Nancy Missler, who founded The King's High Way Ministries and with her husband, Chuck Missler, launched Koinonia House, has died at the age of 77.
Lately of Franklin, Tennessee, she had worked with her husband at their ministry in Couer d'Alene, Idaho, for many years.
The announcement comes from Koinonia House, which said she died Nov. 11.
"Nancy has loved our Lord Jesus Christ for over 50 years. She asked Christ to come into her life in 1957 at Hollywood Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles. That same year, while attending UCLA, Nancy met and married Chuck, her husband of 58 years," the announcement said.
She published 13 books, including "The Way of Agape," "Be Ye Transformed," "Faith in the Night Seasons" and her latest, "Hope Against Hope," to transform lives and marriages.
She also created, with her husband, "The Kingdom, Power and Glory: The Overcomer's Handbook," as well as the same title in a DVD series.
Nancy Missler was preceded in death by her son, Charles "Chip" Missler, and is survived by: husband of 58 years, Charles "Chuck" Missler; son, Mark (and Lisette) Missler; daughters, Lisa (and Mark) Bright and Meshell Missler; brother, Martin (and Gail) Klitten and eight grandchildren.
A celebration of life service will be held for her on Thursday, Nov. 19, at Grace Chapel, which will stream the event.
Her final resting place will be in Reporoa, New Zealand. Memorials may be made to the King's High Way.
Both Misslers were raised in Southern California, and they were married after Chuck Missler took his commission in the Air Force and completed flight training. He later became the branch chief of the Department of Guided Missiles, and started and salvaged several private corporations.
For a time, he led weekly Bible studies at the 30,000-member Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.
Nancy Missler attended UCLA, where she studied art and devoted herself to her family, raising four children.
She also established Missler Aerial Photography and later turning to writing, selling eventually more than 400,000 books.
In a recent commentary, she wrote about not giving up.
"Longsuffering simply means 'suffering that seems to last forever.' But please hear this: Longsuffering is always associated with hope and mercy. Therefore, it is the opposite of despair, discouragement and depression. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 confirms this: '… remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love and patience of hapoe (longsuffering) in our Lord Jesus Christ…'"
She and her husband took on some weighty issues in "The Kingdom, Power and Glory," addressing questions such as: Will eternity be the same for believers who follow Christ faithfully and those who live a carnal lifestyle?
Another issue was: Scripture says we are to "prepare ourselves" for Christ's soon return. What does this mean for each of us personally? What's at stake?
In the DVD series, she addresses the scriptural importance of being "prepared."
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