At the prayer gathering we had at New Life CC last Thursday night, I was impacted by seeing a lady with oxygen in a wheel chair showing up to pray for my sister. I have never met this lady, but what I am finding out is she has been ill for a number of years with a dibilitating rare lung condition. She had been a candidate for a lung transplant for a number of years. When she heard of Peggy's illness years ago she reached out to her and provided solace and prayer for her.
In the midst of Larry's sorrow, he received news of hope. Lastnight he received a text that Julie O. could have a chance for a lung transplant and she was summoned to UCLA Medical Center immediately. While we were having dinner with the family last night, Larry dropped into a quick prayer for Julie O and the potential success of a lung transplant. Larry sent me a text this morning and said that the transplant went well and Julie O. is in ICU with a new set of lungs....Praise God. This inspired Larry. He said God spoke to him and said "out of death comes life".
Some of us had our imaginations running. Knowing Peggy and how orgainzed she was, she must have brought with her a check list of things to do right when she got to heaven. She must have been asking "Well Lord...can we use those lungs for my friend over here". The Lord might have said, "Yes Peggy, this is in my plans for today." While this conjecture is from our imaginations, the timing is all too curious. What else is on Peggy's checklist?
Prayers continue to go out to Julie O. and her recovery. Thank you, Julie, for being there for my sister and being such a strong servant of Jesus, even during your illness.
Prayer Requests:
Larry and the Kids - Continue to pray for them. They will be transitioning back to home tomorrow. While there will be many reminders of my sister, let them feel the love that she offers them by those reminders.
Memorial service - This will be a celebration of life. It is more about Jesus than Peggy. That is what Peggy would want, for people to walk away from the memorial service and say, "what she had.... is something I want". Pray for there to be a strong message and people walk away closer to Christ than when they came.
Peggy Wolf
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Joe, thanks for your eloquent words, expressing your love for Jesus and Peggy. As you may remember, I was the Campus Life Club director for Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park, and had the fun privilege of knowing Peggy. Although I haven't seen her in years, I still remember her enthusiasm, her willingness to help with Club events, and how she babysat our two children many times.
And it's such a small world. Julie O. is a good friend of my wife's sister, Lynette, in Ventura. Lynette posted on Facebook, asking for prayer for her friend Julie as she went for her lung transplant. We didn't know the connection to Peggy until your post tonight.
While heaven will be huge, I imagine in some ways it will feel like a small town, giving us opportunity to run into and sit down with old and new friends. I look forward to seeing Peggy again and you, too.
Thanks for continuing to share the good things with us. It turns our sadness to joy when we can view things with an eternal perspective. It's beautiful seeing how God is using Peggy's life and witness.
Our prayers for Larry and the children and all of you will continue.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Wolf and Haeussler families -
The entire Simonson clan express our condolences for your loss and we all wish we could join in the celebation later this week (Ann will be representing!!). All of you are in our thoughts and prayers as we join in remembering all the great things about Peggy and the great times we had growing up in Thousand Oaks.
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