My great friend Dutch Gunyon joined the heavenly army this past Monday afternoon!
He was one of God’s dangerous men on the earth. He lived bold and followed Jesus close. I am not saying perfect, you know how death can distort who we really are! Don’t mean to do that, Dutch would choke! But I do mean he never backed off a challenge when it came to ministry.
Emmaus, Chrysilis, Kairos——all of those knew his love and passion for helping to change lives. He was a hard worker in those communities and made the Devil cringe!
He took on prison ministry head on! He not only went, he established a ministry called New Beginnings. He was at the front of starting the PLUS program at Wabash Valley Correctional facility. A faith based program that was his life. He gave time, money and sweat to make it work.
He took on the challenge at 67 yrs old to go to Congo with me and help rehab a house for rape victims. He knew the danger for himself physically with his heart issues the danger of the country of Congo. But he went anyway! He was great and loved every minute of it as he loved life every minute.
It is moments like this when the reality of keeping your lists short and life close that I cherish. It always keeps me centered on each day and how wonderful it is.
I will miss him, Maryland Community Church will miss him. I am praying for his lovely wife Kathy and what God will do to make his mark continue to change lives!
