From: David Jeffers
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007
Subject: Hope Rides Eternal
It is with great personal sadness but joy in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that I announce the death of my son Eddie Jeffers. Eddie was killed around 7 am Iraqi time from an accidental vehicle roll-over. Although our personal loss is traumatic, we know he is in a better place. All of you have been so wonderful to my son and my family and he was so blessed and humbled by your love for him. He told me this past summer after the wonderful gift you gave his wife and him that he didn't understand why people were so generous and kind to him. You see to Eddie, he was just doing his job and what he believed was his life mission from God.
I've said this often; Eddie was my hero. My dear brother in Christ, Rod Martin told me that Eddie died a hero for not just the soldier he was but the person. Eddie, through his writing, touched so many people's lives, yours and you so lovingly touched ours back.
We thank you in advance for your condolences and prayers. Please pray especially for Eddie's wife Stephanie; as you can imagine she is devastated. Our prayer is that Eddie's death will exalt Christ as did his life. In lieu of any flowers we are asking all donations be given to the Fisher House in memory of Eddie; he loved that charity.
Love in Christ Jesus
The Jeffers Family
"Blessed be the Lord my Strength, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight." Psalm 144:1 (Eddie's favorite Bible verse)
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." (Revelation 21:4)
Sad :0(
Thank you for that...that email deserves a thread of its own. God shall always bless such faithful and wonderful people, for they shall see His hand in all things and praise it, just as this father has done. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Thank you for posting that information. You provided answers to the questions that arose in my mind as I was reading the heartbreaking news about Eddie Jeffers.
Prayers for his loved ones. Continued prayers for all of our beloved military personnel and their families.
Thoughts, prayers and a thank you to him and his family.
Thank you for sharing that.
I will keep the Jeffers family in my prayers. He was a hero to my family and me, as well. He is receiving a hero’s welcome in Heaven and is now in the Presence of the King of kings!
What a beautiful message from the Jeffers family, even in their grief, they seek to glorify Christ. I am greatly humbled by this. God be with them.
Rest In Peace, Sgt Jeffers. Your spirit lives on in our hearts.