Great is Thy Faithfulness is not only the title of this book, it is also the  enduring theme of Bernice Foss’ life.   As a young student at Columbia Bible  College in 1950, Bernice felt God calling her to serve Him as a missionary in  Africa. Without hesitation, this young woman from a small town in central Maine  embarked on a journey to answer His call. For over thirty-six years she served in  the Belgian Congo (later Zaire), teaching, discipling and encouraging her beloved  African students to cultivate a closer relationship with Jesus Christ.  Bernice knew the faithfulness of God on a first hand, daily basis as she saw  the work go forward, often against great odds. Serving through the years of the  country’s struggle for independence meant keeping a bag packed at all times for  the hurried evacuations which she experienced several times. It meant dealing  with new government dictates that threatened to curb the work of the missionaries. Yet, in each circumstance, God’s faithfulness continued.  Although her final term was riddled with medical problems, Bernice saw her  time of service in Africa to completion. At the end of her years of  missionary service, she came home facing an ongoing struggle with cancer. Over  time, God led her in to what she calls her “bonus years” of teaching at New  England Bible College in South Portland, Maine.