A man of God big enough to be known famously, but kind enough to care for small people like me

Grace and peace to you, dear brothers and sisters in Messiah. I rejoice with you that Dave is now with Jesus, but I want to express deep condolences for family and friends who now must continue on, this side of Glory. May the Lord comfort you now, and in the days ahead, with His everlasting lovingkindness and His tender compassions and overwhelming comfort. My name is Jason, and I was so blessed to meet Dave at an Israel/Prophecy Conference years back at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, perhaps circa 2006. We talked for maybe ten minutes or so, and he was kind and very interested to know about the mission work the Lord had me involved in. I was serving in Beslan, Russia, after the horrific 2004 school terrorist attack, when muslim terrorists attacked a school and held over 1,000 people hostage for three days; more than 330 died, most of whom were children. Dave shared about how he had lived in Russia, and he was very interested in what the Lord was using me in and so forth. You have to understand, I am not as familiar with him as many of you are - I'm 36, and so I guess I've caught just some of his latter ministry, but I know that my father has great respect for him. And so, on that day I asked Dave if he would sign a book of his for my dad which I had bought there, he did, and then if memory serves correctly, Dave then gave me a free copy of the book. Some time later, I received a check for $100 towards the ministry and a nice note, which I believe Ruth wrote. I was amazed then, and still am. You see, I'm just a simple person in the body - I don't have any degree, nor do I have some huge established/recognized ministry. My local fellowship and others have generously supported, but relatively speaking, I'm pretty much a small person. So for me, to have someone like our brother Dave - a giant in apologetics and so forth - and his wife send ME a large donation... wow, I was deeply grateful, and remain the same. He was big enough to be featured at conferences and to write numerous books - and yet, humble and loving enough to send a large gift to someone more or less like a kid out there just wanting to serve Jesus. O Great God of ours, thank You for sharing Your friend Dave with us! We are glad He is now with You, and yet, we are sad as we are now witout him down here. Your wisdom is perfect. We only ask that as You have called him Home, You might please send us seven more people with love and passion for You seven times what Dave had. God, the days are dark, and we need godly men in our midst. Thank You for sharing Dave with us, and please send forth more workers into Your harvest! Dear Hunt family, I love you, and mourn with you at his absence, though I rejoice with you knowing with WHOM he is present, Jason Catizone