Herman de Ru

On May 20, 2020, Herman de Ru, 88, went to be with his Lord, after passing away of natural causes in Fallbrook, CA. He was born May 24, 1931 in Leiden, the Netherlands. From the age of 9 until he was almost 14 years old, he lived in occupied Netherlands where his family hid Jews from the Nazis. Herman served the kingdom wholeheartedly as a Sunday school teacher and deacon at Calvary OPC in La Mirada, CA and as an elder in Harvest OPC in San Marcos, CA. He also spent a year as a missionary associate in Paramaribo, Suriname. He was never shy to speak the truth, never feared the scoffing of men, was zealous for the gospel, and was willing to spend and be spent for it despite his physical ailments.