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| Dr Paul Payton | 02/07/2002 at 03:58am GMT |
Dear Sister Mae and family,
I am truly thankful for the inspiration Pastor Barry has been to myself and many many others over the years.As a teenager I remember returning
home one Saturday night after one of Pastor Barry's meetings and burning some secular records
in a small fire in our back yard under the conviction of the Holy Spirit.
What an awesome work he has done.
I look forward to meeting him again one day.
Agape,
Paul and Michelle.
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| Gary & Judy Levens | 02/07/2002 at 03:56am GMT |
Dear Mae & family
God's peace and blessings be with you during this time of loss. Barry was a blessing to the extent that only eternity will reveal. Our love anf thoughts are with you.
Gary & Judy Levens and Taigum Community Church, Brisbane.
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| Sally Blanco | 02/07/2002 at 03:41am GMT |
Dear Sister Mae and family,
I feel great regret and sadness after hearing
that Pastor Barry had gone to be with the Lord,I guess you could also say somewhat selfish as he has made such an impact not only in my life but also in the lives of others.I have always enjoyed his teachings on the end time events and Pastor Barry had a way of captivating the attention of the people he was speaking to. I saw Pastor Barry for the first time when he came to speak at Revival Life Centre here in Sydney and needless to say I left his meetings feeling blessed and well informed.I will always remeber him as the fearless and bold Man Of God who taught the WORD as it was ought to be taught,in truth and in Love.
My prayers are with you and your family, May you all feel God's Love like never before and find comfort and peace in him as he is our source of strenght.
Your sister in Christ
Sally Blanco.
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| Bruce & Connie Robinson | 02/07/2002 at 03:27am GMT |
Dear May and family, It was with both joy and sorrow that we heard the news. The time that we knew you as a family in Blenheim was speacial. I have always admired Barry's tolerance for people.One thing that has been in my prayers is that I may also display that genuine love and toerance for people that I saw in Barry. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Thankyou for sharing Barry with others. Love from Bruce, Connie, and the boys.
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| Matthew J Brisbane, Australia | 02/07/2002 at 02:59am GMT |
To Barry's family
I'm very sorry to hear of Barry's passing. I never met him, never even went to his meetings but I've read most of his books and listened to many tapes. I presume Barry had a habit of concluding his messages with an invitation to receive Jesus. As I listened to one of these invitations on tape, Barry led the people in Amazing Grace. Not necessarily the greatest singer, but as I listened and responded to the call Barry made on the tape the Spirit of God touched me like never before and I wept and wept and blubbered the words to Amazing Grace. The legacy of Barry Smith for me isn't necessarily any of his teachings, it is his compulsion to give all glory and honour to God.
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| Ana Laura Zavala Cano | 02/07/2002 at 02:16am GMT |
Dear family of our beloved brother, Barry Smith...
I am soooo sad to hear that he has passed away, at the same time I feel happy for him because he has returned home. He has entered back into Heaven where there is no pain and no tears, only love and happeness.
I am only 18 yrs old, but Barry Smith really impacted my life. I only knew him for two years and I only got to met him a couple of times. But his happeness touched me... I would have never guessed that Barry had heart problems, especially the way he used to "talk" on stage about the end of days.. It was he we got me interested in the subject to begin with... I know that Barry will still impact people with his sermons, even though he is gone now...
And a funny thing is he in a way knew he was going to go back home. He kept on telling us, our congregation that he was giving us every detail that he had.... In a way he was telling us that was the last we were going to hear him fully... I hope nad pray that your whole family knows that God is with you now, and he hasn't left you, and he does have a plan for eveyrthing....
Words cannot express how much Barry smith touched my life....
But it was a privalage in getting to know him
Always in my prays
Love your sister in Christ ANA
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| Lynne Fredlund | 02/07/2002 at 12:57am GMT |
Dear Mae and family,
No amount of praise and appreciation for Barry and his ministry will make the loss any less. It is OK to let the sadness show because it is the pain of seperation from your loved one. We all know that we will see him again and that will be a wonderful meeting.
My prayer is for you; that you know the comfort of our heavenly Father and that you will go on to do whatever He asks you to.
