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Student Name: Benjamin Magee Date_2/22/2012

Mailing Address: 121 Bartlett Rd., Weaverville, NC 28787 _

Telephone Number _828.658.0310__________________ Email magebr9@wfu.edu

Class at time of application (circle) Fr So Jr Sr

Cumulative GPA _3.6____________ Major Department ___Health and Exercise Science_

(Attach current Wake Forest transcript; Deacon sheet is acceptable)

Anticipated Date of Graduation _May, 2013______________________________

Faculty Mentor/Department Dr. Sam Gladding/Counseling _________________

Will credit be awarded in association with this project? Course number? _No_______________

Are you applying for other funding for this project? What source?_No_________________

Synopsis of Proposed Independent Study Project:

I propose to shadow and interview healthcare providers in Nagaland, India, to better understand

how they integrate both traditional healing practices and conventional medicine in order to serve

a large population with limited resources.

Richter Scholarship Program

A. 2-page Summary.

I propose to shadow and interview healthcare providers in the medically-understaffed

region of Nagaland, India. As the great-great-grandson of revered missionaries to this mountainous

village in eastern India, I have been invited by local leaders to come and observe public and private

clinics to see how they welcome an integrative approach to healing, drawing from traditional

healing practices of both Averyedic medicine men and the Lotha-Naga herbalists alongside western

approaches by university-trained doctors. Since I aspire to be a naturopathic doctor serving rural

populations, this unique opportunity would show me how clinics in the most financially-depressed

areas leverage their resources to treat infectious disease and how physicians there communicate

with patients. An experience of this nature will inspire me to think more holistically, creatively, and

realistically in my own studies and in my future practice of medicine.

Nagaland, a community of two million people comprised of sixteen tribes in the foothills of

the Himalayan Mountains near Burma, has a special place in my family’s history. When the

missionary movement came to Nagaland in the late 1800s, my great-great-grandfather, Baptist

minister William Witter, felt called to leave his home in Virginia and move there with his wife.

Together they transferred the tribal oral language into a written language and created the first

rendering of the Gospels in that language. While the imperialistic missionary movement was not a

gift to Indian culture, in Nagaland the natives benefitted in ways they still appreciate today. This

month, in fact, they are dedicating the newly-built Witter Bible Institute, named after my great-

great-grandparents, and our family has maintained ties with both local leaders there and families

who moved to the U.S. from Nagaland. (See appendix for a fuller description of the family history

there.) It is through this connection that I have secured a home-stay and medical contacts in the

village. Should I be awarded a Richter, a Baptist missionary there will meet me at the airport in

Kolkata and accompany me to Nagaland. My Uncle Ted Hodge, a hospital chaplain who traveled

there in 1982 for a celebration of his grandparents, has also agreed to join me for two weeks.

The medical issues my missionary-ancestor identified more than a hundred years ago still

flummox Nagaland. Political corruption has contributed to the disarray of the public clinics, and so

immediate medical attention must be sought at private clinics. Still these private clinics are often

insufficient to treat patients, and villagers must travel several hours to Assam, Mumbai, or Kolkata

for more complicated procedures. Because of this tangled situation, patients often seek the help of

tribal medicine men for ailments rather traveling such long distances. The practice of traditional

medicine, combined with the diet of the people there, may partly explain the lower rates of chronic

disease (e.g., cancer and cardiovascular illness) among its population, as compared to that of

Western countries. Critically, though, this type of care is inadequate for the treatment of many of

the common infectious diseases. Through interviews and observations, I seek first to learn about

how conventional clinics operate fiscally and technically to treat infectious disease. Then, I will

explore how this tribal Indian culture practices alternative medicine—how, for instance, medical

institutions in Kolkata teach traditional healing methods, and how these methods are integrated by

physicians and by health policy. Further, as I seek to gain greater cultural literacy, I wish to

examine the dis-connect between conventional doctors’ orders/instructions and patients’ practices.

Finally, I seek to understand the medical philosophy employed by healthcare workers in rural India,

and how they approach the use of technology. My overarching goals, of course, are to open my

mind to a radically different, integrative approach to medicine in order to broaden my

understanding of global, rural medicine in ways that should benefit me in my future career.

I propose a four-week study, focused in Nagaland, with time spent in Kolkata upon arrival

and before departure. Since Kolkata is on my access route to Nagaland, time spent there will serve

both to acclimate myself to the culture and time differences while giving me the opportunity to

explore some of the oldest medical institutes in India. (The proposed calendar below is for this

summer; I am prepared to go in the summer, but please see the Appendix for an appeal to conduct

the study in December.)

Nagaland, India (July 19 - Aug. 11): interviews with practitioners and shadowing at the

following hospitals: Zion Hospital in Dimapur (private); Kohima Hospital (government-

operated); Wokha Hospital (government-operated); and Vankhosung Mission Hospital (operated by

the Lotha Mission Church). Additionally, I will conduct interviews with medicine men of various

Naga tribes and their patients (see letters of support for details).

Kolkata, India: (July 12-18th

-August 12-15th

.): With the help of Kolkata-native Dr. Ananda

Mitra (WF Department of Communications), I have identified medical training institutions in the

city that I wish to observe. Given that I am currently a resident at a homestay in Salamanca, Spain,

I have not been able to firm up the specifics of this part of the trip, which is secondary to the

research in Nagaland, but with Dr. Mitra’s support, I feel confident that I’ll be able to pin down

specifics in the next few weeks (see his letter of support). The training institutions we are soliciting

include the Medical College of Calcutta, the Institute of Alternative Medicines Kolkata, and the

Calcutta National Medical College.

