Archives: Authors

William Alexander Deans (1908-1999) served the Lord as a missionary in northeast Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) He was active in the publishing of Christian literature in African languages including the Babira, Pygmy, Wabira, Wahema, Wangeti, and Walesi tribes.

Mr. C. Ernest Tatham has been helping Christians grow for many years. He first prepared these twelve studies as a correspondence course for the Emmaus Bible School. The course was revised to its present form by the editors of Everyday Publications Inc.

F. Donald Harris served the Lord in Mexico for many years.

Sam Thorpe Jr. serves the Lord in an itinerant teaching ministry being commended into the Lord’s work on a full-time basis from the Lakeside Bible Chapel, Lincolnton, Georgia. Over the past 30 years Sam has served on the oversight of three local assemblies, the last of which was his commending assembly, a new work planted by Sam and another brother in 1995. Sam has authored and published over forty booklets on a wide range of Bible study lectures and guides.

Wilfred A. Munnings served the Lord with his wife in India for 17 years. He was one of the very few who obtained first class honors in both written and spoken examinations in the Tamil language. He was active in Emmaus Correspondence ministries.

Bill Letkeman, commended worker and former missionary to Colombia and Ecuador, and was the Executive Director of EPI for 26 years. Now “retired” from active duty with EPI, Bill now lends his wisdom and expertise as a member of the EPI Board of Directors.

Anne Barnett has raised six children while remaining active in the local church as well as her writing ministry.

Della Letkeman was born in British Columbia and served as a missionary in Ecuador for eleven years.  Commended alongside her husband, she has authored and co-authored much material published by EPI. Before his death, she started a manuscript with Dr. Harlow on the life and travels of the Apostle Paul. Della does her writing from her home office in London, Ontario.

Fay Smart was born in Scotland, but her family moved to Hartford, Connecticut seven years later. She graduated from Mount Hoyoke College and married Mr. John Smart, Bible teacher and missionary statesman. For many years, she helped her husband editingThe Fields and Mission magazine, and after his death she did editorial work for Emmaus Bible School in Illinois. She contributed an article to Global Strategy and co-authored an Emmaus course. She went to be with the Lord in December, 2002.

Mr. Lovering, an honours graduate student in Physics, taught this subject in British secondary schools, later serving as a principal until his retirement. For forty years he studied the Scriptures and ministered the Word of God in many parts of Britain. He was a contributor to the Bible study magazine Precious Seed from its inception in 1945.