Brother Edward Fauth, one of our faithful members, went home to be the Lord on September 28, 2014. Let me tell you about it; it was our big day of our Sunday school campaign that morning and the Lord had really blessed our services with 13 making public professions of faith in Christ and 5 following the Lord in believers baptism. We came back to church Sunday night and had the service. It was a good service and after the invitation we dismissed and went downstairs for a potluck dinner.
Brother Fauth was seated downstairs waiting for the food to come out when he suffered cardiac arrest. Paramedics were summoned and an attempt to revive him was unsuccessfully made. However, he died a very peaceful death as he passed over the river to the shores of Heaven! Many wicked men have screamed as they died, most likely heading to the depths of Hell. Not our dear Brother Ed, he died a peaceful death and the arms of Jesus carried his soul over to Heaven! Praise God for Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour and His loving arms!
Brother Fauth was a faithful man at Lincoln Baptist Church. I came here and started this church in June 2002, and Brother Fauth was there from the beginning. Having been led to the Lord by our song leader Daniel Jager, he stayed faithful to all the services each week for all these years. Helped with building up keep for almost 11 of the first twelve and half years. Only his health stopped him from continuing to do so. He loved our church! He loved his pastor! I loved him!
In the picture he was giving out donuts and coffee like he always did on Sunday morning. He stayed faithful to that until he had another health set back about a month ago. He would always tell me to please not take him out of any of his jobs. He always wanted to keep doing them. I always let him know that they were his until he couldn't do them anymore. Thank God for faithful servants!
Although, he will be missed here at church, I fully believe it was the Lord's will for him to depart at this time. He also went in the Lord's way. He died here at church, just a few feet away from where he continually served every Sunday morning. We will celebrate the home coming of my brother and friend on Thursday morning at 10 AM. Please pray for the family to have comfort and for the funeral to go well. May God bless you one and all!