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The Faith4day Update
Che Normandin (03/03/2007)

I would like to say thank you to all those prayer warriors who have made Faith4today what it is today.  So many have been hurting souls have touched by those prayers me included -- please continue to pray! 

The Faith4day.com Recommitment
Che Normandin (04/28/2006)

As many of Rene Emile Normandin's family and friends can testify he lay down his life for The Lord.  During his illness I had the honor to renew my relationship with this man and DOING SO I have found the path narrowing....

How can you sum a man such as Rene Emile Normandin in a few short words?
Most people plot and plan themselves into mediocrity,
while now and again
somebody forget himself into greatness.
By reflecting the Lord’s glory,
and transforming into his likeness
with ever-increasing glory.

This man known to some as Emile and to others as Rene.
Even though this man was known by two different names he was the same constant man.

What does his name mean
Rene - Reborn
Emile - Industrious; striving
Normandin – north man

One verse
God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and of love. 2 Timothy 1:7
comes to mind when I think of this man

He was so different for each of us who sit here today
he was so much to so many.
Each role he took on he did it with gusto
He was a husband (TO MARYELLEN),
a father (TO RICK, SCOTT, MARK, CHERYL, RICHARD, JASON, MELINDA, TAMMY AND MATTHEW)
a grandfather
and a friend
but the one role he took with on with such passion was a brother.

The word BROTHER – seems so simple but
he took this simple word and transformed it into honor.

BROTHER - Male sibling: a boy who has the same parents in common with another.
Hosea 2:1 - "Say of your brothers, 'My people,' and of your sisters, 'My loved one.'

His many brothers and sisters:
Norman, Bobby, Richard, Allard, Harvey, Alice, Toni, Margaret, Jimmy, Paul, David, Peter, and Tommy.
Please forgive me if I forgot a name I ran out of fingers to count.

BROTHER - Close male friend: used to address a close male friend.
I cannot begin to name all the close friends my father made.
He sang of so many praises that are here today.

my brothers, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown,
that is how you should stand firm in the Lord, dear friends! Philippians 4:1

BROTHER - Fellow member: one related to another by common ties or interests.
HIS UNION Brotherhood of the Railroad Singlemen
Where do I begin with his love for the railroad.
It was the guys that he worked with that made him a railroad man.
Not as his children -- thought the trains themselves.
Poor Emile all those choo choo train presents.
Guess his kids where a little confused with the P&W memorabilia
Maybe it was the BROWN and ORANGE colors he liked more in the train logo.

I was watching the exchange with Mitch the other afternoon –
When Mitch told him his Railroad friends said hello and sent their best wishes.
Mitch asked him if he had a message -- He whispered Thank You.

BROTHER - Devoted faith worker: a man who devotes himself to the work of lord.
This one meaning of BROTHER is where Rene or as some knew Emile excelled
a brother in Christ.
Many of you have stories
And if I know this man just a little
The stories are as many as the sand pebbles on the beach

Let me go back a moment to the word THANK YOU-
This is another word that defined RENE EMILE.
He did not take life at a leisurely pace but at 400 miles a minute –
he said so many times he had things he needed to do.

Philippians 4
Rejoice in the Lord always.
I will say it again: Rejoice!
Let your gentleness be evident to all.
The Lord is near.
Do not be anxious about anything,
but in everything, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Finally, brothers,
whatever is true,
whatever is noble,
whatever is right,
whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely,
whatever is admirable
— if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—
think about such things.
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me,
or seen in me—put it into practice.
And the God of peace will be with you.

Today Rene Emile, the husband, father, grandfather, friend and brother is all dressed up to meeting his prince
He is passing during the season of rebirth but
He has left us a thought

Take those wonderful vivid memories of this man.
And to carry those love-laden moments
Deep in your heart allow them to grow and blossom
Share those fruits with others.
CELEBRATE the love he had for each of you.

You are strong and the word of God lives in each of you
You can’t learn anything by talking be quick to hear and slow to speak
You can be any thing you make up your mind to be.
Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
Let your yes be yes and your no be no.

I stand here as his daughter -- one that many of you just heard about.
My love laden memories of this BROTHER is
how he inspired, guided and encouraged me…
He spoke of my purpose so long ago
DO GREAT things. WRITE and tell PEOPLE of LIFE.
WELL I will honor my dad –
One’s courage, hope and spirit can be severely tried by happenstance of life.
But as I learned from my father,
so long as one never loses faith,
it is impossible to ever truly be lost.
My enthusiasm is perfectly understandable you see for the words of my dad beat within in my heart
And it allows me to SOAR as an eagle proclaiming the word of the lord.
Peace I leave you, his peace, I give you.
Do not let your heart be troubled and do not be afraid.

