Marvin Eld – Serving His Savior in Southeastern Idaho
Marvin Eld collected crosses that he could wear around his neck. He wore one almost every day for many years, for two reasons – to remind himself of the price paid for his redemption, and to start conversations about the empty cross. And Marvin’s life exemplified the cross of Jesus. Marvin and his wife Sharon grew up in Minnesota and both were raised in Christian homes. One day when he was 14, his mother took him to the doctor, who diagnosed him as having rheumatic fever. His heart was severely damaged, and the doctor told his mother that her son would be dead in 3 days, 5 at the most. At the prompting of his grandfather, elders of their church came over to his house and prayed over Marvin. The next day he went back to the doctor with his mother, in good health. He went on to live another 70 years. Marvin placed his faith in Christ at a Billy Graham Youth for Christ meeting. Following high school he pursued learning more about His Savior, attending Concordia College in St. Pa