I asked Jesus to be my Lord and Savior when I was about 10 years old in a revival in a small Baptist Church out in a farming community in south central Oklahoma. When I was nineteen God brought Doris into my life and we were married. This started us on a four state journey and 57 years and counting together. As we moved from state to state and some cases town to town the first Sunday after arriving we were in a Baptist Church worshiping together and serving our Lord.
I was transferred to Farmington in July of 1979, and God lead us to make our home in Bloomfield. We joined FBC, and in the late 80’s I was ordained as a deacon. When I retired in 1991 for a while I co-taught and taught the senior men’s class. About 1998 I changed to the second grade and my first class is about out of college now.
The Bible says, “Let the little children come to me” (Mark 10:13-14) This is a very profound verse to me; in fact I believe it is a must that we tell the children about Jesus.
Doris became a Christian at the age of 12 in a small Baptist Church in Temple, Oklahoma during vacation bible school. Consequently VBS has been near and dear to her heart.
God receives all the glory in her life! She has taught Sunday school, worked in VBS, and WMU. In Bloomfield she taught two generations of fourth graders and has seen many come to Christ. Oh what a change has taken place in the thirty five years we have been in Bloomfield. We’ve seen God so at work, may He continue His blessing on this church.