Dying to Serve: Petra Tunheim’s Life Across Languages and Continents

Petra Tunheim could have lived an ordinary life. She died on a ship to Singapore, traveling back to the island that she loved - Java - but she was born far from Java in Norway. 

Her childhood was far from extraordinary. She was born to an ordinary couple with already a large family in an ordinary town in Norway, raising sheep and keeping up with her nine brothers and sisters. 

But at 17, her life took one of the many turns that would make it extraordinary and lead to her living on four continents and learning seven languages. 

 

Guest: Dr. Donny Chrissutianto, Assistant Professor of Historical Studies; Master of Divinity Program Director - Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

Show Notes

Article | "Petra Tunheim," ESDA - https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=BAWT 

Article | "Women conference presidents: a forgotten history," Adventist Record https://record.adventistchurch.com/2020/12/17/women-conference-presidents-a-forgotten-history/