“His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast
been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter
thou into the joy of thy lord.” Matthew 25:23
This
week we salute Missionary Curtis Pugh. Brother Pugh went to be with the Lord
Last week and his funeral was yesterday Saturday February 10, 2018. Normally we
do not use our space to salute people, however to me personally Brother Curtis
was a very special Missionary. I love Missionaries, but selfless and life-giving
Brethren ought to be recognized for their grace and mercy in their works for
the Lord. Brother Pugh gave the majority of his adult life to the service of
the Lord in Canada and Romania. I first met he and Sister Janet in Sulphur
Springs, Texas when they were about to head to Canada for a mission work.
Brother Pugh visited with me again several years back when he lost his home
supporting church as he was looking for a church to call home when he found it
in Denham Springs, La. at Grace Bible Baptist Church and Pastor Jerry Dodson.
As Brother Curtis health began to fail he and Sister Janet moved back to
America to Poteau, Oklahoma where he lived until he passed. I have had the
pleasure through him to meet Brother Sergey Mochalov in Russia and Brother Raul
Enyedi who took the Romanian work after Brother Pugh returned to the USA. I
have always labeled Brother Curtis “the most selfless missionary” I have ever
known because he and Sister Janet gave everything they had to the work in the
field and took little for themselves. So, it is for this cause, we say goodbye
to a greatly loved man in Brother Curtis Pugh.
God
tells the churches in the great commission to go into the world and preach the
gospel to every person on the earth, (Mark 16:15) and Brother Curtis did his
share of that work, along with his faithful companion sister Janet. I last
spoke to Brother Curtis a few months back on the phone. I have to say it was a
true blessing to speak to him, a man with such grace and wisdom. Brother Curtis
helped greatly to solve our issue. He loved the Lord’s churches and the Lords churches
loved him. I know that Brother Curtis has now seen the Lord Jesus Christ and
that he is rejoicing greatly in the kingdom of God, and I cannot be happier for
him. So, from this pastor and from our church here in Texarkana, Tx we say goodbye
to a good and faithful servant of Jesus Christ and many of the Lords churches
in getting the gospel message to as many people as the Lord would graciously
allow him. Brother Curtis, we will see you again in the morning!!
