Doris Davison:  

After graduation from high school, I went to Bible College for a year. After a few months I joined the U.S. Navy and became a Physicians Assistant. While still in the Navy I met my husband who was in Bible College in Norfolk, VA while I worked in Portsmouth, VA in the Navy. We moved to Texas shortly after I left the Navy. We spent a few years in Texas and Oklahoma where my husband pastored Independent Baptist churches. In 1969 he felt led to be a foreign missionary and we went to Zaire, Africa in the bush country to help another missionary who was a doctor. I assisted him in daily surgery and care of the sick. My husband led groups of workers and learned the African language. Because of political unrest and unable to preach the gospel any longer, we left for the U.S. along with all the other missionaries in the area. In 1976 we left for Brazil, South America to serve as missionaries for 22 years. We came home after this and my husband pastored two other Independent Baptist churches. We decided to go to another foreign field to help another missionary in Thailand from our home church. We spent a few months there and returned again to Texas. My husband became ill with Pulmonary Fibrosis and after two and one half years on oxygen and bedridden, he passed away on June 15, 2009 at home. I am left with 48 years of great memories and four sons, daughters in law, and seven grandchildren. I also have my first great grandchild who was born in 2009. Quite a heritage I think. I will continue to work in our church here in Texas and try and be a blessing to everyone ...Expand for more