Our Tribute for Sister Glenda


		A TRIBUTE TO GLENDA CORLEY FROM BROTHER ED My dear wife Glenda went home to be with her Lord late in the night of July 4, 2002

After a brave and long fight, Glenda found her independence just before midnight of Independence Day. Through her last days she grew weaker and weaker till there was just no more of her left to live. She was at home, as she wished to be, surrounded by her children and loved ones. My left hand was under her head, with my right hand I held her. Glenda had fought a battle with cancer since late 1991. Throughout most of this time she continued ministering, touching many lives for the Kingdom of our Lord. She and I had some very blessed times throughout most of the 80's ministering overseas. This, I believe, was her most joyously remembered time. She loved going to the villages where seldom had the Name of Jesus been preached. She found great joy also in ministering to the men and women who wanted to be trained in serving the Lord. This most often took place in the remote areas where many lived in poverty and had little to give in return except their love. She cherished this. When we became aware that the cancer was spreading in her body, at the direction of the Lord we moved to Long Island, New York. On a trip up there to make preparation for the move, both of us were visited in the car by the Holy Spirit. She received strength to minister from November 1997 till April 2000. The letters and cards received from there only testify to the mercy of the Lord as He moved through her to touch many. Knowing that she was growing weak, we moved here to the mountains of North Carolina for what became her last two years on earth-except as she continues to live in my own heart, and in the hearts of many others. Her last public ministry was in April of 2002 as she stood and gave testimony to the faithfulness of the Lord at a meeting of the Women's Aglow in Asheville, NC.

	Thank You all for your warm correspondence of support for Brother Ed, as his beloved wife of three decades has been promoted in the Lord. Dear Brother Corely, I just wanted to say how sorry I am about the news of Glenda. I know you loved her very much as she did you. I am also persuaded that you and your family are clinging to the Lord and putting your hopes in the unseen. Your articles have continued to be a blessing on the Internet. Thank you. Love Roddy, Esther, and newborn (Aug 6, 2002) Sarah Breem Shalom Brother Ed! Was very sorry to hear about Sister Glenda. May the L-rd strengthen you in these days.... We are so thankful to the L-rd for the gift that He had given us in Sister Glenda and in you. Wanted to let you know also that we're moving to the Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York area in November/December time frame. (Due to my honey, aka my wife Linda, promotion to E-6 in the U.S. Army. She's being transfered to Shoreham, NY to support a Reserve Unit.) We remembered that you all were connected with a fellowship there. Will be praying for you. Where do we send flowers or gifts? ... Take care and may He contiune to uphold you. Being always, in HIS grip, James and Linda Bauers Dear Ed: We will never forget the times we spent with you and Glenda in Lincolnton. We are thankful for those times and the blessings we received through your ministry. We pray that you will be immeasurably blessed by His grace at this time of loss. We know that Glenda is living the abundant life in the presence of the King of Kings. Wade and Connie Landrum Thank you for sharing your wisdom and your time. The lessons that you taught us remain forever in our minds. Curtis told me that sister Glenda went home to be with the Lord on Independence Day. Well, I don't think that was just by chance; that was by design. Love you Brother Ed, we are praying for you. Love Curtis and Ann Marie James Savannah, Georgia Dear Ed, i know you do not know me but i had met your precious wife at a retreat in Pennsilvania a few years ago, God has used her to minister to me in a tremendous way.I am very sorry to here about her passing. My prayers go out to you and your family. sincerly, Jackie Bro Ed, Our deepest condolences to you and the family ... forgive us for the lateness of this, but it was just today that I was doing some research and went online to the website... We love you sir and will truly miss Sister Glenda... you guys mean the world to us and have truly imparted so much into our lives... II Corinthians 1:2-5 comes to mind may the God of Comfort continue to strengthen you in this hour... Supported by His Word H. Curtis James Brother Ed, I just went on your web site and saw about the death of your precious wife, Glenda. My heart truly goes out to you even though I have never met you personally. I have said before and I say again that your newsletters and Maschil teachings have meant more than I can say. God has greatly used them in my life. I know He is your strength and comfort and all that you need. I pray that you will know His presence in a way you have never known or imagined before. I will be praying. I bless you with wisdom and knowledge in the revelation of Jesus, with eyes to see as He does, and with peace and rest in your soul. I pray that He will touch your body as well and give you comfort. How precious our Lord is and what a wonderful hope we have. Glenda is looking into the eyes of the Lover of her soul and that is the treasure that we all seek. Love