I met Dave 11 years ago at BCC.\u00a0 I was going through some difficult times in my life (divorce, working full time, raising two small children, and taking care of my mother who was deteriorating rapidly from dementia).\u00a0 A co-worker and dear friend approached me one day and said to me “I want you to come to chuch with me, it’s time”.\u00a0\u00a0She must have known something\u00a0or seen something that I didn’t.\u00a0 \u00a0I had grown up in the Methodist church and didn’t like being “preached” to from someone who stood behind a wooden box, pointing their finger at you.<\/p>\n
Upon leaving BCC that first time, I was in tears.\u00a0 I thought wow, this guys gets it and gets me.\u00a0 He talked in a language that I could actually understand and said things that resonated with me.\u00a0 He knew where I was at that point in my life and that I needed him to tell me about God and his love for me.\u00a0 From that point on, I never once looked back.\u00a0 I looked forward to going to church.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Who would’ve thought that church would accept a messy person like me, with all my issues, let me wear shorts\/\u00a0blue jeans and\u00a0dance?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dave, you will be missed.\u00a0 You “go get ’em” up there in heaven.\u00a0 Our Maker has a wonderful person sitting next to him.\u00a0 May you always be “still in one peace”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I met Dave 11 years ago at BCC.\u00a0 I was going through some difficult times in my life (divorce, working full time, raising two small children, and taking care of my mother who was deteriorating rapidly from dementia).\u00a0 A co-worker (…)<\/p>\n