[Guenevere]

Maybe the real children of Francis and Edith Schaeffer are the ones who, through the years, flocked to L'Abri & absorbed their wisdom and direction.

A dear friend of ours has fond memories of L'Abri and Francis Schaeffer and lives his life accordingly.(even named his son after him)

Too bad about Frankie....what a waste.

[Jemian]

At the end of his tribute he writes, "You won, Mom. I believe."

I will wait to see but I really, really, really hope so.

[Alex Murphy]

"Our Heavenly Father has taken dear Edith Schaeffer to himself. She passed away quietly in her sleep last night in Gryon, Switzerland where she has been living with her family. We cannot express how deep is our gratitude for her life and we thank the Lord that she is enjoying the Hope that she has so longed for....There will be a funeral in Gryon and then there will be a private burial here in Rochester, where she will be laid to rest alongside Dr. Schaeffer. Sometime later there will be a public memorial here in Rochester. We will keep you all informed."

Maybe the real children of Francis and Edith Schaeffer are the ones who, through the years, flocked to L'Abri & absorbed their wisdom and direction. A dear friend of ours has fond memories of L'Abri and Francis Schaeffer and lives his life accordingly.(even named his son after him)

I would not presume to say that I am one of those "real children", because I am not worthy to be called his child. But I will boast that Francis Schaeffer, possibly more than any other Christian, is responsible for my faith. Hopefully one day his son Frank(y) will return to practicing the faith of his father and mother, and of those "real children" that they birthed through L'Abri.

[Georgia Girl 2]

In his youth my fiancee’ spent a great deal of time with Francis and Edith Schaffer at L’Abri and he became close with them. He said they were two of the most stellar people he had ever met.

[darrellmaurina]

7 posted on 3/30/2013 9:11:13 PM by Guenevere: “Too bad about Frankie....what a waste.”

Agreed. But as we know, salvation is by grace, not by blood.

We can name numerous Christian leaders whose children, for no obvious reason (i.e., family problems, hidden hypocrisy, etc.) have gone astray.