Thank you for your selfless sharing of Barry as he did so much for many of us. When I came to see him in Nottingham he was such a blessing to me. I recieved the gift of tounges that I had been seeking for some time and even though I still have no more than a wisper for a voice I can still speak this heavenly laungage. One day I will recieve my full voice and will sing aloud in tounges. He was such an encouragement to me in that and in much more. He was used to speak directly into my life of what God's plans are for it.
God spoke through him to many as he ministered from the platform and as he wrote his books and newspapers.
I pray that God's showers of blessing will fall on the whole family and sustain and encourage you throughout the times to come.
with love in Christ Jesus
xxxx Lynne Fredlund xxxxx
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| Anisi Family, Henderson,Auck | 02/07/2002 at 12:49am GMT |
To May & Family
Friend to friend, we wish to express our deepest condolences. Although years passed when we once shared many good times together in hometown Henderson, your family have never been too far from our thoughts and prayers.
Uncle Barry has done his work well and deservedly rests with our Living Saviour and God.
Although we cannot be with you at this time our prayers continue for God's guidance upon your family.
May God give you peace, joy and comfort during this time of loss as we celebrate Uncle Barry's life which he lived to the fullest.
God bless
Moega, Emo & family.
Anisi
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| Pastors Phil & Barbara Taylor | 02/07/2002 at 12:13am GMT |
Dear Mae and family
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time.
Barry was a blessing to our church here at Christian City Church, Oxford Falls, and will be sadly missed.
Much love
Pastors Phil & Barbara Taylor
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| Porirua Elim Christian Church | 01/07/2002 at 11:14pm GMT |
Dear May and family
I write on behalf of our church to offer our condolences to you and the family for Barry's passing. Barry has led many in our city to Christ in the past years. Our church was greatly impacted by the end time teaching, and to this day, many are forever grateful that Barry Smith came. May the Lord continue to comfort you.
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| Maureen Williams | 01/07/2002 at 11:11pm GMT |
Dear Sister May and all the Smith family,
I send my loving sympathies and pray our dear Lord and Saviour comfort and sustain you in the days to come.
I heard Barry on occasions when he visited South Africa and was always blest by his ministry of the Word and his earnest desire for those who did not know Jesus to repent and make Him their Lord and Saviour.
Remember death cannot sever what the Cross unites and indeed it is only the beginning.
Sincerely and in Jesus,
Maureen Williams.
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| Lou and Sharon Davis (nee Cruickshank | 01/07/2002 at 10:19pm GMT |
Kia ora Aunty May, Becky, Andrew, Rachel and whanau
We are devastated to hear of your loss.
Uncle Barry was such a beautiful, beautiful man who filled our hearts and lives with seeds of laughter, faith, purpose, meaning, direction and most of all love. He always made you feel significant - it was such a wonderful gift.
We will never, never forget him. Our hearts and lives have been enriched and blessed because we knew him.
Thank you for all the years that you have shared him with us. Debbie will be enjoying seeing her Dad again.
We love you. You are all in our prayers.
Arohatinonui
Lou, Sharon, Taylor-Jane & Louis
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| Len & Rita Restall | 01/07/2002 at 10:18pm GMT |
Dear May & Family,
We send our condolences to you at your sad loss of Barry, and comfort you in knowing that your loss becomes the Lord's gain.
The fine example and consistent stand by Barry on the Word of God ia an example for us all - he never wavered in his faith and truly fought the fight with all diligence. His strong stand on the application of Biblical truth to past, present and future events no doubt pleased God, but would have brought persecution and possible reaction from enemies of the gospel. However, God would not have Satan and the kingdom of this world to have victory and glory over the loss of Barry, but with the homecoming of Barry all glory is to God and His kingdom. We thank you for all the kind memories we have of Barry over these many years, and for his utmost effectiveness for the Kingdom of God. Bless you all at this time and may God strengthen you all during this time. With our love. Len & Rita
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| Mike, Shelley, John & Kyle Nankivell | 01/07/2002 at 10:10pm GMT |
When we heard the news of Barry's Graduation Ceremony, we thought,"wow - meeting our Heavenly Father while in the middle of "doing the Lord's work" (WHO SAID THAT?!). Barry will go down in our books as the most no-nonsense, natuarally spiritual guy we've ever met. Uncomplicated. A barrel of laughs, yep. Interested in people, definitely. All "quite simple, really" (WHO SAID THAT?!)