The brother of Jan Nienu, (see letter of support), Dr. Nsan Ezung is the main medical

contact in Nagaland. His son will be able to travel with me. While in Nagaland, I will shadow

with Dr Ezung and many of his associates there and in the before listed hospitals. They have

assured me that they are glad to answer my questions while shadowing. In every tribe there are

herbalist. Likewise, I will have the opportunity to meet with them and view their work, but will be

finalized at the beginning of my trip while shadowing with Dr. Ezung. The specific areas I will

spend time apart from being with Dr. Ezung are in the following:

(*note, this was explained by my host)

Dimapur, Nagaland, Staying with Jan’s sister. It is forty-five minutes by plane from Kolkata.

After visiting hospitals in Dimapur for two days I will proceed to Kohima, the capital city.

It is about two-hours by bus from Dimapur. In Kohima I will have to stay at a hotel that she knows

and will visit and shadow in the hospital with a friend of Dr. Ezung. After Kohima, I will proceed

to Wokha (a three- hours bus ride) and stay at the guest house which will be not as expensive as

Kohima to stay. Vankhosung is just an hour ride from Wokha. Vankhosung is where my great,

great grandfather lived. It will be quite nostalgic for me to experience this journey and walk where

he and his wife stayed and lived.

B. Budget & Materials:

Round-trip flight (RDU-to-Kolkata) = $1,615 Total cost

Round-trip flight (Kolkata-to-Dimapur, Nagaland) = $222

33 days Lodging expenses, total= 2796

(6 nights in Kolkata(see below for per dium),6 nights traveling in Nagaland ($300)

33 days Food expenses = 1837

Immunizations = $91

Tips = $ 91.85 (%5 of food)

Materials:

Digital Camera & audio recorder

Notebooks for journaling and notes

Wake Forest ThinkPad

According to the U.S. Department of State, the per diem for Calcutta is: lodging: $297; meals and incidentals: $119 The per diem for non-specific, other, non-big cities in India is: lodging: $200; meals and incidentals: $91 http://aoprals.state.gov/web920/per_diem_action.asp?MenuHide=1&CountryCode=1155

Total = $ 6,652.85

C. Relevant Experiences:

(*Please see appendix for full family history and resume)

My strong experiences in practically understanding healthcare in the US is essential in order

to integrate the research and shadowing I will do in India. Having a very early exposure to the

research my parents did in integrative medicine to treat her chronic illness with cancer was

instrumental in steering my interest to integrate conventional and alternative medicine in an internal

medicine or family practice specialty (see appendix for family history). My goals to work in global

health and family medicine both require conventional medicine and have sought practical

experience in this field.

In addition to studying health science curriculum as a summer scholar at Chapel Hill, it was

arranged for me to shadow in the family medicine clinic there as well the Neo Natal Intensive Unit.

Both of the doctors I shadowed worked with the school of public health and were involved in

global missions. However, I was disappointed to find that the family medicine practice was unable

to elevate the functional problems of the patients without side effects. The experience helped me to

seek out an independent study with my mentor to better examine the changing healthcare system

and how my interests could work to advance the field.

Among my numerous interviews, was Dr. Kathi Kemper who chairs the Center for

Integrative Medicine working with Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. In my two hours of

interviewing, I learned the path and strengths that Dr. Kemper found by researching what

naturopathic remedies had validity for her work in pediatrics. While her book made her famous as

the world’s expert on integrative pediatric medicine, she was criticized by her mentors when first

deciding to write it. The main take away was that it is necessary to have conventional experience,

but you can do much more in my specialty by taking the time to sort through the naturopathic

treatments that have valid potential to help your patients.

After interviewing four separate Naturopathic Doctors (accredited graduates) from the

recommendation of Dr. Kemper to investigate my interest more, I have found that the reality is that

the traditional medicine of India demonstrates positive results and there is a lot of promise in that

area. While there is a lack of proof for such a broad term (it does depend on what area), with the

literature article by Mutheeswaran et al., it shows a glimpse of working in integrating and

categorizing the work of herbal medicine men. No research has been published for the Nagaland

tribal herbalist. My goal is not to produce a scientific paper categorizing the species and disease

used to treat them, rather to gain a perspective in this area of the field to add to my conventional

experiences. I hope to motivate others with my story to get greater interest in the field. My greater

perspective will allow me to work in public health with more realistic solutions and greater share

this story to help motivate others to pursue aiding the poor in medical ways.

In addition to my practical experience, the interdisciplinary aspects of my education will be

utilized in this project. By studying the fictional work of Indian trained doctor and writer, Abraham

Verghese, I have begun to see the interesting parallels in medicine in a country with third world

parts. Serving on the board of ethics at Michigan State University, he sought to share his life

experience being trained in Madras, India by using fiction to tell a great truth. Reading his work

along with other pieces in a literature course focused on improving our knowledge of the power of

stories; I hope to use my medical experiences to show a unique story that conveys where my

passions to serve have come and allows other to see value in this type of work.

D. Works Cited:

1. Bodeker, G. ―Lessons on Integration from the Developing World’s Experience.‖ BMJ: British

Medical Journal 322.7279 (2001): 164. Print.

2. Forster, E. M. A Passage to India. New York: Harcourt, Brace and, 1924. Print.

3. Mutheeswaran, S., et al. ―Documentation and Quantitative Analysis of the Local Knowledge on

Medicinal Plants Among Traditional Siddha Healers in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu,

India.‖ Journal of Ethnopharmacology 137.1 (2011): 523-533.

4. Sharma, Dinesh C. ―India to Promote Integration of Traditional and Modern Medicine.‖ The Lancet

358.9292 (2001): 1524. Print.

