Paul T. Guay, was the pastor of Mabton Grace Brethren Church in
Mabton, Washington before retiring on July 23, 2012 passed away on November 2,
2012 after an 8-year battle with cancer. He is survived by his Wife, Jane, and
four children, LaDawn, Wendy, Dan and James. Our thoughts and prayers are with
them in their loss of a wonderful husband and father. .
Paul's life verse was:
"All the days ordained for
me
were written in your book .
.
.
before one of them came to be." Psalm
139:16
.
He knew
that God knew when his time was up, when his ministry was accomplished - to the
minute. We thanked the Lord for all that Paul for his influence on all of us
and for the vision he had passed on. Paul had fought a good fight to the last,
he had run the race. Paul handed over the baton at the exact moment when he no
longer could preach anymore. That experience will live in the life and work of
MGBC for many years to come.
Paul reminded others many times that we are "never owner, always
steward" of the talents and resources that the Lord has entrusted to us.
He lived that out to the full with his generosity and the investment he made in
the lives of men and women around the globe. He lived out
Micah
6:8
with integrity. Like Barnabas Paul was an encourager.
Paul's discipleship was borne out by his adherence to
Philippians
4: 13,
and his acknowledgment that his biggest challenge was
too often his own failure to complete that verse. As he used to say, "I
can do all things - but sometimes
1
forget to rely on Christ."