 Dr. George E. Miller was placed here in 1909 to oversee the mission’s medical work.His wife, Mrs. Miller, joined him in 1914.,  Hira Lal, the highly trained Indian medical assistant, was of invaluable help to Dr. George E. Miller and the mission., He and his wife, Mrs. M.J. Shah, were considered two of the strongest Christian Indian leaders in this time.In fact, Mrs. Shah was the first convert in Mungeli and until the famine of 1897, almost all members of the Mungeli church consisted of Hira Lal’s relatives.