cut off the work of H.B.I. in order to meet the financial needs of the work in Los Angeles. The 'great depression' in the U.S.A. continued to affect all church and missionary efforts. Several questions arose....who would take responsibility for the beautiful 20 acre campus complex (by now worth 5 million dollars)?
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