Notes of encouragement for Nancy and tributes to Robert
I received the information about Robert and tears immediately fell. I praise God for Robert and his family. I am in the presence of my prematurely born grand daughter whom is thriving due, in part, to the prayers of Revive Our Hearts ministry. We love you Jesus.
So saddened by this news. I have been praying for Robert and felt truly privileged to have met him during our last Zoom meeting. He even prayed for all of us. I never imagined it would be our first and last meeting 🥲. He is now home and free. We praise God for his life and ministry, and I am praying for the comfort that only God can give to Nancy and the entire family during this tough season.
You are in our prayers dear sister. He beholds the one who came to save him, the one you both serve faithfully. To know he is “safe” must give you such comfort. Love your brother and sister in Christ, Jeff and Julie Dingwall
Praying for you Nancy, and for Robert's entire family. May our great God come alongside you all and give you comfort and strength in the days ahead, as he has in the padt 3 weeks! I am so very thankful for the sweet and unconditional love we were all able to witness over the last 10 years of your marriage. To God be the Glory❣️🙏
I thank God for faithful men like Robert! What a stellar testimony in a fallen world. You are in my prayers, Nancy Leigh and all his loved ones.
Dear Nancy My heart is breaking for you and Roberts children and extended families. The first time I heard about Revive our Hearts was listening to an interview with yourself and Robert speaking on your journey and married life in October 2016. I have been encouraged challenged and Blessed listening each morning to your Podcast ever since. May you know God's peace and comfort during these days and the days ahead. Thank you for your faithfulness to The Word of God sharing it daily with so many women around the world. Praying for you all Psalm 23
Dear Nancy, my thoughts and prayers are with you. He is now in the presence of the Lord in heaven where you will see him again. The times both of you were on Revive Our Hearts revealed how much you two loved each other. I pray that the Lord comforts you.
Nancy has been a true spiritual mother to me. I have lived without my mother for almost 3 decades now, and have leaned hard on the ROH ministry to teach me about growing in my marriage, in parenting, and especially in my relationship with the Lord. When Nancy began her journey with Robert more than 10 years ago, my whole family tuned into the wonderful joyful drama of it all. We were present for the live stream of their wedding, and I was so grateful to receive the wisdom Robert provided to we ROH girls over the years. My husband and I got to meet Robert at a donors meeting in Dallas a couple of years ago and he was so charming and warm. All three of my daughters walk with the Lord, and my marriage has been so strengthened, all through Nancy's ministry in large part. I know how Nancy is going to deal with this terrible blow, because I know the Lord who has loved her so well all these years. But I also know that she must be hurting so terribly, and I wish that I could tell her in person that her leaning on her father in Heaven in her singleness and childlessness, in her marriage, and now and her widowhood is a lifeline to me. The way she has been used by God in front of all of us all these years has meant so much. I can never say how much. Her suffering is not for nothing. I am so grateful for her example, but my heart is so broken for her pain. May she be given over and over the grace she has given to us. May her father hold her in his arms ever tighter and more intimately now that her Robert is with him. We quiet ROH girls who have tuned in all these years love you dearly, Nancy. We love your precious Robert, too, and look so forward to rejoicing in Heaven with you.
Nancy, yo también perdí a mi esposo amado, se del dolor que puedas estar pasando qué una cree que no puede sobrevivir humanamente, pero Dios sabe tu dolor, El es consolador y te dará las fuerzas para continuar. Mis oraciones contigo y la familia.
I would like to give a word of encouragement to Nancy that without a doubt the Lord will continue to see her through this story the Lord has written in her life. I thank her for being a great example to me as a Godly woman. I am also a widow, and can identify with what she is experiencing right now. Yes, truly the Lord is on the throne and always in control. Love you Sister in Christ
Dearest Nancy: I am praying for you and your step-daughters in the homegoing of your beloved Robert. Yes, he is home with the Lord. He is safe, and you will see him again. What joy and hope! But there is also pain and an ache in your heart from such a loss as this. "He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds." (Ps. 147:3) I know our Father will be faithful in the days, weeks, months ahead to heal and bind up. In those days and moments when sadness or loneliness overwhelms you, may our Emmanuel's loving presence be your strength and peace. What a comfort to know we are never alone; God is always with us, and His steadfast love endures forever. "Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant." (Ps. 119:76) Praying, dear Nancy.
