Mizoram: The last ‘Lorrain’ missionary from Wales passes away peacefully at 85

Aizawl: In a poignant moment for the Christian community in Maraland, Mizoram, Rev. Violet Louise Anne Mark, the last living descendant of the Welsh missionary Rev. Reginald Arthur Lorrain, breathed her last on November 13, 2023, at the age of 85.

Rev. Mark, born on April 16, 1938, in Saikao village, had dedicated her life to the service of the Evangelical Church of Maraland. Despite the Welsh Lakher Mission being officially concluded in 1977, Rev. Violet Louise Anne Mark, the granddaughter of the pioneering Rev. RA Lorrain, chose to make Saikao in the Siaha district of Mizoram her home. She married Mara theologian Rev. L Mark, and the couple has been residing in the historic Lorrain Ville bungalows in Saikao village.

Rev. RA Lorrain, a trailblazer in missionary work, founded the Evangelical Church of Maraland and was the first missionary to reach out to the Mara people in the southern reaches of the then Lushai Hills. On September 26, 1907, he established the Welsh Lakher Mission in Saikao village, a legacy that Rev. Violet Louise Anne Mark carried forward through her residence in Lorrain Ville.

The funeral service for Rev. Violet Louise Anne Mark is scheduled to take place on November 15, 2023, at 12:00 Noon, at Lorrain Ville in Saikao village. The service is expected to be attended by members of the local community, clergy, and well-wishers who wish to pay their respects to the remarkable missionary and her dedication to the Christian faith.

Dear Reader,
Over the past four years, EastMojo revolutionised the coverage of Northeast India through our sharp, impactful, and unbiased coverage. And we are not saying this: you, our readers, say so about us. Thanks to you, we have become Northeast India’s largest, independent, multimedia digital news platform.
Now, we need your help to sustain what you started.
We are fiercely protective of our ‘independent’ status and would like to remain so: it helps us provide quality journalism free from biases and agendas. From travelling to the remotest regions to cover various issues to paying local reporters honest wages to encourage them, we spend our money on where it matters.
Now, we seek your support in remaining truly independent, unbiased, and objective. We want to show the world that it is possible to cover issues that matter to the people without asking for corporate and/or government support. We can do it without them; we cannot do it without you.
Support independent journalism, subscribe to EastMojo.

Thank you,
Karma Paljor
Editor-in-Chief, eastmojo.com

SUBSCRIBE HERE

‘Drought’ amid flood: Despite rains, Guwahati citizens thirst for water

Still India’s sporting powerhouse: Manipur athletes fight for normalcy

Beyond Pride, the dreaded reality: Why attacks on Assam’s transpersons are rising

Mizoram: How a science centre became home to Kuki, Meitei orphans from Churachandpur

Rev. Violet Louise Anne Mark’s passing marks the end of an era, as she was the last living link to the Lorrain family’s missionary legacy in Maraland.

Also Read | Endangered Himalayan Serow, Mizoram’s state animal, found dead with gunshot injury