I learned early this morning that the mother of one of our friends, who is a missionary to Spain and associated with the Spanish Bible Institute, went home this week.\u00a0 She was 94, and had been a missionary herself for most of her life, planting churches and working for her Lord in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n
Please pray for Jim and Carolyn Fasold as they rejoice in her mother’s homegoing, yet deal with their sadness and loss.\u00a0 It brings to mind this great old hymn from the 18th century by Henri Malan that we just learned last year.<\/p>\n
It is not death to die,
\nTo leave this weary road,
\nAnd join the saints who dwell on high,
\nWho\u2019ve found their home with God.
\nIt is not death to close
\nThe eyes long dimmed by tears,
\nAnd wake in joy before Your throne,
\nDelivered from our fears.<\/p>\n
It is not death to fling
\nAside this earthly dust,
\nAnd rise with strong and noble wing,
\nTo live among the just.
\nIt is not death to hear
\nThe key unlock the door
\nThat sets us free from mortal years
\nTo praise You evermore.<\/p>\n
O Jesus, conquering the grave.
\nYour precious blood has power to save.
\nThose who trust in You
\nWill in Your mercy find
\nThat it is not death to die.<\/p>\n
Verses by Henri Malan, Chorus by Bob Kauflin<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I learned early this morning that the mother of one of our friends, who is a missionary to Spain and associated with the Spanish Bible Institute, went home this week.\u00a0 She was 94, and had been a missionary herself for most of her life, planting churches and working for her Lord in Puerto Rico. Please… <\/p>\n