JOHN RATE MSC, MAY HE REST IN PEACE

As visitors to our site would have been reading about John in hospital, news came through that he died during last night.

Steve Dives sent the following message:

It is with great sadness that I advise that our  dear brother John Rate died suddenly last night at 10pm. He was in hospital in Adelaide and yesterday morning had shown signs of improvement. His suffering and pain is now over and he is with the God he loved and served so faithfully. May John now rest in the peace and joy of God’s eternal presence. We pray too for John’s family and for the many people who were touched by John’s love and ministry in so many places.

The photo above, with John in the centre, is a tribute to his years-long ministry with Marriage Encounter.