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lan Edmund Clark, of South River, School, conferences and the ministry dur-
Ontario, Canada, was born May ing the years he resided there.
A31, 1942, in the city of Sault Ste. Upon approaching retirement, both
Marie, Ontario. He was the son of the late Alan and Diana were exercised about
Edmund and Margaret Clark. He went to spending their retirement years in a profit-
be with the Lord on August 20, 2024. able way. Much prayer and consideration
Alan spent his growing up years in the were given as they explored the many
Sault and, after graduating from high possibilities that were available for a gos-
school, apprenticed as an automotive pel outreach in their own area. Alan was
mechanic while employed at the Algoma convinced that it had to be the Lord who
Steel Plant. He married Diana Currie opened a door for such activity and not
(also from the Sault) on April 4, 1964, and something organized by the two of them.
resided in the Sault until he returned to One day Alan received a phone call
University in 1968. He received a teacher’s from Ross Vanstone of Portage La Prairie,
certificate which qualified him to teach Manitoba. He said there was a school bus
auto mechanics, first in the Dryden Sec- loaded with supplies that he and some
ondary School, then in Algoma Central, other brethren wanted to be driven down
and finally in Kenora Secondary School, to El Salvador and they were looking for
where he taught until he retired in 1999. someone who was available, had a bus
Although Alan was raised in a godly license, mechanical abilities, and who was
Christian home and attended the Welling- willing to drive this bus to El Salvador.
ton Street Gospel Hall, along with many Alan's response to this request was, “Only
members of his family, he found out at the if my wife can come with me.”
age of 12 that his home life, church atten- The first trip he felt was an adventure
dance and trying to do the best he could and had no desire to repeat it. The next
were not sufficient to make him right with fall another phone call came from Portage
God. After a series of children’s meetings with a similar request, but this time he
held in the Sault, Alan rested on the work would meet up with Jack Saword, Will
of Christ for his salvation and lived the Trowbridge and Craig Saword in Arkan-
rest of his life in the enjoyment of sins sas, US, with a second bus to be delivered
forgiven and his secure eternal destiny. to El Salvador.
Alan served as an elder in the Kenora The second trip resulted in spending
assembly, seeking to help in the Sunday more time in El Salvador and visiting

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