Florence Young - From farm girl to fearless missionary

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Donate to our November Appeal. Click here http://hope1032.com.au/donate Florence Young was a New Zealand-born farm girl who sought to better the lives of Pacific Islander farm labourers who had been blackbirded into the Queensland sugar industry. She taught them to read, preached the Christian gospel and started church communities in Queensland and the Solomon Islands. Further Reading: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/young-florence-selina-9214 https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/it-happened-today/5/28 Autobiography - Pearls From the Pacific by Florence S. H. Young https://www.abebooks.com/first-edition/Pearls-Pacific-Young-Florence-S-H/30951770486/bd Biography - Florence Young - Mission Accomplished by Janet and Geoff Benge https://www.koorong.com/product/florence-young-mission-accomplished-christian-heroes-then-now_1576583139 You can find Paul Roe online at The Outback Historian.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.