Gone to Glory

Dear friends, on Friday morning, Craig was very drowsy and spent most of the day asleep. He remained peaceful and quiet and deeply unconscious all afternoon. Late in the evening it became difficult for him to breathe and in a short time, about 11:35pm on Friday the 30^th of September 2011 our gracious God took Craig home to Heaven.

We have all felt so completely surrounded by the Lord’s peace and love and the support and help of our dear brothers and sisters in Christ, family and friends. We will miss our husband and father yet we are thankful to know his eternal state with such certainty and look forward to seeing him again in Glory. We so appreciate all your prayers and support. With love from Barbara and the children.

The funeral service will take place, Lord willing, at 1pm on Friday the 7^th of October at the Reformed Church of Palmerston North.  (We are considering changing this venue as we have had a number of people indicate that they will be travelling from afar to come to Craig’s funeral. We trust that we will be able to confirm the venue later today.)

Here are a number of YouTube videos that Craig made when he was very low at the end of August. He shares his heart with you all here:

What is the number one issue I need to settle? Pt 1

What is the number one issue I need to settle? Pt 2

What is the number one issue I need to settle? Pt 3

What is the number one issue I need to settle? Pt 4

What is the number one issue I need to settle? Pt 5

What does it mean to be a Christian Pt 2

What does it mean to be a Christian Pt 1

Updates here on Craig’s journey:

Craig Smith’s Health updates:

http://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smiths-health/

and

Craig’s diary

http://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smiths-health/craigs-diary/

and

New Youtube clips: http://hef.org.nz/q-a-with-craig/