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Kristen Sauder Obituary
Kristen encompassed with every fiber of her mind, body, and soul the words of the Apostle Paul who said "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day." She was born on August 3, 1968. She married the love of her life, Kurt Sauder on June 21, 1991. He survives, along with four of the greatest kids that Kristen poured her life into from the time each was born, Olivia 20, Drew 18, Ivy 17 and Ellie 14. Also surviving are her parents, Norman McColl and Katylee McInerney. She is also survived by two brothers and a sister. Kristen was a loving wife, outstanding mother, and faithful companion to many. She packed a full life into her 45 years. She graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 1991 with her husband- launching them into a life of disciple-making and pouring their lives into people for the great passion of Kristen's life: Jesus. Kristen was not only a wife and mom, but God gave her a platform as a speaker, writer, and leader with Further Still Ministries which she founded with her husband.
Funeral services will be held at Southeast Christian Church on January 25, 2014 at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held on January 24, from 11a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m.; and 9-10:30a.m. on Saturday at the church. There will be a funeral service on Monday, January 27, 2014 at 1p.m. with visitation after 11a.m. at Northfield Christian Fellowship, Tremont, IL with burial to follow.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Kristen Sauder be made to Life In Abundance International, 1605 E. Elizabeth St., Suite 1069, Pasadena, CA 91104 or online at http://www.lifeinabundance.org/donate. To send a special message for the family please visit newcomerkentuckiana.com with our logo.
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Memories and Condolences
for Kristen Sauder
ray smith
March 1, 2014
Courageous love! Kristen and Kurt
My first roommate at Moody - we loved shopping at the mall, eat Top Ramen w/baked potatoes, and using lots of hairspray.
Sandra (Luis) Figueredo
February 10, 2014
A real southern belle...big hair and a big heart for Jesus =]
Sandra (Luis) Figueredo
February 10, 2014
Sandra (Luis) Figueredo
February 10, 2014
Dear Kurt
I have lost touch with Kristen since Moody, and lately my thoughts have wandered toward her. So I searched to find this news and my heart is heavy for your loss. The little that I have read I'm glad to see that she lived a life well spent, doing exactly what she aspired to do since Moody. I'm sad to think that I lost my chance to reconnect with her in this life - but I'll look out for her when it's my turn to go.
I would like to send you a picture of when I roomed with her at Moody - please look out for it soon.
Big hug from me to you and yours!
PS. I would love to touch base with you:
[email protected]
561-212-7303
(My husband and I are church planting in South Florida.)
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Nancy Geary
January 29, 2014
I didn't know Kristen personally. I only read about her on facebook. That aside, she is a remarkable woman of God, chosen, & precious. That makes us FAMILY. We have the same Father, who is the Lord God Almighty. We are sisters. May God bless & keep this family in his loving care.
January 29, 2014
I am so sorry for the loss of Kristen. I attended her funeral service and listened to all of her friends. Bob Russell was absolutely fabulous, the music was such tribute to Kristen. Kurt is such a great guy with great children in which i am so sorry for their loss. I know I will pray for them in the days of healing and losing their best friend, mother and dear wife...God Bless all of You.....John Black
Greg & Leanne Waremburg
January 26, 2014
Kurt, We are so sorry for your loss. You will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers.
January 26, 2014
I neglected to say on the Jan 25th post that it was Bryan and Jan Veal. We are grieving with your family and rejoicing in Kristin's journey to heaven.
January 25, 2014
Bryan and I are brokenhearted at the loss of Kristin here on earth. It is wonderful beyond imagination that she is seeing her Savior face to face, but we grieve her loss to us.
She was a bundle of energy who packed twice the numbers she lived into her life. We will never know how many people she led to the Lord.
Kurt, thank you for being so transparent about your grief on Kristen's blog. It helps us know how to pray.
The Lord will carry you through day by day, and His mercy and lovingkindness will help to heal your hearts.
With love and prayers for the months and years to come.
