Anna Spafford (March 16, 1842 – April 17, 1923), born Anne Tobine Larsen Øglende in Stavanger, Norway, was a Norwegian-American woman who settled in Jerusalem, where she …

In 1871, Horatio Spafford, a prosperous lawyer and devout Presbyterian church elder and his wife, Anna, were living comfortably with their four young daughters in Chicago. In that year the …

2023年7月27日 · Most hymn-lovers know of how Spafford received word that most of his family had perished in a terrible accident; how his wife Anna Spafford sent him the telegram “saved …

Bertha’s American parents Horatio and Anna Spafford were dedicated Christians from Chicago. They had faced tragedy in 1873 when they lost their four young daughters in an Atlantic …

In the late 19th century, a group of Americans led by Horatio and Anna Spafford embarked on a remarkable journey from Chicago to Jerusalem. Seeking solace and purpose after enduring …

1997年3月1日 · In 1881 Anna and her husband, Horatio, had left their Chicago home with a small group of followers to seek a simple life of religious service in the Holy Land. Since then, three …

Anna alone of the Spafford traveling party survived the disaster. She was found by rescuers floating semi-conscious, buoyed on a piece of broken planking. Transferred to safety, and later …

2017年5月24日 · Upon arriving at the Holy Site, the Spaffords resolved to create a new life for themselves as well as their utopian society members. This "rebirth" took many forms. On the …

2008年7月13日 · By all accounts, Anna Spafford was handsome — a tall, blue-eyed Norwegian immigrant to the Midwest who developed a commanding presence.

In a letter sent from Jerusalem to relatives, Anna Spafford recalled the family's spiritual struggles in the aftermath of their tragic loss and relocation to the Holy Land. She writes: “I wonder how …