(pic: Dave Robinson and Bob Murphy)Pastor Bob and I (Celestine) go back when I first came to Guam at the age of 14. Bob's son, Jonathan, and I used to hang out at Bayview Baptist church during youth group and after Sunday evening services. We were good friends (brothers in Christ) to the very end. One day in 1995 at the age of 19, God called Jonathan home.
Indeed, Bob and I go back with a bond through his son Jonathan. If you ask Bob about me, he would say that he remembered me as a young shy lad, sitting back of the crowd and just listening. It's funny in a way that I still do that now, but try to make it not as obvious as then:)
Bob came here to Spokane to visit one of his nephews, Jason, who graduated from Gonzaga University. His good friend, Dave Robinson, lives in Butte Montana also visited him. It was a wonderful reunion. Dave and his family used to live in Guam, and was an Elder in Bob's church--Yigo Baptist Church. Guam fellowships were always filled with delicious foods. As you may have heard of Baptists and their potlucks............well, there were a lot of yummies and then some (I know....."crazy:)" Simply good ol' times!
Bob has challenged me in so many levels of what it means to be a Christian. His love for the Word of God and his passion to preach the Word were great witness elements to me and in my spiritual growth. Seeing and talking to him face to face has reinvigorated my passion for my calling.
God is Good all the Time!
Indeed, Bob and I go back with a bond through his son Jonathan. If you ask Bob about me, he would say that he remembered me as a young shy lad, sitting back of the crowd and just listening. It's funny in a way that I still do that now, but try to make it not as obvious as then:)
Bob came here to Spokane to visit one of his nephews, Jason, who graduated from Gonzaga University. His good friend, Dave Robinson, lives in Butte Montana also visited him. It was a wonderful reunion. Dave and his family used to live in Guam, and was an Elder in Bob's church--Yigo Baptist Church. Guam fellowships were always filled with delicious foods. As you may have heard of Baptists and their potlucks............well, there were a lot of yummies and then some (I know....."crazy:)" Simply good ol' times!
Bob has challenged me in so many levels of what it means to be a Christian. His love for the Word of God and his passion to preach the Word were great witness elements to me and in my spiritual growth. Seeing and talking to him face to face has reinvigorated my passion for my calling.
God is Good all the Time!
