Lost 6 friends in the last three months!

Again, great to hear of another positive outcome!

 

I am very happy for the news you received. Trusting in God and not knowing his will is sometimes hard but He is consistent. Thank you for starting this thread. It helps build my faith when I hear testimonies of others.

I told last night of how Dwight Moody (then a shoe salesman) accepted Christ and how one mans life ( Edward Kimbell) had changed his. Tonight I heard the rest of the story. Years later, after Dwight L Moody became a very successful evangelist a man named Frederick Meyer heard him preach and accepted himself. Wilbur Chapman, a college student heard Meyer and also accepted Christ. Later Wilbur Chapman impacted the life of a professional baseball player, Billy Sunday, who became a very powerful evangelist.

In 1924 Billy Sunday spoke at a crusade in Charlotte, NC, and hundreds came forward. Some of the businessmen who attended the meeting were so encouraged that they arranged for another evangelist, Mordecai Hamm, to come speak. The crusade went well, although not as successful as the Billy Sunday meeting. However, on one of the last nights, a young man named Billy Graham came down the aisle and made his decision. That is the same Billy Graham who has preached to more people than anyone in history-over 210 million people in more than 185 countries and territories.

There is no way to measure the effect your words and actions have on the lives of others. The movie Gladiator contains a great quote which deftly captures this spiritual truth. "What we do in life echoes in eternity". Edward Kimbell was but one person, but his actions literally impact the world!!

Stand on your words and actions JSL. You can never know what an impact it will have.

 

You, your friends, and family are in my prayers.. I too have lost many people that were close to me over the years.

 

SCOTT
AS KNOWING YOU FOR MANY YEARS, YOUR A MAN OF DIGNITY AND GREAT FAITH, AND I KNOW YOU WILL DELIVER A SUPREME EULOGY FOR YOUR SERVICE

MY SORROWS GO OUT FOR YOUR LOSSES, AND MY HAPPINESS GOES OUT TO YOU FOR YOUR POSITIVE REACTIONS REGARDING YOUR SIS IN LAW

I MYSELF LOST 9 PEOPLE IN 9/11 AS ONE PERSON, I HAD LUNCH WITH ONE PORT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE THE DAY BEFORE.

MY PRAYERS ALSO GO OUT TO THOSE MENTIONED ON THIS THREAD FOR UPCOMING HEALTH ISSUES AND PROCEDURES...


WE ALL SCREW AROUND ON FCHAT AND LIFE, BUT THIS THREAD IS TRULY SO MEANFULL IN MY HEART .

BRUCE

 

Every single moment of every day is absolutely and nearly overwhelmingly precious. Thanks for helping remind me to spend 'em with those I love.

Best!
Ben.