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For those of you that are new to reading this blog, Chris was admitted to the hospital 2 days after Christmas 2006 with symptoms of pnuemonia or a virus of some type. As he steadily struggled to recover he eventually was placed on a ventilator to help him breath. If you look back to the January 14th post and the ones surrounding that day, you will see that Mandy was faced with the aweful decision to take Chris off of the tube and let him go. GOD HAD OTHER PLANS! We still are praying for the complete miracle concerning Chris' fight against cancer. Thanks to all of you for the meals, gifts, time, rides, compassion and love shown to our family. Most of all thanks for your endless prayers.
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Our prayers are with you. When I think about Chris' life and how many people are literally able to hear the Good News of Christ because of his work, it inspires me to live my life as a testimony to the Almighty.
I Thessalonians 4:13-18 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve, as do the rest who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, and remain until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.
thank you for the update. I am very sad right now to know of Chris' passing and the loss to his family. But I know Chris is no longer suffering and is with Jesus. I will see him again someday and we will laugh about all the crazy times we had on the road when we were with Harvest. Chris will always have a special place in my heart.
My prayers are with all of you.
Keith Mohr
Mandy and Family,
We are so sorry. Our thoughts and prayers are with you tonight and always.
Krajenta Family
John 11:25,26
Jesus said: "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
To Mandy and Family, Though I have never met you, Chris talked about you all as we worked together installing sound and lighting systems at a few churches. I know Chris will be sorely missed, but know that Chris is not here, for he is risen. There is no more pain. We all can shout in Victory that he is in heaven. This site has touched my life. It has made me stop and pray for you, others and myself.
I just wanted to share that God has (still does) a purpose for all. Maybe it was to bring others back to their prayer life. Maybe Chris' ordeal was to change a life and allow a new soul into God's Kingdom. We may never know, but one thing is that he is with Jesus and believers will see him someday. For a CHRISTIAN we never say goodbye, we say see you soon.
Isaiah 41:13
For I, the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
God has provided comforts to supply all your wants, needs and to answer all your prayers.
Remember all of this and this song below. It is one of my favorites. God Bless you all during this time and months to come.
Jeff Tucker
fbclsoundman@att.net
Precious Lord, take my hand,
Lead me on, let me stand,
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
Through the storm, through the night,
Lead me on to the light:
Chorus--
Take my hand, precious Lord,
Lead me home.
When my way grows drear,
Precious Lord, linger near,
When my life is almost gone,
Hear my cry, hear my call,
Hold my hand lest I fall:
Chorus
When the darkness appears
And the night draws near,
And the day is past and gone,
At the river I stand,
Guide my feet, hold my hand:
Chorus
Dear Mandy and family,
I just want to say that I am truly sorry for your loss but I'm also jealous of his victory. I know one day we will all be there celebrating and dancing with him, but until that day comes we must always remember the good times and all the love Chris bestowed on his family and friends. He loved us and therefore he was loved. I love you all very much!!!
May God raise you up on eagle's wings.
Lift you on the breath of dawn.
Make you shine like the sun -
And hold you in the palm of His hand.
Much love & prayers to you all
fondly, Deena
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Although we have never met, I have been praying for you and your family since your Mom became part of our TDIPT group. I am continuing to pray for you and your family knowing that God will provide the comfort and peace you need. Susan
Words cannot express our deepest sympathy in your loss. May the Love of God surround you and may you be carried by the compassion of friends and family during this time of great loss and sadness for your family. My heart is breaking for you ...
In His Love,
Dana & family
Chris has always been such a blessing. He always made my job so easy. God sent him to me as a special blessing and I am so thankful that we are eternal friends. One day we will be together again and praise our Lord together. Mandy and family, my prayers are with you. God will strengthen you during this time and, as He sang over Chris in the still of the night, now He will be your comfort. Blessings to you all. Theresa Radford
Mandy and family...Just want you to know I love you. I was on this site yesterday for the first time in months (since I have the privilege of just walking around the block to check on things), and I could not keep the tears from flowing as I read comments and saw how many people have been touched by Chris' story. It reminded me of when I told you about a year ago that the Lord was going to use you and Chris to touch many lives for Him. It has and is happening. The suffering was not for no account; the pain you feel now is not meaningless. Countless lives have witnessed God's power, His love, and His amazing grace.
Love,
Terry
I only knew Chris through work in the A/V business, but he was an exception professional. His attitude, knowledge, and dedication to our industry was unmatched. He will be truly missed. We are thankful that he is now at peace.
Sheldon Samuels
oh, I'm so very sorry for this enormous loss to your family Mandy.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
patty
Mandy,
As you have gone through all of this, your faith in Jesus and your witness to others has been so incredible. I can only imagine how many lives you and Chris have touched for the Lord through countless hospital stays, etc... I believe that there have been many that have been brought back to their faith because of what they have witnessed in your lives and by how much Christian love and support that has literally just surrounded you and your family.
Scott & the boys & I will continue to pray for you and the kids.
Love,
Laura
He is healed alas!
Comforting thoughts and prayers are with you all...
love,
Sherry
Mandy, I can't Imagine what you must be feeling right now. You have gone through so much pain and grief that you have endured all because of your love for Chris. I have never seen two people share as much love as you and Chris. When my grandfather died of his cancer I liked to believe that God had taken him away because God wanted him to be with Him. I didn't know Chris very well, but I think that Chris was such a kind, loving, caring and wonderfull person that God thought Chris had done his time on earth and he deserved to be in paradise with his Savior. If there is anything me and my father can possibly do,let us know.
