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Bob and Rita Wright
Honorary Alumni Award |
Bob and Rita met in college where they were both studying and preparing for the mission field. They served as missionaries in Brazil from 1957-77 working primarily with tribal people doing church planting, linguistics, translation, medical work and leadership training.
They came to Corban in 1977 on loan from their mission to serve as missionaries-in residence. Believing it was God’s will to remain at the college, Rita became the Registrar and Bob has been teaching and developing the missions program.
They have traveled extensively in international ministries wherever there have been opportunities. Bob spent three summers in mainland China in 1979, 1981, 1983 and taught in a University there during part of 2002. Beginning in 1984, they made one or two trips yearly to Romania until the revolution in 1989. The purpose of the trips has been to encourage Christians, teach leaders, and provide relief. After the Revolution he took a six-month sabbatical in Romania to establish a training school for church leaders and assist in the establishment of a Romanian mission board. Bob and Rita have seen their ministry at Corban as an extension of God’s call to the mission field by being involved together in training students to serve the Lord wherever led by God.
They have four sons, 10 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
