Update on Sis. Nona Freeman
 

I received this email today.


Dear Friends and Fans of Nona Freeman;
Greetings in the name of Jesus. This is just to update everyone about my condition. The Lord has blessed me to live 93 wonderful years and as the lyrics record truly, 'I Don’t Regret A Mile I've Traveled For The Lord.' God has been my constant love and keeper. I marked my 70th year in the ministry April 12, 2009. My life has been one amazing blessing and miracle after another. I had a loving childhood; married a man that I still love to this day and God blessed me with five amazing children.

We were called to Africa but long before we got to go there our hearts were there; then 41 years later we returned to the United States. After the death of my beloved husband 'E.L. 'Bug' Freeman in 1999 my wonderful daughter Sandra Freeman has devoted her life to seeing I have been able to continue my ministry that God called me to when I was but a child. I am blessed to still enjoy the benefits of my new computer my supporters blessed me with for my 70th ministerial anniversary that I am sending this message to you on.

I am sorry but I am no longer able to continue my schedule due to my health from sickness I suffered in January 2009. God has blessed me not only with a wonderful daughter to see I can carry on my ministry but wonderful aides that devote their time to see the work of Nona Freeman; my ministry, my books and messages can still go out.

I am sorry I am not nor have been able to take personal calls as I desire and have done so in the past; my energy just does not allow it now.

For a few weeks now I have been under the care of hospice that comes to my home. Please bear in mind; I am in no pain but I am ready for God to take me. I am getting weaker. I have fought a good fight; I have kept the faith and I have traveled the world in obedience to Gods call on my life to answer the call God placed on mine and Bugs heart to carry this Jesus name gospel. Our ministry has been our life. I have the greatest family a person could ever have but I am ready to see my Jesus, my mother and my daughter Marla now gone to be with the Lord; many other loved ones, prophets and apostles of old. But next to Jesus my heart is so longing to see my 'Bug'. I miss him more every day.

I am honored for every prayer that has been prayed for me and ask your continual prayers in the days ahead. May all of my precious supporters have the best holiday and my prayer is not only for 2010 but the rest of your lives be filled with the blessings of Jesus. Please remember me and the name of Jesus I have and will always uphold.

Until we meet again,
Sister Nona Freeman

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How wonderful!

What an example.....

I love that "next to Jesus" she wants to see her "Bug"!

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Her farewell letter.

I'm trying to be happy for her but I'm still sad.

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I know what you mean - that's why death will be a sting to us, but glorious for her!

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A week or two I went to a funeral for Sis. Myrtle Hall. She was just a few days shy of her 99th birthday.

The last time I had seen her was 15 years ago at her son's house. She was 84 and living with him and his wife. She told me that she had received the Holy Ghost 70 years before at the age of 14. There was a street meeting and she responded to the altar call, was taken to a room inside a building (I think it was a court house) and there she received the Holy Ghost Baptism.

Sis. Hall was one of those people everyone looked up to. She served God faithfully all her life. When I saw her, she was 84 years old but her mind was clear. She remembered a sermon I had preached years ago about "A White Stone." After I went home, I found the little 3 by 5 piece of paper I had used for notes with the scripture references on it in an old Bible and mailed it to her.

One of the things that impressed me about her funeral was the little funeral card/brochure that was available to all who were there as they registered. You know the one that usually has the 23rd Psalm on it or maybe the Prayer of St. Francis is you are Catholic plus the person's name, birth and death date, etc. Well, hers had 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 on it. Afterward talking to my wife we mentioned how appropriate that was because all her life that was her hope.

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She has ministered to so many of us...

Kara is wondering why I'm sitting here wiping away tears after reading this....

I need to pull out a CD I have that has a message by Sis Nona Freeman called "Threefold Cord of Blessings" and let her listen to it with me.

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Such a woman! Such a saint!
I read this earlier somewhere else a wiped tears away...She has been one of our greatest preachers and missionaries in modern days.

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WE got the email yesterday and I cried as my husband read it to me. I was privileged to talk to Sis. Freeman about 3 weeks ago for a few minutes and thanked her for her walk with God and the blessing that she had been to our church and to us but mainly for the blessing she has been to me.

She took time out of her schedule to come to my home and share with my ladies and my boys, but she also took time to minister to me and encourage my walk with God. She told me that "if I couldn't serve HIM with EVERYTHING, then I could help no one else be what they needed to be.

She prophecied (sp?) to our church in 2005 that we would have a large church and be a revival church for God. I have claimed that ever since, she also said that we would see many many miracles and be the "hub" of this area. I have claimed that also, even when I thought there was absolutely no way that would or could happen...she called one day and told me that I needed to let go of my doubt and unbelief. That I could not please Jesus, while trying to second guess HIM. I told her I was trying..she said to quit trying and "just do it" I said "Yes ma'am"and have worked on it since that time...

I could go on and on and on...time and space would not permit me to do this, but suffice it to say...I have been blessed by this wonderful prophetess of God.

The mantle is being passed and I hope to capture a bit of it and pass it on to someone else one of these days...

God bless Sis. Nona Freeman.

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Pray her "homegoing" will be peaceful - what an inspiration she is.