Later, Gilead graduates Geordie and Joanne Ryle were assigned to Milne Bay, and they visited Elfreda to encourage her and work with her in the ministry. “Armitage asked me to study the Bible with him,” recalls Geordie. “Because of his reputation, I wondered about his real motive. But after studying with him for a month, I knew he was sincere. Later he was baptized and eventually became a ministerial servant.”

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Geordie and Joanne Ryle