Dr. Russell Rice—-Our loss is Heaven’s gain

Today, Mt. Jackson Baptist Church must say good-bye to a dear friend and wonderful man of God, Dr. Russell Rice.  Not only is he well known to us by the many revivals that he has held in the past, he is also our Pastor’s Dad.  Pastor Charley and his family had to say good-bye to him today but they are rejoicing in the Lord as his Dad would so want him to do.  Dr. Rice passed away early this afternoon.  Pastor Charley spoke this morning about how his Dad may go to be with Jesus while he and many other family members are taking care of God’s business during church hours.  While Jim and I were talking following the news, we chuckled and said nope, He waited until afterwards so that he made sure that they did God’s business first and then he was ready to go after making sure they did it the right way.  Today, I ask that you join our Church Family in prayer for comfort for our Pastor and his family.