A Saint Has Moved to Heaven - Rev. William Anderson

Rev. William Anderson has joined the Church Triumphant. The Outreach Foundation received this note about Rev. Anderson from Bill Andress:

Dear friends,

This morning (March 22) at 11:10 AM In Clinton, South Carolina, Rev. William Anderson peacefully passed away. His son Phil was with him. Bill had been motionless and unconscious over the past few days; then he opened his eye, looked at Phil and closed his eyes, and passed away. He was saying goodbye.  The chaplain from Hospice was there just before he died and sang "Blessed Assurance." Phil was able to call both Steve and Sylvia (Bill's other children) together right after their Dad died, so they could feel together despite their distance (Denmark and Myanmar). The chaplain of the Presbyterian Home in Clinton will organize a memorial service for Bill with that community. The family gathered from all corners of the world with Bill last September and will have a family service at a later date.

As you may know, Bill and his wife Lois, who predeceased him, served as missionaries in Africa for 49 years with 37 of those in Sudan and South Sudan. Among their many accomplishments was co-founding the Nile Theological College, teaching there, and editing the Faith in Sudan series of books that chronicles the history of the church in Sudan. They retired from PC(USA) after serving as the Missionaries in Residence at Presbyterian College and remained in the area for many years. Bill brought Glory to God!  I am proud to have known and learned from him.

In His Service,

Bill

We join with many others around the world remembering Rev. Anderson and celebrating his live well-lived.