The roof of his house was badly damaged and a tree limp was stuck in his car. The Sunday after the tornado, Bill attended worship at First Presbyterian Church. When he was asked how he was doing, he responded, thankful to be alive . . .” That afternoon volunteers from First “Just Church went to his home and nailed plastic over the largest of the holes in the roof and removed the limb from his car. Each time thereafter, when he attended worship at First Presbyterian he would express his gratitude and thanksgiving and praise to God for delivering him from the disaster. Just prior to his death, I was visiting with him in the nursing home. During this visit, Bill wanted to talk but understanding what he was saying was difficult, but at the end of the prayer, after I pronounced the he responded in a clear voice, “Amen,” “Amen.” Bill responded to the call from God to witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ, who came into the world to meet it with all its pain and sorrow with the message of hope and God’s love. Thanks be to God for Bill’s faithful witness to God’s love and grace which has been revealed in the life and death of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
The roof of his house was badly damaged and a tree limp was stuck in his car. The Sunday after the tornado, Bill attended worship at First Presbyterian Church. When he was asked how he was doing, he responded, “Just thankful to be alive . . .” That afternoon volunteers from First Church went to his home and nailed plastic over the largest of the holes in the roof and removed the limb from his car. Each time thereafter, when he attended worship at First Presbyterian he would express his gratitude and thanksgiving and praise to God for delivering him from the disaster. Just prior to his death, I was visiting with him in the nursing home. During this visit, Bill wanted to talk but understanding what he was saying was difficult, but at the end of the prayer, after I pronounced the “Amen,” he responded in a clear voice, “Amen.” Bill responded to the call from God to witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ, who came into the world to meet it with all its pain and sorrow with the message of hope and God’s love. Thanks be to God for Bill’s faithful witness to God’s love and grace which has been revealed in the life and death of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.