From early childhood, Paul Zimmerman '32 had no plans for his life except to be a foreign missionary. After graduating from Moody Bible Institute, he applied to several mission boards, only to be rejected when the physical exam revealed a bad heart condition. Paul was bitterly disappointed.
But God had other plans! While ministering in a small southwestern Michigan town, Paul met B. M. Nottage, a Black preacher from Detroit. His burden, his tears, and his labors for his race settled the matter for Paul and his wife, Ruth.
Why cross an ocean to evangelize Africa when hundreds of Black people lived at his very doorstep? 