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Laura Steers Obituary (read by Andrew) Laura Jayne Steers, age 69, of Crown Point, Indiana, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 18, 2024 following almost six years of a battle with breast cancer. She is survived by her husband, Andrew of 21 years, her younger siblings, Everett, Eric, and Lynda. Laura walked with the Lord daily. She had a soul winner’s heart, with her New Testament and Gospel tracts on-hand wherever she went (even when in hospital). She always endeavored to put the needs of other people before herself, and everything she did was to honor Christ. She excelled at everything she did, and whatever it was, she never did anything in half measure; it was all or nothing. Laura was saved on April 29, 1973. Her life verse was Psalm 16:11. She graduated from Eastbrook High School in Marion, Indiana in 1973. After being prospected as a student for Hyles-Anderson College, she earned her B.Sc. in 1993 with highest academic honors. This was followed by graduating with her M.Ed. in 1997. She worked as a secretary to Dr. David Stubblefield, Academic Dean to Hyles-Anderson College from 1989 to early 2003. The story goes that Mrs. Stubblefield is still inclined to give me a hard time for taking her own husband’s best secretary, chiefly because she has not had as much time at home with him after Laura got married to me and was “stolen” away to the mission field, beginning in New Zealand in 2004, followed by Australia from April 2008. Although still not verified, apparently, Dr. Stubblefield has not trusted anyone else to give the same level of detail as Laura always did. Thus, it was my gain, and Mrs. Stubblefield’s loss. Laura must have been a prized disciple for Jesus to take her seemingly so soon to Glory. So, neither Dr. Stubblefield or myself could have her anymore. First as a student at Hyles-Anderson College, then on staff, Laura loved working with teenagers in the Bible Club ministry. While on the mission field her horizons were expanded by getting to teach English at Grace Baptist Church Bible college ministry in New Zealand, which were fun days working alongside Dr. and Mrs. Mark Bosje. Then, after arriving in Sydney to work with Tom and Heidi Gonderman at Southland BC, she got to teach Sunday School to younger children, and going door to door with other ladies as well as being a daily support to me and my day-to-day ministry work. Our last ministry work together was in Tasmania, working with Pastor and Mrs. Dave Westbrook (Australia’s only island state from November 2012). Meanwhile, there are dear friends down that far who are saddened by Laura’s Homegoing too. I dare say that most of us in this room have family and friends who have no idea of the joy of what it is to be a Christian. Yes, I am especially saddened by my wife departure from this world. But like many of you, while we are sad to not have her here in our midst any longer, we can celebrate over her godly example. In short, she lived what God’s Word teaches, and in recent months, she was the one to remind me of the truth of Romans 8:28, that God really does “work everything together for good to them that love Him and who are the called according to His purpose.” Pastor Tom Bish enlightened many of us to this truth on Sunday Morning when he spoke about his cancer, losing his leg, and losing his wife to cancer after just 17 years. Has he quit? No. Then none of us should either. Life on this earth is too short. Laura has passed with flying colors. James 4:14 – “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” Laura just happens to be another one from among us to beat us to prize.

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Laura J. Steers

December 17, 1954 - October 18, 2024