5. Verghese, A. Cutting for Stone: A Novel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Print.

E. Dates:

July 12-Agust 15

*see appendix for appeal (Dec. 1st – Jan 3

rd)

F. Contacts (Letters of support follow appendix):

Mentor:

Dr. Samuel Gladding*, Chair, Counseling Department

Supporting Faculty:

Dr. Gary Miller, Associate Professor, Department of Health and Exercise Science,

Faculty Liaison, Allied Health Student Association, (also my major advisor)

Dr. Ananda Mitra, Chair, Communication Department

Jan Nienu

Family friend and native of Nagaland

Rev. Dr. E. NRIO EZUNG)

Executive Secretary. Lotha Baptist Churches Association

G. Implications:

I plan to document my experiences there and to create a photos-and-reflections presentation

for Wake’s Allied Health Student Association, but of course open to the public. I will invite Dr.

Kathi Kemper, M.D., to speak on the importance of integrative medicine.

Additionally, I would like to pitch my story of the rich family history and the career

interests that led me to Nagaland to Wake Forest Magazine. I believe there’s a compelling human

interest angle to the experience that should attract more than just those interested in global health

and integrative medicine.

Appendix: 1. Family History

2. Appeal for Winter break

3. Photos and primary documents

4. Resume

Full Family History:

My great-great-grandparents, William and Mary Witter, were Baptist missionaries

stationed in in India. Beginning in 1883 they worked around the area of Assam and headed to the

area most wild and in need: the Naga Hills. They were the first missionaries to stay and work in

Nagaland. The previous few attempts had been unsuccessful because of the dangerous head hunting

practices of most of the tribes. Past attempts, though, paved the way for the Witters to make the

journey and to remain with the Nagas. They successfully transferred the oral Naga language into

written form and wrote a simple translation of the Gospels, as well as a few simple grammar books.

In the extant correspondence, the Witters vividly describe life working with and among the natives,

as well as their hopes, fears, aspirations, and the love that inspired them. In Nagaland, my native

Virginian great-great-grandmother gave birth to my great-grandfather, Ted Witter.

During his stay in Nagaland, William Witter was shaken by the death of an English soldier, who

died in his arms. In reflecting on the experience, Witter lamented not having had access to anyone

with medical training; he had tried to send messengers to the nearest village sixty miles away, but

in vain. After his wife fell ill with what turned out to be breast cancer in 1888, Witter decided they

should return to the U.S. These experiences helped prompt him to pursue a degree in medicine

from Chicago Homeopathic Hospital, which he received in 1890 (see attached primary document).

After Mary’s death in 1911, William and his 25-year-old son did not wait long before returning to

India to continue the work she helped start. William remarried and Ted found a wife, and they all

traveled to India. Ted and his bride, Mildred, were stationed in the South of India. In Nellore, they

gave birth to my maternal grandmother, Vera Witter, and I grew up hearing stories about her

childhood and adolescence in India. I have always been yearned to see the land that so inspired the

ancestors. In reading primary sources in preparation for this application, I discovered how many

personality traits I share with those men-of-faith who so boldly relocated to a faraway land.

My Grandma studied at a boarding school for missionary kids in Kodaikanal, but when she

was approaching 18, she decided to move to the U.S., where she met my grandfather. As a

missionary kid, Grandma was a confused amalgam of several cultures, and she never fully happily

assimilated to life in the U.S. Her life experiences influenced me. I grew up thinking every U.S. kid

ate curry and rice, for instance. More importantly, though, she taught her children and

grandchildren the value of making sacrifices and of helping those in need.

On a fateful day, twenty-five years ago, Grandma and my Uncle Bill were in California

visiting my immediate family, who was then living in Claremont. While attending Sunday School

at the local Baptist church, they coincidentally met a missionary who had spent time in India near

Assam. This missionary, had used the Witters’ translation of the Gospels during her work there,

and she was thrilled to connect my Grandma with Jan Nienu. Being first woman from her Nagaland

village to study in the US, Jan had grown up hearing the history of my great–grandfather, and she

had been looking for any of the Witter decedents to learn more about them. She is currently

working on a book of the missionary history in Nagaland. She and my Grandma were very fond of

each other and always felt as if they were kin, Jan tells me.

I have attached just a few primary documents and pictures to demonstrate this family connection to

a village in India that must otherwise seem a curious choice for a travel destination. Through my

connection with Jan—and given the financial opportunity provided by a Richter—I would have a

unique and powerful opportunity to leverage my family’s contacts in the Baptist Mission there, and

to interview and shadow medical providers in the conventional clinics and talk with the tribal

herbalist. Jan’s nephew will shepherd me around, get me access to these facilities, and introduce

me to people who can tell me for themselves what my ancestors’ legacy means to them. (Indeed,

the Baptist Mission in Nagaland has remained in contact with my Grandma and Uncle Ted over the

years, inviting us to attend events in the village, most recently a dedication this month of the Bible

Institute being named after my great-great-grandfather.)

My commitment and interest in both rural and global health stems, in large part, from my

upbringing. In a family that lacked access to good medical care, my six siblings and I were on

Medicaid, and I qualified for free lunches when I left homeschooling and transferred into my local

public high school. Since aid expires when you turn 19, my older siblings and my parents (who

often lacked insurance) had to go to the free clinic sponsored by the Asheville-Buncombe

Community Christian Ministry. While I did not have extreme hardships in healthcare, our family’s

burden was often eased by ministries working to help us. I have wanted to use the advantages I am

gaining with my education to pay forward all the aid my family and I received. My church gave me

scholarships to go on mission trips to rural counties of North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and

Alabama. We partnered with Habitat for Humanity as our main goal, but I saw the healthcare

problems. Growing up with a clear experience with the health problems has shaped me to be

committed to working to help those in need.

