Statement
Many of you have asked us to explain the cause of Pastor Meyer's death.
In truth, only God fully knows. In brief, it appears that he developed a
type of mycosis from ordinary mold that is air born and common enough so
that all of us deal with it. Usually, our immune systems are strong
enough to withstand this mold, but for some reason, Pastor Meyer had
difficulty.
A few days before Memorial Day, Pastor began having excruciating
headaches. He had been suffering severe headaches for many weeks
already, had a surgery for sinusitis in April, and then lost sight in
his left eye, but these new headaches were beyond any ordinary pain. It
felt like his head was going to explode. We would cry out to God, and
God helped him again and again. But the headaches would always come
back.
Other things had gone wrong, too. He had been unable to sleep soundly
for weeks. Later, we found out he was suffering from an undiagnosed
bronchitis and had suffered mini strokes. On June 1st after a MRI, he
suffered a major stroke and ended up in a coma. The Lord took him home
on June 8th.
We all thank God for this remarkable man that we loved so very much.
Even when Pastor Meyer was gravely ill, he kept on doing whatever he
could for the Kingdom of God. He loved his work and the people that he
reached with great intensity. I, as his wife, also thank God for him and
the wonderful example of his life. I rejoice that I could work at his
side and glean from his knowledge and love for God. His last conscious
moments there in the hospital room were spent praying quietly and
singing one of his beloved hymns.
Shirley Meyer
