"I feel grateful to have experienced such a great and loving lady, for even those few years."
Throughout his life, John Bell's work ethic led him into positions of greater responsibility and prominence.
"Mother believed that God had a reason for everything that happens, a greater plan."
"We'd be out for two months at once, carrying our hot, heavy pack with a mortar round and a D-handled shovel on top."
Two European trips served as bookends for the "fairy tale" of Theodore and Ruth Bell.
It is mind-boggling to consider the odds of the curators selecting THIS photo from the thousands they had to choose from!
We wondered what house on Isle of Hope the photo depicted.
It would be near Averasboro that Gen. Hardee and his men would make their stand.
Thomas Bell was called from Scotland to minister on James Island in the Carolina colony.
May we not be a clanging gong or clashing cymbal, but a sweet ringing sound calling others to love.