Perhaps, though, my greatest inspiration to work in this field is my own mother. She

graduated with a nursing degree from UVA, volunteered with various health clinics in Micronesia

through the Peace Corps, and then devoted the rest of her career to working in mental health in

several hospitals in North Carolina, and in camp and recreational areas occasionally during the

summer (with benefits for my brother and me). Although a nurse can make a good living, my

mother never worked full-time. She had seven children and homeschooled all of us. When I was six

years old, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She lost her 10-year battle when I was only

sixteen. During those ten years, I observed as my father researched traditional and alterative

treatment options, and I accompanied my mother to many different clinics and support groups. She

opted against chemotherapy, which she knew pummeled the body, sometimes more than the illness

itself. Happily, she enjoyed relatively good health for nine of those ten years she was ill.

It was tough not having insurance coverage for non-conventional health treatments that had

viable benefits. It was this exposure that has spread my interest in always exploring other medical

treatments. With my education, I have learned to turn a skeptical eye on many practices of Western

medicine. The medical mentors in my life have urged me to hold a treatment to a universal

standard, regardless of the category someone else may put it in. I believe there are valuable

treatments often overlooked by the conventional route.

Losing my mom at such a young age, I found out pretty quickly what really mattered in my

life. My mother was my hero, and she devoted her life to helping people: an ideal role model for

me. I want to find my way to continue the legacy she started. I have a passion to help those who are

need of healthcare-the kind of help I experienced personally. An experience in researching the

medical operations and philosophy of India will aid in my understanding of administering aid in

both global and domestic areas.

Like Will Witter, I have could not help but feel powerless without medical education as

someone died in front of me. It was his wife’s illness with breast cancer that led him to medicine

and my mother fight with that same disease that educated me at an early age. I have these letter and

chapters explaining who he was and what he thought about the world. I have these childhood

memories through my grandma of what life in India was like. I have a desire to use medicine in the

way that my great, great grandfather wanted, to help those in need. These were truly extraordinary

people in my life, and I hope to go to look out on those same majestic hills and continue the work

with the people they came to be so close with.

Appeal for Winter break:

(Dec. 1 – Jan 3st)

By having the opportunity to travel over winter break- there are three major advantages.

First, The Hornbill Festival: Festival of Festivals in Nagaland. This is a once a year event during

the beginning of December that allows all the major tribes to show off their song, dance and wears.

It is a wonderful opportunity to see the true culture of the Nagas. Secondly, rainfall will be

considerably less (see chart below*) because the raining season will have ended. Lastly my Uncle

would be able to travel for the full two weeks rather than potentially only one.

I have checked with all my contacts to see if this change in date would still be acceptable

and they have all approved. While Dr. Mitra would not be in Kolkata, he would be able to still help

me with the medical contacts. The son of Dr. Nsan Ezung who will be my traveling companion in

Nagaland is prepared to meet me in Kolkata at that time. The academic calendar would require me

to take exams one week early, but with the amount of notice in advance , Dr. Miller is confident

that I can work ahead to make such a unique opportunity like this possible.

Precipitation (*Please Note Guwahati, Assam)

Average precipitation in various Indian cities (mm)[47][48][49][50]

— Winter

(Jan – Feb)

Summer

(Mar – May)

Monsoon

(Jun – Sep)

Post-monsoon

(Oct – Dec) Year-round

City Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

Port Blair 40 20 10 60 360 480 400 400 460 290 220 150 2,890

Thiruvananthapuram 26 21 33 125 202 306 175 152 179 223 206 65 1,713

Bangalore 31 20 61 110 150 212 249 279 315 291 210 140 1,962

Nagpur 16 22 15 8 18 168 290 291 157 73 17 19 1,094

Bhopal 4 3 1 3 11 136 279 360 185 52 21 7 1,043

Guwahati 8 21 47 181 226 309 377 227 199 92 25 10 1,722

Lucknow 20 18 8 8 20 114 305 292 188 33 5 8 1,019

Jaisalmer – – 3 – 7 10 90 88 15 – 6 – 219

Dehradun 47 55 52 21 54 230 631 627 261 32 11 3 2,024

Amritsar 24 33 48 30 45 27 231 187 79 18 6 18 746

Shimla 60 60 60 50 60 170 420 430 160 30 10 20 1,530

Srinagar 74 71 91 94 61 36 58 61 38 31 10 33 658

Leh 12 9 12 6 7 4 16 20 12 7 3 8 116

Dear Richter Scholarship Committee,

I support and will commit time and effort to Ben Magee for his proposed project. His

experience with the project he developed will be tremendous and will impact him for the rest of his

life. Having traveled to India for service projects, I am excited for Ben to experience this exotic

land. His research proposal and contacts made in India to develop his project demonstrates his

preparedness and ability to accomplish his goals. I have worked with a number of former Richter

scholars and more than 75 individual research students over the 16 years at Wake Forest. I

recognize the effort required on my part and time commitment necessary to make this a viable

project. My role in his project will be to serve as a mentor and resource for him. We have

continued communications with each other for this application during his time abroad, and we have

plans for communication while he is in India.

Sincerely,

Gary D. Miller Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Health and Exercise Science

February 22, 2012

Letter in support of Richter Scholarship of Benjamin Magee

I am writing in support of Ben and of his efforts to design a Richter-funded research experience to

learn more about conventional and traditional medicine in India.

In my interactions with Ben, he has proven to be a smart young man with considerable commitment

to his proposed project. In speaking to him and looking at his resume, I have learnt that he has a

strong knowledge of the medical field in the US, having taken an EMT course and having

shadowed and interviewed health professionals last summer and fall for an independent study,

which he supplemented with a long reading list. While a study-abroad student in Salamanca, he is

volunteering at a medical clinic there.

