In Memory--Praise from God--By Evelyn Splane (September 7, 1930-January 6, 2018)--Canada

(From your editor—It is with sadness I share with you that Evelyn Splane has passed on. Evelyn shared her poetry for Whispers with the help of her sister, Helen Dowd.  Now, she can rest in peace in the arms of God.)

Praise from God

(I Corinthians 4:5 – "Therefore

 judge nothing before the time…)

Some day before the Judge we'll stand,
While Record Books are in His hand.
Nothing from His eye is hid,
Of all the things on earth we did.

The things we did for praise from men
For these there's no reward again,
But other deeds in secret hid,
These for the Lord alone we did.

We work; we pray; we give; we go,
That others too His love may know.
Of things done here upon the earth,
These are the deeds of greatest worth.

God knows the labour and the tears,
The faithful work of many years,
He'll say "Well done" and give us praise
We'll see the smile upon His face.

At her own expense, Evelyn Splane traveled many times back and forth from Canada, her homeland, to India for the fifty years she was an active missionary.  She lived in a modest, one-bedroom suite in the basement of a church, in Toronto. In April of 2006, due to her advancing age, and deteriorating health, she moved west to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Hart and Helen Dowd.  In recent years her health did not permit traveling to her adopted land of India. However, she generously gave of her meager income to help others go. If you want to read more of Evelyn’s writing, please see--

http://occupytillicome.ca/missionary/