This goes out to Aaron. We didn't know your mom but from the little we do know, we know she was an awesome and compassionate woman. Being a mother, wife, and daughter comes with its own challenges and she rose to those titles with great strength and dignity. From knowing you, Aaron, we know that she was a wonderful mother as you turned out to be a great young man. The more you remember someone when they're gone, the more they live on in your heart. We should never take for granted how much our lives can be so fragile. From this experience, Aaron, remember that your mom will always remain in your heart as long as you keep her there. No words can express the tremendous pain you're all going through and with God, you can get through the anything. We are thinking of you all.

Charlcie Ann Phifer

Then--
Infectious laughter
Joy for life
Loving heart
Speaking the Truth in love
Never meeting a stranger
Accepting arms
Heart for worship

Now--
Perfected laughter
Perfected joy
Perfected love
Knowing the Truth in full
Part of a cloud of witnesses
Embracing our Saviour
Perfected, eternal, sweet worship

We are so deeply saddened to hear about Charlcie's passing. Our deepest condolences to the Phifer family. Our prayers are with you.

Ryan and Carly Staires

The Alexander’s Family would like to express their condolences. We have never met, but we would like to just share some word of comfort to the family because life can be so overwhelming sometimes. The pain, the grief, and the feeling of hopelessness can be unbearable. Hopefully you can find comfort in family and friends but most of all thru Almighty God’s Word the Bible, whose ear and supplication is toward the distress ones. He will also fulfill His promise at Isaiah 25:8 “He will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces . . . Jehovah himself has spoken it.”
Also at 2Corinthains 1:3-4 says “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort.” (Read also Revelation 21:3,4).
These are just a few scriptures that comforted me in my time of need and hopefully you found comfort in them too.

Sincerely,
The Alexander’s Family

Charlcie was a very genuine person. She loved us with open arms and great abandonment, just like she loved Jesus. We will cherish forever the memory of all the times we spent with her, her joy and laughter, her unconditional love, and what a great example she was of being a servant of Jesus. Our heartfelt condolences to George, Aaron, and Abi. You are constantly in our thoughts and prayers. We love you all very much.

to say goodbye below is to say hello on high.

George, Aaron and Abigail, We are so thankful to have known your precious wife and mother here on Earth. We look forward to the Great Reunion, but still weep with you at loosing such an anointed sister in the Lord. Each worship set with her was a little glimpse of Heaven.

Your family has meant so much to us spiritually and personally. Linda was discipled as a new believer in your House Church. You encouraged Wayne in inner city ministry. You performed our wedding. George, you prayed for Wayne for healing from deafness last time we visited the Spring Vineyard. Through an amazing series of events, he got an operation that has restored his hearing to normal. Praise God!

How blessed we are to have known Charlcie, especially being in life group with she and George in our early years of marriage and church life. We so appreciate the way she modeled a well lived life. Her commitment to Christ and her husband and family was so encouraging and refreshing, as well as her love for those around her. She ran her race well and we are so blessed because of it. May Christ's powerful presence keep you, George, Aaron, and Abi. We continue to pray for God's comfort and sustaining power for you.

How I love you Charlcie, and miss you already! Always upbeat, encouraging, and supportive. Rock solid faith in the Lord. A bright spot. Thank you for helping me get some music students when we arrived from Chicago. Thanks for you and George opening your arms to us at Vineyard Spring. We have cherished memories and friends there !And recently, you've blessed so many through allowing CYT classes to be at the church. You guys just keep on giving and we are so appreciative.

I feel helpless to do anything. The timing is so shocking. We have and will continue to pray faithfully for you all... George, Abi, Aaron, and the Spring Vineyard family. All our love to you.

Jane, for all the Hallfords and Bethany

What can be said? Our grief cuts deeply. We remember with joy and tears. Charlcie, you were precious to all of us. You affirmed us, challenged us, lead us into the Throne Room so many times. Love is stronger than death! Comforter, send Your gracious Presence to our friends George, Aaron, Abi and the her family. Thank you, Abba, for giving us such a wonderful gift in Charlcie and the legacy she has left.

To quote Charlcie's recent post, "You know, it's just so nice to have "history" with people. There's such a deep bond of friendship, a knowing that we all love Jesus. Even when we haven't seen each other in years, there's still that sweet fellowship." In fact, a cloud of witnesses surrounding us...through the years. I love the way George and Charlcie always loved us all, made me feel loved. We will miss her laugh! But so many people can still hear it in their hearts!

God reminded me a few weeks ago about the song she wrote from Hebrews 12:1,2. As I sang it, Jesus was reminding me to fix my eyes on Him. Charlcie ran the race with endurance that was set before her. I am strengthened by her life and encouraged to "Look to Jesus".

We will miss , to bCharlcie's infectious smile and laughter. I'm greatly reminded of the scriptures:

"To be absent from the body is to be with Christ; for God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness hath shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, but we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us". I take that to mean the presence of the Holy Spirit within us causes us to shine with the glory of the presence of Jesus Christ within us.

This was the case with Charlcie - she shown with the Spirit of the glory of Jesus Christ. Evidently God decided she needed to be in heaven to shine with that same glory and so took her to be with Him and the Lord. Her relatives can take comfort in the fact that though she be absent from her body she is present with Christ and her loved ones can be comforted with these words, "For this we say unto you the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not precede them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shll we ever be with the Lord.

PRAISE THE LORD!!!!

Charlcie and George welcomed us newlywed northerners into their CITC home group with such love and exuberance in 1986. Their house church group (at their house) was our first introduction to Church in the City. We grew in that home fellowship group, influenced by Charlcie's worship leading and hospitality. We have been inspired and molded by their example of lives given in service to Jesus. We have been discipled in worship by Charlcie and encouraged by her musical skills. We still sing songs she wrote; they are part of our souls now! We will be singing them in heaven (as she no doubt is now - with angel accompaniment, maybe). We rejoice that she is now truly "Fixing her eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith."

We will miss Charlcie very much. George, Aaron and Abi, we love you; we can't imagine how this must feel. You have our deepest sympathy for the sudden loss of someone you (and many, many others) love so much. God bless you to hang in there with the Lord and walk with (and be carried by) Him until you get to rejoin Charlcie forever.

Charlcie's infectious laugh and wonderful smile is what drew me and others to her. She had a gift and spirit of worship that not too many have. I can only imagine that she is probably leading worship at the feet of Jesus right now. She was a wonderful wife, a great mother and a dear friend. Prayers of comfort are being said for George, Aaron and Abi.

Charlcie was a good friend of ours since 1980 when I(Richard) began attending Church in the City. She and George have helped disciple me over the years.
We are praying for George, Aaron, and Abi and the family and church family-for their comfort, peace, and grace from our Lord Jesus Christ.