Faye Kugele
January 25, 2014
I am so very sorry for your loss. I know that you each realize how blessed you have been by Kristen. Please know also that she has blessed so many through her blog during this painful process. Her insights and those of you, especially her children, who have added to the blog on days when Kristen couldn't, have enhanced my relationship with God and helped me see things so very differently. Such witnesses and testimonies! I also pray that at some point you will publish much of the blog with the insights that Kristen gained as she drew closer to her Maker. I pray for peace on those days when you will miss her terribly and a strong memory of all the wonderful times and experiences that you had. i pray that God will continue to use your testimonies as His witness as so many are still in the dark... but we know Kristen is in the Light today. Amen
Faye Kugele, DC graduate and facilitator
Kim Andrews
January 24, 2014
The Ed Migit family sends their prayers...
Douglas Petrovich
January 24, 2014
Kurt, I just heard the news, and it blew us away. Our hearts are broken for you and the kids. The Lord gave you an amazing wife, and she we be there to meet us when we arrive home. I don't have a contact address or number for you, so please write me with your e-mail address or phone number when thinks slow down for you. I love you, brother, and I miss you. [email protected]
Sherri Petrovich
January 24, 2014
Kurt, we are so sorry to hear this. Will be praying for you and your family....Doug & Sherri Petrovich
January 24, 2014
KatyLee and Joe,
I am very sorry for your loss and hope that the sweet memories of Kristen will keep you going.
May her soul rest in perfect peace.
With Love,
Esther Tellu
January 24, 2014
Dear Sauder Family,
May God Bless and Comfort You. We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
With Deepest Sympathy,
The Office and Staff at
David Franck State Farm Insurance
Karl and Sandra Neutz
January 24, 2014
Even though we didn't know Kristen personally, we felt a connection to her and her family...because we, too are on a cancer journey. Her Faith, Courage and Love for Jesus and her family was always an inspiration for us. She will be missed and remembered always. Her family is in our prayers. Karl and Sandra Neutz
Nelda Konieczny
January 24, 2014
Kurt You and your family are in our prayers at this time. God has just received another angel.
January 23, 2014
Prayers for all of you during this deep loss. What a faithful servant of Christ she was. Great is His faithfulness and she is now with Him whom she served and who loved her so.
Wanda White
January 23, 2014
I am so blessed to have taken two Bible Studies Kristen taught at our church. She showed me how important it is to go to your tent everyday to meet with the Lord. I now have a special place in my home and a special time in my day to do as she taught me. I especially loved it when she shared stories of the children growing up. She was an amazing Bible teacher. I greive with the family and rejoice with heaven.
Jeana Miller
January 23, 2014
I Love Kristen so deeply and therefore her precious husband and children, also... I was with my uncle when he died at 4:30 pm on his birthday and coincidentally the same day that Kristen met Jesus face to face. I am doubly grieved. LORD have mercy on us and comfort us all by your Holy Spirit. <
Debbie Robbins
January 23, 2014
Although I barely knew Kristen, her love for her husband and children and her precious Savior, Jesus Christ, was evident to all and deeply touched lives including mine. Whether listening to her powerful teaching, her radio show, or reading her blog since being diagnosed with cancer, she has challenged me to savor every moment of life in good times and bad for the glory of God. Words cannot begin to comfort her family at this moment but I pray that God will hold them close during this time. Kurt and children, thank you for sharing Kristen with us and "God is our refuge and our strength. An ever present help in time of trouble." Psalm 46:1. Kristen was an amazing woman and can never be replaced on this earth but she is a PRECIOUS addition to heaven!
Love from The Robbins Family: Scott, Debbie, and Jackson
Mike Ware
January 23, 2014
To my Brother Kurt whom I am humbled to know and to call my brother in Christ! I did not have the privilege in this this life to meet or talk with Kristen, but I can tell you that everyone that I come in contact with said that she truly Loved Christ with all her soul, mind body and spirit, she truly loved the Lord I'm told and that she loved her family with the same great passion. My Heart aches for you and for your family as well as we are rejoicing that she is pain free and resting in the arms of Jesus face to face. I love you my brother and you and your children are being lifting up in prayer during this time and what a beautiful life it is to celebrate you Soul mate and Best friend here on this Earth. Blessings to you all!!
