Margaret Gaines
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Margaret Gaines (1931–2017), at the age of fourteen, dedicated her heart to the Lord, was baptized in the Spirit, and enrolled in Bible Training School. Having heard veteran missionary Josephine Planter during a BTS missions service, Gaines opened her heart to Arab people. Four years later, the octogenarian Planter invited the eighteen-year-old Gaines to join her as a missionary in Tunisia. The Church of God World Missions Board was not open to sending a single young woman to North Africa at that time, however. Despite what seemed to be a setback, Gaines continued to do all she could to prepare. God miraculously opened doors, and on April 16, 1952, she arrived in Tunisia to assist Planter.
One year later Gaines began her own mission with her first convert Yvette. After professing her new-found faith Yvette’s father tried to kill her and the government made Gaines her legal guardian. The World Missions Board finally appointed Gaines as a missionary in 1956. After ten years in Tunisia, political turmoil and typhoid forced her to take a leave of absence during which she worked in churches throughout Europe. In 1964, the Missions Board appointed Gaines to Jerusalem, Palestine. In 1967, the Six Day War ensued and Israel claimed Jerusalem. Among her many ministries was establishing a church and school in the village of Aboud. She served as pastor of the Aboud Church of God until 1992. Although a fourth heart attack forced her to relocate to Pell City, Alabama, in 1996, she continued her ministry to the people of Aboud with building projects, fundraising, and advisory leadership. Gaines served as pastor of the Wattsville Church of God from 2010 through 2014.
One year later Gaines began her own mission with her first convert Yvette. After professing her new-found faith Yvette’s father tried to kill her and the government made Gaines her legal guardian. The World Missions Board finally appointed Gaines as a missionary in 1956. After ten years in Tunisia, political turmoil and typhoid forced her to take a leave of absence during which she worked in churches throughout Europe. In 1964, the Missions Board appointed Gaines to Jerusalem, Palestine. In 1967, the Six Day War ensued and Israel claimed Jerusalem. Among her many ministries was establishing a church and school in the village of Aboud. She served as pastor of the Aboud Church of God until 1992. Although a fourth heart attack forced her to relocate to Pell City, Alabama, in 1996, she continued her ministry to the people of Aboud with building projects, fundraising, and advisory leadership. Gaines served as pastor of the Wattsville Church of God from 2010 through 2014.
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