Eldon Dennis Kropf

Eldon Kropf - A Truly Wealthy Man (By Sarah Kropf) How do you measure a life? Is it in wealth, accomplishments, status, achievements, popularity, longevity, ease, comfort? I am without question often misled in seeing all those things when I first look at a person's life. But then I remind myself that if this is the measure of a man's life, it is empty. All these measuring rods can be misleading. For the true value of a man in not in what acclaim he has received, but in what he deserves to receive. We often do not see the gain of the righteous in dollars or in popularity. But a truly honorable man is honored by heaven itself, and his wealth is measured in his spiritual legacy, his children, his good works, his seed and in what he is yet to gain for all eternity, his eternal reward. I have seen the wealth of the righteous in the Kropf family, and in the life of Pastor Eldon and Lois Kropf and I recognize that there is a price to be paid to become truly wealthy. For we gain according to our giving. And we reap according to our sowing. Eldon gave his life day after day, month after month and year after year. He never stopped. I never heard him think about himself, but about his children, about tender believers and about the fields of the Lord. He was God's friend. He was sensitive to the things that were near to God's heart. He loved to sing. Even if he wasn't a musician, he was a true worshipper. Some have commented and I concurre - his anointing increased in his latter years. We were so blessed to have been with them in December 2020. We had no idea why we felt such an urgency to be with them (aside from the fact that it had been over 3 years since we had been with them), we knew it was a God appointed time. We helped Ben arrange the office studio in their home where Dad was wanting to record more sessions for the Radio Stations. If anyone knew Bro Eldon, you knew he was a quiet man. However, once the door was closed and the recording had started, the anointing came over him and his voice was so strong, so powerful and the message was like sitting under a waterfall. I had intended to brush my teeth in the room just next to the office/studio. I think I brushed them for over 7 minutes that day because I was soaking up the sound of the anointing. He took great interests in the things that were important to God, and he sowed in those places where God was working. He gave his love, he gave his counsel, he gave his prayers, he gave financially, he gave his time, he gave his life. We feel so blessed to have had a father in Eldon. We honor him as a righteous man. We honor him as a man sent by God. As a father, and as a friend of God. Although he dwelled in simple places, and braved a life of service in poverty stricken nations. He was a wealthy man and will continue to inherit his eternal reward in the lives of so many of us (His children and those who have been impacted by him) as we press on to know God and follow his Godly example. He was a good tree, and has born much much fruit. The seeds are in the fruit, and as we are planted and grow and bear our own fruit, we will honor him. When I would visit, he would make me coffee-then he discovered I like it strong:) So he would make mine first, then add water to his. He gave, and gave and always put others first. When our hearts were breaking, he gave us his ears. When we were at our wits end, he gave us his counsel. When we were in need of direction, he gave us his prayers. And always without knowing it, he gave us his example. I pray his life would not only impress me but that I would learn from him how to be God's friend and how to leave a legacy of righteousness. After all, this was his greatest measure of wealth. - Sarah (daughter-in-law) Pictures: Our last time together in January 2021 - Family Time on the shores of Lake Malawi, Dad and his youngest son Justin, and an older picture of Dad with several of his sons.