Ev Roth
Ev retired in 2009 after four decades with Power To Change Ministries.
The last twenty years were focused on introducing and building FamilyLife Canada, a marriage ministry within the organization; serving as its National Coordinator for 8 of those years.
Her last assignment was giving leadership to FamilyLife’s Online Mentoring Team.
She was widowed and then single for 6 years and is now married to Jim. Together they have five married children and twelve grandchildren. They live in Langley, BC.
A Date Night with God
Ev’s husband passed away from cancer on Sunday, Novmber 24, 2002. This is her 9-part journal. She prays that it can help other people who are going through the grieving process. Part of my job with Campus Crusade for Christ has been to organize marriage conferences for couples. My ministry report about the Fredericton, NB [...] Read More >
A Song From God
Ev’s husband passed away from cancer on Sunday, Novmber 24, 2002. This is her 9-part journal. She prays that it can help other people who are going through the grieving process. I wrote this nearly seven weeks after John started his new life in heaven. Many had been asking me how I was doing. Those [...] Read More >
A Widow’s Journal
Ev’s husband passed away from cancer on Sunday, Novmber 24, 2002. This is her 9-part journal. She prays that it can help other people who are going through the grieving process. Part 1 – A man after God’s heart Occasionally I sent parts of my journal as emails to those who were praying for me. [...] Read More >
Celebrating God’s Faithfulness
Ev’s husband passed away from cancer on Sunday, Novmber 24, 2002. This is her 9-part journal. She prays that it can help other people who are going through the grieving process. At the end of January I realized that I now had the sole responsibility to pray for those who as financial partners make it [...] Read More >
Finding a New Normal: I didn’t have to be a Super-Widow
I had just turned 19, and I had no idea that I was about to be confronted with a defining moment in my life. A complete stranger said to me, “You’d better watch out, John’s got his eye on you.” Apparently John had pointed me out to his colleague, and said, “See that girl? I’m [...] Read More >
Finding a New Normal: I didn’t have to be a Super-Widow
I had just turned 19, and I had no idea that I was about to be confronted with a defining moment in my life. A complete stranger said to me, “You’d better watch out, John’s got his eye on you.” Apparently John had pointed me out to his colleague, and said, “See that girl? I’m [...] Read More >
Finding a New Normal: I didn’t have to be a Super-Widow
I had just turned 19, and I had no idea that I was about to be confronted with a defining moment in my life. A complete stranger said to me, “You’d better watch out, John’s got his eye on you.” Apparently John had pointed me out to his colleague, and said, “See that girl? I’m [...] Read More >
God Tears, John Tears
Ev’s husband passed away from cancer on Sunday, Novmber 24, 2002. This is her 9-part journal. She prays that it can help other people who are going through the grieving process. I was driving to work and thinking about things. I thought about the lovely time I’d had two nights ago with the couples from [...] Read More >
God’s Faithfulness (Part 2)
Ev’s husband passed away from cancer on Sunday, Novmber 24, 2002. This is her 9-part journal. She prays that it can help other people who are going through the grieving process. Well here I am, ready as I said, to celebrate ‘God’s faithfulness part two’. Where do I start? I think I’ll just jump right [...] Read More >
God’s Faithfulness (Part 3)
Ev’s husband passed away from cancer on Sunday, Novmber 24, 2002. This is her 9-part journal. She prays that it can help other people who are going through the grieving process. In my last two letters, I said that God has a ‘thousand’ ways to bring comfort and healing. I’m finding that these ‘ways’ are [...] Read More >