Josiah Pierce Bubna was born on July 29,
1989 in Summit, New Jersey to Joel and Elin Bubna. He grew up in Cote
d’Ivoire, West Africa and graduated high school from Dakar Academy in
Dakar, Senegal. He entered Wheaton College in the fall of 2007 where he
majored in Business Economics and International Relations and minored in
French. He played on the Wheaton College football team. Following
graduation, he joined Samaritan’s Purse in Japan to assist with
reconstruction and relief for victims of the devastating tsunami. That
is where he met his fiancée Rebekah Falcone, also a relief worker with
Samaritan’s Purse. Josiah and Rebekah served in Japan until June of this
year when they returned to the United States to make final plans for
their August 11th wedding. Both hoped to serve with Samaritan’s Purse in
Liberia, West Africa later this year. Josiah Pierce Bubna, age 22, died suddenly July 7, 2012. |
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