Into Life Eternal

Darline Nelson Fremont - May 18, 1927 - February 27, 2000

Darline May Nelson was born in Kankakee, IL to Andrew and Anna Nelson. She graduated from North Park Junior College, and worked in the Chicago area. While attending a Billy Graham crusade in the Windy City in 1947 Darline came to faith in Christ. She then took Bible courses at Moody Bible Institute, taught Sunday school classes, made regular visitation trips to the downtown mission and the jail, served as camp counselor, and worked in the offices of the Slavic Mission Society and Gideons International.

She married ABWE missionary Carson Fremont in 1958, and spent almost 40 years working with Chinese and Filipinos in the Far East. Darline was a supportive and enthusiastic member of the missionary team, caring for students and their wives, teaching Sunday school, and being a living testimony of what it means to be a faithful Christian woman.

The Fremonts remained in the United States when Darline was discovered to have inoperable cancer. Carson said, "We owe the Lord a deep debt of thanks for His goodness in giving us nearly 14 extra months together after her cancer was found."

Darline died surrounded by her beloved husband and children: Marcia Darlin, Carol Matthia, John Fremont, and Paul Fremont, three of whom are foreign missionaries.

Donald Judson Hare - August 25, 1914 - January 25, 2000

Donald Hare was born in Worchester, MA to Viola and Arthur. He was saved at the age of 13 at church, and knew God wanted him to be a pastor. He graduated from Wheaton College, and went on to graduate from Grace Theological Seminary. Don married Helen Beaver in 1938, pastoring in Indiana and Ohio before determining that God wanted them in foreign missions.

The Hares were accepted by ABWE in 1943, but did not arrive in Brazil until the end of WW11. After a year in Rio Grande do Norte, during which time the Hares' young son died and a daughter was born with some serious health difficulties, the Hares moved to S‹o Paulo. They conducted evangelistic tent meetings that were the basis for many independent Baptist churches still in existence today. Don also started the Regular Baptist Seminary in S‹o Paulo, teaching classes there in addition to maintaining an active church planting ministry.

Don and Helen retired from ABWE in 1978, remaining active in their local church, and writing Kidnapped, a true story from Brazil, published by ABWE in 1997.

After his wife's death last summer, Don's own failing health continued to deteriorate.

Don is survived by his five children: Nancy Farlow, Donald Hare, Carol McCullough, Beverly McDonald, and Evelyn Southwell; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

The Donald J. Hare Memorial Fund has been established at ABWE. All gifts go to a couple working in China whom the Hares had previously supported. Please mark the insert envelope if you wish to send a gift to this memorial fund.