Through my conversation with him, I have also learnt of his connections with people in Nagaland.

These existing connections will make for a unique and interesting experience. Additionally, I have

also offered to help him during his stay in Kolkata. I will be able to introduce him to medical

professionals there who can then help in arranging shadowing and interviews. An exposure to

urban healthcare in Kolkata, in combination with his exposure to tribal medical practices in rural

Nagaland, will give him a glimpse at the state of health care in India. Given his interest in

alternative medicine, I am happy to help him identify and meet naturopathic physicians in Kolkata

as well.

My visit to India this summer overlaps with Ben’s proposed visit, and I should be able to help

acclimate him to the culture and to educate him on how to stay safe in India.

Ananda Mitra

Professor of Communication

336-745-6267

ananda@wfu.edu

2/15/12

Dear Richter Scholarship Committee:

I am beyond delighted to have connected with Ben Magee. His uncles, Bill and Ted

Hodge, and I have remained like a family for so many years. Their great grandfather,

Dr. Witter, was the first missionary to the Lotha Naga tribe in Nagaland in the late

1800’s. I fully support Ben’s willingness to go to Nagaland to interview doctors as

well as visit various hospitals to see the health care condition there. I will be more

than happy to arrange a tour/visit for him at the following locations.

Zion Hospital in Dimapur (private)

Kohima Hospital (Government operated)

Wokha Hospital (Government operated)

Vankhosung Mission Hospital (Operated by the Lotha Mission Church)

I will also try to connect him with some herbalist practitioners so that he can see both

conventional and natural medicine practices. While in Nagaland, Ben will stay with

my family members. In addition, my nephew, who recently graduated from college,

will be his guide and travel companion. Hotel accommodations are also available

should a need arise during his stay in Nagaland.

Every year there is a Hornbill festival in the capital city of Nagaland around the first

week of December. It would be awesome for Ben to experience this amazing

cultural presentation if he is able to make it during that time. Due to the heavy rainy

season, the summer months would not be a good time to travel to Nagaland.

Please feel free to email me for any questions at jannienu@att.net.

Sincerely,

Jan Nienu

11 Hillcrest Ct.

American Canyon, CA 94503

KBES/ES/O-C/2012-13/026 10/01/2012.

To,

Mr. Theodore Hedge,

Louisville, Kentucky, 40241

Subj : I N V I T A T I O N.

Respected Mr. Theodore Hedge,

From KBES we greet you in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

I hope you will remember our earlier correspondence on our Theological College project

which is being named after your great grandfather ―Dr. W. E. Witter who was the first Missionary

to our land. As highlighted in our Detailed Project Report, we had started the phase-wise

development of the College Campus.

The main part of the Project is construction of a 3 storied Administrative-Cum-College

Block with an estimated cost of Rs. 50000000. I am glad to inform you that we had already

completed the Ground Floor of the said building and we are planning to dedicate the building to the

LORD tentatively on February 25, 2012 and the Program Committee had decided to invite you as

the Dedicatory Speaker in honor of your great grandfather Dr. W. E. Witter. I am also glad to

inform you that one family had decided to sponsor your both ways Flight Ticket to enable you to

attend the function as the Dedicatory Speaker.

Therefore, I shall be very grateful if you could kindly pray about it and mail us back your

decision via (Email: nrioezung@yahoo.com or lotha_aben@yahoo.in

Photographs of the completed Ground of the College Building and the ongoing ground

developments are enclosed below.

With regards and prayer.

(Rev. Dr. E. NRIO EZUNG)

Executive Secretary.

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. IiWILt WIT'llER AS DISTRICT SECRETARYfor t~ A.B.F.M.S. :r.or MIDDLE WESr.ERN ~I:)'!~

DISTRICT, ( Iowa, N\!l~1"'9.Bka, andj'Wyoming). (Sept.1891-July I' 1896) :r aIn September of' 1891 the call came to Will Witter to be come DistrIct Secre..U:1

tsry for the ~m6rlcan :Baptist Foreie'}1 Mission SOCiety in tht'l States of Iowa, , ~hNebr aaka , andlJVyoming.with headquarters at Del!llt'b,.nea, Iowa" t~!JlIila work wah to stimulate the members of Baptist chur-che 8 to earnest prayer ill!

and increased giving of lives and runds to the missionary work in the v ar iou s .lli!lands carr1.e<j6n under the auspicles of the Amer1canY'Baptist Foreign MiSSion::!!Society. He was constantlY on the road visiting ChURht'ls, speaking at Assocla-lilitional meetings, contacting likeli1 prospects for miSSionary service. ;iiH

.;IolplFlrth,one of these likely prospects wrote e.bout Will Wittor 8S fol- ~,Jill10ws:1 He lived in Des Moines ano w as D~.striot Secretary for foreign missions; lJ:'for Iowa, Nebr-aaka; and Wyoming.HE WAS A WONDER.Onevery hand people W~H'e I ,il'saying," That young man will soon be dead, See how he works. He ought to go I IiI:l11orellslowlY, and liire longer. II. : :1/:

In the year 1891 I was married and took my bride from Marathon to : 1"Sholdon to attend the annual meetIng of SIOUXVALLEY As sQc1at:ton.A red ~l'!l~headed young man came into the meeting and began looking at us,He continued 'ii

rr'iiJ100k~ng At US until the period for devotional exer-c Lse a, when he began praY-ilii~~.ng, Oh Lord, al't'ftd this tall coupl e to As sam I" :\1

