Friday, March 13, 2009

Grandma Ruth Bower Harmon

This picture was taken about 13 years ago. It's a 3 generation picture - my grandma, my mom and myself. Grandma went home to be with the Lord a couple of days ago. She would have been 95 years old in May. She moved to Brazil with her husband, Charles, 70 years ago as missionaries. After having 2 kids she contracted polio (which left her in crutches and later in life on a wheel chair) so they moved to the city of Aracatuba. There they planted churches and started a Bible Institute amongst other things. After a 10 year gap, they had 2 more kids. Grandma Ruth was a vibrant lady who had a great amount of courage and was a strong prayer warrior. She was a true woman of God. She is now in Heaven, healthy, walking and enjoying true worship of our Heavenly Father. I'm still trying to process it all. She 's in a place with no sadness or suffering and hopefully being able to fellowship with other believers, including her husband and my mom. She will be missed.