Written by Victoria (of Richard and Flor), Brazil

My mom, Flor, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 21. She had cancer for many years, and gave us all a wonderful sample of fighting through extreme difficulties. Even with much discomfort in her everyday living she made it through victoriously, always praising the Lord up to and through the last day, and working for Him as much as she could. And because of her fighting spirit and great love for the Lord, He answered all her heart's desires. She had absolutely no pain and went peacefully to Jesus' arms. Even though she had cancer spread through many parts of her body, she never felt any pain throughout all these years. It was a real miracle and answer to prayer. We'd like to thank our wonderful Family all around the world who prayed for my mom and for us who were close to her as well. We know that it was only through your prayers and support that we had the grace to make it through this time. Also a big special thank you to the São Paulo brethren, for taking turns helping care for her, visiting at the hospital, helping with the provisioning and finances, and your love and concern. We really love you!

On Monday we had a beautiful funeral for her, the way she had asked for it to be, with lots of lively and upbeat songs, everyone singing and praising the Lord. We read parts of Glimpses of Heaven and shared testimonies of her time here with us. She had also said that she would like to be dressed as Jesus' bride, so she had a white wedding dress on and a crown of white flowers, and we buried her as it lightly rained. It was also a great testimony to the others in the cemetery, and we distributed tracts about Heaven and did a little witnessing to the people who had also lost loved ones that day.