What are most of us willing to do to spread the gospel? For Irene Ferrel that meant going into the heart of the Belgian Congo in 1964 right in the midst of a horrendous coup. The Congo was breaking away from its colonial rule from Belgian and Irene, a 42-year-old unmarried teacher and graduate of the Fundamental Bible Institute in Los Angeles, and another friend set up schools there. One night, on January 25, 1964, a band of guerrilla raiders came to Irene’s village and Irene was ultimately shot and killed. Her friend escaped.
