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1932 1935 1935 1935

In the fall of 1932 the Jensens took a trip February 5, 1935 the organization Dr. E. R. Barnard was elected president of George A Field served as the first
to the South land. In talking with one now known as Children‘s Bible Mission, in which capacity Deputation Secretary of CBM for
little fellow, they asked him if he knew Children‘s Bible Ministries he served for 15 years. He graciously offered
John 3:16. He solemnly replied, "No, I came into being in the use of his church in St. Petersburg for 18 years. Much of the progress of
don't know him, where does he live?" St. Petersburg, FL CBM board meetings, and gave generously of CBM is due to Mr. Field‘s untiring
The members of the first his time, wisdom, and experience in the ad- efforts and complete dedication.
The need to reach boys and girls with the council were: ministration of the work. Through his influ-
Gospel was and continues to be great.
Dr. E.R. Barnard ence many became interested in the mission.
1933 Jensens moved to Florida W.H. Adamson
Rev. J. Lloyd Hunter
George A. Field
H.A. Laurence Dr. E.R. Barnard ―The Voice‖ of CBM George A. Field
Mr. Walter A. Jensen Mrs. Marie Jensen
John Higgins
Dr. E.J. Rosengrant
Rev. A.A. Smith
J.W. Devitt
Charles Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Jensen

―Of such is the Kingdom‖

In the Mould JOHN 3:16
He was sixteen years old and had never been in Sunday School. There he heard John 3:16 for the first time. Although he did not fully
grasp the meaning of the text, it created a hunger in his heart for God. This same verse was to play an important role in the life of Walter
A. Jensen.
There was no Bible in that home and, for lack of proper environments, the seed sown remained dormant. But God has promised that His
Word shall not return unto Him void. Some years later, as he was leaving for a dance, his mother, who had been saved, quietly said to
him, "God says, 'My Spirit shall not always strive with man.'" He had never forgotten John 3:16, and now the Holy Spirit used another
verse of Scripture to bring such strong conviction that he was born again that night.
He entered Moody Bible Institute to prepare for Christian service and went out as a missionary under the American Sunday School Un-
ion and later with the Shantyman's Christian Association. Remembering his own childhood he yearned to see the Word of God given to
An early Bible Club held at the home of boys and girls. This God-given longing was used of the Lord in giving birth to the Children's Bible Mission. "For the Word of God is
Walter and Marie Jensen quick and powerful..." (Hebrews 4:12)

THE VISION
It was reported by one of the leading churches that there were twelve million children below the Mason-Dixon line who were not
receiving any religious training or instruction. This was a real challenge to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jensen. In the fall of 1932 they
took a trip to the South land. As they traveled through sparsely settled backwoods country and saw the wistful faces of little children
peering out at them from open windows and doorways, their hearts yearned anew to give the Word of Life to boys and girls.
In North Florida they overtook a mother and son trudging down a country road. They stopped the car and invited them to ride. The
boy was sixteen--and barefooted. They handed him a Gospel of John, but the mother hastened to explain, "He hasn't any
learnin." However, she eagerly took the little book and said she would try to read it to him. "The entrance of Thy Words giveth
light; it giveth understanding unto the simple." Psalm 119:130 The hopeless dejected look on that boy's face registered indelibly
on their hearts and minds.

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