Albertine Klingbeil Tilstra

"Well, it's another son for ye, Tilstra," said Mrs. Boersma, grinning broadly at the young father on the deck of the swaying Dutch houseboat. "And I believe it's Klass you're calling him? Fine name."Fine name indeed. But no one knew from this humble beginning that the name, Klass Tilstra, would become synonymous with the faith, strength, courage and ingenuity that characterize Seventh-day Adventist missionaries around the world. No matter what he was doing––hitchhiking alone across a foreign country, pioneering the message in the most primitive area in the world, are struggling to stay alive in a concentration camp––Klass had but one purpose in mind––to bring honor to the name of Jesus Christ.In this unusual biography, the reader is able to share vicariously in the crises and victories of an adventurous life, and at the end we must agree with the midwife, Mrs. Boersma, that Klass Tilstra is a very fine name indeed… (mehr)