Day 215 Bobbie Treichler Only Eighty

August 9, 2015
Day 215

Bob and Suzanne (Bob looks like he is whistling. He is a great whistler)

Eighty years ago yesterday, in the year 1935, a newborn came into this world through Esther and Luther Treichler, Robert Luther Treichler. This couple was living for themselves until, at a revival meeting in their hometown, Luther walked the line and accepted Jesus. When he came back to sit down Esther was ticked. "Why didn't you take me with you?" It is an individual decision, Esther. The next night Esther walked the line. Boots and Esther's decision changed the course of their family. Today their daughter and sons and their respective families are a living testimony to a significant "generational shift for good" in this couple's life. I will always be grateful for those who ran the revival meeting. It provided me with a family of love.

Bob has always been a large person in a small frame. Five foot four is the vantage point from which he sees at full height. "Stand up, Bob!" His response, "I am!" But this has never affected his visionary view. In fact, I do not know an individual who sees as much as Bob sees. He can see beyond an individual's actions as well as their viewpoints. One of his favorite phrases is, "they are part of God's creation." He used this as encouragement to go past someone's issues and look at what is most important. "There is always a backstory," is another phrase I heard ad naseum. Don't judge this person, you have no idea from where they came. This deep sensitivity paralleled a deeply sensitive person. I witnessed my father hurt on many occasions. But he always fought hard to work it through. And yes it would get a little messy. But he would respond with, "Life is a symphony played in the minor key."

What an amazing couple

Bob has ministered to hundreds of individuals. This neat, tidy, fastidious man never allowed a messy individual to keep him at bay, Bob is so relational. However, there is a significant person in his life who has helped to form him, Suzanne Treichler, and it would be remiss to not include her in anything written about her husband, Bob. For Suzanne agrees wholeheartedly with what drives Bob, an understanding that people matter. However, their expressions are as different as night is day and this is why they have been able to affect so many individuals. These two ordinary folks from a small town on Lake Ontario have had extraordinary results.

Bob and Suzanne are simply themselves, living in community, going to work, living the ordinary life, making everyday decisions, and yet their stories are out the whazoo of the impact they have had on countless individuals. This couple should have had prayer cards but their ministry was so covert it was never publicized. This couple gives a great example of opening up one's home, offering a couple of loaves and fish and then watching God work mightily with small offerings.

Bob at eighty and Suzanne at seventy-six are still operating with an energy level that continues to bless folks around the world. They bicker, they fight but man they laugh hard. They are just plain silly.  Bob and Suzanne are not into methods or formulas or anything that has a shiny veneer. They just have an understanding that the gospel is effective and meant to be shared. Bob is who he is in large part due to that spunky woman, Suzanne. Suzanne is who she is in large part due to that relational guy, Bob. They make a great team and they are still going strong.

The Cliff Walk- on the Bobbie Treichler Tour!

Dad, may your golden years continue to warm hearts, bring others to truth, and make those who are less fortunate be filled with hope. You are amazing and I am the honored daughter to call you Robert Treichler my father!