LEGACY: The Rick Pearson Memorial

With as much Zippeedeedooda love and Sunshine I can pray for.....may your journeys constantly remind you of His unfailing love for each of you!

We continue to love you, pray for you and ache with you. We will pray for all of the things that you've asked since we know that our God who is intimately acquainted with us, is sufficient for all that we long for.

Candi and family,
YOu guys have been amazing through this ALL! Your correspondence and raw emotion has become a private ministry to me in the midst of such significant loss. My Mom passed away 2 years ago (August 22nd) also from cancer (very brief, but very aggressive)and I am still trying to find meaning in it all myself too. God wrapped me in a blanket of comfort and security amongst the trials of her illness, but then in these past years the emptiness of the loss has really set in. I struggle with this everyday as I look to God for an answer. I know it is there, it has just yet to be revealed. Once again, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for letting us pray, hurt, adn love with you all. You are amazing people!

We will continue to pray and believe God's will to shine as the noon day sun on your lives. Candi, your strength in the Lord and the love of you and your family for Rick has been an encouragement that breathes life to my bones everytime I close my eyes and envision Rick playing that guitar and leading in worship at New Life. You guys are great!!!...and Iam glad to call you family....

Todd Bush (PT)

Candi & Jonathan,
I am praising our Heavenly Daddy for keeping His loving arms around your entire family during this long journey.
Rest assured all of your prayer requests are being lifted before The Throne of Grace. 'He' is more than able, but you know that. Isn't He more than Awesome?
Praying your days and nights to be blessed to overflowing with His Peace, Mercy, and Grace.
InHisLove,
Mary NPCC

Dear Family,
I just wanted to let you know you are constantly on my mind and in my prayers. I will continue to pray for you and all of the things that you have asked for us to pray for. I know that God will give you the strength and assurance for what the future will hold!!
"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock." Isaiah 26:3-4
Love in Christ,
Breanne Dawkins (MLC)

I'm still here praying for you guys! I don't have any great words, but fortunately God hears my groans! I love you guys!

Kelly

You got it! Prayers remain steady for you and your blessed family. I just wanted you guys to know what a testimony it has been for me throughout this whole semester with Rick's ascending to heaven. I strongly believe that God places certain events and people in our lives to draw us closer to him. Even though i did not know Rick personally, the committment my heart has made to Christ throughout that event has left me in awe. It brought my family and i together in a way spiritually that we had never experienced before. Just viewing Rick's life, his amazing family, and loved ones has opened my eyes up to our beautiful creator's will for our lives. We are part of such an amazing story, so why not use it? Rick was such a light, and continues to be for my life. I just wanted to communicate the effect he and your family has had on my life and my relationship with Christ. As life does go on, Rick is smiling down on us. Know that you are being prayed for, and you are in God's embrace each second of the day. God bless each of you and your amazing hearts. May your days be filled with God's grace and peace and LOVE!

We love you guys and will keep all of you in our prayers. Every weekend at MLC there are reminders of Rick. The thought of him always brings a smile to our hearts. We pray God's blessings and encouragement for you all.

We are continuing to pray for your entire family. Please keep us posted on how we can pray specifically. It is a privilege to intercede on your behalf during this time.

Jonathan and Candi,

Our entire family's prayers are with all of you as you embark on life's journey. There is not a day that goes by that we don't think and pray for each one of you. We love you all and will keep Haley and Suzanne close to us in our thoughts and prayers in this new place.

It is so difficult to see the world going on as if nothing happened. Our world completely stops but the rest of the world goes on. It does not seem right although we know it is the only way. Moivng on is touch and go for a long time. As soon as you think you are doing okay, it all comes crashing down, but you get through it and you see the sunshine again. I will continue to pray for you all to find the path that God has chosen for you. I will pray for strength, guidence and most of all for healing. I know how hard the holidays are when we have lost a loved one. As you already know, God will get you through the holidays as you remember Rick and his love for God.
Suzanne you are on my mind daily. I am glad to hear that you have returned to work. Please remember your Mountain Lake family is here for you.

Praise God for Jeremiah 29:11!
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Dearest Family of God,

Please know that I have continued to regularly pray for your entire family and I am so glad you have posted again so that I can pray more specifically for each of you.