I had no idea who the man was; but learned that he was the new Secr~tq . ~1!1~. who hadtome to tOke the place of Dr-.C.F.Tolman o...JOhicago who had done that ,j'I( I 'I I

work for many years.Dr •. ,Witter made an add'T'oss in which he told nothing of his t r-svej s or 'l';;

of the olimADe or conditions in Aseam, but made US realiZe that the heathen ; lj.,1 th j,were lost anq.~ang1J1gover hell 9tH nH~8f! we all awake and R:et to them with 'il

the news of the SaViour's blooa th could waalt their sins llway, they wo~rd, 1;drop in: and, anyway, whit W~l'e Baptista for if it WIlS not to go into all the 1:

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WITJL WITTER STUDIES MEDICINE.S~pt~mber of 1888 found the Witter family living at 402 Hermita@e Avenual

in Chicago so that Will Witter might study m~d1cIne in the Chicago Homeopatl~lc HOl.'lpitaL,lie also stud'\ied in' the Hannaman Medical COllege.In 1890 he rec1.e\lled the degree of !:bctor of Medicine fr'om the Chioago HOmeo-pathiC Ho~pltal. A Similar degree ·from Hannaman Medical COllege was conferredlater. This study was W 1th th'l hope of an early r-ecurn to Assam to minister tothe phYSIcal as well as the spiritusl ne eds of its p60pleso But thIs hope wasnot to be fulfilled. God had other plans for Will Witter and hiS family.Contl.nueo/ill heAlth on the part of Mrs. Witter p08t~9ned indefinitely anyproppect of return to the country an4t>eople they haqoome to love.

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~ WItt WITTER as A pASTOR- ,From Febr-uar-y untft September of 1891 Will Wis-t/Ger'WAS acting pastor of the

~Cente.nnial( noW th~ Secon~) Baptist Church in Chicago.But God had a bigger place for Will Witter to fill than that of pastor foron~ church.

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AMONG THE I,HOTAS

REV. w. E. WITTER and wife arriving in Assami~ 1884, full of American rush and speed, were

soon prostrated from overwork at Sibsagor. .

It is not well for the Christian whiteTo hustle the Aryan brown,

For the Christian writhes and the Aryan smilesAnd weareth .the Christian down.

The more invigorating climate of the Naga Hills wassuggested, and W okha village, in the Lhota tribe, acommanding 'situation forty-four hundred feet abovesea-level was selected. English political control hadjust been extended over this tribe, and a subdivisionalofficer with a native military force was in command,making this a comparatively safe place for missionwork. A bridle path to the plains made okha acces-sible, rendering still more desirable this connectinglink between the Angamis and Aos. With Kohima,sixty 'miles southwest, already occupied, also Molung,ninety miles northeast, a grand trunk line of missionsto the Nagas would thus be opened .. Theimportanceof an early pccupation of this field had already beenpressed upon the Missionary Union.

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therefore, visited Molung to consult about this matter,Mr. Witter thus relates the outcome of that conference ;" The year 1885 found the Lhotas still unprovided for.Brother Clark, however, believing that God was unmis-takably calling upon us to enter this field withoutdelay, after taking a few rapid, nervous paces acrossthe trembling bamboo floor of his rude house atMolung, exclaimed: 'If the Witters will OCCUpyW okha at once the expense of their transfer shall bemet.' Accordingly a telegram was sent to the DeputyCommissioner of the Naga Hills asking permission toopen a mission station among the Lhotas. The replywas favorable, an old, abandoned rest-house was placedat our disposal, and March 31,1885, our first dear homewith its blessed memories of work among the Assameseand Kohls was left, and a tea estate. near the foot ofthe hills was reached April 7th. Here we were met byRev. C. D. King, of Kohirna, who had traveled one hun-dred and twenty, miles on foot to help us' on our newand untried way." Mr. King was accompanied byseveral native police and a hundred Naga coolies."

Mrs. Witter writes: cc The first part of our march wasin the plains through dense jungle. Mr. King and Mr.,Witter took turns riding 'our pony and tramping. Iwas mounted on an old gray pony. We found the frailbamboo bridges very treacherous, and suddenly I feltmy p~ny sinking beneath me. Mr. King snatched mefrom the saddle, only to lose me in water almost beyondmy depth. But I soon rouchedbottom, and almost as

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quickly was dragged to the shore, thoroughly.drenched.The pony. escaped with only a sprain.

" The next day's march was up and down hills alonga narrow: path, one side of which was flanked bya per-pendicular wall ofrock, 'and on the other side one could10Qkdown, down, hundreds. of feet. We had beautifulbits of scenery, and the ever-shifting lights and shad-ows on the hillsides. The last day's journey.cOil-vinced me that, untilthen, I knew nothing of Naga hillroads. We had come to one of the short cuts, a gen-uine Naga path, over ~hich these men delight inclambering, requiring hands as well as feet.

" After many varied and exciting experiences Wokhastation was reached. Our only white neighbor .is thesubdivisional officer, who occupies another rude rest-house .. We have only two' rooms, mud walls earth. . ,floor, .so dirty the mud falls off, the dirt sifts throughthe walls. and there is no ceiling, only the grass roofover- our heads.. The bamboos are so full of boringinsects that a white powder is constantly falling, andthe large colony of rats is as much at home as are we.For our pantry we have a couple of boxes, with shelves,curtained. Our wardrobe is but a rope, over which wehang our clothes. It i~ a puzzling question where tostore all of our things. This miserable little hut is tooinsecure to withstand the fierce winds and fearful rains. . . ,and we are seriously considering an outlay of fromtwenty to thirty dollars for a new house, as a necessityfor health and comfort through the long rainy season

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just at hand. Anew language is to be acquired, andthere is not a letter, not one Christian person, not onewho has ever heard the name of Jesus. The manysepoysand sepoys' children here understand Assamese,and we are finding that our stay in Sibsagor was·greatly to our advantage. Our use of the Assamesetongue enables us to begin work at once, and we havea little school in Assamese and religious services everySabbath. But our hearts are not at rest. The Nagasswarm about us on every hand, and we are makingpundits of our. servants. We do love these wild people.Our Naga boys are interesting us more and more; theycreep right into pur hearts. Every day we are so gladwe are here. It will be a pleasure to work among thesepeople if we are permitted to remain."

