Jeff I love you as my big brother, friend, mentor and guide. You believed in me when no one else did. You showed me how alive God was in my life and that I was indeed His precious child. You spoke "words of life" straight from the heart of God and you bought life to my dying heart so many times. You cared, you gave, you loved. You gave me heavenly perspective and a glimpse of God around the globe.

My favourite memory was sitting up with our DTS and you praying all night for us till the dawn.

My favourite quote is "Don't put a positive or a negative on it, just get understanding."

You were real and therefore you lived in the truth. You showed the world He was real.

I will miss your prayers, conversations and wisdom so much. Though you were not right here. You were there to be an invisible but very tangible backbone to my walk in God.

Thank-you for believing In " Safe Places" like no one else did and for raising the flag for me and the girls back then.

You saw what others didn't see, you spoke what others didn't hear, you lived what other didn't live.

You were a God-whisperer.

And I am so so so grateful to you, our Fathers good and faithful servant.

Thank-you for modelling what a true man of God should and could be.

You are much loved, much missed, much admired and I look forward to seeing you again one day soon.

With much eternal and sisterly affection,

Lucelle xox

Tauranga
New Zealand
lucelle.cook@gmail.com.nz

This is a wonderful idea and one that will be beneficial in honouring those who have gone before us within our mission and hopefully challenge all of us left behind to press on to greater things in God.