MAY THE LORD DWELL IN EACH OF YOUR HEARTS
AS YOU TAKE A MOMENT TO REMEMBER
a man such as Rene Emile Normandin

The Faith4day.com Mission
Che Normandin-Robertson (01/13/2003 02:10 PM)

As many of Carol Brazell's family and friends can testify she lay down her life for The Lord, literally. She gracefully battled cancer. Here's the glimpses I had with this remarkable lady of God whom was my "ME-MOM".

The LORD answered many of my mom's petitions this past December when we found out she had cancer. For Me: I was taken out of a desert.

I placed myself in a situation that I thought to Be A True Christian – I had to Walk The Talk! I was resolved to a loveless marriage. The problem was I was turning cold-hearted. I was unloved and unlovable. Then my mom called and changed everything!

Six months was all the Secular World gave us. The Lord used those six months to bring me out of that desert:

The spoken word over my life Deuteronomy 6:4-5

"Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might."

The Lord has granted my heart’s desire… I am now within my family’s love… I watch my precious nieces and nephews grow up… I have my best friends beside me (my sister, brother and Jesus) … I have wonderful friends… I help take care of my mom…

  • I stopped in to see Mom, Tuesday, the 9th. Not knowing it would be one of the last time I would be with her. She was resting, it was a hard slumber. She wasn't able to talk but she could communicate through HER BIG BEAUTIFUL EYES. She would open her eyes for yes or shut them for no. I told her my brother, Mark was to give the Word on Friday night. She smiled big. I knew mom wanted to tell each of us what she was thinking but she didn't know how to put her thoughts together.

    Then I went in to see her Thursday, the 11th. She took my hand and looked deep into my eyes. Her love for me was overflowing. All she thoughts was pouring into me. I kept telling her she needed to stop because it was making me cry. But she just opened her eyes wider and smiled. I again told her that she needed to stop or I would have to tickle her. She then whispered her favorite pet name "Oh Child Mild." We sat there for hours just smiling at each other. The only way I can explain it was she was DOWNLOADING all she had for me. It was over-powering. I went home that evening and was lead to

    God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet; far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I'll be with you as you do this, day after day, right up to the end of the age. Matthew 28:19 (THE MESSAGE)
    Friday afternoon, I went to help a friend with her daughter's wedding. We had services that evening. Mark gave us a homework assignment WHO WAS THE HOLY SPIRIT TO ME. The Lord led me to THE HOLY SPIRIT IS MY COMFORTER.

    Saturday afternoon, We went to the wedding. After the wedding I had the urge to go visit mom but I was so tired I decided to wait till the after church the next day. That evening The Lord led me to WHAT IS BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. As I drifted off, The Lord told me that my mom would soon be with him. He told me that The Holy Spirit would fill the empty space my mom left behind. He told me that she will become as one with him. He had lived in her and now she would live in him. So if I looked to him then I would always find her.

    Sunday morning, the phone rang. Deep down I knew this was the call I was dreading. I tried to ignored it. I convinced myself that it wasn't the nursing home. The phone rang again. I answered it. It was Joyce from the nursing home. She said mom had taken a turn for the worst. I said the turn for the worst? She said yes. I said we would be right there. I woke my sister, Melinda. Then we started to make the phone calls. After I sat on the stairs wondering if I should wait on Melinda or just go there by myself. I couldn't move. As we were driving to the nursing home, the song Breathe was playing. To this moment I'm not sure if she was calling out to us or God.

    Breathe

    This is the air I breathe This is the air I breathe Your presence living in me This is my daily bread This is my daily bread Your very word spoken to me Chorus: And I'm so desperate for you And I'm lost without with you.
    As we approached the room could hear Mark wailing. I told the kids to wait I would go in to see the situation. The curtain around mom's bed was drawn. There was a peace within the room. I could smell roses. I went to her bed. She was so beautiful. I cried within my heart ME-MOM Please come back, Please don't go! I heard her say Honey, I love you but it's so beautiful here. Continue the work I have started and I will wait for you. Her family and friends began to arrive. Each of us had our private time with her. Mom would have liked that. I just want to thank Wally from Green Pine Funeral for sitting with us through that long day.

    The days after my mom passed - I felt lost - my connector to life was gone. My mom was my compass of truth - My true north. How could I go on? But for the first time in my life I could really feel The HOLY SPIRIT - I mean I could hear him and feel his touch.

    My mom's memorial service was awe-inspiring. I was sitting across from many whom never understood my mom's ways. My adopted brother, Ricky McDonald sang     Thank You For Giving To The Lord by Ray Boltz. I started crying - wailing. I heard her talking to me but I just couldn't take the place she wanted me step into.
    At the same time, you need to know that I carry with me at all times a huge sorrow. It's an enormous pain deep within me, and I'm never free of it. I'm not exaggerating - Christ and the Holy Spirit are my witnesses. It's the Israelites... If there was any way I could be cursed by the Messiah so they could be blessed by him. I'd do it in a minute. They're my family. I grew up with them. Romans 9 (THE MESSAGE)
    I have always been the Martha of my mom's MINISTRY. She was the front person proclaiming the word while I was the back person making sure everything was in order. How could I step up now?

