Thank you
- December 7
We wish to express our heartfelt thanks for the many prayers that
have been prayed on behalf of our family. Your prayers, words of
encouragement, and support, with God's grace, have sustained us during
this difficult time. We sincerely appreciate each and every one of you
more than we have the words to express. As we return to our lives, there
is an empty place in us all that only His love can fill, and this is
being done through you - the Believers around the world - that perform
God's work here on earth.
In the past week, there have been outpourings of love and sympathy
like none of us have ever witnessed, and this has made us realize how
deeply this special child of God touched so many lives. Among the many
beautiful tributes paid, we would like to share an excellent slide
presentation, set to Sister Rebekah's own piano playing, that was
compiled by Voice of God.
There is also a guestbook that many believers have been using to
leave their thoughts and notes of condolences. We have been pouring over
them, and are humbled to read the words of so many people that shared
her life with us.
Thank you and God bless you.
The Smith Family

- December 14
Dearest friends and loved ones,
We humbly write to you today in the
Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whose grace we can face each new day.
We love you all! You have served as a balance, before, and during these
days since Rebekah’s Home gathering. Your cards, emails and calls have
been such a tremendous encouragement; I have them all and they continue
to inspire me. Thank you also to those who have sent gifts. God bless
you!
We want to thank all those of you who
were able to be with us in Tucson for the visitation on Dec. 3. It was
wonderful to see all of you. I understood that there were over a
thousand visitors that afternoon. I trust you understand it would be
impossible for us to write to each of you individually.
During the last few months as I
witnessed Rebekah inching closer to the river each day, all of us were
praying for a miraculous recovery. Those prayers were not in vain, that
is what we have been instructed to do until God shows us otherwise. We
walk by faith, not by sight! But the Prophet Isaiah wrote: “As the
heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
Indeed His ways are best because He
knows the end even before the beginning. We serve a God that is constant
and faithful, and He is never surprised at how things turn out. And that
has been my consolation and rest. Like Mary said, “Be it done unto me
according to thy word.” Whatever God says or does, it is the very best!
So, no, I do not question, I just say, “Yes Lord.” Heaven is now sweeter
and nearer; this earth is loosing all of its attraction.
Although I will now be very busy with
missionary work and some travel, my main focus is beyond the curtain of
time. And as you well know, no one will enter there without perfect
love. God has been good to all of us and He has given us the materials
wherewith to attain the promised goal. We will now regroup, gather
strength from one another and press on. We have so much more to live for
and so much more reason to put down the little things and focus on the
glorious resurrection. God bless you all.
Brother George Smith & family
PS: Even though it was Rebekah’s request for
a private internment, we thought that by sharing these photos it may be
a blessing to you.




