Missionary Maverick

The word maverick is derived form the world of horses, a wild pony that refuses to run with the herd and instead is content to behave as he chooses and follow his own instincts. Elmer Kilbourne was a maverick at heart. During and after the terrible devastation of South Korea, Elmer was susceptible to an array of visions-- visions which he was inclined to implement the next day with little concern for the field committee and board of trustees protocol. This invariably precipitated problems with colleagues and the mission hierarchy. But such is the nature of mavericks.