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jadeeyes
February 14th, 2008, 12:30 PM
Last night, my DIL lost her father. He was youngish, in his 50s, but had been quite ill for some time. Her parents were divorced several years ago because he was a child abuser and wife abuser. My DIL still has a lot of emotional scars. My son, her husband, lead her to the Lord. She's had a lot of questions for me and has shared with me a lot of her pain. She told me last year that she has forgiven her father. Late last year, her dad realized that his time on earth was coming to a close. Donya told him about what Jesus did for him and told him how to be saved. Thanks to the fact that Jesus saved her, lead her to forgive her dad and lead her father to share his fears with her, of dieing and going to hell and Jesus giving her the ability to share Christ with him, he woke up late last night in the arms of Jesus. Praise God that Rick will be in Jesus' presence for all of eternity and one day, my lovely DIL will join him and enjoy the kind of loving relationship with him that she has always desired.

jadeeyes
February 14th, 2008, 05:05 PM
More good news in the midst of bad news. It turns out that my DIL arranged a meeting 3 weeks ago between her parents at her house. They hadn't been on good terms since they divorced several years ago. Her Dad asked her Mom to forgive him even though he knew he didn't deserve it and she did. Thank you God for taking a tragedy and bringing something wonderful out of it.

ZAGS
February 15th, 2008, 10:44 AM
:hug :hug

Born Again 2006
February 15th, 2008, 10:56 AM
:yipee Our God is a loving God. He will never abandon or forsake us! Thank you Jesus for your unfailing love for us!

jayna
February 15th, 2008, 07:03 PM
What a great story!!:thumb

katiesmom07
March 18th, 2008, 01:10 PM
Sweet, sweet forgiveness