Hiob Tömbi, a faithful worker in the Lord's vineyard. Once he suffered from leprosy. He was fully healed. For long years he worked in the heathen place of Kuruku. He had to suffer much persecution from the non-christians. One night bis hut was burned down. He collected the first group of schoolchildren in Kuruku.

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Title	Hiob Tömbi, a faithful worker in the Lord's vineyard. Once he suffered from leprosy. He was fully healed. For long years he worked in the heathen place of Kuruku. He had to suffer much persecution from the non-christians. One night bis hut was burned down. He collected the first group of schoolchildren in Kuruku.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Hiob Tömbi, ein treuer Arbeiter im Weinberg unseres Herrn. Einst war er aussätzig. Wurde vollständig geheilt. Stand lange Jahre in dem Heidenort Kuruku an der Arbeit. Musste viel Verfolgungen von seiten der Heiden erleben. Eines Nachts wurde ihm seine Hütte angezündet. In Kuruku hat er auch die ersten Schüler gesammelt.
Description	Note: Kontaktabzug.; Note translation: Contact print.
Subject (bmpixs)	hairstyle mission assistant m patient m portrait m persecution
Subject (bmpixn personal name)	Tömbi, Hiob (Mr)
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Kuruku {place}
Coverage date	1932/1945
Photographer (bmpixn)	Zürcher, Wilhelm (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1932/1945
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; 3.6 x 2.5 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m30544
Part of collection	International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection	Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
Part of official series	"Cameroon. Mission, Church. 6. Photographer: Zürcher. A) Mission: stations, journeys, preacng to non-christians, mission festivals, medical mission; b. Jubilee in Kumba; c) Churches, buildings; d) Church: people, indigenous christians, indigenous
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	E-30.86.233
Rights	All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images -- both individuals and organisations -- to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Access conditions	Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
Repository name	mission21
Repository address	mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+4161 260 23 09), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Repository email	info@bmpix.org
Filename	impa-abmpix-19854
Archival file	impa_Volume65/impa-abmpix-19854.tiff

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