in Him, Katherine Windsor Dear Ed Corley: How saddened I was to learn of your grievous loss. Glenda was loved by so many and she will be dearly missed. Please accept my heartfeld condolences and be assured that I will be praying for you. I pray that you will find the peace and comfort that only Jesus can give. All who had the joy of knowing her were blessed and I have been doubly blessed because of knowing you both. I met you and Glenda at the church of Miquel and Tania Fuentes at the Spanish Christian Church in East Harlem, NYC in the 1980's, I have been receiving the Mashcil and Prayer Starters for many, many years and have kept them by the years filed. It was through your teaching and Glenda's that I learned Intercessory Prayer. I thank God for Berean Publications. My life has been enriched and my knowledge of our Lord has grown deep because of knowing you and Glenda and receiving your year's of teaching material. I have never met Christians like you and Glenda who were so humble and I have never felt the presence of the Lord and the Anointing which was upon you as I communicated with you so strong. I could not control my weeping because the anointing would affect me. I cried when I was in the presence of you or Glenda. My heart is filled with sympathy for you. If ever a woman lived by faith and trust in the Lord it was Glenda. She will live in my memory as a Woman of God who was totally surrendered and used by Him to minister Life to others through the Word of God. May the Lord sustanin you during these pain-filled days of your fresh grief and shower you with grace upon grace. Lovingly, Isabelle Livramento, Riverside R I started following Maschil years ago through a sister in Christ, Lillian Dunn, and have off and on thru the years read the prayer starters and notes that you'll sent out. I was on the mailing list and it was easier to get the mailings. I kind of lost track until I got a computer at home. But I have been truly blessed over the years. I pray all is well with Bro. Corley and that the LORD will continue to bless the ministry. In Christ, Mary Ann Keith May I offer my prayer, along with the others, for Ed Corley at this time. I had met Ed Corley only once in New Haven Connecticut at least 15 years ago. I had placed my name on the Maschil mailing list then and have been blessed ever since to receive the messages. Along with the letter that went with the messages, I felt I began to know this couple. When I came on to the web site tonight, and discovered the news, I was saddened for Ed. What valiant warriors for Christ these two! Now the second part of his marriage begins, as a widow had once said to me. My most grateful thanks for all the publications that came so faithfully each month, and to the two who shared and gave of what the Lord gave to them. For all that make up the team that are the Berean Publications I say thank you, and to Ed Corley may I say thank you for the times you shared your self in your writings to us, thank you for sensitivity to the spirit's leading, for the truth that you were not afraid to print, for giving us the courage and the hope that we needed at just the right time. We may not be there beside you, but we are there in prayer and in thoughts. May the Lord bless and hold you tenderly. Elizabeth Horender, Fort Plain, New York Brother Ed, I am sadden upon hearing of Glenda’s passing as I will miss her. I give thanks to the Lord for knowing her as my life is richer and my knowledge of our Lord deeper and more sure because of both your faithfulness to Him. May you find the comfort Jesus has given so many of us through you in your time of grief. I heard a minister say death is like driving a car- if it breaks down you get out and walk. When your body breaks down- you get out and walk with Jesus. For the saints it is that easy and I celebrate that Glenda is walking with Jesus. You can not know the comfort you gave us when last you were with us at Pioneer Valley A/G. Your steadfastness throughout the years with Jesus strengthens us in a world which seeks to toss and turn us. Ed there is always a place for you at our home whenever you hear the Lord calling you to Massachusetts (and anyone else you my sense God sending here). With much love, In the Lord’s Grace and Service, Peggy Belanger While we know that Glenda is in a far better place, and rejoicing to finally be with her Lord, our hearts are saddened for the loss of her to us still here, and especially, for Ed. For what was this journey here for, but to reach the goal of the high calling, in Christ Jesus. My thoughts (Tony) have returned time and again during these last days to Glenda, and then to Ed. In my natural man, I mourn with Ed and all those who loved her, and them. But I have a confidence that I can walk by faith and not by sight, that can overcome the natural man and his emotions, and have a joy and be able to rejoice with Glenda and the multitudes in heaven on her promotion to glory. For as we know, we will see her again. And every tear shall be wiped away, and the former shall not be remembered. I thank the Lord for his promise, that blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. So, brother Ed, may you know, totally, the peace of Jesus that transcends all human knowledge and understanding, and be comforted in His loving arms and unconditional love. Continue on in your journey, in the high calling of Christ Jesus, to which you were called from before