Cowboy Boots In Darkest Africa Author:Dr. Bill Rice His life reads like a story! Whatever life was for Evangelist Bill Rice--it certainly was not dull. Born and reared in the cattle country of West Texas, he was breaking wild horses at the age of thirteen...orphaned in his teens...worked his way throught Baptist college in Texas...the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago...rapidly became a national... more »ly-known evangelist, conducting revival campaigns from coast to coast and across the waters.
Although a full-time evangelist, Rice found time to hunt big game in Africa, became an experienced airplane pilot, and--between revival engagements--work as a cowboy on the Bill Rice Ranch in Tennessee, a camp for Deaf and hearing.
With two Bibles, two six-guns, two cameras, and accompanied by two companions, Rice plunged into an uncharted African jungle where pygmies were located and missionary contact established.« less