Carol Wonch
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When Carol was in high school, the pastor of her church became ill and WGM missionary Mary Gaillard filled in temporarily as pastor. Mary introduced the congregation to the Call to Prayer magazine and shared missionary stories. That summer, a group of Mexican Americans lived near Carol’s home and she began to feel a kinship with Spanish-speaking people. During that time, she heard the message of salvation and accepted Christ as her Savior.
After graduation, Carol spent a year in a teacher training school and then transferred to Chicago Evangelistic Institute (later Vennard College) in Iowa. She received her bachelor’s degree in religious education and went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from Elmhurst College (Illinois). At Elmhurst, she heard the message of entire sanctification and desired to please God with her life.
Carol applied for missionary service with WGM in 1956 and was appointed to the Texas/Mexico border to teach in one of the schools. God truly gave her the desire of her heart when she was appointed to minister to Spanish-speaking people. She attended language school in 1957 and arrived on the field that fall.
Although Carol retired in 1995, her love of teaching Spanish-speaking people kept her teaching at Taylor until 2003.
