Sue, a mother of three, became a Christian in the late 1980s. She and her husband gave themselves fully to the work of Christ, especially among young people in their local church. Three and a half years ago, Sue was diagnosed with cancer, but experienced the remarkable grace of God through the illness. She departed to be with Christ in January. The following is an extract of a letter she wrote to her pastor.
Dear Pastor,
I am really looking forward to my funeral to have the chance to get all my friends and family to come together with God's people and to hear a good gospel message. I pray they all come and I pray their hearts will, at last, be open to all my Lord would say to them. Let them know it was my greatest wish that they hear this. It isn't what you're asking. It's what I truly want with all my heart. I would die for my faith. I want them all to know it's really true.
Don't say it was a battle like they say at funerals in the world: 'She lost the fight'. No. It was a joy to know my Lord to be alive in me, to be more at work in me than ever he was. For I would not change places with the beautiful girl I used to be for this battered strange woman I am now. Outwardly my body is being wrecked, but inwardly I'm being so renewed. I praise my Lord for letting me experience this.
