Jimmy Akin and His Family Could Use Our Prayers

I just wanted to send a note letting you know that my father, Jim Akin, passed away late yesterday afternoon. He had been very sick for a couple of months and, although he stabilized after his initial illness, he suffered a sudden downturn, and there was nothing the doctors could do for him.

The downturn was so sudden that I was not able to get back to Arkansas, but I have the comfort that I was able to visit him shortly before Christmas and I was able to speak to him by phone the day he died (he was not detectably conscious, but who knows what people in this situation can perceive).

I also have the very great comfort that he received the anointing of the sick and last rites the day he died.

My sister, brother, and sister-in-law were with him when he passed. It was a peaceful death, and he was surrounded by people who love him.

I am doing okay. It is obviously a very sad time, but this was not unexpected, and I have peace about the situation. Although I was not able to be there at the very end, by God’s grace I was able to do what I needed to do to ensure his spiritual and physical care, and that is of enormous comfort to me.

I will be going back to Texas for the funeral. He will be buried in the family plot, next to my mother.

I want to express a very heart-felt thank you for your friendship and your prayers.

Jimmy

Father, grant eternal rest to Jim Akin and grace, peace and consolation to his family and those who love him. May his soul and all the soul’s of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.