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Caption: Nearing completion is the Nav Jivan (new life) Hospital, Bihar, India. Begun in 1961, the 30-bed hospital and chapel has a remaining deficit of $7,727 in 1964. Missionary Mark Kniss, MD, serves as medical director. His wife, Betty, and two nationals serve as nurses. Nav Jivan is one of the hospitals serving over one million people in the palamau District.

Caption: (Back Row Left to Right): Ralph Sumcker, George Beare, AC Brunk, CD Easch, EE Miller, JD Graber, Lloyd Kniss, George Lapp, PA Friesen, Milton Vogt, JN Kauffman, SJ Hostetler. (Middle Row): Mina Easch, Mary Holesopple, Eva Brunk, Ruth Miller, Minnie Graber (holding Ronald), Fannie Lapp, Florence Friesen, Esther Vogt, Elsie Kauffman, Mary Good. (Front-Third-Row): Alma Smucker, Elizabeth Kniss, Ada Hartzler (holding Esther Kniss), Minnie Kanagy, Mary Wenger, Ida Beare, Harriet Lapp, Ida Hostetler, Sarah Lapp (Mrs Malcolm Lapp). (Children): Vogt son (deceased), Grace Friesen, Mark Kniss, Paul Kniss, Evelyn Beare, Paul Friesen, Arthur Smucker, John J Hostetler, Clara Easch, Merle Vogt, Mary Anne Hostetler.

Caption: Lakra (center) is the leading evangelist in the Bihar Mennonite Mission, with Phulchand, Boaz and Sushil, students at the Chandwa Bible School. 1956.