David Youngman: Runaway Missionary tells the fictional story of David Youngman, a troubled Rhode Island college student. A chance visit to a rural church leads David into personal spiritual revival. Encouraged by a dear friend, David attends an informal student prayer meeting. There he senses the unmistakable call of God to bring the Gospel to Native Americans on the western frontier. A brutal raid on his parent's mission station years before left David orphaned and harboring a bitter hatred for all Native Americans. David struggles within his storm-tossed soul but cannot reconcile God's call with his personal hatred. Like Jonah, David decides to runaway. And like Jonah, finds that there is no fleeing God presence and purpose for his life. Captured and impressed into the British Navy, accidents and mishaps mount around David until he is thrown into the ship's brig. There David prays to God for forgiveness and deliverance from both his hatred and his confinement. The British release David and send him ashore, happy to be rid of him and God's judgement he has brought upon them. David determines now to go on and fulfill the call of God in his life to preach the Gospel to the Indians his parents once ministered among.