Dear Nancy— Your deep faith in Jesus has been such a testimony to watch. Thank you for sharing your lives, together with Robert over the last 10 years, as you put your faith in action in your marriage to Robert. From another who found true love later in life, I can attest to the beautiful gift it is from Jesus. I appreciate this last hard season for you, watching Robert go home to Jesus. I consider this a ‘preparation gift’ to me, with my husband of 38 years ( he is 87) diminishing in strength, due to congestive heart failure. You will continue to be in my prayers.
dear nancy may god confromt you
God bless you, Nancy in this time and season of your life. I listen to you often on the radio and you have changed my life. This saddens me but no one day will be with our creator again. God bless you. Send many hugs to you and your family.
Nancy, in life, in sickness, and now in death, you have walked out the Gospel. I cried when you two married. I cry now that Robert has received the ultimate promotion. But, I praise God for both of your lives. Thanks for being His servants. I will pray for you, for your strength and comfort, and joy. Heaven does rule, and Jesus is near.
Nancy, Robert’s 2 daughters, the 5 grandchildren, and the 3 great grandchildren, I’m expressing my sympathy to you all for the loss of this loving, godly husband, father, grandpa, and great grandpa. God has you all safely in His hands and will comfort you through the promises of His Word, His Holy Spirit’s indwelling presence as a child of God, and through the countless people who have become aware of Robert’s homegoing this morning. I understand this loss of a beloved husband due to my husband’s passing almost 2 1/2 years ago. We sorrow their departure from being absent from us, but we rejoice in God’s will for their lives to forever be with Him, their Creator, God Almighty. We have sea confident expectation that we will be together again…and maybe EVEN TODAY if Christ were to come back. May we keep our lamps burning brightly so others can see God’s reflective peace and joy that is given as a gift from our REDEEMER. Hallelujah, Nancy and family!
Praying for the family in this time. I received a Dad's Devotional Bible years ago when my kids were young and spent many a chaotic morning appreciating Robert's insight into the Word. Recently I dusted it off and have been using for my daily reading. I am thankful for his willingness to share and be honest about the struggles dads face. God Bless.
It’s a bitter sweet moment but your words not only brings hope to us all but a testimony of someone who walked and knew God and finished the race well May God comfort your heart ❤️ We may think 10 years was to short but by Gods perspective it was the time needed for his will to be accomplished in both of you To God be the glory 🙏🏻
Words seem so trivial in these moments. Nancy, I wish I could hug you. To sit in silence with you. I sit here, weeping with the loss of a man that I did not have the privilege of knowing. As soon as Robert's bible for men came out, I bought one for my husband. I didn't know him, hadn't read his books, but I knew you from listening to ROH on the radio. I knew if you married him, he was a solid man. The dearest memory I have of you both, happened during a live recording that I had the privilege of attending online. At the end he came in and knelt beside you. It was so sweet to watch the way you interacted. It was easy to see you deeply loved and respected each other. And he kissed you, right there. More than once. My Mom just reminded me of the words you said right after, "Did we really just do that?" Yes, you did. And it was almost as if we were your kids and through that simple exchange, you showed us by example what a good, godly marriage looks like. The respect. The tenderness. The deep love. You gave us a marriage to look up to and encouraged us that such marriages do exist. Thank you. Keeping you in our prayers!
Nancy, sending a hug your way, though it’s the arms of your dear Robert you most desire. A friend knowing of my husband’s passing shared, “Grief is the last act of love we give to those we love. Where there is deep grief, there is deep love.” God bless you and hold you close.