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Originally Posted by Mrs. LPW
An unknown to probably 98% of you on AFF... but the first Pastor my husband and I worked under. Bro. Gerald Perkins.
A kinder man I've never known personally. The only time I ever saw him riled was when he thought someone was hurting or leading one of his sheep astray.
He would go to the hospital to visit anyone in the community who was sick... whether they were a member of his church or not.
He was so longsuffering to his sheep that we often wondered if he were too soft!
He was not a great orator... he didn't have the deepest most profound sermons I had ever heard... but his messages were from the heart and from the Word.
He loved everyone.. whether he agreed with them or not and prayed for those he disagreed with.
He wasn't perfect by any means, but he was the best pastor you could have asked for. Because he loved us. He had a great sense of humor, I can still remember the way his shoulders would go up and down when he laughed.
He died of a heart attack at age 58... probably his love for Wendy's food had something to do with that.. but also he never stopped, from morning till night. And I know he basically worked himself to death for the Kingdom.
I don't know anyone who didn't like him... even when they didn't agree with him.
I miss him somedays... and look forward to seeing him again.
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I hope Mrs LPW won't mind my toting this post over here.
May God bless the memory of Bro. and Sis. Gerald Perkins.
They were a wonderful couple.
Interestingly enough, while shovelling snow the other day, I was thinking about several men and women of God who have meant a great deal to me and actually began a post on the topic, but ran out of steam and deleted it.
Bro. Steadfast started an excellent thread giving tribute to some great people - if you haven't read it yet, you should, but I think that I will make some similar posts here about some great Canadians I have known.
P.S. Thanks to Sis. Felicity for paying tribute to a lady who means more to me than I have the ability to express.
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