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  2. Jumbo and Kriek,
    We are simply shocked by the news of your dad. Jason and I have prayed for you both and will continue to do so. Our prayer is that you will be carried by His strength and comfort in such a devastating moment as this. We lift you both in constant prayer, dear friends.
    Love,
    Jason and Michelle

    The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18

  3. Dear Jesus please wrap your arms around this family as they reel from another loss. We trust you with thier hearts and lives. Fill them with your peace and presence!
    Amen

  4. praying for you – my heart breaks for you ….. may God meet you where you are at….. my prayers are with you, and May Christ’s presence be so filling you at this sad time…. and His peace that passes ALL understanding

  5. Ai, so jammer om te hoor, dis n groot skok. Ons bid vir julle, en sterkte.

  6. I am so sorry to hear this, especially after seeing such joy and relief after his surgery. My heart and prayers are with you. Cheryl

  7. Jumbo and Kriek,

    Our hearts are broken for you my dear friends. Jumbo, your dad was a true gentleman, and we’re better for having met him. Please be certain that we hold you and your family in our prayers, and we ask that the Lord will sustain you in this time. Also, please know of our love and concern for you.

    God Bless You,

    Jim & Beth

  8. Our Father, in Heaven, we pray YOUR comfort on our children. May they be enfolded in your love, in your arms and in your grace as they live through this time of sad rejoicing in the highest calling of Pappa Johan.

  9. Our Father, in Heaven, we pray YOUR comfort on our children. May they be enfolded in your love, in your arms and in your grace as they live through this time of sad rejoicing in the highest calling of Pappa Johan.

  10. We’re praying for you and your family, Jumbo. Sweet memories of Johan. We are all poorer without him in the world.

  12. Oh Jumbo and Kriek! My heart breaks for you in the loss of your dad. He was a precious man, and I enjoyed meeting Johan. Please know that I will keep you in my prayers as you break through the cloud of shock in his loss. I pray that the comfort of knowing where he is and how he is truly healed will be some balm to you at this time. I am so very sorry for you. It was my true pleasure to spend whatever brief time I had with you both and with him. I’m so glad he was able to live with you and spend those precious moments with Clara.
    Heaven seems all the better and more like home, knowing he is there, doesn’t it?
    Much love!

  13. I am so sorry to hear about Jumbo’s Dad. You are in my prayers every day, but especially now..Love

  14. Praying that you will feel the LORD’s unfailing comfort and peace. I lost my mom in March. What a blessing to know that there is not a final Goodbye for those who love the Lord! This comforts me and I hope it will comfort you too.

  15. We are so saddened by this news. We have been praying for Mr. Gerber all week and waiting for updates. Just remember that God is walking with you, holding you up, lean on HIM. Wish we could be there with you but know that we love you and you and your family are forever in our hearts.

  16. Jumbo and Kriek,
    I am so sorry to hear this news. We visited in your home in October on a Vision Trip and he was such a kind person and a real gentleman. May God and his people comfort you in this time of loss. We will be praying for you and your family.

  18. So jammer! Ai wat ‘n skok. Ons het nie woorde nie. Bid vir julle. Hou vas aan Jesus, Hy sal jul deur die moeilike tyd dra. Liefdegroete, Oom Jan en Tannie Retha-Jane.

  19. Very sorry to hear about the loss of your dad, I know he was a very important part of your lives. I pray that God will comfort your hearts through this time.
    Sincerly Scott Ballentyne

  20. Ek is so jammer om te hoor van julle verlies. Weet net dat ons almal vir julle bid en die Here sal julle dra.
    Dink baie aan julle.
    Groete

  21. Bubba and I are praying for God to give you comfort and strength through this difficult time. He will lift you up and carry through the storm.

  22. Jumbo–
    Our team here in Colorado Springs and Woodmen Valley Chapel will be praying for you and your family as you guys work through these days. Be encouraged that your family-around-the-world loves you all and are surrounding you.

    Stu Davis

  23. Hope Chapel in Apex is lifting up your family in our prayers. We met your father and we are confident that he is finally at home with his Savior.

    John 6:39-40 “And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

  24. Oh, Jumbo and Kriek, my heart aches to hear this news! We celebrated with your family at the news that Johan’s surgery had been successful. I certainly do not understand this, and it makes me so sad. Please know that our hearts are with you. Leona Strait

  25. I can remember sitting with Jumbo (and others) in October for breakfast as we were on our way to Swaziland. I remember Jumbo talking about his Dad and I was touched by the testimony even then. Grateful you had all these years to share together but grieving with you for the loss of the years to come. No doubt he will be cheering you on from Jesus’ side until you get to enjoy the eternal reunion.

  26. Jumbo + Kriek-

    I am so very sorry to hear that you’ve lost your father, and a part of your household. The place must seem very empty without him, even though you have so many others through there.

    Praying for your family and community. And after reading so many good things about your father in the comments above, I have to say that I’m looking forward to meeting him when my time comes.

    With love + peace…
    Erin

  27. We are sorry for the sudden loss of your Father. I had the pleasure of meeting your Dad during last year’s trip to Swaziland. I especially remember the great stories Jumbo shared about his Dad’s work that he did and lived for God’s kingdom and glory. God used him in mighty ways to care for children on earth who needed an earthly Father. Thankfully we can celebrate his entrance into heaven and eternal life with Christ. May the peace of God beyond all understanding overflow as you grieve your loss in sadness, but also celebrate his life with hope and great joy.

    Blessings and Peace,
    Don and Barbra King

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