Death of Dr. Janice Engsberg

Death of Dr. Janice Engsberg

Dr. Janice Engsberg, 66, died on August 22, 2014. Dr. Engsberg went to China in 1988, taught at School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, until 2006

Global Ministries is saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Janice Engsberg, 66, on August 22, 2014. Dr. Engsberg was a missionary in China in 1988 and taught at School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, until 2006. She was honored as one of two National Foreign Model Professors in China. Her colleagues and students loved her so much and created a web site called “We Love Ying JanΦï▒σüÑ,” after she left China. During her last stage of sickness, the Xiamen Teachers Foundation donated $20,000 for her medical treatment. She also worked for United Church of Christ National Offices, and contributed much during her time as mission personnel for Global Ministries.