Irv and Pat Eddy, My Friends

Irv and Pat Eddy are two of our great friends in Texas. We first met them at the Christian Center Church in West Columbia.
Irv is a quiet, hard working man that is cheerful and so much fun to be around. He is always interested in what other people are doing and never seems to mind if he gets a load of bad news when he cheerfully asks, "How are you?" I've unloaded my woes to him more than once and he takes it all in and starts praying about it on a daily basis until you let him know that God has answered in a positive way. That's a real friend!
He used to work the sound system at church and so was always sitting in the back. Then, in August of 1994, revival hit the Christian Center like a tornado, and Irv went from the back to the front. It was amazing. That was when we became really good friends and it has never changed.
Irv works, helps his kids, and assists Pat in her ministry, and is a constant help to the city of Brazoria concerning their drainage system woes.
Pat is Irv's wife of many years. She is one of the most positive and compassionate people I have ever met. She over-flows with the love of God. She is the leader of a ministry called The Christian Senior Citizen's Center. She works there 5 days a week from early mornings to late "dark -thirty!" She is a powerhouse of love, energy, prayer, and fun.
Their ministry has kept many senior citizens from going hungry, and God alone knows how many they have kept from committing suicide. Many have been saved through this ministry. Think about that and what the implications are of a ministry that reaches senior citizens for Christ. It is John Wesley's "Soul Saving Station three feet from the Gates of Hell!" They are rescued from despair by the love of God that the Center shares with anyone and everyone.
Have you ever thought of someone as a great person, but when you got to know them personally, you were dissapointed? Not the case, here! The closer you get to these two, the more you realize that they are "for real."
I am proud to know them, to be financial partners in their ministry, to have Beth volunteer with them, and most of all, to be their friend.