I too have a special place in my heart for the Los Angeles area because I was born and raised there. I pray Candi, if our Lord would have you and Jonathan stay in the area that He will open doors and make your purpose obvious.

I will pray for clarity, wisdom and discernment for each of you as you continue with your lives here on this earth. I know that you all know this is not our home, Rick is home. As we live our earthly lives may we continue to live for Christ, striving to worship Him in all we do.

You all have been in my thoughts and prayers for so long it is hard not to continue praying God will have his hand in all that you all decide to do in your lives.

We love you guys! Know we are praying for your family during this time.
In Him, Eric

Hey Yall..
It's good to hear about whats going on. I am praying for the down time. I will see you soon.
Much Love and Grace to the rest of the family.

Laura

Brothers and Sisters,
I Love you all and wish you well as life does go on not without Rick he is still moving trough our thoughts as a cool breeze in the night. We offer you our Prayers and the most perfect thing we have...His Love

Gerry

I hope you are all doing well! I remeber when i went to BIGSTUF for the first time, Rick was there. I thought he was sooo amazing. Candi, you too! I havea picture that i took with you both. You are both such amazing people, and it is sad to hear that Rick has passed on, but his legacy will def. live on! Both he and the BIGSTUF band have changed my life completely, and i was saved that year at BIGSTUF. I have Rick, you and the rest of the staff at BIGSTUF to thank for that! Remember that everyday is always a new one, so live on, praise God, and always remember that Rick will be in our hearts.
ALWAYS SMILE...you are all soo beautiful!

~ALLI MITCHELL~

I still keep you in my prayers. I check the web site periodically to get updates. I will pray specifically for what you have asked. For those of you that are in Atlanta, know that you can always find friends, love and support at Mountain Lake Church. A group of us went to Slidell, LA last week to help with disaster relief, we played Rick's cd in the van, and it made me smile, to know he was along for the ride with us.
God bless you.

hey guys, (all of you)
I can not even begin to tell you how proud of you I am for the way you continue to handle you difficult situations. I know the term "hang-in-there" won't keep you going without God's help, so how about "keep on using the tenacity our God suplies you with to move into the future." I love you all and pray for you more than ever.
the one and only,
Olivia...(Bryan)

Candi,
You all are continuously in our thoughts and prayers. We love you guys so much. I can only imagine the saddness you may feel from the memories of sweet Ricky but please know we are praying for God to continue to give you all peace throughout this holiday season. Please tell Mrs. Elaine and Billy if they need ANYTHING, we are right next door . . . literally! :) WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!

God Bless You,
Jennifer, Beau, & family
Kathy, Tommy, & family

Candi,
This morning I read, "opinions of God are based almost entirely on impressions of His servants." A couple of weeks ago, you helped lead worship at NPCC, and thoughts were flooding through my mind of your incredible faithfulness to our Heavenly Father even in your grief. Praise was even more rich and meaningful because of your ability to passionately sing toward the One who holds us in his hands. Thank you for your incredible witness to me and to all of us who continue to be moved toward God by Rick's life, as well as yours and your family's. I pray His blessings and comfort upon you, especially approaching this season of family and reflection.

Jana

It was October when my daughter came home from 6th grade with a new paper to write. "HERO" was to be the title. You can imagine my smile when she told me why Rick was a hero. With most of it already written, she needed a visual and decided that audio would win a few more points... Yes she stole my CD of Rick! The day of her presentation her teacher played Rick's praises to the entire class! (Knowing how our public school system feels It was a brave move!) That day 4 new copies of the CD were sold (2 were for the teacher!) My baby girl came home amazed and said to me..."Mom, Rick is still saving people from heaven." I would expect no less from Rick. He always was an over achiever! We are keeping you all in our prayers, as you have wittnessed to our family in ways you will never know.
God is Good.
Allen and Brenda Dickey

Candi--

Your family, and Suzanne are an inspiration to my faith. You have endured and still remain faithful. It kinda reminds me of Job. I am sure the Lord has great plans for you guys. I wish that there was more I can do for you guys, but San Diego isn't Florida, that is for sure.

Elaine & Billy, Candi and Suzanne,
I pray for guidance and peace in the upcoming months. I am sure there will be hard days as the holidays pass but I pray there is joy too.

