Oswald sanders biography
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John Oswald Sanders’ studies at the NZ Bible Training Institute in 1924 were cut short after six months when his father’s illness required a return home to Invercargill to support his parents.
Oswald sanders biography
His aspiration of overseas mission service was set aside as Sanders (commonly called “J.O.”) picked up his former profession as a lawyer. However, that was not the end of his involvement with NZBTI or overseas mission. Principal Joseph Kemp had been so impressed by the potential of this young student that he invited him to join the staff of the Institute.
In March 1926, at age 23, Oswald Sanders moved his parents to Auckland and took on the role of Secretary-Treasurer, and instructor in evangelism. One aspect of his job was helping to raise funds for a new campus in Queen Street.
He worked alongside Joseph Kemp until Kemp’s terminal illness in 1932, after which Sanders was appointed Superintendent, shouldering the administrative running of the College, and taking on Kemp’s teaching loa