Dr. John Mostert

© Tahlequah Daily Press Tahlequah, Oklahoma March 23, 2010

Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

TAHLEQUAH - Memorial services for John Mostert, 93, will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Go Ye Village Chapel, with Rev. J.E. Cook and Dr. David Blake presiding. Interment will precede services at Tahlequah City Cemetery.

A formal visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at Hart Funeral Home. Services have been entrusted to the care of Hart Funeral Home of Tahlequah.

Dr. John Mostert went home to be with his Lord and savior on Friday, March 19, 2010, at the age of 93. John was born in Gronigen, Netherlands, on Oct. 12, 1916, to Rienk (Rudolph) and Agatha Mostert. The family emigrated to the USA when he was 6-1/2 and he lived in the Chicago area until college, then made Wheaton, Ill., his home for 25 years.

In 1978, he moved to Eureka Springs, Ark., and then, for the past 22 years he has made Go Ye Village in Tahlequah his home.

Dr. Mostert attended Moody Bible Institute, Wheaton College, and received his doctorate in theology at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary.

During his graduate studies, he worked for Moody's radio station, WMBI, as a devotional speaker, soloist, and musician.

Upon receiving his doctorate, he joined the faculty of Moody Bible Institute as a professor of New Testament Greek and pastoral studies. He was known to his students as "Captain John" and was much loved. After 10 years, he became the director of admissions for the Institute, a position he held for 10 more years.

In 1962, he became the second executive director of the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges, a position he held until his retirement in 1982. In his position with AABC, he traveled widely across the U.S., Canada, and many foreign countries, accompanied by his wife, Margaret.

John's multi-talented, multi-faceted capabilities also found expression in his many hobbies and interests. He was a builder, printer, photographer, singer, and speaker. What he did not know how to do he learned and became an expert in that task.

He learned the art of putting new covers on Bibles from his father, and The Chicago Bible Bindery paid for his daughter's college education and special things for the family.

Upon his retirement to Go Ye Village, he put his talents into use, writing for the "Informer," now the "Village Views," writing a history of Go Ye, and consulting with Northeastern State University here in Tahlequah. He was active in Kiwanis and Northside Baptist Church.

Most of all, John Mostert will be remembered as a lover and friend of God. He gave outward evidence of a consistent character that faith imparts, as well as what God can indeed accomplish within the life of a man who dedicates himself to him.

John Mostert is survived by his cherished wife, Margaret, who was his precious companion for 69 years; his daughters, Nancy Mostert VanDeusen, and husband Elisha Blackmar VanDeusen, deceased, of Mission Viejo, Calif., and Carolyn Mostert Bell and husband Randy of Orlando, Fla. He is also survived by four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Association of Biblical Higher Education or Golden Years Assistance Society, designated for the Med Center.

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