We have suffered a great loss, Dr. Steve Ahn

Dear Family and Friends,

Dr. George Miller was kind enough to call us today to share the terrible news that our long time friend and helper had died this morning at the hospital while he was there working. We were stunned and could hardly speak. Many of you know how both Steve and Sylvia have been there helping during the past two weeks. Steve has been a pillar, a rock, a wise friend, a counselor, a generous giver to us over and over again. It can now be told, I am flying to be with my family in Hawaii because of Steve sharing his frequent flier miles to get me there, he was the benefactor. When I was in Boston and needed to come home to conduct business for a few days he provided the round trip ticket. He came out to visit Nan two Sabbaths ago and spent over an hour talking to Nan, holding her hand and praying with her. And now to attempt to accept that we have lost this great man, our hearts are right with Sylvia and the boys this evening.
I have enjoyed my time here with Jason and Jo very much. I've had a chance to get to know Timothy better. This afternoon Jason and I sang side by side in the Messiah which is always a good experience. We were both in shock and could talk of little beside our experiences with Steve and Sylvia over the past many years. We just keep thinking of how fresh our hurting is and to now know that Kevin and Michael with Sylvia are experiencing those same kinds of lost feelings and emotions, it tears ones heart out.

We send our love, many prayers already and our pledge of support, anything you need Ahn family, ask and we will help.

Friends and family, we are all reminded vividly how short time can be for any of us. I believe both STeve and Nan lived their lives in faith and with a close personal relationship with their Lord and we take some comfort in the belief we will see them again. I wonder about my own life and yours, where do you stand tonight with Jesus? I know this, He loves you, He knows you and He wants to be your friend and saviour. He does not care about the things we care about on this world, He cares about saving your heart for eternity.

We send all the love we know how to send to Sylvia and the boys, his sweet mom and Sylvia's mom, a family hit by a tragedy, a family that needs all our prayers, support, caring.

Thank you Steve for showing us how to live, now we pledge to in turn do what we can to help people, to listen to them and to care for them. We have lost a great, special giant today.

love
tim and jason and jo and timothy and clayton

ps This evening I had my first chance to read Jason's tribute to Nan. Tissues needed and my heart just was touched by his words of memory and tribute. He got it right about Nan and I love my family all the more for those words.