Saturday, December 14, 2013

Remembering a Hero of the Faith, Linda Long

On the morning of October 27th, our dear friend and colleague, Linda Long went home to be with her Savior.

Linda served as nurse manager of the Pregnancy Care Centers of South Central Indiana for ten years. In 2003, then executive director Jim Bramlett and the board of directors saw the need to offer ultrasound scans to women who had positive pregnancy tests. Linda, who had been volunteering as a peer counselor at the time, accepted the responsibility to lead this new ministry initiative. Jim said, “Linda was one of the most compassionate, caring and loving people that I have ever met! She was also dedicated to excellence with integrity in her role as ultrasound technician and Nurse Manager.”

Linda loved working with her clients and certainly did serve with excellence. She was passionate about using her technical skills to provide a window into the womb so moms and dads could see the heartbeat of their child being knit together by the hand of God. She loved calming the fears of new parents and providing them with encouragement and resources to help them make wise choices about their own lives and  that of their child. Through her faithful service in this ministry, untold numbers of babies were born that might otherwise have been aborted.

More than that, Linda had a heart for God which was the primary motivating factor in her life and ministry. It led her to be the person she was in her family, church, work and community. Her faith was integrated into every aspect of her life. Linda was a missionary, sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with those she came in contact with. She was never shy to point clients to Scripture and share the truth of God’s word with them. She held them accountable yet loved them with the compassion of Christ. She prayed with them in the counseling room and for them long after they left the Center.

Tim Bond, Executive Director, best summed up the impact Linda made on all of our lives with the eulogy he gave at her funeral. “In my life, Linda Long will be counted among my heroes of the faith; those who are willing to hear God’s call and give their life, one day at a time, to the service of their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She did that in order to please Him and to bring Him glory, honor and praise. She did that in anticipation of one day hearing Him say, ‘Well done good and faithful servant.’”

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