Nina Beth Hargrove

I remember when we first met.  You were leading the day group for the Beth Moore Bible studies, and I was doing the evening group.  We would meet for meetings and talk about what we would do.  And then the church decided we should "FORMALIZE" our women's ministry, and so they developed a Women's Ministry Counsel and we became part of that first, formative council together.  We and the other ladies set a mission statement, a vision statement, set goals, etc.  I don’t know how many times we met over those months.  I DO know that I began to look forward to those lunch meetings. 

I learned so much from you Nina Beth.  I learned what it looked like to be an intelligent, loving, kind, STRONG Christian woman.  I saw how you loved your ladies and how you stood up for them when necessary.  As I began to be your friend, I saw the love you have for your family, too. 

But above all, I saw in everything that you did, every decision, every meeting, every worship session, everyTHING about you, you were completely FILLED and SEALED with the Holy Spirit, surrounded by the LOVE of our Lord Jesus as Savior and always LOOKING TO and LEARNING FROM the God Most High.  And I know that I am just one story out of so many.  You touched so VERY many lives.  Your servant heart was such a blessing at Amarillo South. 

You have been such a wonderful example and mentor to so many of us.  I know I will miss seeing your face when I turn my head to the right just a little bit, to the chair just across from me where you usually sit.  But I know that your family will be missing you in such a great way, and I will be praying for them.  But I am no longer praying for YOU, my sweet friend, as I know that you are HEALED and WHOLE and dancing for the Lord on streets of gold!