Meet my friend Peg Beechy. If you've come to any of our Circle of Friends events you probably haven't noticed her. She's not likely to be front and center with a microphone - either speaking or singing. She might be in the lobby greeting you as you come in, but in most cases she's somewhere behind the scenes making sure everything is running smoothly. And let me tell you, there's a myriad of little things that can go wrong at a conference, a concert, or an event - and Peg is prepared for every one of them! Without her, we would fall apart. Seriously.

Her personality test showed that she is a "deep thinker" with an "analytical mind". To me, she is a rock. An anchor-in-a-drifting-boat kind of friend. One you can count on. One you want beside you and can rely on. I've heard her described as a "genuine servant". Someone else has said she's "a worker, a server, with a huge servant's heart, loyal, faithful, ever ready to help." I think they've described her to a T. I know the Lord delights in her wonderful attitude and giving ways.

Listen to how a close friend puts it: "She loves to bake so holidays with Peg are a joy to be a part of! If you ask for a pie, she'll bring 5. If you ask for a dozen cookies, she'll probably make 10 dozen! She is generous, tender-hearted, and a first-responder in times of need. She is always prepared...and I'm not kidding! Whatever it is that you think 'Oh, I forgot' Peg will have remembered - a phone book, a paper slicer, a box of kleenex, a heavy duty mixer, whatever! Peg thinks thru the possibilities and has everything ready."

Peg is a wife, mother, friend, and co-worker. But most of all, she's God's girl, true-blue to the end, and an integral, indispensable part of the ministry here at COF.


And here's my friend Dee Ann Gerber. Another one of those ladies you won't see much of in front of the crowd, but busy helping somewhere. She's someone we depend on at COF to help get things done and would be lost without her help in so many areas of the ministry. A transplanted California girl, Dee Ann's friends have described her as "a classy lady...with an amazing, huge, loving and caring heart that is filled with wisdom, grace, and mercy."

One of her friends puts it this way, "her wisdom, graciousness, and depth of character have kept her on the path of integrity." I like that. It's a good description of this special lady. She's quiet, and is probably shaking her head about now at all this attention thrown her way, but she, like Peg, is indispensible to the ministry of COF. I'm so thankful for ladies like Dee Ann who are willing to use their gifts and talents for the Lord. I have learned much from her in the short time I've known her.

I think of her as a deep, quiet pool. She's a devoted mother, friend and co-worker. Dee Ann doesn't talk a lot, but when she does I've learned to listen! Her personality test revealed she is a 'detailist'; she thinks things through and catches what others may miss!

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