Dr. Ron White visited with us today. He has been a missionary for 40+ years in Japan and he is currently helping plant churches all over the world. I’ve known him since I was a little girl and I’ve always been fascinated by his voice. He and his wife Odessa (who died recently) have been friends of our family for years. Our Pastor had asked him to preach during both services and the services were incredible. It was as though Dr. White asked the Lord what Jennifer specifically needed – and the Lord gave it to him.
He also played the piano for us…and for those who had never heard him play- they were in total shock. The man is ferocious on the piano. He was a few credits short of completing his doctorate in piano when the Lord called him to Japan. His dream was to be a concert pianist but the Lord had other plans for his life.
I have beautiful memories of he and Odessa singing together and when he began singing tonight in his rich tenor voice…belting out “Great is Thy Faithfulness” I couldn’t hold the tears back.