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In 1990,
following an unpleasant divorce, and at possibly one of the lowest points
of my life, I
was lead to a relationship with Our Lord, Jesus Christ by
the example of my than eighteen year old son, Christopher.
Through
his example of believers baptism and the patience of my new husband of 4
years,
David, I
was baptized in July of 1990 at First Baptist Church of Gardena by Pastor
Carol Nichols. I
have never looked back and my love for the Lord deepens with every new
day that
He allows me to serve Him.

On March 21st of 2005, one of God's most
precious servants, my husband of 18 years, David Vincent went home to be
with the Lord. David was only 48 years old. What seems like a tragic
senseless, unjust and sudden death has turned into an opportunity for God
to show himself strong and real to both my daughter, Sarah and I. God is
so gracious!
Because of David's obedience to the Lord
during his time here on earth, both myself and our daughter were brought
to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. My son, Chris and
daughter-in-law, Joi were helped in their Christian walk by his quiet
example and overwhelming generosity.
Many youth that David taught during his 3
years as a Youth Minister at First Southern Baptist Church in Gardena,
California were influenced for the Lord.
Many co-workers and customers at Hughes
Aircraft, ITT, Raytheon, Boeing, NASA and other places were touched by
David's integrity, honesty and commitment to the Lord and their lives were
changed.
Many people saw David's life as a quiet
example of God's love and were touched through his 7 years of ministry at
Keefer Creek Baptist Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana as both a worship
leader and deacon.
David touched lives through his commitment to
quietly serve God as a teacher of new Christians and the first deacon at
The Sanctuary of Huntington Beach, California. This was to be his final
church home.
David was not a flashy person. He was not a
powerful preacher! David was a quiet, faithful, loyal servant of God who
touched people in his everyday life through his intellect, his knowledge
of God's Word and his obedient example. I know God is using David still
here on this earth.
Thanks to the prayers of my new church family at
The Sanctuary of Huntington Beach
and our friends and family, God has given us a wonderful peace about the
situation.
I miss David terribly and I wish that God
would have allowed him to stay here with our daughter and our son, as well
as our daughter-in-law and three beautiful grandsons. But God had another
plan....... One which I will not question or challenge, because I know
with certainty that God knows what's best for us and will look after us in
David's absence.
I am convinced that we live in a dangerous
age right now, but God desires to show Himself strong
through us.
- Jan
We are a "Joshua Generation" and God is
asking us to take a stand and speak out against evil.
If we to not
obey, we will be crushed by the world.
If we do not stand for something, we
will fall for anything!
Where do you stand?
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