Celebrating Life & Death

Yesterday was my Mom's birthday. We had a little family party last night for her. My sister and I made pizzas and salad and we had ice cream sundaes for dessert. It was a great evening celebrating the life of my precious Mom!

Today we are celebrating the life and death of a dear man named Billy. He was a precious man. He drove my hubby and me away from our wedding in his convertible mustang! Billy started coming to our church after our wedding and he came quite regularly up until a month or two ago. When asked about his soul, Billy would always change the subject or talk about his profession as a child.

His health started really going downhill about a month ago and he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He was in and out of the hospital many times over the course of 2-3 weeks, and still when asked if he was trusting Jesus, he brushed off the question.

Last Monday, he was sent home from the hospital with nothing else the doctors could do. On Wednesday, Billy was taken to the hospital for the last time. My Dad and my brother-in-law rushed to the ER and one last time opened God's Word to Billy. They read the passage about Jesus walking on the water and Peter going to Him and starting to sink and crying out "Lord, save me." The Lord worked in Billy's heart and on his deathbed he said "I am trusting Jesus."

Billy passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2009. Praise the Lord for saving this dear man!

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