An IVI.G.F. Sunday school led by Rev. and Mrs. Chris Ummel, Biola graduates. JoKjottm StidUfetiMbU Mm by Vanita Kronquest
I w a s k e p t from some real wicked ness this afternoon because of this Prodigal Son lesson,” declared the disturbed man who settled down in the front row after testing several seats. The scene was a Bible class for migrant farm laborers in California. “ I’m getting right with God,” he promised missionary Irene Schoen- wether of Missionary Gospel Fellow ship, Inc., a mission to migrant and more permanent farm workers in Lab or Camps. “ Somehow God will take care of me and my five,” announced a mi grant mother. “Read in Matthew that God cares for sparrows, Miss Sterling, so don’t see about relief for us.” This scene was a Florida Labor Camp. Fourteen claimed Christ in an Ari zona Labor Camp’s Center Building as
“ That Kid Buck” reeled its last pic ture. Similar events occur around the calendar as missionaries assume the role of pastor, evangelist, and friend in “ old federal” and private Camps. The film, “ Something to Die For” (in Spanish) was shown fourteen times with “ forgotten men” crowding the Florida area. Once a bed in the yard sagged under the weight of twenty-two youngsters who occupied it during Bible class. One lad trailed the missionary, hearing the message three times “ so I kin get it straight and tell my parents,” said he. Stretching from north of Sacramen to to south of the border; scattered throughout Arizona, Florida, Okla homa, (and now Texas), M. G. F. mis sionaries saw 1,449 professions of faith in Christ in 1961. Of course, God
keeps the books. A number of these missionaries were trained at The Bi ble Institute of Los Angeles. They have influenced several migrant youths to train there as well. Today these young people are fine Christian leaders; some are overseas. Among 15 successful Christian business men spear-heading mission business is a BIOLA graduate, (headquarters, Tur lock, California). The twenty former M. G. F. mis sionaries, now serving overseas, value experiences in migrant work as boot- camp training. Gleaning a harvest among 100,000 Mexicans pressing across the border, working among whites, Negroes and others is a gigantic task. No less chal lenging is work among “ Island men” invading Florida yearly, from Jamai-
A n M .G .F . M issionary Preaches to " Island Men” F rom : Jam a ic a , Puerto R ico , Bahamas, Barbados, British Gu inea, G uatem ala and L eew ard Islands
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