Comments on: Edna Vawser – Missionary to India

By: Robert Angove AM

Robert Angove AM — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:53:37 +0000

I am the distant relative who sang the “Holy City” at Edna’s Memorial Service in Adelaide. My mother, Lorna (nee Rushworth) was a cousin and may grandmother, Alice, her aunt. I had the pleasure of meeting with her in the eighties when she visited Adelaide. I was amazed at her knowledge of Australian current affairs. I am proud to be related to such a wonderful servant of God

Bob Angove AM

By: David Vawser

David Vawser — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 04:58:49 +0000

Scott,

Thanks for sharing this wonderful story. I am Amber’s uncle. Her father, my brother, Loren Vawser, has been in touch with a Stewart Vawser in Austrailia. We are desendents of John Vawser. Stewart has shared much about the family history with us, but we were not aware of Edna. I live in Gresham, Oregon and my father’s family live in Scappoose, OR.

Again, thank you for posting this.

By: vawz

vawz — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:56:39 +0000

It is so wonderful to sit and read these comments as a result of my research and work around Great Aunty Edna. It is a blessing to me to be connecting to so many other Vawser’s of Faith!
Thanks for sharing your hearts and lives in this little way…and people…if you are ever in Perth Western Australia, there is a place for you around my camp fire….actually I have a house, you can stay here

By: Amber Vawser (Franze)

Amber Vawser (Franze) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:33:40 +0000

People often ask me if I have any family who were missionaries, all I knew was that a great-great-grandmother from what I understand was a Baptist preacher in America. Now I know there was a missionary in the far distance in Australia with whom I share a missionary heart. At age 13 I went on my first mission trip to Ghana, Africa where God showed me the gift and love He gave me for working with children and people from other countries. Since then I went on other 2-4 week mission trips to Trinidad, Dominican Republic, South Africa in high school and college and led a teen trip to Ecuador as a young professional. I attended Cedarville University as it was a Christian school that allowed me to do my student/practice teaching abroad–which I did at International Community School in Bangkok, Thailand. At this school that reaches the middle/upper class international residents of Bangkok from over 40 nations I taught first grade for three years. I was able to teach Bible daily and disciple my students for a year at a time and saw many of my students come to belief in Jesus as God their Savior–which I was told was nearly impossible. “Nothing is impossible with God.” Following this time I went to Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and graduated with a Master’s in Ministry: Pastoral Care to Women along with Life Coach training. After a year of private Christian tutoring in my home town, I married a wonderful Christian man. Now I am living in Aspen, Colorado with the hopes of using Life Coaching and my ministry education and experience to reach the people here.

I am honored to know of the lineage in the Vawser family and am excited to see that I have a bit of Edna’s heart and passion in me. Now, I know I have a missionary relative who displayed courage, perseverance, submission, and relying on God for guidance. I love those stories. I trust God is rewarding and honoring her for her years of humble work. Thank you for sharing.

By: Swapnil

Swapnil — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:08:21 +0000

whenever I read this my hears filled with great gratitude for Edna Vawser madam what she contributed to india specially to baramati Hostel.My Father was brought in baramati hostel and never give up ti tell about the life she lived in baramati hostel with all student specially orphan boys.

By: Luigi Fulk

Luigi Fulk — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:37:17 +0000

I just found this website a while back when a friend recommended it to me. I’ve been a regular reader ever since.

By: Scott Vawser

Scott Vawser — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:40:32 +0000

Hi Scott im scott vawser as well i live in adelaide and am related to Edna and william Hayden vawser ,the vawsers were Huguenots The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Since the eighteenth century, Huguenots have been commonly designated “French Protestants”, the title being suggested by their German co-religionists or “Calvinists”. Protestants in France were inspired by the writings of John Calvin in the 1530s and the name Huguenots was already in use by the 1560s. By the end of the 17th century, roughly 200,000 Huguenots had been driven from France during a series of religious persecutions. They relocated primarily in England, Switzerland, Holland, the German Palatinate, and elsewhere in Northern Europe. A few thousand went further and settled in British overseas colonies, primarily in New York and South Carolina. The last active Huguenot congregation in North America worships in Charleston, South Carolina, at a church that dates from 1844 vawser’s have always feared and loved god.

By: Carol Peterson

Carol Peterson — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:53:25 +0000

Dear Scott,
Edna Vawser was one of my distant cousins. I live in the United States. We share common ancesters, who are John Vawser and Elizabeth Ann Southwell. Most of their children went to Australia, but their son John William Vawser came to America. My line is with him.
I’m glad you put Edna’s photos and information on this website. I’m proud of her too and plan to add a copy of her photo to my family tree. I would love to hear from you. Carol Peterson

By: Jenny Lund

Jenny Lund — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:57:12 +0000

I am also a relation. My grandfather was William Hayden Vawser, brother to Uncle Hal. My husband and I have also done missionary work in India. My husband 4 times and I only twice. We were at a Bible School in Vijayawada last year. There is so much work to be done in that country.
I am of the belief that our ancestors came from Lille in France at the time of the St Bartholomews Day Massacre in the 1500′s. Does your information agree? I would love to correspond with you as I can really only go back to 1800 in March, Cambridgeshire with any certainty.

By: Vawz

Vawz — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:34:00 +0000

Thanks for all your feedback! In fact I never met this wonderful lady. But remain to this day very proud that she was my great aunt.
I have shared everything I know about her, maybe others could add some memories on the comments here. Thanks for the comments folks!