    I didn't feel I could speak at the service. All my memories of her were flooding me. The images of her, the things we did, and things she'd said. I felt a lost for words or too many words were rushing at me - how could I express who she was - what she was. I just sat there.

    My brother-in-law, Paul, got up to say what mom meant to him. He was struggling. I went to him and told everyone of the first time they met. Mom loved him from the very moment she met him.

    I then told everyone my mom spoke to me early that morning. I could not remember the exact words because I had forgotten the bible where she had me highlight the verses. But she wanted everyone to know her ministry was not completed. That she just went to the next level to continue on. Her ministry would continue here on earth in the seeds that was place within each of us who loved her.

    I'm not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don't get me wrong. By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eyes on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward - to Jesus. I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back.
    But there's far more to life for us. We're citizens of high heaven! We're waiting for the arrival of the Savior, the Master, Jesus Christ, who will transform our earthly bodies into glorious bodies like his own. He'll make us beautiful and whole with the same powerful skill by which he is putting everything as it should be, under and around him.
    My dear, dear friends! I love you so much. I do want the very best for you. You make me feel such joy, fill me with such pride. Don't waver. Stay on track, steady in God. Philippians 3 (THE MESSAGE)
    Many people spoke about how my mom touched their lives. An old acquaintance of mine spoke. She stood up and said she didn't know my mom personally. But she had heard about her ministry through some articles written and through the Christian community. She said that my mom and her would attend the same events and she felt honored to know that Carol Brazell was in attendance. She said she just wanted to honor one of the Lord's special people.

    Later after the service she told me that she felt honored to know her daughter! At that moment I heard in my heart ...

    "YOU MIGHT BE TINY BUT YOU'RE MIGHTY....YOU MIGHT HAVE TO LOOK UP INTO THEIR EYES BUT THEY WILL LOOK DOWN INTO YOURS AND SEE THE LORD'S TRUTH..."
    What was mom's ministry?
    SHE WAS A GOD CHASER. She was not concerned in camping out on some dusty truth known to everyone. She set off after the fresh presence of the Almighty. She wanted to lead the church body from a place of dryness back into the place of His presence. She was not content simply following God's tracks. She wanted to apprehend His presence. She wanted to demonstrate the difference between the truth and revelation of God. The Truth of God is where God's been. The Revelation of God is where God is. Truth is God's tracks. It's his trail. His path. She didn't intend to be like the masses of people who are happy to know where God's been. They're content just to study God's trail. But she aspired to know Him. She wanted to know where he is and what He's doing right now. She was not happy with past truth, She wanted the present truth! She didn't just want to study from what God has done, She wanted to see what God is doing.
    The funny thing about the definition is this what I said about my ministry to an acquaintance a couple of weeks ago.

    Has this pierced your heart? This is how... Simple things. Listen to the Lord - Follow his lead. If there is a need fill it. JUST STEP OUT!

    So I'm STEPPING OUT- INTO THE MINISTRY THAT WAS PLACED UPON ME MANY YEARS AGO:     www.faith4day.com!

    PS

    I asked a friend to look up what the following numbers mean: 

    April - Creation of the Word     28th - Eternal Life

    July - Completion Spiritual Perfection      14th - Deliverance or Salvation

    • April 28, 1944 - July 14, 2002

    Psalm 91

    HE WHO dwells in the secret place 
    of the Most High shall remain 
    stable and fixed under the shadow 
    of the Almighty
     

    I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge 
    and my Fortress, My God; 
    on Him I lean and rely, 
    and in Him I [confidently] trust

    Psalm 23

    THE LORD is my Shepherd , I shall not lack.
    He makes me lie down in green pastures; 
    He leads me beside the still and restful waters.

    Carol Ann Brazell
    Was:

    Controversial, Loud, Obnoxious, Bold, Fearless, Mom, Caring, The Bread Lady. Fanatic, Headstrong, Weird, Loving, Crazy, Opinionated, Sure, Granny. Sensitive, Truthful, Bull Dog, The Devil, Intimidator, The Dancing Lady, and Thoughtful

    • Praise God

    • Good Stuff

    • Let's Pray On It

    • He Maketh Me Lie Down In Green Pastures

    • Love

    • His Train Fills The Temple

    • Give Glory It's God

    • You are Beautiful!

    • What's The Game Plan?

    • Love Love

    • Child Mild

    • Dar-Links

    • Just Let It Go!

    Thank you for giving to the Lord. 
    I am a life that was changed. 
    Thank you for giving to the Lord. 
    I am so glad you gave. 
    ~Ray Boltz~


    May the LORD richly bless you as you give!

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