This morning we traveled from the Missoula Valley five hours east to Billings. Along the way we crossed the Continental Divide, which I’ve always wanted to see...I was not disappointed!
In Billings we talked with 99-year-old Dr. Donald Held of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Dr. Held told us the story of his father going to the 1925 Southern Baptist Convention in Memphis. While there, Southern Baptists from across the country adopted a plan to raise funding for missionaries, thereby allowing them to stay in the field rather than returning home sporadically to raise funds. Today this ministry is known as the Cooperative Program. He also told us about his father’s part in starting the very first BSU. It’s amazing to see how God has used Dr. Held and his father over the last 100+ years. It was a good reminder that one person dedicated to God can truly make a difference in His Kingdom!
NERD ALERT: All non-nerds may want to tune me out for a minute!
Dr. Held was a Technical Theater/Speech Communications major in college. He went on later to teach in both of these areas, which eventually landed in him in Montana. While in college, Dr. Held assisted Dr. Theodore Fuchs in the creation and development of using sub-faders on lighting boards. Dr. Held’s and Dr. Fuchs’ designs changed the course of theatrical and production lighting processes forever!
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