becomes very diverse, requiring the planting of diverse new churches—churches meeting the needs of various people groups, cowboy churches, and churches in mobile home parks and apartment complexes.
As he drives across Nebraska’s vast plains, pas- tureland and hill country, Doug knows he may only encounter a person once or twice, so he intention- ally and boldly makes it a high priority to witness for Jesus Christ wherever he goes. Doug is particularly proud of one convert, Terry Howell in Ogallala, about 50 miles west of North Platte.
Doug first heard about Terry from a mission team
doing door-to-door surveys in Ogallala about five years ago. The mission team came across Terry, who at the time had a beer in one hand and a six-pack nearby. But Terry, in the home remodeling business, told them he was interested in the Bible. “Terry Howell is an awesome story,” recalls Doug, who soon launched a Bible study he hoped would attract Terry and other guys like him. Terry and his girlfriend, Virginia, attended. The couple—com- mitted to each other but still unmarried—would ultimately rededicate their lives to Christ. Doug later married them and—at their sugges- tion—shared the gospel at their wedding. Thanks to
PAGE 17: Youth from the Oregon Trail Baptist Association meet at First Baptist Valentine for a two-day float trip. ABOVE: Doug Lee, who is the regional associational mis- sionary/church planting strategist for the association, prays for the students before they leave. RIGHT: Brenda Lee works with the children at a Bible study in Hastings where the couple hopes to start a church. FAR RIGHT: Finding ways to reach the community is important for churches in the Oregon Trail Baptist Association. Ogallala Com- munity Church sponsors a local softball team.
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