Taking a nap after reading the Word
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands."
~ The apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:1, NIV.
Around 4:30am last Saturday morning (October 16th, 2004), in his Arizona home, Elliott Charles Frash went to his eternal home with Jesus. Elliott was my father in law, my friend, a grandfather to my 3 boys, and a great role model for what it means to work hard and provide for your family. Carole (my wife) was one of his two daughters, thus giving her the role of one of "daddy's little girls."
Carole had the opportunity to visit her father 2 times after he was diagnosed with a very aggressive type of brain cancer. During her first visit she had a great conversation with her father about where he stood in his relationship with Jesus. On a walk the last day she was visiting, he told her, "I'm ready to become a Christian." These were words that she has been waiting to hear for over 30 years! Right there, on a bench in Green Valley, Arizona, Carole had the privilege of leading her 75 year old father to surrender his life, and take Jesus as his Savior.
We've just come back from a week of family, friends, and lots of FOOD as we went to be with the surviving family members. Thanks for all of you who were praying for us and for Carole's family during this time, especially for Carole as she shared her dad's spiritual journey at his funeral. She did marvelously, and was able to clearly communicate her love for her dad, as well as the promise of Jesus he was banking his eternal soul upon.
Elliott during a visit by Carole on Oct. 6th, 2004
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