Johannes "Hans" Belksma (19 October 1884, Tzum – 3 March 1942, Tana Toraja)Timeline and genealogy of Johannes (Hans) Belksma
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.Th. van den End. 1994. Sumber-sumber zending tentang Gereja Toraja. Jakarta: BPK Gunung Mulia. p. 98 Belksma arrived in Tana Toraja,

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in May 1916. There he was suggested by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond to build . Belksma established Normaalcursus in Tana Toraja.J. A. Sarira. 1975. Benih yang Tumbuh 6 - Gereja Toraja. Jakarta: LPS DGI dan BPS Gereja Toraja. P. 25-52

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