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Originally Posted by Brother Strange (Post 199021)

I've seen this blessed man do things like this so many, many times.

My grandson who just turned old enough to learn how to ride a bicycle was so surprised and will never forget when "Pappa K" rung the door bell. His mother opened the door and there stood this blessed man. After a few words of greetings, he asked for Matthew.

Matthew came running down the stairs, so surprised to see pappa K standing there completely unannounced. "Matthew I have something for you. Come with me to the car."

Matthew followed him to the car where pappa K opened the truck and pulled out a brand new bicycle to give to him. It was his first two wheel bike...with training wheels of course. WOW! That little boy will never forget.

Pastor Kilgore has always been like that. Those young people would almost scoop up the ground he walks on. He has won their love. Now many of them are grown, many on the mission fields, pastoring churches and are scattered in the Lord's work around the world.

Oh my! What a legacy of Christ-likeness. I see Jesus.

When I was last there for the baptism of our dear Bro. Chosen, The church there asked if anyone had a car to donate to a struggling family...I was impressed by that.

As I was leaving, Pastor Kilgore gave me a sisterly hug and said he loved me and hoped I would come back soon. He has always been so warm and gracious.

I respect men of God who know when the time has come to pull back and let others take the baton and run with it.

Blessings, Rhoni

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Originally Posted by rgcraig (Post 199015)

:coolcar - I traded it for this one!

nice job, good choice, dt:killinme:killinme:killinme

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Originally Posted by Felicity (Post 199007)

One of the highest honours paid to us was when Bro. Kilgore requested our presence at his yearly Foreign Missions conference held at Life Tab. We got to spend time personally with Bro. and Sis. Kilgore and with the other staff and missionaries who were there. It was wonderful!

He took care of us in absolutely top quality fashion. And who would expect otherwise?

Put us up in a beautiful hotel.
Gave us his own Lincoln to drive.
Increased our PIM support
Contributed a large amount of $$$ to the project monies we were raising at the time.
Gave us 5 offerings - one of them for me personally and one also for each of our children. They've never forgotten this! :)

More than that, later when my dad was having open heart surgery, he paid my ticket home and back.

The man is just quality through and through and it shines out and through him for all to see.

Ok...THAT made me cry!!!

WOW

amen Rhoni, he is a great man, and i dont say that often, dt

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Originally Posted by NLYP (Post 199036)

Ok...THAT made me cry!!!

WOW

**hands NLYP a kleenex**

;)

This is what I mean when I talk nostalgically about the UPCI. The years we spent in ministry were awesome. We were blessed and favoured is all I can say. And we were/are nobodies, understand? But we were treated like royalty. The fellowship was second to none.

And people wonder why I have a hard time letting go of that? It's not hard to undertand really. :nah

He is always so patient and kind. When you walk up to him to ask a question his smile is so gentle and inviting. He genuinely loves people!

My husband has always said, "With him as an example, you know you can make it to the end."

I love Brother Kilgore!!!

Felicity love traverses time and organizations, i have been in the upc all my life and the people that love me now are the same ones that loved me then, fellowship dont know no org name sis, god bless you, dt:sshhh

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Originally Posted by DividedThigh (Post 199054)

So true and to a degree that I didn't realize until a recent visit home and outpouring of love proved it.

There is nothing like the family of God. :heart

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Originally Posted by Felicity (Post 199045)

**hands NLYP a kleenex**

And people wonder why I have a hard time letting go of that? It's not hard to undertand really. :nah

Oh for the days of the satin pillows...

Haha. j/k Felicity.

[QUOTE=Brother Strange;198573]

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There was a website up showing the new sanctuary under construction but I don't know what happened to it. It is considerably larger than the one you would have visited back in the mid 70s. Mid seventies was before they knocked out the walls of the old sanctuary on Broadway and greatly enlarged the seating capacity.

Incidently, I will take plenty of pictures and post them here.

His son, Jimbo is the Pastor now.

I agree with Jean Urshan and so many others that have said it, "He is more like Jesus than anyone that I know."

Just for the record the Bishop has asked that he not be called Jimbo anymore since he is a grown man now, but call him Pastor Jim. :)