Pictured left to right are Erik Barnett and Ruth Collins, sister and Dr. John Barnett.  Dr. John Barnett was born on May 29, 1917 in Kenya, East Africa.  His parents were Albert Edmond Barnett and Elma Elizabeth Nischer Barnett, who were involved with African Inland Mission (AIM) missionaries for twenty-five years.  Visit Dr. Bill at http://www2.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/GUIDES/248.htm
for more information on Bill's life.

I met "Dr. Bill" in 1983 on my second trip to Moroni, the capital city of the Comoro Islands on the island of Grande Comore.  My name is Don Jones.  I am an amateur radio operator who was in the Comoro Islands on an amateur radio Dxpedition.  My call sign is D68GA.  I was also licensed in the United States as N6ZV.  Visit www.n6zv.blogspot.com, www.d68ga.blogspot.com, or www.k6zo.com for more information about me. I now hold the call sign K6ZO.

There were nine Americans living in the Comoro Islands in 1983 and the US Embassy in Moroni, Grande Comore, had just opened.  They closed ten years later when our government pulled out of the country.  I donated my amateur radio station to Dr. Bill and Laura Barnett in 1983 and taught Dr. Bill how to operate the radio transceiver and how to work a "pile up".  A pile up is when there are several stations calling you at the same time.  Dr. Bill applied for a license in the Comoro Islands and was issued the call sign D68WB.

Dr. Bill and Laura Barnett retired and returned back to the United States after a life commitment of missionary work in Kenya, the Comoro Islands, Somalia and surrounding countries.  Dr. Bill is now living with his son in Illinois.

Meeting Dr. Bill and Laura Barnett was one of the most memorable times of my life, as I blessed him with the hobby of amateur radio.  Dr. Barnett use amateur radio to communicate with people all over the world.