There is nothing like seeing someone in their 80’s still living life to the fullest. There can be beautiful wisdom, patience, focus and endurance. This embodies Lois Gaydos and here is her story. She has walked with her Savior for almost 75 years. Her faith through life’s seasons will inspire you, as you see her trusting her loving God, even in this last, most difficult season, as a widow. This episode is dedicated to the memory of her beloved husband, Ken Gaydos, who along with his lovely wife, lived life to the fullest.
Job 19:25-26 “For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another…”
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Topics Shared:
Dairy Farm Family
Raised on the Moody Bible Campus
Working hard
Milking cows and driving tractors
Owning her faith
Called at age 6 to be a nurse (45 years)
Billy Bangles, WMBI
Edgewater Baptist Church, Mtng her husband
Marriage and Motherhood
Ken Gaydos next to JFK
Alderwood Manor
Singing Group
Kings Garden (now Crista) radio
Kings Christian School
Answered prayers of children
Trust fund given by a stranger
Caring for seniors at the Crista Nursing Facility
Several saved before passing
Debilitating Battle with EBV for several years,
Caregiving for her husband who had a stroke
Life as a widow
Training as a Steven’s ministry, a lay pastoral ministry
THE P.S. Questions Answered:
What does she miss about her childhood, what are kids missing today?
The greatest need in the church today
Advice for young Moms
Prayers with Grandkids
Advice for middle age women
Guest Links:
Website: for Support 7, https://www.support7.org/
Guest Quotes:
“We were taught to have empathy not sympathy for our patients.”
“There isn’t a way we can experience God’s comfort and peace, without going through suffering.”
“He always had a desire to help victims of families going through a tragedy.” Of her husband Ken Gaydos, founder of Support 7.”
“If you look inward, you can get depressed. If you look outward to see what God still has for you, to be serving other people, is the greatest joy. And my husband, his motto was to finish well. It has become my motto too.”
Related Episodes:
Ep. 7 – “The Dream of My Life” Grace Nelson (age 89)
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