January ,
2007
Dear Beloved Friends of Jerry
and Darlene
On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, Darlene Rose laid
her head back, smiled that special little smile and closed her
eyes.Jerry, seeing
this, moved swiftly to her side to help. He realized in a moment that
her body was beyond human intervention.God had called, and His
calling is irrevocable.And five months later, God
called Jerry home,both now at rest but their work still to impact
the world.
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When Darlene had returned
home after WWII, she still wanted desperately to return to the
islands. She had met
Jerry and they had married in 1948 and in 1949 she and Jerry
returned together.
Jerry was already under appointment to this primitive mission
field of Papua New
Guinea Side by side they worked
together raising their two young sons, Bruce and Brian, teaching, preaching, building landing strips, delivering
babies, standing against headhunters and leading them to
Christ.Then in 1978,
they met another challenge when they moved to the Outback of
Australia.
In 2003 and in their 80´s,
Darlene & Jerry, having returned to the States some years
earlier, settled into a retirement center in TennesseeThey slowed down but never
retired;always ready
in season and out of season to inspire and encourage those they came
in contact with to know the Lord. Long time friends, Dr. Bill Henry, Pastor of Faith Bible Church and his wife, Jan, helped to care for them during this time,
volunteering to take up the role of correspondence. Months before
her death, Darlene asked them to faithfully promise to keep her
story alive to share it with the world.This they have done, believing
this was God´s call.
At the beginning of the War, the Lord had given Darlene
this verse; Deuteronomy 33:12, “The beloved of the Lord shall
dwell in safety by Him; and the Lord shall cover (overshadow) him
all the day long and he shall dwell between His shoulders”. This promise
of God was not only the cornerstone of her faith during her internment,
but demonstrated that God is able to do abundantly
exceedingly above all that she could ask or think as this promise
remained the firm foundation of her faith all her days on this
earth.
The purpose of this website is to glorify our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ through the story of His work in Darlene´s life. We trust that this testimony
will minister to you and lead you into a deeper, more intimate
relationship with Him, who loved us and gave Himself for
us.
For Jerry
and Darlene´s family, we are
Your servants and His,
Bill and
Jan
Dr. and Mrs.
William K. Henry
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