had other plans. When Henry died, a statement repeated many times was, "In his few years he reached more for Christ than most Christians touch in an entire lifetime." Already it is evident the same can be said for his children. Not only has the young bridegroom committed his life to the Lord, but a teen-ager and his father came to know Him immediately following the funeral. And others are testifying to changes in their lives through this "trag edy," as we must view it with our human eyes. About a thousand gathered in the Indianapolis church for the double funeral on Monday, Febru ary 28, and over two hundred were in the Sherwood, Michigan, church the following day. This was just a glimpse of the love and es teem earned by the Steel family throughout the world as, step by step, all followed the path God laid out for them. The Sherwood church was Henry's first pastorate as well as the oldest Free Metho dist church in Michigan. The story of lessons they learned there is written in "Mission Accomplished," the Oriental Missionary Society book on Henry's life. And now in the small cemetery there the bodies of Leon and Lorna rest beside their brother and their father. As for Valetta, in her always self- forgetful way, she comments, "I have had them for many wonder ful years. Now it's Henry's turn." Her entire family is gone. But she is not alone, for she is in and with Christ. Reprinted by permission from THE MIS SIONARY STANDARD, The Oriental Mis sionary Society. Page 19
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minister at the church where they attended. Another memorial fund is for establishing a dental clinic in an unreached area in Haiti. This will eventually lead to the building of a church as God works through Virgil and Lea Ullom, Leon and Lorna's uncle and aunt who are Oriental Missionary Society mis sionaries to Haiti. Lorna had hoped to be a missionary herself, but God
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