Fred Field Goodsell was born to Dennis and Abby Goodsell in 1880. He graduated from UC Berkley and enrolled as a student at the Hartford Seminary in 1902. Goodsell married Lulu (Lou) Service on June 26th, 1905. Lou was born to John and Julia Service on 1881. In 1907 the couple moved to Turkey where they serviced as missionaries for the next 23 years. Their first years were at Central Turkey College in rural Aintab (Gaziantep). From 1914 to 1919 the Goodsells returned to the United States during World War I, returning to Turkey shortly after the war's end. In 1930, Fred and Lou moved to Boston, Massachusetts when Fred became the Executive Vice President of the ABCFM. Fred retired in 1949. Lou passed away on August 10, 1971 with Fred following 5 years later on August 13, 1976. Lynda was born to Fred and Lou Goodsell on October 22, 1906 in Berlin Germany. Growing up Lynda traveled and served with her parents as missionaries until she left home in 1923 to attend Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Upon graduation she enrolled in a Masters degree at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. Her father was on furlough teaching a class there on Islam. In this class she met Everett Blake. Everett (Jack) Blake was born to Harriet Amanda May Carll Blake and John Blake on January 3, 1901 in Faribault, Minnesota. The two were married on June 24, 1927. In 1928 they sailed to Istanbul and in 1929 the Blakes were assigned to Erenkoy, a boy's school in Goztepe, Istanbul. In 1931 they were reassigned to the School for the girls in Merzifon. The school was dispersed in 1939 and the Blakes moved to the American Collegiate Institute (ACI). The Blakes had three children: John, Lincoln, and Jackyln. The Blakes served on and off in Turkey until their retirement in 1971. Lynda passed away in 1989 and Everett quickly followed in 1990.