Nairobi, July 31 -- Last week we lost a dear friend, wife and mother, Lynn Alice Owen, who was affectionately known to many simply as "Lynn".
Born in Dodge City, Kansas USA on October 7, 1947, Lynn completed her BA in English and Education in 1969 at Southern Nazarene University. During her youth, Lynn played classical piano and was an excellent aerobatic water skier until a nasty accident left her with severe injuries.
On May 31, 1969 she married Sam Elwood Owen after which they both joined Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC), an interdenominational Christian parachurch organisation for college and university students and worked on university campuses in Oklahoma before moving to the United Kingdom with the same organization.
In 1971, Lynn ...