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When I returned to Lee College in the Fall of 1970, I had a dream one night. I was always burden for souls often times with tears flowing from my eyes at night time. I preached on the streets in Cleveland, TN, and went to as many revivals as I could with Dollas Messer and Evangelist Sammy Hughes. However, in my dream, (which I totally believed was from the Lord), I was preaching off the top of a bus and winning a lot of people to Christ. It is a long story that I plan to write about sometime, but I did buy a bus from the CoG in Lancaster, Ohio where Rev. R. J. Varnell served as the pastor. I drove it nearly 500 miles to Cleveland, TN and along with some good Lee College friends, we painted it. Then I drove it around Cleveland, preaching off the top of it. Shortly thereafter, I traveled to about ten states, evangelizing from it. Those were the “good ole days.” What a time we had. Here are a few pics of it when I brought it to Lee College and then a few while in New York.

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  1. Neat. I heard that several of the early workers for David Wilkerson and Teen Challenge came from Lee.

  2. It was a 1954 GMC bus with the Starter Button on the floor. I had it for the longest time. We preached and sang from the top of this old bus, slept on it many times, was ran out of NY City because I drove into what it said was the Bus Lane and I went through a tunnel. I was picked up by the Police in Buffalo, NY but God delivered me again. Haul my large revival tent in it, towing my car behind; only later to pull a large trailer with it. My wife says that it was the most exciting time of our ministry. LOL

  3. I don’t know. There were a few that went into Florida. Later, some friends of mine (did not attend Lee College as students), they went to the nude beaches of Florida to preach to the nudist. I did not think that would ever work. I think I was right because they as a couple later divorced. Got back into drugs, fornication, etc. So sad. I went into the cities.

  4. Some people who attended Lee College in the fall of 1970-1973 may recall seeing my bus and hearing me preach in the area.

  5. Charles Page says:

    Incredible, Dollas wore that coat for years
    Sounds like exciting times

    Anyone Remember the Transfiguration Station bus going to Miami team challenge
    It stopped at Lee

  6. Dollas Messer & his wife Faye were great friends.

  7. Charles Page says:

    Knowing them they still are

  8. Charles Page says:

    Sammy is still in Cleveland isn’t he

  9. Sammy Hughes is living in Cleveland, TN

  10. What a blessing to be in Gods will

  11. David Kirby says:

    Wow that’s great

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