, ▁as ▁his ▁parents ▁econom ically ▁supported ▁the ▁min istry ▁more ▁than ▁Stra chan ' s ▁tu ition ▁and ▁personal ▁sp ending ▁funds . ▁O ft ent imes , ▁Stra chan ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁proper ▁cl othing ▁to ▁wear ▁in ▁the ▁winter time ▁and ▁lack ▁money ▁to ▁provide ▁himself ▁with ▁basic ▁necess ities . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁Personal ▁Life ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁Stra chan ▁attended ▁Whe aton ▁College . ▁During ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁years , ▁Stra chan ▁took ▁a ▁break ▁to ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁where ▁he ▁experienced ▁t ension ▁and ▁crisis ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁live ▁a ▁life ▁in ▁complete ▁surrender ▁to ▁God ▁and ▁cont empl ating ▁continu ing ▁his ▁parents ’ ▁work . ▁After ▁his ▁break , ▁Stra chan ▁finished ▁his ▁course work ▁at ▁Whe aton ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁Stra chan ▁attended ▁Evangel ical ▁The ological ▁College ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁T X ; ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁that ▁Stra chan ' s ▁parents ▁were ▁leading , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁America ▁Evangel ism ▁Camp aign ▁to ▁the ▁Latin ▁America ▁Mission ▁( LA M ). ▁In ▁the ▁inter im , ▁Stra chan ▁purs ued ▁Elizabeth ▁Walker . ▁Walker ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁Bapt ist ▁past or ▁that ▁Stra chan ▁met ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁while ▁visit ing ▁his ▁sister ▁Grace . ▁Stra chan ' s ▁court ship ▁with