A friend of mine who lost a child said that in the year after their loss, she felt as all those around her forgot her son because they never talked about him. Please know we haven't forgotten your precious son, fiance and brother. I think of all of you including Rick daily and say little prayers for you all when I do.

Every weekend, I miss Rick leading our worship. Thank God that those of us who know Jesus have peace in that Rick will lead us again.

Love to all of you.
Pam Majerus

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." 2 Corinthians 3-4

Your comments and prayers bless my heart a great deal tonight. Sometimes I am in disbelief at the rollercoaster that is now my life. Thank you for reminding me of God's amazing plan for Rick's sickness and death. In my humanness I feel that Rick's absence is felt only by myself. But He continues to prod me on to the bigger picture, His Picture (which includes all of you and your amazing stories). I know that is going to be a masterpiece and very worth it all. All praise and honor to THE PAINTER.

My sincerest love,
Suzanne

You all heven't been forgotten in my heart. Thank you for keeping this updated so I can have a better idea of what I can pray for.

Chelsea Brooks

I just wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. I can only imagine how difficult the holidays will be without Rick. I am praying that God hold you extra tight in his arms through out the next months. You are often in my thoughts and prayers. This year I will be giving thanks that i was able to be reached by God through Rick and all of you. It has changed my life, in every way. Thank you.

Hey Friends,

I've been thinking of all of you often! I am praying for all of you to continue to seek God boldly for the details of the next chapter of your lives. It's so hard to imagine that any of this really happened but as Kelly M. to elliquently pointed out - that He hears our deepest groanings and knows what we cannot express. I miss you all dearly! I know we'll see each other soon - so I worry not. We love you and are excited about the ministry that Rick began and that continues. May God's be praised!!

How exciting worship must be in Heaven! I get a delightful joy thinking of Rick there - dancing - singing - worshipping!

Love all of you!
Jen and John

Dear Candi,

You were on our program to lead us in worship at Athens Church. I inquired why you were not with us. To learn of your young brother's death from a terrible disease is beyond our understanding. We will continue to pray for you and your family. Knowing the God we serve is working all things together for good, we hope you can join us again in the future to worship Him.

Because He Lives,
The McElheneys

Candi and Family,
I was sitting here working and suddenly I hear Rick's angelic voice singing the most beautiful version of "Blessed Assurance" I've ever heard, on my iPod. I'll be honest with you, it makes me sad hearing it. You can just hear is heart when he sings that song and it's so awesome, but such a sad reality that he's not here lifting up his songs of praise and worship with us. On the flip side, he's singing with the other angels before God's Throne in Heaven. Wow, what a thought. Like so many, I followed you through this situation from day one and it still seems like it really was or at least should have been, a dream. However, it's very much a reality, as I feel certain you are reminded each and every moment. I hope that the pain will subside. I believe that the only comfort is knowing that this outcome was indeed, God's Will. And after all, that's what each of us is trying to pursue in our own individual walks. I mainly wanted to let you all know, that I think of and pray for you often. I pray that you've found comfort in resuming your "normal" routines in LA, FL and here in Atlanta. I pray that God will continue to reveal His will as you press on, Glorifying His Holy name. All of you are truly amazing people and as I've now hit "back" on this iPod about 5 times, I'll let you go. But please know that you are in my prayers and those of so many others. Thank you for the updates, I look forward to more and may God Bless you always and especially during this Christmas Season.

With Love and God Bless,
Crystal

You are all in our thoughts constantly. There are quite a few songs that I think Rick "owned", one of which was "Indescribable." Wow. I'll never forget the first time I heard him sing that. My husband and I looked at each other and then back and Rick and said WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! He had a way of taking a hand and connecting it with God's hand. He's doing that now -even as he watches from Heaven. He's connecting hearts, thoughts, lives. I'll admit it. I miss him so much and I ache for all of you. Please know that you're always in our thoughts and prayers. I pray for the very best for all of you. I pray that you are lifted by His continuous love, grace and mercy. May you all be surrounded by family, prayers and love this Christmastime. How great is it that Rick is up there singing Happy Birthday to Jesus - in person!!! Again, I say WOW! Much love to all of you!!!

Shelley