Otto Ingebrigtsen Torvik

Folketelling 1910 Bolsøy

Gravminner i Norge

Otto Torvik (born June 12, 1901 in Bolsøy , died April 8, 1988 ) was a missionary and missionary priest in East Turkestan and in India. He founded the Norwegian Muhammadan Mission (NMM) - later called Kristen Muslimmisjon - in 1940 , where he remained a key person.

BIOGRAPHY Otto Torvik was born in Romsdal , in Bolsøy, just east of Molde . The father was Ingebrigt Taraldsen from Torvik in Romsdal, who was a farmer and playprediker . The mother was ill when Otto Torvik came to the world, wishing that the Son had to be used in the service of God.

After his primary school he went to the Rauma People's College in Molde, where he got a mission call. The call grew in him and he continued to study in Oslo at the Missionary School at Fjellhaug, which was run by the Norwegian Lutheran Kinamisjonsforbund . He later studied at the theology colleges Augsburg Seminary and Hartford Seminary in the United States, and became the Master of Theology . He was ordained a missionary priest right after the war.

Between 1932 and 1934, Torvik was in Chinese Turkestan (Eastern Turkestan) to see if it was possible to start with a Christian mission there. In 1940 he went out of the Missionary Union and founded the Norwegian Muhammadan Mission (NMM). Later, the name is changed to Kristen Muslimmisjon (KMM). Otto Torvik remained a central person in the Muhammadan Mission. Between 1958 and 1966 he was Secretary General there, and afterwards he was an active travel speaker.

Eight years after he founded the Norwegian Muhammadan Mission, in 1948 , he traveled to India as a pioneer missionary. He built the mission station in Sajinipara , this was the mission's first mission field in India.

Otto Torvik was married to Helene (1908-1979), as he met in Kyrgyzstan. She was the descendant of Dutch and German immigrants there. She joined Torvik on his missionary trips after they got married. Torvik wrote a book about her after her death; Helene from Kyrgyzstan (Luther Publishing 1981).

Otto Torvik and his family lived for a number of years in Ammerudveien 35 in Oslo. He is buried at nearby Grorud Cemetery together with his wife. Both have the title Missionary on the tomb.

Helene and Otto Torvik are buried at Grorud Cemetery in Oslo. They lived in nearby Ammerud for a number of years.

AUTHORSHIP

Photo: Stig Rune Pedersen (2015) 1939 - God's staff. Bible lessons Published by the Missionary Course at Fjellhaug . (New edition by NMM in 1986). 1939 - Between Muhammadanere. , Bergen. (New Edition 1946). 1940 and 1942 - Abdulla Jan. , Bergen. 1945 - Behind the Himalayas. Bergen. 1945 - Article in the book A. Tangeraas: Battle and excitement. , Oslo, pp. 300-314. 1961 - Muhammadan Mission. , Oslo. 1967 - Among Muhammadans in India. , Stavanger. 1971 - Salvation and Responsibility (Preaching Collection). , Stavanger. 1981 - Helene from Kyrgyzstan. , Oslo. a series of articles in the magazine Light by country . Literature

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BIOGRAPHY
Otto Ingebrigtsen Torvik Born: June 12, 1901 IN: Åkerlihaugen Tollåsen, Bolsøy Died: April 8, 1988 (86 years old)

Otto traveled to the USA and studied at Augsburgh College and Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In Norway he was ordained a priest. He went as a missionary, first for the China Mission to East Turkestan.

After approx. 3 years, he had to withdraw from the country when missionary work was impossible. Here he met widow Helene Wiebe, with two young children, who were part of a German refugee colony. They marched in Moscow on their way home after being expelled because of Communists taking over in Soviet Russia.

In 1940 he founded the Norwegian Muhammadan Mission (NMM) and went to India in 1948. Here he was with his wife and the 4 smallest children for 5 years before returning to Norway on vacation.

Later, Otto, Helene and youngest son Sigmund went to India for a new period. During this period, they also operated the Welfare Station for the Commercial Fleet in Calcutta. They had to leave after 3 years due to Helen's disease.

In Norway he became a gentleman, secretary. for NMM.

Otto has written several books: Between Muhammadans, Behind the Himalayas, Among the Muhammadans in India, Helene from Kyrgyzstan, it basically builds on her diaries and memories. For her it was important that it did not come out until after she had died for fear of reprisals to the remaining family in the Soviet Union.

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