Seeing the Glory

"'I know the plans I have for you' says the LORD" JER 29:11 NIV....Just when do those plans start? How will I know His plans for me? Do I just close my eyes and hold on to the rails for dear life? How did I get here?

When I got to be 65 years-old I decided to begin writing a biography for my grandchildren "What was it like growing up in the 50's & 60's?" It took about 5 years of writing and adding things as I remembered them. When I finished my writing and read it through, I was shocked and amazed at all the remarkable experiences I had, all the places I had been, how I had been blessed to work for 31 years with American Indians; to work my summers flying around in helicopters and floatplanes working for the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska; meeting absolutely fascinating and wonderful people, and most importantly experiencing God's drawing and saving me, and saving my wife, Martha and son, Seth, all at the same time. We clearly witnessed God's miracles while we lived in Utah for twelve years and we saw God so wonderfully at work in the lives of so many others. God had planted a desire in my heart when I was 8 years-old. Somehow after a whole lot of obstacles and detours in the path, he granted that desire over 30 years later.

This then is my personal story.

Bill Curtis 2025

Bill Curtis grew up in Centerville, Ohio. He received BFA and MFA degrees in Theatre from Utah State University.

He worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Utah and Kansas, as an educator for 30 years. At Haskell Indian Nations University he taught television production. He and his students produced close to 60 video programs for Tribes, and government agencies including the safety videos for the USDA Forest Service in Alaska. They received 5 national awards. Their productions have been broadcast on PBS.

He married Martha Horney in 1971.They have a son, Seth who lives with his wife and three children in Lakeland, MN.

Bill and Martha were both teaching leaders for the Explorer's Bible Study for over 20 years in both Utah and Kansas. They now live in Foley, Alabama where they are active in their local PCA Presbyterian Church.