January 23, 2014
Prayers are with you as you grieve, brother!
January 23, 2014
Kurt and Children.......Carolyn and I are very sorry Kristen has been taken away from you all, but she's in Heaven now experiencing what she has believed and taught and encouraged others to believe, so she's pain free and celebrating being with Jesus and if she had the choice, as much as she loved her family, she wouldn't come back, our prayers are with you all. Jim and Carolyn Russell
Rosalie de Rosset
January 23, 2014
Kristen was my student at Moody Bible Institute, a student whose mind and will were sharp, thoughtful and given to ministry and the will of God. I am deeply saddened by her passing both for the loss of her presence in ministry and with her family. May God be present to each one of you--she lived her life well and will not be forgotten.
Rosalie de Rosset
Patrick Galligar
January 23, 2014
Kurt and family, our prayers are with you as you celebrate the gift of heaven won for Kristen by her Lord and Savior, and yet mourn your loss of her in this life. We pray that the God of all comfort will continue to surround you with His never-ending love.
Your brother in Christ,
Patrick Galligar
tom and lynn wilson
January 23, 2014
Glad day in heaven, very sad day here. Can't make sense of any of it but still trust! We love and admire you and your family! God will be glorified through Kristen's life for years to come!
Mary Alice Keffer
January 23, 2014
Dear Sauder Family,
Kristen was a wonderful woman of God who touched so many. We know that God wants us to pray when he puts people on our hearts. Know that you have been and will be thought of and prayed for frequently. His strength and love is there for you, along with those He has surrounded you with. Don't be afraid to Lean on Him and your Christian brothers and sisters during this time.
The Keffer Family
Yvonne McQuade
January 23, 2014
I did not know Kristen personally but she has forever touched my life through ministry. I know that even in her death, her legacy will live on. May God bring your family comfort and peace.
Love your fellow sojourner in Christ, Yvonne
CLYDE AND MARGE GOURLEY
January 23, 2014
Our sincere sympathy to the entire Sauder family.
Kristen was an inspiration of how to live and was loved so very much. We will remember her in our prayers.
You know you will always have an angel in heaven watching over you.
January 23, 2014
Dear Olivia, Drew , Ivy, and Ellie
I would just love to be there to put my arms around you and give you each a big hug. My thoughts and so many prayers have been for you, your Dad and for your Mom. Please know tohat I continue thinking of you and praying for you. And Olivia, I can truly say I know how you feel because my precious Mother died when I was 20. I know Jesus has you in His loving arms.
Mere (Marlys Swope)
January 23, 2014
Inspired by her life, her words, and her love for Jesus. Look forward to getting to know her in heaven.
Lauren Baumann (Evans)
January 23, 2014
Kristen was such a light. Both you Kurt & Kristen taught me so much. The last time I saw her was at the oncologist as we both go for treatment. She bodly grabbed me, hugged me tight and prayed in the middle of the waiting room. I Love her so much and think of her often. Prayers are with the entire Sauder family. I find peace knowing she is dancing with Jesus with that beautiful smile she loved to share. Thank you Kurt for sharing such a wonderful person with me. Kristen you are truly an angel on earth and now with our God.
Patty Grobmeier
January 23, 2014
Dear Sauder Family: Kristen is an angel now with The LORD in HEAVEN. Although our hearts are grieving Kristen is now beginning a new journey and new chapter in her life with THE LORD JESUS by her side. Always remember that someday you and the rest of GOD's children will meet with her someday and that we too will begin a new journey and a new chapter in our lives with no more suffering and no more pain. MAY GOD BE WITH ALL OF YOU and May GOD Bless you all and comfort you in your pain.
Lil Carr
January 23, 2014
Dear Sauder family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We are truly sorry for your loss.
Sincerely,
The office and staff of Dr. Steven J. Hodge
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