Wow,  As if this challenging year wasn’t bad enough, hearing of Tim’s passing really hits hard. My heartfelt prayers and condolences to Anne and family are sent to you as you grieve. Heaven is way richer now with this wonderful man on God’s team!

History lesson: I met Tim and Anne as a part of a curiosity quest seeking information about raising our children in an ethical Christian home along sides my firmly-Christ-believing wife, (also named) Anne, at the Lakeland Church offices in Holland, Michigan on 3/8/1999. Why do I remember that date so well? Being a non-practicing agnostic Jew, I was seeking something deeper in my spiritual journey and had discovered this amazing church that did their services at the Zeeland, Michigan high school auditorium every Sunday. As Tim and Anne were witnessing to me, I experienced an out of body moment where I felt The Lord’s presence as He gently asked me to rejoin The Kingdom!! When I came back inside myself moments later, Stunned yet certain, I stopped Tim from any further explanations and eagerly expressed to him and both Anne’s, “I’m in!!” Their shock and amazement was well noted and appreciated!!

At that moment, 3/8/99 at 12:15 PM EST, I professed my faith in Christ!!

It’s been a heck of a ride since then: both of my kids by Anne (Holly and Daniel) were baptized in 2008, my daughter from prior marriage (Wysteria) accepted Christ soon thereafter and now serves a Christian musical ministry in California, one of my three siblings and both of my parents accepted alter calls for Yeshua (Jesus name in Hebrew), and many other amazing things that have transpired since that memorable moment 21 years ago!! Though we are still working on other family members and friends to be enlightened by the Truth, make no mistake about it, the ripple effect of Tim and Anne’s witnessing is fantastically far reaching! Yeah God!