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breast cancer. One thing he
noticed when they repeatedly
went in for scans was that the
doctors were uneasy about
how calm they were. Their
faith brought peace to them,
so they were prepared for
anything that came their way.
He knows it all starts with
faith.

Greenlawn in the church and The way he was talked about
focusing on his ministry. One when he wasn’t around caught my
day, while he was driving a bus of attention. He is the guy everyone
middle school girls, a trailer pulled wants to talk to. He travels around
out in front of them. A few girls and speaks on the two things
lost their lives that day, and he was most important to him: family and
blamed. Sparing the details, he was Jesus. Although not everywhere he
sued, and people tried pushing goes does he mention the gospel,
guilt. My grandparents lost their if anyone is listening carefully,
youngest child that day, but they they will realize that he is always
never pointed a finger at David mentioning the truth. David says
moment on, he figured he should because they knew the man he was it is an honor to walk with the
person he loves the most through
pursue her. When she came to and knew that this was not the all the hardships. A “Fraze-ism” he
LCU, that is exactly what he did, way to cope and grieve over the lives by is “Live life for the people
and a year and half later, they got daughter they had just lost. who are going to be around your
married. He was twenty-one, and Fraze went up to Abilene Christian bed when you die.” I am thrilled
she was nineteen. Thirty-three University after this in 2000 and to have gotten to have him by my
years later, he tells the story as if it got his master's in divinity. When side through most of my years as
was yesterday. They worked at the he moved back to Lubbock, he a teenager because of the way he
church together and went through was a professor in theology and has impacted my life and how I
life side by side, through all the taught my dad. Several years after see him impact the lives of others.
struggles and the prosperous that, after he moved to Dallas and David Fraze is a good mentor and
times. coached at Richland High School, a better friend.

Soon, he began working with his wife, Lisa, started battling

Article Submitted by
Brady Simmons LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN

Brady Simmons is a senior at Lubbock Christian High School. His parents are
Dustin and Jocelyn Simmons. He has an older sister in college. He loves to play
all sports and enjoys hiking and biking when he can and is planning to go into
Aerospace Engineering.

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