Rich Wells
Elder
Rich received Christ at the age of 21, during what he describes as one of the darkest times of his life. He refers to it as his “Damascus Road” experience: “I was heading in one direction and God’s grace delivered me from the grip of the enemy.” For the next 22 years, Rich not only immersed himself in local church work, but he also traveled with several missions groups to Poland, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.
Rich married in 1972 and had 12 children with his first wife. He considered the local tree service company that he founded in 1974 to not only be a means to support his family, but also a “tent-making” effort that facilitated his love for sharing the Gospel with those he met. He sold the business shortly before moving to The Villages in 2016.
Rich married his wife Donna in 1998, and together they share 35 grandkids that they “adore, and we are so blessed to see them growing up in Christian homes,” he says. “I don’t deserve all the good in my life; and I remain as one who has been broken. I give all praise to the Lord for His redeeming love.”
Rich and Donna Wells
Elder
Rich received Christ at the age of 21, during what he describes as one of the darkest times of his life. He refers to it as his “Damascus Road” experience: “I was heading in one direction and God’s grace delivered me from the grip of the enemy.” For the next 22 years, Rich not only immersed himself in local church work, but he also traveled with several missions groups to Poland, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.
Rich married in 1972 and had 12 children with his first wife. He considered the local tree service company that he founded in 1974 to not only be a means to support his family, but also a “tent-making” effort that facilitated his love for sharing the Gospel with those he met. He sold the business shortly before moving to The Villages in 2016.
Rich married his wife Donna in 1998, and together they share 35 grandkids that they “adore, and we are so blessed to see them growing up in Christian homes,” he says. “I don’t deserve all the good in my life; and I remain as one who has been broken. I give all praise to the Lord for His redeeming love.”