The Bible says in Psalm 116:15 ” Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints”. Today we remember Margie Santos of NOVA who went home to be with the Lord on March 5th. She is survived by her sisters in California, Maring Colorado and Domie Nace, her brother-in-law Enrique Nace. Margie’s daughters: Divina Gryder (Virginia) and Amor Kelley (Texas), her sons in the Philippines Dick and Melchor Santos and daughters-in-law Jo and Helen as well her as sons-in-law Ken and Walter. Margie’s grandchildren are: Nikko, Fritz, Jannus, Sean, Cathy, Faith, Andrhea and Arianne. Margie was 83 years old and was known for her sharp wit, her skills in founding her own business during difficult times in the Philippines and her intellectual curiosity even in her last years in her travels to the White House, The Bible Museum, Norfolk Naval station, Udvar Hazy, the Douglas MacArthur Museum, the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, the Washington Zoo, and the Botanical Garden. She also travelled to Florida, New York, Louisiana, Tennessee and Mississippi.

Margie believed and trusted the Lord Jesus Christ and she held on the promise of the Lord in Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear or be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” Margie had a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus and believed the Lord’s word found in 2 Corinthians 5:8 “We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.” She is with the Lord Jesus now, an excellent and awesome place to be! We love you, Ma! We will greatly missed you very much!