Dear Fellow Believer in Christ: Greetings in the name of our Lord!
We pray that you are in good health and that God is with you daily! Psalm 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me |
"Casting all your care upon him; for He careth for You". I am so glad that we have someone who cares for us even when it all goes in a direction that we had not planned it to go. As you know, my wife is celebrating in heaven in her new home with Jesus and all of loved ones who have gone on before us. On a Friday evening, she was eating at our kitchen table, in good humor, and by Sunday night at 8 P.M on August 27, 2017. she breathed her final breath and immediately was not in her body but with all the Heavenly Hosts! Let me tell you what happened from Saturday noon and through that time on Sunday night. We had received several phone calls and Bonnie Lou would open her eyes and smile. That evening she set straight up in bed and said, "Brenda, Daddy, someone is coming." Brenda got her settled down and not too long after, she set straight up in bed again and said "Daddy, we have to go in the car, we have to go now!" Maybe this was the heavenly choir calling, getting her ready to come home. On Sunday some of the Faith A/G prayer group, our children, and Pastor Cardrino, came by to pray for her. At 8 P.M. Brenda was caring for her and when she looked down, she said, Daddy, she is not breathing. Just before that, I had a vision that she and our son Dennis, who died in the early 1950's while I was in Bible College, and her sister Carmen were in a circle in their white rounds, and they were dancing and dancing. I knew right then, that she was in heaven and there was no more suffering, and was with all the heavenly host in total joy and peace. Even though I understood this,the emptiness of missing her here is so hard! It was wonderful to see all of our children and church family and all of the people who came to be with us from the outside Islands, here on Oahu. A special praise and thank you to our people at Faith A/G, Samoan Fellowship and our District Fellowship for coming together and so many others to make this such a wonderful celebration of life for Bonnie Lou. Her service was so beautiful with over 250 people in attendance. Our family really appreciate the Aloha and kindness that we received from everyone. There were so many people that had been touched by Bonnie Lou's kind and gentle spirit. (There is a video of the service if you would like to view it: https://www.facebook.com/faithassemblymililani/) Losing Bonnie Lou was so painful and then, would you believe that a couple of weeks after she passed, I was rushed to ER with abdominal pain and eight hours later they said I had a kidney stone. For the first time I begged for pain killers. Four days later the stone had still not passed. I prayed - "In Jesus Name it is coming out!" It has certainly been a rough few weeks, but God is my comforter through this time of loss. I want to encourage all of our family and friends to give your companions the best of love, care, and loyalty because life is so short. Our 67 years of marriage, plus 4 years of dating has gone past like a vapor. I thank Bonnie Lou for all the memories, love, joy, etc. that we have had together. We shared so many wonderful memories. If you want to see your loved ones again, it is so easy to make this happen. Rom 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Rom6:23a For the wages of sin is death; Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Rom 6:23b For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Rom 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Rom 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Today is the day of Salvation.  Pastor William Ashpole
http://www.ashpolebam.net |
Feeding the spirit, feeding the body ~ Enjoy this month's recipe: Ingredients: - 6 red Bartlett pears,
- medium size
- 8 oz. dark chocolate, melted
- 4-5 oz. salted almonds, chopped
Directions: Place melted chocolate in one bowl and the chopped almonds in a second bowl. Dip room temperature pears in chocolate then in almonds. Place dipped pears on a cooling rack to set. http://www.bakersroyale.com/chocolate-dipped-pears-with-almond-crunch/ |
We welcome your comments or requests for prayer. May God continue to lead you and bless you! If you feel led to support our ministry, send your check to the address below. Sincerely, William Ashpole Bill Ashpole Ministries
57 Ilima St, Wahiawa, Hawaii 96786 |
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