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Post by Warren Pfohl on Oct 27, 2009 19:55:36 GMT -5
We wanted everyone to know that our son, David Pfohl, passed away October 22, 2009. David has battled battens disease for 13 years. He is now at rest with his Savior. If you want to follow our journey for the past 3 months you can go to www.davidpfohl.blogspot.com. He was a rock star, a true hero, and we miss him. We were all at his bedside when he died. What an amazing mixture of joy and sorrow. On David's blog you can watch his memorial service and as well see a video montage of his life. We continue to pray for all of you who continue to love and support your children. May God bless you richly.
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Post by Ruth Hardin on Oct 28, 2009 12:45:25 GMT -5
Dear Warren and Brenda, I am so sorry to hear you have lost your precious son David. Yet, as you said Warren, "what an amazing mixture of joy and sorrow". In his book, Facing Death and the Life After, Billy Graham shares a letter written by his wife's father in 1925. Dr. Bell was a medical missionary in China. Little Nelson Bell died at the age of 10 months, after an illness of just 18 days. Dr. Bell wrote: "Virginia and I realized that he was going and we were with him alone when the end came. It was so sweet and so peaceful, no struggle and no evidence of pain, just quietly leaving us and going back to Him. His going has left an ache in our hearts and our arms feel very empty, but oh the joy of knowing he is safe. It has but drawn us closer to Him and given us a new tie and joy to look forward to in Heaven. We would not have him back for we know it was His will that he should go. There is no repining, wishing we had used other medicines, etc. We feel that everything that could have possibly been done was done. We had the joy of caring for him ourselves while he was sick and the memory is very sweet. He had been such a perfectly healthy baby, in some ways one of the best developed children I have ever seen and so full of life that he was a favorite with the foreigners and Chinese alike. Virginia and I had the privilege of fixing him ourselves when he died and then Virginia immediately went to the Talbots where Rosa and Ruth were at school. She wanted to tell them herself. They were nearly heartbroken, but it was a wonderful opportunity to bring the great hope that is ours very close and plain to them. We laid him to rest just at sunset and the service was such a sweet one and we pray was a blessing to the large number of friends who came. Virginia expressed my feelings exactly as we were leaving the little cemetery when she said, "I have a song in my heart, but it is hard to keep the tears from my eyes." At the grave we sang "Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow" for this had made the wonderful hope of eternity doubly precious to us." God's Peace, Ruth.
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Post by corrina on Oct 29, 2009 12:46:48 GMT -5
I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of your son. You will be in my prayers.
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