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Who is Jane Haining?

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Jane Haining: A display of sacrificial love
Jane’s childhood struggle of losing her mother prepared her for her future struggles. She constantly had a church family to rely on growing up to strengthen her faith. Jane worked hard and had a good education; it was all preparing her for her later work. God strengthened her love and faith while she worked as a girls’ matron, and she displayed this love in her sacrificial death. God used Jane Haining’s life for His glory, and He prepared her for it through each stage of her life.
Jane Haining was born in Dunscore, Dumfries and Galloway (“Time to Honour”). She was born into a Presbyterian family (“Time to Honour”). She regularly attended Dunscore's Craig church's Sunday School as a child, and she was also baptized there (Shennan). Her father was Thomas John Haining, and her mother was Jane Mathison Haining (Shennan). Jane was their sixth child, and their third girl (Shennan). Thomas and Jane, Jane's parents, were married in 1890 (“Jane Haining”). Within a year of their marriage, they had their first child, Alison (“Jane Haining”). Two years later, in April 1893, they had twin boys, James and Thomas (“Jane Haining”). Both James and Thomas died at four months old in August (“Jane Haining”). In 1895 they had another girl, Margaret (“Jane Haining”). Their next child was Jane, who was born on June sixth, 1897 (“Jane Haining”). The last child of the family was Helen, who was born in August, 1902 (“Jane Haining”).

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