Tuesday, January 11, 2022
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My heart goes out to each and everyone of you her family members as I know this is an incredible loss that cannot be put into words. I can’t imagine the hole that you each feel in your heart and I pray that somehow God would mend it. You all knew her for a lifetime I knew her for much less than that but the few years that I did I discovered that Debra Otto was an amazing human being. Deborah and I began to get close a few years ago as we began a prayer journey together. What started out as a time of prayer for our children as we were studying a book called The Power of a Praying Parent would turn into something far greater and much larger than we could’ve ever have imagined literally reaching practically all over the world. Debra always participated in something called the watchmen on the wall or in her case the watch woman on the wall, her hour to pray was midnight, there were times that we would pray until the wee hours of the morning sometimes the sun would be coming up. She always kept track of everyone’s name whether it was her family members or mine, Her daughter Chelsea was always number one on the list, Deborah always prayed for Chelsea safety, her future family, her education, etc. etc., then it was my children, and my grandchildren, and their significant others, Our immediate family members and parents that were still with us, friends and foe’s as we both knew we had to love and pray for our enemies, Pastor’s, President’s, Israel, the Middle East , our Government,cousin’s, aunties, uncles, grandchildren, friends across the globe in England and farther, her neighbor Cindy, our Ex husband’s and their family, First Responders, Fire Fighters, Police Officers, Nurse’s, Doctors, Medical Staff ,The list went on and on. Originally it was only supposed to be that we would pray for our children but God led us to a greater ministry of prayer and intercession. Deborah was an incredibly eloquent person not only when speaking but also when writing, I was amazed at the knowledge that she had of different cultures and their different ways of speaking. Debra could relate to anybody anywhere across the globe, she could make them feel like she was right there with them. Debra always wanted photos if possible of who we were praying for she wanted to put a face to the name. Debra spent every morning doing what she called bag time studying her word and spending time in worship. She was much more disciplined at that than I was. She was amazing when it came to her love for her Lord and Savior.There are so many memories that I have of her and the things that I learned from listening to her and not always watching her because we weren’t always in each others presence physically. I remember a time when some neighbors moved in near her and they had a lot of kids, Debra invited them all and gave them snacks and talk to them about their life and what they wanted to be when they grew up and taught them how to care for one another and help one another and she did it ever so lovingly. I thought to myself this woman has the patience of a saint . These were strangers that lived in her neighborhood that I’m not even sure if she had ever really encountered before, yet she opened her arms and her home with love. Deborah would talk to me about how she served in church she loved Awana because she could be a part of that with her daughter she loved homeschooling because she could be there with her daughter she love that girl more than life itself. I didn’t homeschool but my kids were in Awahna so we always could talk about that and we had lots of beautiful memories of that with our kids When her daughter and my older son were younger we always thought that they would marry each other and that was an ongoing discussion for many years of course that followed with laughs as they would get older. In the pictures that I posted there are a pair of Croc’s, my mom loved that particular pair and she was in hospice and not doing well, Debra searched high and low on Amazon ordered them and they would arrive the day before my mom‘s passing but I was able to put them on her bed and take a picture of her with them. I would have included it but my mom was very frail and ailing. The little red box that’s in the photo Debra filled with little heart candies that we find on Valentine’s Day with different sayings on them but they were the large size and she made 50 of these for my son‘s wedding party . She wanted to contribute anyway she could do anything she could or anyone she could. I know that she would help people with groceries even when she did not have herself. She didn’t get out of the house too much but I remember one time I picked her up and we took my granddaughter a few years ago to Bath And Body Works . We had a blast. I would soon get a call from one of my sons who was in distress, immediately Debra would say let’s go pick him up. I myself was a little upset about it because it was infringing on my time with my friend who didn’t get out much , but Deborah on the other hand was so loving and gentle and kind and caring that once she encountered my son the whole atmosphere changed in the car. She began to ask him about all the things that he loved that she knew about because we had prayed about it , you would have thought that they had known each other for years and the love that she showed him that day will never be forgotten by me or him and I know that my granddaughter learned so much from watching Deborah that day. She diverted the pain and suffering that he was feeling to an avenue in a direction that he could directly relate to and have a conversation that she would also be well-versed on as she always was. There are so many other things that she did and that she did exceptionally well but I don’t want to tell all of her secrets because I know that she did not do anything that she did for accolades. Now there were times that Deborah and I butted heads if you will but we always believed that we were put together to be iron that sharpened iron you know like the kind that they file horses hooves with so sometimes it was painful and it felt rough but we loved each other all the more afterwards and we grew into better human beings and more beautiful women because of it. Deborah had so much love for her family and every person that she had ever encountered for the most part. I know that her rewards have gone before her and that she has already laid them at her Savior’s feet. I know that her crown was filled with jewels. Debra Otto you impacted my life more than you will ever know even though you always said that it was me who impacted yours. I don’t think that you had any idea of your great worth and value and how it far exceeded what you could even comprehend with your finite mind. I will be eternally grateful for all the intercessory prayers that you prayed for people who are a part of my life and you’re own, As I witnessed that beautiful humble heart that could put all hurt and heartache aside and cry to the father for the needs of others, I was impacted in ways that I’m not even sure I yet comprehend. We would always say sweet dreams and revelations to one another before we would close our eyes to rest after many hours of praying. Your dreams have finally come true and your revelations have become a reality. I love you Debra Otto so much more than you ever knew in this life, I pray that you know it now and that your heavenly father has revealed it to you. Now we see dimly but you have seen face to face! Thank you for loving me and the people that I cared about my family my children and many many others that were a part of my life , I could never say enough thank you’s. And the King shall answer and say onto them. Verily I say unto you, and as much as he have done it unto one of the least of these my brother in ye have done it on to Me. Matthew 25:40 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4
