As the teenage son of an aviation tycoon, young Doug could have had
anything money could buy, yet he couldn't find true peace and
happiness. A troubled youth, he fought at school, entertained suicidal
fantasies, and eventually ran away from home when he was just 15 years
old.
Disgusted with life and convinced it had no meaning, Doug was
determined to experience life with reckless abandon. He turned to
drugs, committed crimes, and spent time in jail, while also living on
high adventure from stormy seas to blistering deserts. But years later,
a remote cave high in the mountains above Palm Springs became his home.
And even though his father owned a yacht, a jet, and a Rolls-Royce,
Doug ended up scavenging for food in garbage bins.
The happiness Doug searched for continued to elude him for years-until
the day he found a dust-covered Bible someone left in his cave. As he
read, he believed in and accepted Christ as his Savior. Today he is the
Pastor of the Sacramento Central Church and the Director of Amazing
Facts, a Christian Media Ministry