Lety Lares
I had the blessing to meet sister Lopez and her lovely husband hermano López back in 1992 in Imperial Beach, CA. She was a Christian, lovely, and strong-willed woman whose nature was always to glorify Jesus Christ. She taught me and guided me for that. It's been almost three years that I don't see her and I was surprised and kind of sad with the news about her passing, but soon I felt happy because I know I'll see her again… The Lord is coming soon! As a young woman (in the youth group) i always felt attacked by her telling me what to do and how to do things, how to sing in the choir, and when singing a solo, and I was complaining about, she only smiled, (something she didn't do that often), ignored my comment, fixed herself in front of the piano and used to say: "Ok, ready? I know you can do it" Lol. Few years later when I got marry, she taught me how to serve and lead women groups for the WMU. And one day we sat and talked about how pressured I felt sometimes, and she told me "I know you can do a lot of things, you have what it takes, you only have to take the decision to do it. Remember that you need to learn to serve and do it without pride, God will bless you for that… People will criticize you and not understand you when you work passionately, but you don't have to mind. You know what you are doing, everything you do is for the Lord, not for the people." And she smiled, and hugged me as I was crying… since then, grew in me an admiration for her, and the desire to do the work for the Lord. We travel sometimes along California and once we went to Sacramento for a Convention. That was my first airplane trip! I also admired her because even when she was in pain she was serving the Lord, playing her piano, teaching me more of everything that she knew about serving others, and always serving, serving, serving and everything was for the Lord. Sister Lopez loved people, and was always determined to share the Gospel as her dad taught her to do it… Now, she's finally with the Lord enjoying of His presence! And I am sending my condolences to her immediate family and rejoice that she's now in Heaven living that hope we all have as Christian people: The Etenal Life… Buenas noches hermana López. I love you and miss you too. See you when I see you… ?? -Lety