His name is Dr. Victor Wellington Peters. He has been called handsome as a movie star, a scholar, and a Renaissance man, but more often he's called a saint. He attended UCLA, USC, and Princeton Seminary, earning a Th.D. He was a circuit-riding preacher in Canada and a missionary in Korea. He has created beautiful paintings and calligraphy, written poems and songs, led a choir, played the guitar, piano, and violin, and taught 30 (yes, 30!) subjects at Azusa Pacific University. He's been an associate minister at Methodist and Nazarene churches. The most blessed folks on earth call him Dad, Grandpa, Great-Grandpa, Uncle, Cousin, and friend. Dad enjoys snacking on popcorn on Sunday nights, and believes every meal should end with dessert. He knows dark chocolate is one of the major food groups. Although he lost his beloved Ruth in 1999, he continues to meet each day with a glad and grateful heart, knowing he's in God's good hands. His four children, three sons-in-love, eight grandchildren, and twenty-one great-grandchildren rise up and call him blessed. On September 29, we will sing "Happy Birthday" as we celebrate his 106th birthday, and we'll thank God for our wonderful Wellington. Fruit pies and a six-layer mother-lode cake from Claim Jumper will be passed around. You're welcome to join us!...at least at http://web.mac.com/elonaofbearmeadow, where you can see more pictures and read more of his story.
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