Making up for lost time: The Rev. Daniel Lee Morton wasn't raised as a Christian
Sunday, September 19, 2010
The Rev. Daniel Lee Morton waited until he was 23 to declare a love for Jesus Christ. Since then, he spent time in seminary, earning the knowledge and credentials that brought him to the St. John the Theologian Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Cape Girardeau. He preaches here twice a month. Though he preaches from a comfortable building now, Morton has endured hardships and still sacrifices luxury to spread the word of the Lord. "I spent my summers on the mission fields smuggling Bibles and other Christian literature behind the Iron Curtain," Morton said. "I've gone several times to Rosarito, Mexico, to build houses for the poorest of the poor."
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