My Father

[soulsearcher]

Written by my nephew, Jeffrey Smith, about my father's recent passing.

http://www.cityoflifechurch.com/blog/pastorjeffrey/

[MacUser]

Fantastic Story. Sorry for your loss.

[INLOVE]

I enjoyed reading that. Sorry for you loss.

[Zena]

I was very moved to tears and smiles in reading this tribute to your Dad that your nephew wrote. What a blessing to read how he came back to God and was a fruitful minister to others. I knew your Dad when he was a little boy and he was quite a character then too. My Dad, Cecil Cunningham, pastored Praco, AL in 1942 and later was State Overseer, the Flippo family was a blessing to us, so very talented and zealous for God. By the way, your mother sounds like a really wonderful person. May God bless and comfort her and all of you. Thank you for the post.

[soulsearcher]

Thank you, Zena, for your words here. Knowing that you actually knew my father when he was a boy, and remembering my family's early years in ministry, really means alot. It was in the Praco mines that my grandfather (George Flippo) had the horrible accident and was given up to die, but got a miraculous divine healing instead. There is/was a tract in the Free Literature Dept. for decades called, "Proof That God Heals," that told the story. I grew up hearing the account of that experience and it moved me to greater faith each time.

As for my mother, she is literally an angel on earth to me. She has a special anointing to listen, learn and share her faith. Please pray for her (Pat) as she moves on the next level.