Tuesday, March 1, 2022
We really got to know Russ when he completed a big project at our house in 2019. The project took six weeks and Russ was there every morning M-F on time as he said, 8:00 a.m., which meant he pulled in each morning at 7:40 a.m. sharp! Having just retired I was home and spent most of the days talking with Russ, hanging around him, helping him anyway I could (he didn't need much help). We talked about everything including politics, current events, etc., but we especially had some deep discussions about God, the Bible, and the Christian faith. Russ listened, asked some pointed questions, and had good insight. It was clear he was learning and growing in his faith. I always offered him food, but he alway declined, "nope, Judy made me a good lunch again, I'm good." There wasn't a day of work where Russ didn't talk about Judy, his kids, their spouses, and his grandchildren, of whom he was very proud. Becky and I have shed tears with Russ's passing. We will miss him very much and we know his family will be grieving over his passing. Russel Helton is in heaven, he is no longer troubled by this world, and we all look forward to seeing the wonderful things he has built in preparation for the "new heavens and the new earth." He is busy now building, and has that awesome smile on his face as he works for the Lord and awaits his family. "There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his bondservants will serve Him, they will see His face." Revelation 22:3-4
---David and Becky McAdams, Clermont, Florida
