Richard W. Hinrichs

It's with a tearful but joyous goodbye that I post this tribute to Dick Hinrichs, my friend and associate in proclaiming Christ's love throughout the world. Thank Dick for showing me the great joy in giving, giving without measure. Thank you for showing me how even though someone is far away and does not have the same background/upbringing as myself, we can still reach out as friends and share the love of God with them. Praying for your entire family as they celebrate your life, memory, and seek God's comfort in the mourning of the loss of a husband, father, grandfather and friend. "May the peace of God surpass all understanding..." during this time of loss. Philippians 4:7.

Dick was an amazing man who was deeply committed to making this world a better place. I was consistently in awe of his energy and ability to successfully balance so many initiatives at once. He was also a very humble man who rarely spoke of himself and his own accomplishments. For example, few knew that Dick would travel the world to educate others on important topics like faith, character, and community. May we all aspire to have a similar impact in our own lives.

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I thank God for Dick Hinrichs and his work with the International School Project in both Russia and Ukraine. I had the privilege in working together with Dick on ISP teams which went into both those counties during the last many years. As my friend Mike Brast has already written I will be praying for your entire family as you celebrate Dick’s life, and work and seek God’s comfort in the mourning of the loss of a husband, father, grandfather and friend.

We first met Dick on a mission trip to PNG in 2011. He was so great to work with and we have remained friends through all these years. He was a great man of prayer and always prayed and encouraged us as we shared our prayer requests and mission trip adventures and we in turn prayed for him and his mission trips. We were blessed to meet his wife, JoAnne, and met them for dinner when they came through town and enjoyed our friendship with them. Our hearts go out to JoAnne and all the family as we grieve this loss with them but we rejoice that Dick is now rejoicing in heaven with the savior he loved and served so well.