I have gone through old periodicals of Baptist Mid-Missions and have found your grandparents (Ray and Rowena Biddle) listed as missionaries in Hawaii having been accepted for service in August 1939. In our official bulletin of November 1940, they are listed with Mr. and Mrs. H.A. DeGroff and Mr. William Webster as serving in Honolulu. Nothing is mentioned about Hilo. An article in this issue mentions a ministry among our servicemen stationed there. According to minutes of the General Council, they resigned in February 1941 because they could not go to the field. Therefore, their time with Baptist Mid-Missions must have been of short duration and not actually on the field. I hope this will be of interest to you.
Jane Acker, Secretary to the President, Baptist Mid-Missions
Jane Acker, Secretary to the President, Baptist Mid-Missions
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As evidence by pictures and first hand accounts, the Biddles actually did serve in Hawaii. They went under another small missions board (I don't recall the name) but it was dissolved while they were overseas. BMM graciously absorbed several of the missionaries into their organization but as Jane mentions, WWII prevented their return.
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