Saturday, March 26, 2022
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Ken and I are so grateful to God for placing us in the path of this beautiful woman while in The Pas MB , in 1986 , first as a pastor along side her dear husband Allan . Grace and Allan became our first Pastors , dearest friends , trusted confidants , mentors , and advisors . Graces friendship is one of the greatest blessings I have ever been given . Steady and true in every circumstance in every season of life , in hardship and happiness, dark days in the valley of desperate prayer and brilliant times of spiritual refreshing high on the mountains of praise. Throughout our friendship Grace listened , cared, encouraged , believed in me and the call on my life . I learned so much from Grace ; generosity, hospitality, loyalty, how to make any meal stretch to accommodate any number of people , how to be welcoming and accepting , how to pray , praise , worship , the list could go on . More significantly Graces love for God expressed simply in her everyday life , made living for Christ simple , attainable , and beautiful, and I always left Graces home or fellowship wanting more of God , more Of Jesus , more of Holy Spirit. My love for Grace will never wane , it will only grow more beautiful . One time I tried to tell Grace how I learned so much from her, that I simply wanted to be more like her; with that Grace said to me “no , Pam you do not want to be like me “ she added that I had so many good things within me , going onto list them , I was so humbled . her encouragements built me up , I just wanted to cry and I did . Grace helped me grow as a person , woman, wife, mom, and friend. I enjoyed , fully , going to , participating in church with Grace ; it began in attending New Jerusalem, going to conferences in Medicine Hat , Winnipeg , Regina , then trekking off to camps at Simone House , Regina Beach , MONTANA , even PA ! I will miss Graces’ “ Yes” her affirmations, during every sermon, teaching and worship service . Her passion and joy for the prophetic word , for the Rama word, for spiritual breakthrough, ignited the same in me , and I believe many others . I pray this never grows dim or cold in our lives but continues as it did within Grace . I will miss her beautiful smile and loving hugs , our long chats more like her long listening , I’ll miss her bread /my toast in the morning with tea , her energy to get going . I’ll miss seeing her kibitzing with Allan , her grandchildren, her sincere friendliness to all around , I’ll miss her visits , her encouragements and reminders that this place is not our home , and though it can be beautiful we are in a war and the enemy of God is a defeated foe, powerless before our almighty God . I will miss my friend so very much , and my heart is broken because of it . My heart goes out to Graces’ beloved Allan and her dear family. Ken and I do find hope and healing in the simple faith in our Saviour Jesus Christ and can rejoice that Grace is where she always wanted to be , in the presence of Father God . I can only imagine what she is experiencing , what she is enjoying , what she finally has become , just like a beautiful butterfly , her transformation complete. We love you Grace , we do look forward with joy to our reunion . To Allan , we love you , and these words For Grace can easily be transferred to you . You are our dear friend and still Pastor and teacher . Joy will return to your heart , Ken and I pray and believe that the pain of loss of Grace will make way to the many beautiful memories and richness of the godly legacy you and Grace purposed to live out . I believe whole heartedly Graces welcome to Heaven was and still is glorious . We send our sincere love to Allan , the whole family , to The church family , and friends everywhere . Ken and Pamela Doleman
