From Football to Freetown - Softcover

Schierling, Jake

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1490804528 ISBN 13: 9781490804521

Publisher: WestBowPress, 2013

Synopsis

In this autobiographical account, Jake and Ruth Schierling, from Van Nuys, California, take their young family to live among the Kuranko people of Sierra Leone, Africa. Through building both physical bridges and bridges of friendship, they fell in love with the people and their culture. Through many accounts of their experiences, the stories of early missions work in the villages of Sierra Leone are told. From 1947 to 1983, this family and other missionaries learned the language, translated the Bible, taught reading and technical skills, and built a Bible school. While much was accomplished in these areas, their main mission was always to share the love of Jesus Christ with those God brought into their lives. Hear how God used Jake and his family to become "all things to all people, so that by all possible means I might save some" (1 Corinthians 9:22).

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About the Author

JAKE was born in a small town East of Tulsa in Oklahoma. His dad was a small time farmer. When the dust bowl happened and Jake was 12 years old his Dad sold out ant they headed for California. They took an extended trip visiting relatives along the way. They eventually arrived in North Hollywood where Jake attended the Van Nuys high School. He was active in his youth group in the Van Nuys Missionary Church and he excelled in athletics especially football where he received a couple of scholarships to play football for U.S.C. and San Jose State. However his life turned around at a youth meeting in his church and he prepared for a Bible School where he could get ready for the Lord's work. The Missionary church had a Bible School in Ft. Wayne, IN, so he and 3 others fellows headed there. Ruth was born in Highland Park, MI. a suburb of Detroit. Her Dad had immigrated to the U.S.A. from Cornwall England. He found a job in Fords plant. When the depression hit, he was out of a job and so he had to take his family to relatives in the country on a farm outside of Port Huron until he could find work When he found work he moved his family back to Royal Oak, MI. where Ruth attended the Royal Oak High School. During that time Ruth attended a Methodist camp meeting and there gave her heart to Jesus and had a real open heart for foreign missions. So upon graduation she was headed for a Bible School to get ready for that calling. She also was active in a youth group in a Missionary church in Royal Oak and heard about the Bible Institute in Ft. Wayne. So she prepared to go there. Thus California met Michigan and joined in a life serving the Lord in Overseas Missions.

Edition details

• Publisher: WestBowPress
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1490804528
• ISBN 13: 9781490804521
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258