Another Friend Passes

I was visiting the local nursing home today as I usually do every Monday.  I have a friend there that I go see.  He is 95 years old and we met about 2 years ago.  He was an old bachelor and was a World War 2 veteran.  I began visiting him about 2 years ago, listened to his stories about the war, places he had been, etc.  I began to ask him about his soul, if he was a Christian and he said he never did attend church much.  As time passed, our friendship grew and he said he'd never met a preacher like me.  Finally one morning I went to visit him and we started talking and he got tears in his eyes and he asked me how a person could be saved and know Jesus.  I explained to him how Jesus died for him, how Jesus loved him and I asked him if he wanted to accept Jesus as his Saviour.  He said yes and I led this old 95 year old man to Christ.  His whole demeanor changed, he had a soft heart and tears ran down his face.  Others at the nursing home, saw the change in him. He has been in and out of the hospital the past 6 months and his health had started to deteriorated a lot the past Months. Today, I went in his room and the nurses had told me that he was in bad shape, that he was not responsive.  I stood beside his bed and said a quiet prayer for him.  I did not try to wake him and I could tell that it wouldn't be long before his passing.  As I left his room, I patted his foot and said "Lord, let him pass peacefully".   I went down the hall about 4 rooms and was visiting with some elderly ladies that I knew and one of the housekeeping girls came to the door, grabbed my arm and said "I believe Short is going".  I went to his room and this sweet little man had went to be with the Lord.  This was less that 10 minutes after I left his room. "Short" as he was known, had a lot of friends but, evidently no-one had ever been concerned about his soul and eternal destiny.  I thank God that I led this old man to the Lord and that I was blessed to have known him as a friend .  He is with the Lord now, no pain, no suffering, and no sadness.