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Be Not Afraid Faiththat I am approaching eternity, so I wanted people toknow about this. – Ed.”I held Ed’s memorial service, and during it severalpeople rose to speak about his impact on their lives.The voices came from all corners, from teens to elderlypeople. But the testimony was the same: because ofEd’s sincerity and his lack of religious words, his faithhad touched them like that of few others and wasinstrumental in helping them find a basis for their ownfaith.Merrill could not have been more different from Edin terms of his background and personality. But he waslike Ed in the solace he found in his faith.A fellow pastor who worked with me for two decades,Merrill brought an extensive knowledge of the Oldand New Testaments to his calling; in addition, heconducted two choirs, counseled couples and highschool students, taught Sunday school, and served thechurch in many other ways.One day in 1986, Merrill (then fifty-seven) began tohave severe nausea and vomiting. Within a few days hewas diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Visits to severalspecialists confirmed his worst fears – that neithersurgery, radiation, nor chemotherapy would be of help.Remarkably, this didn’t depress him in the least, butonly emboldened him. He even reassured his wife and14