Barry is to blame, in a very positive way, for many things I find myself doing and saying now a as a Dad to my two growing boys. You see, Barry was a role model to many young blokes including myself. I for one grew during our times together in Pelorus. Crazy escapades happened all the time, out of which we learnt to live life,to love life and to laugh at life. Those years will always be treasured.
To Mae (I can still hear your yell of delight when you finally recognised me through my beard, early last year when Shelley and I and the boys dropped in on you!), we love you much. You are such a special person! To Denny, Becky, Rachel, Andy and Sarskia, we love you guys and are missing you heaps. God bless.
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| Rachel Walding (nee Cruickshank) Whangarei | 01/07/2002 at 10:04pm GMT |
To Aunty May, Andrew & Whanau, Becky & whanau and Rachel & Whanau
We love you all very, very much. Know that you are all in our thoughts, our prayers and our hearts more than ever at this time.
We have awesome memories of Uncle Barry that will live on. Christian Renewal Fellowship Church in Whangarei, where your husbnd and father was part of the founding team of men that planted this Church & the vision (25 years ago)are just one of these awesome memories.
The many people who have come to know Jesus over many, many years through Mum & Dad's ministry has always stood out the most. We HONOUR a man of God and a faithful minister of the gospel, who understood and knew how to live by faith.
Aunty May: You and Uncle Barry always adored each other. He loved being with you.
Love you, your friends xxxx
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| George Robinson | 01/07/2002 at 09:32pm GMT |
What a wonderful person, a wonderful Christian, a wonderful ministry, a man out of whom Jesus the Christ did shine. I never did meet Barry but looked foward to doing so. God's peace, comfort and presence be with Barry's beloved at this time.
His message lives on. Jesus:" Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. I go to prepare a place for you. I will come again and receive you unto myself, that where I am, there you may be also."........." and those who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds and so shall ever be with the Lord. Comfort one another with these words".
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| Dave Perkin | 01/07/2002 at 09:25pm GMT |
Dear Smith Family,
Barry was a great example of a fearless Christian leader.
His preaching and messages were always uncompromised but also humourous.
The Lord is pleased to have him home.
May God bless you all
Love
Dave and Carol Perkin
Auckland,NZ
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| Melissa Perkin | 01/07/2002 at 09:21pm GMT |
Dear May and family. It is with great sorrow that I heard the news. Your family has touched my life in many ways over the 10 years since I first met you in the Middle East. Your warmth, friendship, character and hospitality has been a tremendous example to me and I recall many happy hours spent in Pelorus with you all. My prayers are with you all. Thank you so much for the blessing you are to so many. Melissa Perkin
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| Owen and Patricia Young - Auckland NZ | 01/07/2002 at 09:10pm GMT |
"The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away"
Owen and I were blessed to have "our last supper" with Barry and May when they last preached in Auckland.
Truly a man of God, thank you for all your funny stories and for keeping us entertained for hours on teaching us about the gospel.
Your legacy will always live on in the many, many lives around the world that you have touched over the 40 odd years.
You asked me what village my parents came from and I said, My Father is from Vailuutai and My Mother is from Tanugamanono, then you said those two villages are very dear to me and May's hearts. Why I said, you answered well Vailuutai
is where I first met May and Tanugamanono is where our first child was born.
Prayers and Thoughts go out to May and Fanau.
Love Always
Owen and Patricia Young
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| Mike and Janne Cullen | 01/07/2002 at 08:54pm GMT |
Dear May and family
We were so sorry to hear of Barry's passing.He was a man full of life and a passion for the Lord.We thank God for his evangelistic ministry and fervour that has seen many people swept into the Kingdom of God.
May the Lord comfort and keep you during this time of grief and sustain you with the many wonderful memories that you have of Barry.
With love
Mike and Janne
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