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Ivy Ainsworth was born on November 24, 1899, in Burnley, England. The youngest of four children born to Benjamin and Miranda Ainsworth, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Miranda Ainsworth.
Raised and educated in a Christian home, she studied nursing, believing she could use her profession as a service to the Lord, following the example of her older sister, Elsie . After her professional training, and with a strong desire for missionary work, in 1933 she was recommended by the church in Burnley for missionary service in Brazil, where her sister Elsie had already been working since 1928. It was then that the time came to fulfill the Great Commission, obeying the Lord's call.
When their sister Elsie was visiting England, the sisters said goodbye to their family, and on February 16, 1934, at the port of Liverpool, they boarded the ship Highland Brigade bound for Brazil, disembarking at the port of Rio de Janeiro on March 5 of that year.
D. Ivy went to live with her sister Elsie in Córrego Fundo-MG, where the church had already built a house for them. One of the missionaries' first initiatives was, through an agreement with the brethren, to open a literacy school to serve all interested people, regardless of age or religion. The school operated on the church premises, and the missionaries covered all the costs of materials and organization involved in this undertaking. In terms of pedagogical organization, as part of the strategy, they held services (Bible stories and songs) every Wednesday during church hours. In this way, they evangelized the students, and many people were reached!
The sisters made long journeys, on horseback and on foot, visiting homes in the region to evangelize. In addition, their service consisted of providing medical care to the sick through homeopathic treatment, since the rural area at the time had no nearby health posts or clinics. They also worked to teach people about basic aspects of daily life, including hygiene and career guidance.
In their free time, the Ainsworth sisters taught women to swim in a well in the region, and during school holidays, they used to help Mr. William Anglin take the children to see the sea in Marataízes-ES.
Around the year 1952, the brothers from Córrego Fundo planned the construction of a "Casa de Oração" ("House of Prayer" - Meeting Hall) in the city of Conselheiro Lafaiete-MG, on the land where the brothers there already met in the old Evangelical House, which became the residence of the Ainsworth sisters when the House of Prayer was completed.
In 1956, after 22 years helping her sister in Brazil, Mrs. Ivy returned to England to care for her elderly mother, while Mrs. Elsie remained in Brazil.
D. Ivy Ainsworth was promoted to the Presence of the Lord in May 1986 in Burnley, her hometown.
