Arnulf Solvoll (Chinese: 蘇超生, Pinyin: Sū Chāoshēng, born August 28, 1908 – died 19 November 2001) was a Norwegian

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associated with the Pentecostal Movement in Norway. He was a missionary in

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and

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. For his efforts he was awarded the

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in silver. Solvoll was born and grew up in

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. He was married to a missionary, Berly Solvoll, from Aarre. He served as an evangelist in

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for about ten years, between 1928 and 1938, before he traveled as a missionary.

Missionary life

In 1938 Solvoll was sent out along with other missionaries of the Norwegian Pentecostal Outer Mission to the north of

. Solvoll resided most of the time in the areas of Xinbao'an (新保安) and

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. Shortly after

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declared their seizure of power, all the missionaries were forced to leave China. Arnulf's next stop was

, a sunrise country. He later relocated to

, where he worked for many years and built up a missionary work of

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broadcasts, a home for those patients affected with

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, and social work for prisoners. In 1988, after forty-seven years of continuous service, Solvoll was thanked as a missionary at a party gathering in Bethel. The following year he was awarded the

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King's Medal of Merit for his long contribution to the mission.

Author

Solvoll wrote several books about his experiences as a missionary:Søk i sambok
/ref> * 1948 -''China up close. A missionary's view of China and the Chinese.'' Philadelphia publishing house. 134 pages. * 1959 -''In the Shadow of Hiroshima light of the gospel.'' Philadelphia publishing house. 104 pages. * 1977 -''God's plow man among the Chinese.''(In collaboration with Jan Kristian Viumdal).

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143 pages. * 1980 -''Treasure Hunt.''

141 pages. * 1989 -''A missionary recounts.'' Philadelphia publishing house. 149 pages. *? 1991 -''Memories and Miracles.''

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, 157 pages. * 1995 -''China up close.''

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, 160 pages.

References

Literature

* Johansen, Oddvar; Hagen, Kjell; Nyen, Astrid Neema; Kolbjørnsrud, Paul and Filberg, Trond. 2010. ''In all the world. Pentecostal Mission in 100 years. PYM 100 years 1910-2010''(anniversary writing)

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(PYM). * Nilsen, Oddvar. 1982. Light on the path''.'' AS Philadelphia publishing house. Page 150 * Red. ''Pioneer Missionary signing off.'' Yearbook 1988. Pentecostal Movement in Norway. Page 16 {{DEFAULTSORT:Solvoll, Arnulf 1908 births 2001 deaths Norwegian expatriates in China Protestant missionaries in Japan Protestant missionaries in Korea Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in silver Norwegian Pentecostal missionaries Norwegian expatriates in Korea Protestant missionaries in Taiwan Protestant missionaries in China Norwegian expatriates in Japan Norwegian expatriates in Taiwan