Great song, too, Doris.
Phil.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: Celebration Time
> Dear Mr. Phil,
>
> You and everyone's prayers are so much appreciated! Chris's mom
> recently for the first time ever expressed appreciation for and
> interst in our online Christian friends and community that we share
> and pray with. Chris's mom is not a computer person, doesn't even
> speak english as she grew up in the what was then the Communist part
> of Germany where kids learned Russian rather than English. So she
> probably will not get to know our English-speaking friends in the
> here and now but will in the Hearafter.
>
> your thoughts, Mr. Phil, reminded me of a song that Chris and I love
> and that you can check out at:
>
> www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD64BHnx-58
>
> "there is a Hello After Goodbye".
>
> Thanks for your prayers, everyone. What a privelege it is to carry
> everything to God in Prayer! Please keep them coming!
>
> Love in Christ,
>
> Doris
>
>
>
>
> At 07:05 PM 2/7/2013 -0700, you wrote:
>>I'll be looking forward to seeing Chris's father in Heaven some
>>day. My mom and dad both are already there, some very special
>>friends and relatives, too, but the most important, of course, is
>>our Savior. How much fun can that be; living and talking with Jesus
>>and visiting with all those others who have gone on before us.
>>
>>Phil.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:43 PM
>>Subject: Celebration Time
>>
>>
>>>Some of you will remember that my husband Chris's father Manfred
>>>had been sent to the hospital with a brain tumor just before
>>>Christmas on December 20, 2012.. He subsequently had surgery to
>>>biopsy the tumor. The tumor proved to be malignant and Manfred's
>>>health had been going downhill ever since the surgery. Manfred had
>>>let the family know that he did not want to live impaired by the
>>>tumor. This is a comfort to know even though losing a loved one is
>>>still hard. His battle with the cancer was a hard one and since we
>>>know he knows the Lord, death in this case comes as release and
>>>relief in many ways and we celebrate Manfred's homecoming. We find
>>>special comfort in the Perries' song "Celebrate Me Home" which you
>>>can listen to below.
>>>
>>>
>>>www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BSLQnXcLPM
>>>Some of you also know of our neverending moving story. Manfred had
>>>been involved with that by sometimes helping Chris and me with some
>>>errands or little practical things. We had hoped and prayed he
>>>would still be or get well enough again to know that we had moved
>>>and were settled in the new place. It didn't come to that but
>>>Manfred died just about at the exact time when Chris registered our
>>>upcoming move with authorities as we do have a moving date by now.
>>>Prayers on the move are appreciated but also and especially that
>>>with our wonderful loving and gracious God that somehow Manfred in
>>>his passing might have an awareness that we can move and all is
>>>well as this was important to him.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Some of you know that We were not that close to Chris's family as
>>>they objected to our marriage. Even though they were Christians. We
>>>could and would have liked to share a lot more than we did - and
>>>that was certainly not just the other party's fault. So there are
>>>many missed opportunities and a second song that made us think of
>>>and that we would like to share is Jim Brady's "Dont Miss the
>>>chance" it is a beautiful song and can be found at:
>>>
>>>www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlRzs2TtwF8
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Please share in our happiness over Chris's dad no longer being
>>>suffering and in pain and pray for peace and comfort for the
>>>family, friends and church he leaves behind.
>>>
>>>thanks bunches and God bless,
>>>
>>>IN Christ,
>>>
>>>Doris and Chris
>
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