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| Harold Smith & Jim Lawhon enjoying a happy time at NRB 2010 |
To Dad's friends and fellow servants in the Lord.
This is daughter Linda informing you that God's servant Jim is
now in heaven celebrating with his heavenly Father.
He went peacefully last night with family by his side. He gave a
brave amd valiant effort the last few weeks as he worked to
regain his strength following surgery and complications to
follow.
God saw him through several victories along the way.
Praise God.
A friend of mine commented that he is probably checking
to see if God's communication towers are working.
Communication and keeping a promise he made to God
were his life.
He loved all of you. Thank you for being part of his life
and serving the Lord. Praise be to our Lord!
Linda (Lawhon) Ross
Dear Linda, Dennis and the Lawhon Family,
It is sad for us, but joyful for Jim to be home with the Lord!
Our love, prayers and gratitude to all the Lawhon Family
for sharing your amazing father with us.
His love for Radio Kahuzi goes back to Kathy's father,
Fred Bahler's last years in the States when we first learned
about Jim's contacts with Fred. I believe he even went to
visit Fred in Milwaukee and began his love affair with
Rich and Kathy and Radio Kahuzi.
He was a constant encouragement to us in the home
office with his regular phone calls: "just checking up
on progress." His calls were always followed with a "gift"
to move us ahead, which were so very timely.
He was, also, right in the forefront of pushing for help
from the engineering side of things. In those early days
when we felt so alone and no one would listen to our
pleas for cooperation...it was Jim who interceded for us
and made the cogs and wheels turn in our direction.
Without Jim's love, prayers, investment and intervention,
most likely, we would not have gotten far.
Thank you, Jim and for allowing the Holy Spirit to work
through you. You made the Mountains Move and we will
be thinking of you as we celebrate 25 Years of broadcasting
the Gospel in Congo on December 24, 2017!
Jim was with us at NRB 2010 to see Rich and Kathy
awarded the "International Impact Award." How proud
he was to see this happen.
We Will ...Keep Looking Up!
Harold and Barbara Smith & BESI / Radio Kahuzi Board of Directors
Ron & Barbara Cline, Kathy & Richard McDonald
Barbara & Harold Smith NRB 2010
(Jim was there enjoying the victory!)
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