Our Good Friend, Cowboy and BWFA Hall of Famer, Rick Wheat Passes

“My name is Rick Wheat. I’m just thankful to be able to stand up and say I’m glad the Lord saved my soul.” These words were spoken every Sunday morning in his senior years by a silver-headed Cowboy in a little church in the Ozark Mountains of Douglas County, Missouri during “testimony” time. He held the front of the pew as he raised his broken body that had seen its fair share of the “cowboy way of life”. His gentle, yet firmly spoken words gave testimony to the nature of his character, his values, and to the very heart of a man who recognized his need for a Savior.

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