the foundations of the world. For it is invaluable to the body of Christ in this earth, and for the generations of men to come, until The Lord returns to take His own. And on that day, may you hear, 'Well done, good and faithful servant'. May all blessings abound to you Ed, and with our love and in the love of Jesus, your friends and fellow laborers, Tony & Barbara Limberg, with Al & Sarah Saponieri (from NY) Dear Ed, Today I read of Sister Glenda's promotion. I want somehow to offer my support to you. As I prayed for you and Glenda these past months, I was filled with the sense of the connection among us, all the people you and Glenda have touched; many of whom have already gone to be with our Lord. I sensed that we prayed as one, rejoicing in your lives and grieving with the anguish of being human. I began to become aware that this bond was enlarging to include those from ages past and those to come. And I was heartened to know that so many people were holding you and Glenda before the Lord as you faced the most difficult challenge of life. You and Glenda have been my spirtual guides for 20 years, when I received the first Ephesians article. God's Word has always come to me through you, with Love, and at the same time, uncompromising Honesty. I have been encouraged, and filled with renewed resolve to be useful to God in some small way. I have been one of those in a spiritual line, receiving healing, even though I never met you in the flesh. Your messages lately have been the most powerful, the clearest, of any I have ever read in all these years. It is an awesome witness that you have been willing to let God work through you even at this time when many would feel they needed, and deserved, to take a break. As I have prayed for you these past months, I was given the awareness of the Well of Living Water, as a fountain, welling up within you, within Glenda, overflowing throughout your spirits, your souls, even the room you were in. I sensed that the room had become a Holy Place. I was reminded of the "golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints," and I thought of all the prayers reaching to the heavens holding love for you and Glenda in them, becoming an aroma to our Savior. Now my prayer is that mine will mingle with the saints to hold you within the awareness that "Underneath are the Everlasting Arms." With Love, Sally Laird I just wanted to tell you how I rejoice with Sister Corley, but my heart hurts for you. I know you will miss her. My deepest thanks for the years you and Sister Corley have shared the word with us. It has truly blessed my life. I want you to also know that a Sister Vicki Duran went home to be with the Lord about 15 minutes before Sister Corley. I just know they will enjoy each other and the fellowship they will share with our Lord and Savior and all the other Saints as they cheer us on. I'm so thankful for those like yourselves that have so willingly shared your lives with so many. I pray that I will run such a race and finish as faithfully. May you be strengthened by His grace and mercy and lifted up on wings of eagles that you may soar even higher. Tell Sarah I am thinking of her and would love to see her. God Bless, Your sister in Christ TERESA How blessed we were to have known this wonderful sister and saint of God. Our prayers for the Lord's enduring peace are with you. With love and prayers, Gail Breden The Word & Spirit Ministries Name: Marcye Coogan Feedback: Hello, I'm writing to send my sympathies on the death of Glenda. Our dear sister is now in heaven! I did not know Glenda personally but did attend a worship session she held here on Long Island. I've also read many of your publications as my church passes them out monthly (Church on the Sound). You have been a blessing to me. God bless and comfort you, Marcye Coogan Lou - Thank you. She was a great lady and will be greatly missed by all. However this is also a time of wonderful triumph. Please tell Ed that our prayers and thoughts are with him. God bless you, brother. Al and Peggy Lindop http:www.scribeslampstand.com Dear Brother Lou: Glenda was a dear, dear part of our family. We send our deepest condolences to Ed and the family and pray for God's peace during this time of grief. Although Glenda doesn't know me personally, she touched my life deeply - I was able to share part of the following testimony with her at a church in Farmingdale, NY before her illness slowed her down, but would like to let Ed and others know how very important she has been in my walk. I remember the first time I met Glenda. She was doing a women's retreat for us at COS. I loved the way she ministered and remember thinking "I want to be like her when I grow up". That was in January of 2000 (I, by the way was 46 years old then and in the Lord for 16 years - but I still had a lot of growing up to do) She ministered from her heart and hit on things that touched me deeply in her meetings entitled, "Healed and Wholly His". I was struggling with some sins in my life that I tried to keep hidden. I know they weren't hidden from God - but to most Christians, they had no clue. I prayed and still struggled; being a Christian yet still sinning kept me in much guilt and shame. At this meeting I was released from some of the guilt and shame that I walked in. The following month Glenda did a breakfast for our Women of Promise group in a neighboring church (at the time we did not have a building for