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2001: Fred and I

By April 2002 Fred was totally paralyzed in his arms and legs.
Giving up the work he so dearly loved was one of the most painful
things he ever had to do. But an amazing thing began to happen. I
remember a beautiful spring day, a few months later, when I went to
check on him while he was sitting in his wheelchair out on the porch,
tears were streaming down his face. He said to me, "Jesus just sent
the wind around the side of the porch and He kissed me on the cheek
and told me He loves me and I feel so totally loved!" From that point
on everyone who came to visit Fred would hear all about how he had
finally found peace in his life and that Peace was a Person named
Jesus. It seemed like when so much had been taken away from him
and I had absolutely nothing left that I could do to help, Jesus did His
healing - the most important one - the spiritual one.

Much of what Fred shared after that didn't make much sense
to us who were around him. However, I could somewhat understand
the difficulty he was having explaining his newfound spiritual