Dear Reader,
If you are reading this post, your life has been touched by Past. Dessan Lilite in some way. Please, take a moment to comment on this post and share how you have been changed as a result of having met our beloved who left us on September 28th, 2012.
May the Lord guide you as you write!
Louima (on behalf of the whole family)
Although I did not get to spend much time with Uncle Dessan because of distance reasons, I know that I can honestly say that I am the person I am today because of the major role that he played in my Dad's life. When my grandfather died, leaving my grandmother with six boys to raise, it was Uncle Dessan who stepped in and helped her raise these children. Uncle Dessan was the father that my dad (and the other siblings) never had; because of his influence on my dad's life, my dad is a good husband and father. Growing up, I remember my dad always talking about Uncle Dessan and how he taught him SO many things about life. When Uncle and Matante would come to our house, they would always pray and share something from the Bible with us. The love they had for each other and for everyone else was so evident. We are all affected by the death of our beloved, but we rejoice in the fact that we know, without a doubt, he is in the arms of our Father. Uncle Dessan may physically be gone, but he will always be alive in our hearts and minds because of the memories and great role he played in God's kingdom. Enjoy heaven, Uncle, and we'll see you soon!
ReplyDeleteWinnie,
DeleteThank you so much for your kind words! I am really touched by your post. May god bless you and make you be very successful! I love you girl!
I was personally touched by Mr. Dessan Lilite and his wife's prayer ministries. I had the wonderful opportunity to listen to his words of wisdom and encouragement in "small groups" while attending the North Haiti Music Camp at UNCH, Limbe, Haiti. Being near Mr. Lilite was always for me a opportunity for spiritual refreshment and enrichment. He was truly a man of God. May his soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteMy Daddy was custom made, crafted, created, and molded by God just for me. If I had to use three terms to describe him, it would be praying, singing, and scripture reading. I have always caught him doing two or all three several times a day. I cannot listen to a hymn and not thinking of my dad. He is the reason behind all the singing that takes place in my life and in all my sibling’s lives today. His love for music is and has been really contagious. He was a peace maker, a hard worker, a provider, a challenger, a man of action, man of discipline, a faithful husband, a truth teller, a companion, a brave man, a man of character, a generous giver, compassionate, zealous, educated, a hero in the faith, a prayer warrior, interceder, a humble man, a man who would do anything to make sure his children are safe, clothed, fed, educated, and taken care of. To me my dad was like a coconut. He was hard and rough on the outside but sweet and tender inside. He was a sensitive man. He cried to the Lord when interceding for his children. He deserved all the medals and awards known to men for who he was, what he has accomplished, and for the multitude his life has impacted. He never received any award on earth because of the blindness and the greed of man; but I have great news. He will not be able to count the amount of crowns he will receive in heaven from his Master. My daddy left a legacy that his children are shaking right now and maybe worried that they will not be able to pass on to the next generation. The bar is too high for us. Lord Jesus, please help us to keep my dad’s legacy. Help us to love you how he did. Help us to minister to people like he did. Help us to love and value people like he did. Help us to invest in people like he did. Help us to disciple people like he did. Help us to be faithful to our spouses like he did. Help us to provide, love, protect, pray for, discipline, educate, and value our children like he did. Help us to honor Manmie like he did. I am a blessed child of God for having an earthly father who has helped me to understand my heavenly father. Thank you Lord for that gift and privilege! Blessed be the name of the Lord.
ReplyDeleteI will always miss you daddy! I admired and loved you so much! Enjoy heaven!
ReplyDeleteFrom Kensly Cadet:
ReplyDeleteWhat is it like to be the son/daughter of a godly man.
I have been privileged to be of generation of children whose parents come from the lowliest of lows, yet happiest of the happies, for there have been an eternal truth that is: joy does not come from money, neither from social rank, nor family upbringing, but from a personal and pious relationship with Jesus Christ. Pasteur Dessan Lillite epitomized the quintessential model of parent who was born in syncretism, came to know the Lord, and held unto the essence of Christianity as his very dear life depended on it. Pasteur understood 2 Cor 5 v 17 and he lived it to the fullest.
To be a pastor at UEBH, from the time of late, Pasteur Dessan, Dr Paultre, Pasteur Ilamon, Pasteur Edouard Charite, Pasteur Dumervil Lafrance, Pasteur Cedieu Daniel etc, was no small task. Most of the work of evangelization was done barefoot, if lucky enough on donkey or a horse. There was no electricity, no cellular phone, no tv, no radio, but 4veh and radio lumiere on a box. While pastoring 3 or 4 churches, the pastor had to walk barefoot for hours climbing mountains, sometimes drenched from torrential rains, crossing rivers to bring the good news to remote areas of the country. A little room with a bed, yon bout yanm or plaintain with meat or without meat was all they ask for. They never complained. They never complained, to the contrary, their presence – filled with the Holy Spirit- brought hope, joy, encouragement, good advices to the brothers and sisters. More than often, the churches could not support their pastors financially. Therefore, the pastors had to work 6 days a week to feed their family.
Pastor Dessan was a good example in word and deed. He was an exemplary pastor, for he never preached what he could not do. Therefore, he bare the cross in action. He was a man of prayer, a man of discipline, a man full of honesty and integrity, a man of faith, a faithful man that would never defile neither his God nor his wife. His unconditional love for his children is a known fact. He was a visionary, for he instilled in his children and all his adopted children the fear of the Lord. He lived the fear of the Lord; which explains why goodness and mercy have followed him even in death. He was not sick, but taken suddenly to Heaven.
Pastor Dessan was a philanthropist for his doors were always opened to received old and youth to his house. From what I know, he received many young people from Lapointe so they could receive education. He cared for them as his owns, and shared with them the truth of the gospel. He shared everything he had and never held grudges. My parents had the ultimate privilege to be closed friend to him and his wife, Mrs Dessan. We the Cadets hold him in high esteem for being a faithful friend, especially when my parents had to deal with the conflict regarding the church of la douceur. Thank you Pastor Dessan for being a great pastor, a faithful friend, a wonderful husband and a very compassionate but stern father. To Mrs Dessan, Jeanne, Jean, Azer, Obedda, Magda, Dr Lou, Judith, guys we share your sorrow and your pain, be consoled in the bosom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As for Pasteur Dessan, I know our Good Lord Jesus Christ has already received you. Rejoice, we are on our way to join you very soon.
Peace and Love