our church). I went to this breakfast feeling very troubled. I don't remember what she spoke about because I was so afraid. I was afraid of Christian women - felt so much less than. Among the sins I struggled with was drinking and smoking. I had gone through some years of therapy (Christian and non-Christian), medication, a detox visit, a five-week visit to a Christian Therapy center in CA, AA meetings, Freedom meetings. You name it, I did it. I was being treated for multiple personality disorder. I suffered with severe depression from 1992 through 1996 and still felt there were never any answers for me. I kept seeking God but failing (in my eyes). I was a total mess - oh but not in the sight of others. I'm a server and do, do, do all the time. No one, except immediate family and my pastor knew what I was going through. They didn't even know the extent of some of the evil thoughts I was constantly pleged with. For years I kept having visions and thoughts of commiting suicide. I was at the end of my rope. The Sunday before the Women's breakfast my pastor gave a word that "someone was at the end of their rope - but God was about to step in". I felt the heat of God all over me and knew He was touching me. As the week went on I guess I forgot the word that went forth because I was bombarded with the constant thoughts of killing my daughter and then myself - Then she wouldn't be a problem for the world and I knew God would take her to heaven. As for myself, I didn't want to go to hell but if I commited suicide, wouldn't His grace step in? I was almost at the point of finding out. I was truly at the end of my rope. After Sister Corley spoke that Saturday morning in February, 2000, she ministered in prayer. We were in a circle and I felt like a trapped rat. I looked for an escape. Where were the doors? How can I leave without disturbing anyone? Whew, she didn't pick me to pray for, she was finished; I felt safe. Then a friend from my church came up to me and said, I'm bringing you to Glenda for prayer. I thought I would pass out at that point. Part of me was screaming inside, "Let me out" while another part of me was saying, "Lord, please help me". I couldn't even look Glenda in the eyes as others held my hands and asked Glenda to pray for me. I didn't speak, I couldn't speak. They didn't know either what to ask prayer for - just that I was troubled and was struggling. Glenda began to pray - she asked me a question or two, I don't quite remember what and continued to pray. The prayer got very intense - she stopped a moment to explain that even though I was a Christian, not to fear the words of her prayer as she was about to cast out demonic spirits. She prayed for spirits of alchohol and drugs to be gone, she prayed out of me spirits of murder and suicide. (How could she possibly know, except for God) She prayed and prayed. Then only a God who knew me and my years of struggles personally would have Glenda let me know that His mighty warrior angel was tearing each of these demons into shreds as they came out of me. (I would have felt guilt and fear if these demonic spirits were loosed from me, then would they go and plague someone else? I would rather suffer for the rest my life than to have anyone else suffer as I had) I felt totally drained and more drained. I was physically weak for some time after that. When Glenda finished praying she asked me if I had ever dealt with the occult. As she said that I saw in my mind my sister and I playing with an ouija board. I was a young teen (13 or 15 years old). I remembered that time with such clarity - we were asking the board questions and it replied. I know that I didn't make it move. My sister swore that she didn't make it move either. Glenda said that that was the day these spirits entered me. I was a changed person after that. I don't know that anyone can know how different I was on the inside from that point on. Before that day and back through to 1996 I had so many bouts with alcohol. I even had some deliverence victories - but there was this constant wooing that ensued me. I was drawn to liquor stores - even in strange towns, I could spot them a mile away and felt pulled to them. There was also so much guilt - how can I think about booze if Jesus is part of my life? But after that day, there has been no pull, I don't even see them in shopping centers anymore. I can walk by one and not have a second thought (or even a first thought). I don't know that I'm explaining this well. Before 1996 my addiction was food, not booze. I had stomach reduction surgery in 1996 and lost a lot of weight - I couldn't eat like I used to so I guess I just switched from the food to alcohol. I was blessed to read Ed's recent book - the section on Putting Off the Old Man helped me understand the darkness I felt as a Christian. I've been afraid to share my testimony with anyone because "what would they think of me?" Ed's book has encouraged me to give my testimony. I'm not the only one who has ever struggled. How can I help others - we overcome the evil one by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. Please share this with Ed Corley. I pray for him during this time and hope that he is blessed that the gift of Glenda probably goes deeper than he or anyone (but God) knows. Thank you. Brother Ed Corley, I have only been reading your lessons on the internet for about 4 months, but they have been such a blessing to me. My soul is saddend