Nancy Taylor Tate
When I first wrote this, I was sitting in my dad’s favorite chair in the Parousia Ministries’ office set up for him here in our home.
A few weeks prior, I started to do some work in his office; one of the first things I found was that the cable was not long enough to reach from the desk to the printer. To print, I had to take the computer over to the printer, plug it in, and then wait for it to print.
At first I could not believe my dad never mentioned that to me! How easy it would have been for me to buy a longer cable, or rearrange the room, if only I had known! But he was not one to complain, he liked being adaptable. I remember his smile as he would say, “I’m low maintenance!” I suppose his joy in that over road the inconvenience; it just was not a problem to him, something worth mentioning.
As I sat there in his chair, all around me I heard clocks ticking. How my dad loved clocks! In front of me, I saw his picture on the wall. “…morning by morning He wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.” Another, “Yes, Lord.” Behind me, a stairway ascending up into the heavens. To the side, praying hands.
My heart is overwhelmed by testimonies shared through the years on behalf of my dad. As you may already know, my mother also had her home coming. I am so happy she is with the Lord, in the fullness of His presence, where there is no sickness or pain.
In 1981 the Lord called me to support my dad’s vision. As I continue to make myself available for this purpose, it is out of a conviction the Lord would have me do so, as well as a love for my dad. My dad, as a forerunner, presented truths that move beyond the present day into the day before us. I count it a privilege to continue to make these truths available to the body of Christ, as I also continue to make myself available as a vehicle, through whom the Lord can speak and move as He so desires in the days before us.
As we continue to move forward, may we always remember the firm foundation upon which we stand, the Lord Jesus Christ. May we always honor those who have gone before us, the cloud of witnesses, those who have helped prepare the way, for that which the Lord would continue to do in the time yet before us. And may our own hearts always stay open and receptive to the continued working of the Holy Spirit within our own lives.