Taking Giant Steps in World Missions

Taking Giant Steps in World Missions by Elgin Taylor is an illustrated account published by AuthorHouse in 2007, consisting of 204 pages. This book portrays the journey of an Afro-American man from the segregated Southern USA in 1957, detailing how he and his wife, Dorothy, became prominent Black Pioneer Missionaries. Their extensive work includes evangelizing and planting churches in over 95 countries, with significant contributions in 23 nations where Christians in Action Missions operates.
Readers will find a comprehensive narrative that spans fifty years of the Taylors’ life and ministry, beginning with Elgin’s call to missions while serving in the US Marines. The book covers their experiences as the first Black missionaries in Japan, their time in Nigeria during a civil war, and their subsequent work in Europe, Africa, and India. It also highlights their current involvement in Ghana, where they lead outreach initiatives and community development projects. The narrative reflects themes of cultural and ethnic studies, as well as religious and social science perspectives.
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This Book portrays God’s calling of an Afro-American lad from the segregated Southern USA, in 1957, and elevated him and his wife, Dorothy, to become two of the most outstanding Black Pioneer Missionaries in World Missions, today! They have evangelized and planted churches in over 95 countries, and even more extensively, in the 23 countries where Christians in Action Missions has ministries.
You will experience glimpes of fifty years of the Taylor’s life and ministry, beginning with Elgin’s call to missions in 1957, while in the USMarines. It Moves to their service as the First Black Missionaries to Japan, 1959-64; Elgin Pastored, studied Japanese, and attended The University of Maryland, earned his BA degree, and later earned his MTh in California. Dorothy, a high school teacher, taught at Okinawa Christian School and ran the youth ministry. They transferred to Nigeria, Africa, but due to a civil war, were evacuated to London, England, where they founded a Bible College, an Evangelical Church, and directed CinA’s Europe, Africa, and India Ministries for 15 years.
Returning to America,1980, they worked at the US Center for World Missions, Pasadena, CA with Dr Ralph Winters. In 1982, Elgin was elected CEO of CinA Missions International, (the only known Afro-American Director of a multi-ethnic, international, cross curtural ministry during this time).
The book closes, with the spotlight on their present involvement in Ghana, West Africa, where they lead medical/outreach teams, build churches and schools, bore fresh water wells, and hold leadership seminars.They were appointed Chief and Queen Mother in the Broang Ahafo Region by the King, Ohmahene Okatakayie Kodom IV, in 2001.
Today, they are blessed with much remaining fruit, in both the low places of the streets, to the palaces of Kings, to God be the Glory!
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