by the death of Sister Corley. Please know that our sympathy and prayers are with you and yours. God bless you in every possible way. Pamela Reed Bro. Ed, From all the Brothers and Sisters at BeaconHouse in Wallingford Ct. We share your loss and the loss of the world at large that heard Sister Glenda's message, and felt her prayers. She truly was welcomed to the arms of Jesus. May God grant you,your family and all the staff great peace and comfort. You are in our prayers,still. Betty Williams Independence Day - that was surely no accident. On July 4th an outstanding servant of God went home, free from the limitations of disease and pain and into the arms of the Lord she loves. One of my favorite memories of Glenda Corley is teaching a series on the Gifts Of The Spirit with her. She covered the subject of healing, so wisely, sensitively and in such a down-to-earth manner. Glenda was an amazing combination of someone with a firm grasp on the realities of life here, plus an outstanding insight into eternal issues. She loved the Lord with all her heart and was greatly loved. Our prayers are with Ed and the family. We thank God for the privilege of knowing this dear sister in Christ and look forward to seeing her again. Roger & Gill Blackmore Grace Church, Medford, NY Dear Brother Ed, i met you and glenda some years ago at full gospel in pt jefferson long island my family and i have since gone to another fellowship brother Ed I am very sorry for your loss of Glenda she was a very special woman in the Lord my prayers will be with you now for comfort, you both were a great inspiration in the Lord to me you both truely loved and still love the body of Christ in a special way i can remember being at one of your healing services and how touched i was to see what true servants of the Lord you are thanks for ministering to me at that time prayers are with you love and blessings in his name the Rupe family Ed will be in our prayers. I hope he is not feeling defeated. He and Glenda had a wonderful ministry together. I'm sure he will miss her tremendously. I am very sad that the Lord didn't heal her. We were really believing he would. I guess we won't know all the answers till we're in glory. Lisa and Kevin Thayne Dear Brother Corely, I want to send you my love and support during this time. I know you are probably swamped with mail. We are standing with you at this time. Mark Waters from Sayre, PA Dear Ed, Have been aware of Glenda's illness and have been praying for you both for some time. It is wonderful to know that another Christian friend is with the Lord and that you have His comfort and strength at this time. Blessings upon you, Bob and Marge Landrum Our hearts and prayers continue with you my dear brother. We love Glenda and we love you. Diana and I will always be indebted to you and Glenda for being a father and mother in the faith. We so thank you for your friendship, love, ministry and prayers over the years. Glenda's ministry and legacy will live on in the hearts of so many all over the world. Her ministry has truly has been an extension of His grace in countless numbers of lives around the world. I know she has been in ours. Brother Ed, now may the God of mercy now greatly comfort you, the children and so many to whom both of you have so faithfully ministered over the decades. May He so tenderly hold you and the family in His arms of love. You are in our hearts and prayers, Jerry Dear Lou & Ed, May the Lord be with you all at this time. Sister Glenda was a very sweet and dear soul who is going to be missed very much. She had brought a lot of joy and peace and blessing to alot of people over the years. And I am very glad that I had the chance to meet her and hear her speak at Evangel Christian. I am going to miss her alot, but I know that one day not very long from now, we will be with her and all that have gone before us, with the Lord. May the God of heaven and earth, who is our beloved Father, give you all comfort and peace at this time. Your Brother in Christ Service, Randy S. Vaughn. Brother Ed: I was grieving so yesterday and last night without knowing why. I was just on the phone with Mom and asked about Glenda. I suggested that I go online and look at your website, and low and behold there was the note that Glenda went to be with Jesus last night. Ed, Mom joins me in sending you our love. Praise God she is no longer in pain. much love Nadia Dear Brother Lou, I have had the priviledge of knowing Brother Ed and Glenda for about 8 years. They are very good friends of my pastors, Brother Lou and Mary Jane Halcomb. Being part of the intercessory team at East Coast, I never knew that you had this Second Circle. I am blessed to be a part, and as sad as I am to not be able to see Glenda here anymore, I am looking forward to seeing her with the Lord. God really used this man and woman in my life to receive VERY profound deliverance from generational curses of witchcraft and schizophrenia that had I not received this help, I would have never been able to fulfill the call of God on my life. I am deeply grateful to the Lord and to the Corley's for my life. Please tell Brother Ed that Shelly Delonis, the flute player from East Coast for Jesus Ministries, sends her love and support. God Bless, Shelly Delonis

Her last public ministry was in April of 2002 as she stood and gave testimony to the faithfulness of the Lord at a meeting of the Women's Aglow in Asheville, NC.