However, after a personal religious experience, he left the farm, trained for two years (1960–61) at the Bible College of New Zealand, and became the first NZ missionary sent out by Oriental Missionary Society (now One Mission Society).
Following a personal religious experience, he left the farm, spent two years (1960-61) studying at the Bible College of New Zealand, and was sent out as the first New Zealand missionary by the Oriental Missionary Society (now One Mission Society).