Dr. Gordon Jones

Dr. Gordon Jones

Missionary/Physician. Gordon came to know the Lord under Sam Shepperson's ministry in El Dorado, Arkansas. Later at CBC, he felt God's call to be a missionary surgeon. After marrying Jeannette Taylor, who also attended CBC, he studied tropical medicine at Tulane. Gordon and Jeannette were led to Luampa Hospital in Zambia in 1968 and worked there for 25 years. Gordon was the hospital's Medical Superintendent but he had many non-medical activities as well, like working on diesel generators, diesel water pumps, tractors! Gordon also served as an elder in the local church, on the church mission executive committee of the Evangelical Church of Zambia and taught TEE (Theological Education by Extension)courses. Gordon passed away in 1997.