Love,
Chris Scoggins
Please post an address where those of us who are not in close touch with the family may send gifts and flowers.
Mandy,
Words cannot express the emotion!
Praise be to God that Chris is no loger in pain and that he is now w/Christ our savior!
Thankfulness that b/c you knew this was coming, you were able to have those special last moments w/him and things were not left unsaid.
Sympathy for you and your family for the loss you feel now and in days to come.
Love and hope for the future and what God has in store for you!
We love you and would do anything for you! Please let us know how to be of service to you.
Love you,
Sarah
Mandy, Aunt Tammie, & kids,
My heart hurts for your loss; but rejoices in Chris' return to his heavenly home.
Love to you all.
Jen
Mandy and Family,
Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers daily. If there is anything you need, please, let me know.
Love in Christ,
Shelly Webster
Mandy, Tammie and family,
Our love and prayers are with you.......I can only imagine what it will be like to be with Jesus.....It is our loss, but Chris is home....no more pain or suffering. There is a book called when God Winks at You, Today I was thinking wonder how many times Chris has winked at Mandy today......look around for those winks, Chris may not be there in person, but his spirit will always be with you thru memories, song, scriptures.......that special wink.....
Love and Prayers,
Your family from Alaska
There are no word to express how sorry I am....May God be with you all....
Mandy, the kids and Tammie,
I am saddened to learn of Chris' passing. I know that this is such a difficult time for you all but you have such an enormous support group and they along with your faith will get you through this. My love to you all.
MM
Mandy and family, as I was keeping vigil over the blog Saturday night, I did not expect to come back to it so soon (10PM) to find that beautiful picture of Christ comforting His child. Without going any further, I knew that Chris had gone to be with Him. Free from pain, Home at last. We love you. Susan Rohlfing and
Family
Mandy,
My heart aches for you and your loss. This world will be a sadder place without Chris' laugh and smiling face. Find comfort in your friends and family who love you and grieve with you as well. Find strength in God and His love for you.
Psalm 37:39
But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Our thoughts and prayers are always with you. We miss you and love you.
Julie & Michael
I'm sorry for the loss. I hate it when people die young. I especially hate it for his children. Praise God for eternal life, and all that we have in store.
your friend, saddened, hurting, and hopeful,
"Rainy" Girard
I am so sorry for your loss.Be assured that God is there to comfort and guide you.I am a friend of your Aunt Marolyns in Hannibal and she gave me your web site some time ago.I want you to know that you have some beautiful children that God cares for very much.WE know that this time is very hard for you and your family know that we are praying for you and that God promises to never leave you or forsake and he promises to be you providerand he is as close as your breath.God bless you and keep you,Janice Janice
I am truly sad to hear of your loss. Chris was a great soundman at pantego when i was leading worship for axxess. I just found out about Chris' struggle today. Please know that you are in my prayers.
Charlie West
Church of the Highlands
Daytona, Florida
abramsboy@yahoo.com
What you are dealing with makes everything in my life seem so insignificant. I will remember your sorrow when I think about complaining about anything. God Bless You and Keep You and Your Beautiful Children.
I, too, am so sorry to hear about this. I haven't spoken to Chris for a couple of years...we just kind of fell out of each other's orbit when I moved out of state. But I will always remember the years of friendship we had. What a great-hearted guy, and what a gifted man he was. It was a pleasure and privilege to have known him at all and I look forward to seeing him again when I join him before the Lord's throne.
Your lifes have been such an inspiration in faith for me. I didn't know Chris but have been strengthened by his life. Its so hard to imagine how it must feel to loose a husband and father so young. I know you are probably so grateful he is with his heavenly father now and no longer suffering. Thank you for sharing your story with this blog. I pray God will continue to bless you and keep you strong.
Ms. Joyce, Cody, Justin, and Allison,
Words can't express how much I feel for you guys right now. When my grandfather died, I blocked it out and didn't ever think about it. My advice to you is that you let yourself cry for Chris, because it feels so much better to let it out. It will soothe your hearts to realize that Chris is up in heaven sitting beside Jesus watching you and loving you.
With Love,
Sarah Smith
I just want you to know how very much we love you and how sorry we are for your loss of such a wonderful man. Comfort comes from knowing he no longer suffers and is now with Jesus...pain free and happy! He's looking down on us now with a smile...I can almost see him.
I would also like to thank all of those who have shown so very much support for my niece and her family. It means so very much more than any of you will ever know.
We love you,
Aunt Susie, Uncle Chris & Cousin Hannah
So I compose music now days for a living and I was thinking about chris and just the whole situation the other night and this music came out. My mom thought it be best if I share somehow so I figured you all might pop on here to check it out. I have never been good with words so I just let my music do the talking.
god bless!
http://www.chasingthesunproductions.com/withopenarms.mp3
Jeff Simmons
I went to youtube.com to listen to the song "Held" sung by Natalie Grant. I saw the comment posted by your mom and decided to check this out. I was hoping to pray for Chris's healing but I guess God decided to take him home. I pray that God will comfort you all. The Bible says "In this world you will have trouble but I have overcome the world". Hope you find peace in God's arm. Take Care, A sister in Christ
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