missions-oriented movement. Upon returning to Egypt, she expanded her mission to include widows and the blind. Lillian Trasher worked 50 years among Egypt's orphans and other forgotten people, from 1911 to 1961, without a furlough, including through the Nazi occupation during World War II. Death and legacy By the time she died in 1961, the Lillian Trasher Orphanage had grown to some 1200 children. Today, the institution is entirely the responsibility of the Assemblies of God of Egypt, with 85% of its daily needs being met by donations from the Presbyterian churches of Egypt, the Soul Salvation Society, and other Egyptian church bodies. "Mama" Lillian lies buried on her orphanage's cemetery. In accordance with Egyptian law she was buried the same day that she died. The orphanage she founded still helps people to this day. References Bibliography Beatty, Jerome. "Nile Mother." American Magazine (June 1939): 55–56, 180. Brock, Raymond T. "Mama Lillian and Her Children," Pentecostal Evangel, 11 Feb. 1962, 16 Christian History Institute (2002). "March 27, 1919 • British Compelled "Mother of the Nile" to Leave Egypt". Retrieved Apr. 10, 2005. Conn, Charles W. Like A Mighty Army: A History of the Church of God, 1886-1976. Cleveland, TN: Pathway Press, 1977. pp. 146,181, 268, 285, 322. Crouch, Philip. "Why They Called Her the Greatest Woman in Egypt." Assemblies of God Heritage 4:4 (Winter 1984–85): 7–8. Hassan, Fayza (2000). "Liberty Blues". Retrieved Apr. 10, 2005. Howell, Beth Prim. Lady on a Donkey. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1960. McGee, Gary B. "Trasher, Lillian Hunt." In Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions. Gerald H. Anderson, ed. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1998. pp. 677–678. Shemeth, S. "Trasher, Lillian Hunt." In Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, ed. by Stanley M. Burgess, Gary B. McGee, and Patrick H. Alexander. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1988. pp. 852–853. Shemeth, S. "Trasher, Lillian Hunt." In The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements. Stanley M. Burgess and Eduard M. van der Maas, eds. Rev. and expanded ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002. p. 1153. Sumrall, Lester F. Lillian Trasher, the Nile Mother. Springfield, MO: Gospel Publishing House, 1951. Trasher, Lillian Hunt. Letters from Lillian. Springfield, MO: Division of Foreign Missions, 1983. External links Lillian Trasher Orphanage The Nile Mother (documentary film, circa 1955) 1887 births 1961 deaths Protestant missionaries in Egypt Female Christian missionaries Burials in Egypt Assemblies of God people American Pentecostal missionaries