Mr. Witter's health improved much by the bracingmountain air, and there was. joy and gladness and hopein this happy little mountain eyrie; "busy, busy all thetime." Inless than a year it became necessary to makethe long, hard journey of sixty miles. to Kohima formedical attendance. As soon as it was deemed prudent .they setout again for Wokha, with tiny, seven-weeks-old Volney in a snug little canopied box on a Naga'sb~ck, :eturning, as Mrs. Witter s~d, '~witha littlehindering .helper." .

By some change in the English officials a large gov-ernrnent rest-house was offered them free of rent,which, with the doors and windo~s Mr. Witter hadalrea~y provided for a new house.. made them very

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comfortable without the expense in money and time ofbuilding. Their organ and stove had been gotten upfrom Sibsagor, adding much to their pleasure and com-fort. The organ proved very useful in the work andamused the Nagas greatly.

But a dark cloud was fast forming over this happy,hopeful horizon. There was no uncertain warning inthe failing health, of both Mr. and Mrs. Witter, and-thelatter was taken to the hospitable mission bungalow atNowgong, Assam, where .she might receive propermedical aid and nursing. Mr. Witter, in response to

. recent inquiries, says: cc e left Assam in the springof 1888. Mrs. Witter never returned to the mountainsafter the birth of Marjorie, and Marjorie was· sixmonths old when I first saw her. I remained on atWokha alone until I was so reduced in health as to beunable to pack up ,and go to Kohima, so Brother Riven-burg came over and packed my things for me and tookme to his home, where I remained several months andcompleted the outline grammar of the Lhota Nagalanguage, with a vocabulary which was published bythe government of India, appearing in print just twodays before we left for America. Aside from the gram- .mar we made typewritten primers, from which ourLhota boys learned to read, and Mrs. Witter translatedthe Assamese catechism into Lhota, and it was she whobegan the first formal teaching of divine truth to thispeople. She also translated the first hymn, 'There Isa Happy Land.' Afterward I translated several hymns,

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which were greatly enjoyed by the people. We alsotranslated portions of the ew Testament, which weretypewritten, but not published. These portions, withthe hymns, were sent to Mr. Haggard when he beganhis work among the Lhotas. Mrs. Witter has alwaysthought that one or two of the boys whom she taughtto sing, and to whom she so repeatedly told the storyof the Saviour, did really pass out of death into life,but they were young and under the control of paganparents."

For several years circumstances prevented furthermission work among the Lhotas. Rev. F. P. Haggard,while among the Aos at Impur, visited much amongthe Lhota villages, and with his family lived at Wokha

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portions of the years 189&1897, and was greatly en-couraged in the prosecution. of the work. While therehe wrote: "Two Lhota pundits have been secured and

..much time will be spent in the study of the language.It is' nearly ten years since the Witters closed theirshort but eventful and profitable labors at Wokha.They are well rememberedby the people. The seed sowedwill yet bring forth fruit. I am now able to join with myboy~ a coupleof hymns that I have made. We can alsorepeat a version of the Lord's Prayer in Lhota. Adaily service is inspiring to us all. The people .seemthoroughly interested, and I have reason to believethat some, at least, 6f this interest is not wholly ephem-eral. -I am especially pleased with the persistent desireof so many to learn."

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The' Missionary Union, however, being straitenedfinancially, asked the Haggards to return to the workat Impur, and thus the Lhotas were a second time leftwithout gospel heralds.

In December, 1896, Zilli, our Assamese preacher andteacher among the Aos, was appointed to this work.He visited the fie,id and made all arrangements for theremoval of his family to W okha, when he was suddenlytaken ill, and on Christmas Day with aching,' disap-pointed hearts we followed his body to the open gravein our' little cemetery at Impur,

Later Robi, an Assarnese worker at Impur, was sento W okha and was received by the people with many

expressions of favor. A very hopeful feature of ourwork among the Lhotas is that for the past few yearsthere have been Lhota boys, and more recently severalLhota girls, in the Impur Training School, a number ofwhom have been baptized. One or- these boys hasalready been preaching among his people. Boys fromthe Serna tribe, which borders on the Lhota, have alsoattended the school at Impur, whence go evangelists,pastors, and school-teachers to herald the gospel mes-sage in many villages of these savage tribes. A fairlystrong church has been established among the Lhotasat Okotsa.

INTRODUCTION

WHILE Doctor Clark continues, his personal ministryto the wiid tribes of Assam, among which he has spentso many years of self-sacrificing service, it will be apleasure to many in America and across the seas to readthe racy glimpses of life among the' warlike Nagas byMrs. Clark who, after sharing so long the perils of thesefrontier experiences, is now detained in America.

We especially commend this interesting narrative to thehosts of young people, many of whom are almost per-suaded that the-heroic in missions is forever passed. Letthem follow, some of those distant mountain paths, crossthe steep ravines and swollen rivers, face the wild tribesstill waiting for the gospel, and marvel at what God haswrought among those who have received the message.They will then thank the author for her thrilling story,and some will not be slow to say, "Lord, here am I;send me"; while every reader will be sure to pray, "Tosuch a harvest, Lord, thrust forth the laborers."

