The picture to the left is the woman that made me the happiest man alive on the day she accepted my proposal of marriage. She was the one that lost in this deal. I got the most loving, compassionate, caring, considerate, and Godly women a man could ask for. She is my Cinderella and I am her Elmer Fudd. God’s Sovereign hand was in place when our paths crossed. She accepted an invitation from me to come hear me speak. It was a classic blind date.
I went to Romania on a mission trip and her friend Jan, who is now a missionary in Belgium, was on that trip with me. When we returned from that trip, Jan called and said she had a friend I should meet. I called and the most convenient time for us both was an opportunity I had to share with a church close to where she resided. She came (and REALLY LIKED what she saw) and the rest is history.
On December 19, 1992 she and I exchanged our wedding vows before God, a church full of people, our families and three Pastors. Much water has passed under the bridge since that day and we have shared in the triumphs and heartaches of ministry. Gail has lost her Father, both Grandmothers, a step-Grandfather, and her Mother has Parkinson’s and is in a skilled nursing facility close by our home. I have lost my Father and my favorite uncle while ministering to people who sometimes seemed like they did not care. For those that seemed not to care, God has sent us countless numbers of others that have invested their lives in the ministry that God has called us. By the many acts of kindness and through the heartaches we have seen that God is faithful and we have maintained our vows to each other with joy.
Today I want to thank my wife Gail for the many years we have enjoyed together and the many more to come. God has truly given me a wife that has complimented me in our ministry and certainly accentuated the part of ministry that I go lacking in all of the time.
I LOVE YOU GAIL!!!
