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We Need To Hold Steve Irwin's Family In Prayer

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Posted by: akabezalel

Beerwah mourns its favourite son

David Williams
September 4, 2006

Pastor Les Peel, whose Church on the Rise sings carols at Australia Zoo, said the Sunshine Coast town of Beerwah was in shock over Steve Irwin's death.

"Steve Irwin put Beerwah on the map. They've been tremendous for the district ... there's just disbelief on the street," said Pastor Peel.

"They guy was just so full of life. It's made me aware of my own mortality. You're just half a breath away. If that barb had been half an inch or an inch to one side, then he'd be saying, 'Crikey'."

Pausing frequently to collect his thoughts, the shaken pastor said his daughter-in-law hadn't stopped crying. And his daughter in Canberra had received emails from afar as Afghanistan after news spread of Irwin's death.

Pastor Peel, who had been in Beerwah for 14 years, said Irwin was a family man who treated his employees like family.

"If you go out there now they're bawling everywhere. Their dad has died."

Flowers were strewn in front of the zoo and TV crews were "everywhere", he said.

Phone calls from all over Australia alerted Pastor Peel to the news and when he thought of Irwin's daughter Bindi, the pastor said he burst into tears.

"My heart went out to Bindi. He was a great family man ... They've been grooming her to take over but, God help her, she's only eight."

Not everyone in the community agreed with Irwin, but his touch was undeniable.

"I've mixed with people from Prime Ministers to garbage men," Pastor Peel said. "But this guy was larger than life and he just reached everyone."

"It's just a tragedy ... this has really touched me. I was just sitting there before thinking 'Steve's dead'. I can't come to grips with it ... I just sort of feel empty."

Irwin and his wife Terri were "like heart and beat", he said, "and that little girl just had so much love for her daddy."

"They're going to grieve for a long time."

Irwin was a big supporter of Rotary in the Beerwah community. Bob McLean, immediate past president of Rotary Club of The Glass House Mountains, did not want to speak by phone because he was "still in shock at the events of today."

The Rotary team were at Australia Zoo running a sausage sizzle to raise funds for cystic fibrosis yesterday, he said by email.

"We had Terri, Peter and Elizabeth at Rotary last Thursday and Terri was telling us of the wonderful work they have been doing up in the Cape. She was so excited and full of joy."

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The Queensland Police Service confirmed his death after managing to contact Irwin's wife Terri, originally from the American state of Oregon, who was hiking in a remote, mountainous part of Tasmania when the accident happened. She has broken the news to the couple's two children - Bhindi Sue, eight, and Bob, two.


Posted by: akabezalel

Father, be with Terri, Bindi, Bob and the rest of Steve's Family and Friends as they go through this storm. Father I don't know if Steve was saved or not but his Family and Friends are still here and many of them are in need of Jesus and Salvation! As Steve touched millions of hearts through his love for animals I give You permission to reach millions of hearts through Your Spirit for their Salvation! Comfort the children and let them know Your love and provision. Thank you Lord God! In the name of Jesus, AMEN!


Posted by: JeriRose12

Father God, I pray for this family & the many who loved Steve (though I have never heard of him) who mourn his loss. I pray that they will reflect on the brevity of life -- and the longness of eternity. Turn people's hearts and minds to seeking for what lies beyond death....and let their search end in finding You as the only hope for eternity. Let people choose LIFE ETERNAL! I pray that You will turn this siutation for good and for the saving of MANY souls. Show people the peace and hope You can give at this tragic time. In Jesus Name, amen.

~JeriRose~
Finding YOU in 2006 (The Year Of The Double Portion!)


Posted by: Rachel R

What a wonderful man he was!

So full of life and the love of God's world and God's every creation.

He was so amazing, so much larger than life, it is so hard to believe he is gone.

It is a great loss.

In prayer for his friends and family...

Rachel R


Posted by: ninababy73

I was incrediably shocked when I heard the news of his passing yesterday. He loved animals and was dedicated to sharing them with others.


Father, be with his family and friends during this time of grief. May they just feel Your arms of love wrapped around them. Father, I pray that if there remain any that do not know You or Your saving grace, may they come to have a lasting relationship with YOU. Father, turn this situation around for Your glory. May many be saved. Be with the wife and children and met their every need. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen


Posted by: Chimbamu

Yes, such a tragedy, He was a favourite in our home and we also feel the loss.

Heavenly Father we pray that you will touch the hearts and minds of the family of Steve Irwin. We pray for them to lean and trust in your loving kindness and knowledge that all your promises are true. That when we pray you hear us from heaven, and that we are never alone, you are always there to help us through the difficult moments and trials in our lives.

Lord, God, King of Glory, we pray touch them today again and again and grant them peace. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen


Posted by: guardianangel

Father, I pray that Steve is in Your house enjoying the fact that the lions are tame. I ask for comfort for his family and that their every need be answered before they ask. In Jesus Name I ask these things. Amen.


Posted by: GA5966

Quote:
Originally Posted by akabezalel
Father, be with Terri, Bindi, Bob and the rest of Steve's Family and Friends as they go through this storm. Father I don't know if Steve was saved or not but his Family and Friends are still here and many of them are in need of Jesus and Salvation! As Steve touched millions of hearts through his love for animals I give You permission to reach millions of hearts through Your Spirit for their Salvation! Comfort the children and let them know Your love and provision. Thank you Lord God! In the name of Jesus, AMEN!

Father,
I am in agreement with Sis Carol. In JEsus Name,AMen.

I am so glad someone posted this. I sat and prayed for Terri,and Bindi as I watched the news. I didn't realize they had another child. I pray God be with them through this sorrowful time. Steve and Terri are like part of the family my kids loved watching them on TV and the educational value of the show made it a great thing. I remember the episode where Steve is talking about Bindi's birth and he was so excited. I am sure he was a great family man you could see that in the show. He really loved his wife and daughter. We will miss him.


Posted by: christythompson

Jesus
with special grace
Heal the hurt
Dry the tear
Minister to each one
Your grace
Your life
and hope
Provide for this family
Carry them
Hold them


Posted by: Sulten

Dear Lord in Heaven, help this greiving family get through the loss of their precious father. He made the world a better place and I pray that they will receive the gift of salvation if they have not. Comfort them with the power of Thy healing balm and peace, I say in Jesus Holy name amen.


Posted by: youngijp

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulten
Dear Lord in Heaven, help this greiving family get through the loss of their precious father. He made the world a better place and I pray that they will receive the gift of salvation if they have not. Comfort them with the power of Thy healing balm and peace, I say in Jesus Holy name amen.
Amen.


It is a pertinent reminder that life is fragile, isn't it?
"Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that."
James 4:14-15 KJV

How wonderful to know His ultimate will for us all!
"The Lord is...not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance....God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
2 Peter 3:9; John 3:16 KJV

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Posted by: Rachel R

I have always hoped that the animals will be able to talk on the other side.

Wouldn't Steve love that!

I hope his passing will witness to people that everyone must die.

If a person so full of light and life can be gone in a second, it may help them face their own mortality.

Rachel R