iet ta , ▁Georgia , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁t enth ▁grade ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁From ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Air ▁Force , ▁learned ▁Chinese ▁Mand arin ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University ▁and ▁was ▁ ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Trans cription ▁Department ▁while ▁serving ▁in ▁Taiwan . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Russell ▁married . ▁He ▁presently ▁res ides ▁in ▁Washington , ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁teach es ▁at ▁the ▁Vict ory ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁Bible ▁Institute . ▁ ▁Education ▁Th . ▁M .: ▁Cov ington ▁The ological ▁Sem inary , ▁Fort ▁O gle th or pe , ▁Georgia ; ▁cum ▁la ude ▁Ph . ▁D .: ▁Cov ington ▁The ological ▁Sem inary , ▁Fort ▁O gle th or pe , ▁Georgia ; ▁ 2 0 0 0 ; ▁cum ▁la ude ▁ ▁Russell ▁graduated ▁cum ▁la ude ▁from ▁Sp ray berry ▁High ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁From ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Air ▁Force , ▁received ▁ 2 2 ▁sem ester ▁hours ▁in ▁Chinese ▁Mand arin ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University ▁and ▁was ▁soon ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Trans cription ▁Department ▁while ▁serving ▁in ▁Taiwan . ▁Russell ▁graduated ▁cum ▁la ude ▁from ▁Southern ▁Mission ary ▁College ▁in ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁now ▁called ▁Southern ▁University ▁Of ▁Se vent h ▁Day ▁Advent ist , ▁and ▁served