This is a fine book for vacation 'reading. It smells oftoe forests, kindles the imagination, warms the heart, isbetter than a novel, for it is not only full of romance,but is true.

WILLIAM ELLSWORTH WITTER.-FORD,MBMORIAL BUILDJ-NG

BOSTON', MASS., ,June, I~

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Present  Address     Permanent  Address  Campus  Box  28793     121  Bartlett  Road    Winston-­‐Salem,  NC  27109     Weaverville,  NC  28787  828.772.4685     828.658.0310    EDUCATION    WAKE  FOREST  UNIVERSITY,  Winston-­‐Salem,  North  Carolina,  B.S.  expected  May  2013       Major,  Health  and  Exercise  Science;  minor,  Spanish       GPA:  Cumulative  3.6,  Major  3.89    SCIENCE  ENRICHMENT  PREPARATION  PROGRAM,  University  of  North  Carolina  at  Chapel  Hill,  Summer  2011       Competitive  eight-­‐week  intensive  training  in  Organic  Chemistry,  Physics,  Human  Physiology  and  Advanced  Mathematics.         Included  30  hours  of  classes  each  week  and  thrice-­‐weekly  tours  of  various  medical  programs.             Program  Rank:    4/50  (the  program  accepted  50/450  applicants).    STUDY  ABROAD  PROGRAM  IN  SALAMANCA,  SPAIN,  SPRING  2012       Studied  Spanish  language,  history,  and  culture.      WORK  EXPERIENCE  Resident  Advisor,  Office  of  Residence  Life  &  Housing,  Wake  Forest  University,  Fall  2010—Present     •   Advised  22  first-­‐year  students  and  lived  on  the  halls  as  their  supervisor,  with  20  hours/week  on-­‐call.       •   Co-­‐organized  social  programs  for  more  than  150  students.         •   Performed  rounds  and  documented  judicial  infractions.       •   Selected  as  the  male  representative  resident  advisor  in  a  weekend  exchange  program  to  Waterloo,  Ontario,  Fall  2010    Certified  Personal  Trainer,  Miller  Fitness  Center,  Wake  Forest  University,  Spring  2011—Present     •   Trained  students  and  adults  in  Metabolic  Effect  style  workouts.  Fitness  Center  Clerk,  Miller  Fitness  Center,  Wake  Forest  University,  Spring  2011—Present         •   Managed  machines,  supplies,  and  equipment  checkout,  and  customer  service.        Camp  Counselor,  Spring  into  Wellness  Camp,  University  of  North  Carolina,  Asheville,  Summer  2010     •   Educated  more  than  50  middle  school  students  from  disadvantaged  backgrounds  on  healthier  eating  and  exercise  habits.       •   Oversaw  and  mentored  six  middle  school  boys  and  facilitated  cabin  time  as  well  as  instruction  for  exercises.    LEADERSHIP  ACTIVITIES  Leadership  Team  Member,  Allied  Health  Student  Association,  Wake  Forest  University,  Fall  2011—Present       •   Organized  seminars  with  medical  program  speakers  from  universities  throughout  the  U.S.         •   Advised  underclassmen  on  navigating  career  paths  in  the  health  field.      New  Leaders  Retreat  Participant,  Office  of  Student  Leadership,  Camp  Seagull,  NC,  Summer  2011       •   Selected  to  participate  in  a  weekend  retreat  with  sixty  other  Wake  Forest  leaders  from  a  variety  of  campus  activities.    Charge  Leadership  Participant,  Office  of  Student  Leadership,  Wake  Forest  University,  Spring  2011       •   Participated  in  an  8-­‐week  program  geared  towards  creating  better  leaders.  

• Developed  ideas  for  campus  improvement.  Vice  President,  National  Residence  Hall  Honorary  Society—Demon  Deacon  Chapter,  Wake  Forest  University,  Spring  2011       •   Reviewed  recommendations  and  selected  outstanding  students,  staff  and  faculty  for  recognition.  

• Hosted  philanthropic  activities.  Committee  Member,  Office  of  Residence  Life  &  Housing,  Wake  Forest  University,  Fall  2010—Present       •   Fostered  development  of  new  ideas  for  improvement  in  residence  life  and  housing  with  twelve  other  members.         •   Co-­‐organized  recruitment  process  for  the  hiring  of  200  staff  each  year.      VOLUNTEER  EXPERIENCE    Leadership  Team  Member,  Wake  Saturdays,  Wake  Forest  University,  Spring  2010—Present       •   Collaborated  with  twenty  fellow  college  students  to  administer  one  weekly  meal  downtown  for  the  local  homeless  community.  Collegiate  Challenge  Participant,  Habitat  for  Humanity,  Miami,  FL,  Spring  Break  2011       •   Built  a  Habitat  House  with  InterVarsity  Christian  Fellowship.    English  and  Reading  Tutor,  Northwest  Middle  School,  Winston  Salem,  NC,  Fall  2009       •   Conducted  weekly  book  club  for  six  to  eight  8th  grade  students  with  remedial  reading  comprehension  skills.          Special  Olympic  Buddy,  Special  Olympics  North  Carolina,  Weaverville,  NC,  Spring  2009       •   Mentored  a  ten-­‐year-­‐old  boy  in  training  and  performance  in  the  Buncombe  County  Special  Olympics  Meet.          Volunteer,  Touching  Miami  with  Love  Organization,  Miami,  FL,  Summer  2007       •   Assisted  administering  activities  in  an  inner-­‐city  day  camp  for  children  of  all  ages  during  a  summer  mission  trip.        COMPUTER  EXPERIENCE    Proficient  with  Microsoft  Word,  PowerPoint,  Outlook,  and  Excel