Following retirement in Florida, he began an active writing career and the publishing of a very popular series of 6 books based on his experiences in China for children entitled Jack and Jenny Mystery Series. He retired from active ministry after serving as District Superintendent of the Mid-America District C&MA for 9 very productive years. Unexpectedly, God changed his direction and sent him to Honolulu for a most effective ministry as pastor of Kapahulu Bible Church. He served as Field Chairman of the China-Hong Kong Field of The Christian and Missionary Alliance for four years. The remainder of his 24 years in Asia was spent in Hong Kong where he planted and directed 10 chapels and schools with 10,000 students. Beginning his missionary career in China, he and his wife Evelyn, were forced to evacuate when the Communists took over, and three years later began serving in Japan for five years. He received Christ at age 16 after a near-drowning incident at a summer youth conference. BOLLBACK Anthony Bollback was born into a Christian home that always entertained missionaries. Married for over forty years to Sally, he is a proud father of two daughters and a son, and is also a grandfather. When traveling overseas, he will tune into the current game involving his favorite teams from Houston, even in the wee hours of the morning. Bock has been a New York Times best-selling author in nonfiction and is elder emeritus at Trinity Fellowship Church in Dallas. His articles appear in leading publications, and he is often an expert for the media on New Testament issues. He was president of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) for 2000-2001, is a consulting editor for Christianity Today, and serves on the boards of Wheaton College and Chosen People Ministries. DARRELL BOCK (BA, University of Texas ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary PhD, University of Aberdeen) has earned recognition as a Humboldt Scholar (Tubingen University in Germany), and is the author of more than forty books, including well-regarded commentaries on Luke and Acts and studies of the historical Jesus.
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