Clarence Jones, Janet Benge
Clarence Jones, Janet Benge
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Clarence Jones
Mr. Radio

Author: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

Narrator: Tim Gregory

Unabridged: 4 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/11/2023


Synopsis

Returning to Radio HCJB, Clarence brought up the rear as the men rode in the dark along the narrow horse trail carved from the mountainside. Suddenly Clarence's horse stumbled and slid over the trail's edge, taking him with it. As horse and rider fell toward the canyon floor one thousand feet below, Clarence was not even able to scream.

Although born into a devout Christian family, Clarence Jones wasn't interested in religion. It was this Midwesterner's ear for music that led him to play trombone at Chicago's Moody Church, where he gave his life to Christ and volunteered for mission work.

Clarence's work began in Chicago, where he helped pioneer something unheard of-Christian radio broadcasts. Soon God called Clarence to "go south with radio." Led to Ecuador, Clarence worked unswervingly to cofound Radio HCJB and the World Radio Missionary Fellowship. His legacy of broadcasting the gospel to the ends of the earth soars on the airwaves today.

About The Author

Janet and Geoff Benge are a husband-and-wife writing team with more than twenty years of writing experience. Janet is a former elementary-school teacher. Geoff holds a degree in history. Originally from New Zealand, the Benges spent ten years serving with Youth With A Mission.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie on May 05, 2022

This book was less interesting than the other Christian Heros we have read for two reasons. 1. We enjoy the personal stories of how a ministry impacts individuals, and Clarence Jones had some of that but mostly the impacts were less relational since his primary impact was over the radio. 2. We didn'......more

Goodreads review by Tim on September 24, 2020

What a great story about the impact radio had on evangelism for the first 3/4 of the 1900s! I'm always amazed (although I shouldn't be!) at how God can work in such mighty ways through ordinary people. One thing I took away, though, that ties to that is that we can't sit back -- "we must pray and pl......more

Goodreads review by Cynthia on June 15, 2020

Incredible life lived in and through God’s might. I am so I inspired by this God-breathed series of uplifting books that testify to how God can change the world using Christians who follow His call on their lives.......more

Goodreads review by Chandra on May 14, 2021

Our family appreciates the idea of missions and evangelism looking as varied as the various interests and gifts the Lord has given us, so we really enjoyed this story of a somewhat different type of evangelism and mission, via radio.......more

Goodreads review by Tawnda on May 05, 2020

Loved this story and how God brought radio to the world.......more