Ilah Shaffer was a special lady. She was friends with my mother when they attended church together in Butler. After her husband’s passing she got very interested in pursuing God and began attending here at New Hope. She immidiately made friends and connected.

Then health issues crept into her life and she stayed home and then resided at Laurels of DeKalb. She was very firm that she wanted to be a voting member of New Hope Christian Center. We mailed her CDs of the weekend services and she faithfully listened to them.

Ilah worked several jobs and I once asked her which of those jobs was the most enjoyable. She replied that it was working as a telephone operator in the early days.

In my funeral files I have a list of things that she wanted at her funeral. She planned her life out to the very end. I will remember her warmth of personality and love for God. She wanted more of God and has finally arrived.

What will you remember about Ilah Shaffer?

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