2 NEW HOMECOMINGS

Well, guys, I guess there COULD be something to the old wive's tale (joke), but Death does very often come to people in 3's......we started off losing Debbie Deraps last Wednesday evening and now I have just learned in a 3 hour time frame, 2 BEAUTIFUL and WONDERFUL women were needed to organize affairs by our Heavenly Father as well......I'll tell you what....by the time the rest of get to Heaven, things should be totally ready for each and every one of us......Both women had Long, Wonderful lives.....I will start off by telling you about Christian's dear Grandmother, Connie Gates.....she was a fantastic mother of 5 children and many, many grand children and great grandchildren! She lived a full life and although she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's 12 years ago, that is not what took her in the end......3 of her arteries were completely clogged and 2 more 80% clogged....the Dr's gave her the option in December of whether to operate or leave things alone....her chances of surviving the surgery were not good, so, she opted to let go, and let God do his thing....I've been told that the Dr's were completely baffled, because her system shut down a long time ago, she's gone many days with total kidney failure and other systems had totally shut down....the Dr's said there was NO SCIENTIFIC reason for her to still be here as long as what she was....they have no idea how she held on.....so, for whatever reason, now the suffering is all over and she, like many, many others have had more important things to do, and she is now in the PRESENCE of our Lord.....Praise God!!!!! Just like the song goes...."I CAN ONLY IMAGINE".....

Also, another precious, beautiful, and remarkable sister in Christ, Irene Richards.....she is somehow distantly related to me, so, I suppose, a distant cousin, but she, like Great Grandma Gates lived a full, and happy life.....she was such a tower of strength in the Church that I grew up in.....as a matter of fact, if I remember correctly, my Mother said she would have not accepted Christ and grew in the Lord if it were not for this Lady, leading and guiding her thru the years....I've had the pleasure of knowing her all my life and yet again, ANOTHER EXCITING homecoming to rejoice over.......Wow, when the rest of us catch up, what a party we will have!!!! So, 1 Corinthians 15:55 says it all, and for those of us who have been born again and accepted Christ as our personal savior....."O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy victory"....PRAISE BE TO GOD........