I will never forget Elder Adams. We labored together in ministry at Changing a Generation Full Gospel Church, Atlanta Georgia. Minister Adams was firm and yet quiet -soft spoken giant whom I remember serving diligently with the men's ministry. I witnessed him a professional man of God. He was faithful. May he rest eternally in the arms of Jesus our Savior
I extend my deepest condolences to Elder Adams family, and to our Changing a Generation Family; Especially to Bishop Paul S and Debra B. Morton - pastors whom we served under in the College of Elders.
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Will Adams was a humble and noble man of God. He was a leader of men. He was my friend. Will always checked up on me, and always encouraged me. Yet, he seemed to enjoy receiving insights and perspectives from me as well. I felt that he was always looking to grow. I admired his super dedicated role as a father. I know a lot of great fathers, but I observed him to be second to none as his sons were always the first thing he talked about whenever I saw him or he was always headed to do something with one or both of them. Robert and Jon (whom my father cared for as their pediatrician) share Will's humble but confident presence - and are a beautiful reflection of the love, care and support that they have received from Will and Carla. I will miss having Will in my life. His life was shorter than any of us wanted it to be. But he was an amazing person, man, leader and mentor while he was here. Rest in peace.
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Will was my brother in Christ. We realized this early on in our friendship. He was a spiritual advisor to me. When I was struggled or had a big decision to make, I would talk to him and he was always available to provide me with advice. We also talked about our kids and what they meant to us. We discussed how we loved our children and how blessed we were to have such incredible kids and to be Fathers.
A recent story about Will, which I hope shows how caring Will was for others. I have been battling cancer since 19 and Will was a support system for me on a daily basis. He prayed for me and over me daily. He was selfless. The week of his untimely passing, I was in NY recovering from surgery. I was in pain and did not feel like talking to anyone. Will called me several times and I did not answer. I decided to call him back. Immediately, he told me how much he cared for me and how much he admired me and loved me as a brother. That call gave me strength to push thru the pain. I told him I would see him when I got back to GA. Never did he let me know anything was bothering him because he wanted me to focus on my recovery. That who Will was. Always thinking of others first. Will was a special person who I feel that I met by the grace of God. I am blessed he was in my life. I love and miss him.
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We always admired Will's ability to bring the best of his personal self to his professional life. In partnership meetings, he would sit and listen - he would let everyone else provide their opinion about a topic or decision before voicing his own. He truly wanted to understand everyone else's perspective before formulating his own. He was a steady source of encouragement and stability for everyone who crossed his path. Whether interactions with him were shorter or longer, you always knew he cared about you genuinely. At the beginning of the day, he'd stand in the office kitchen reading the paper and would greet people coming in. It was more than a nod or acknowledgement. He'd look them in the eye - call them by their name and genuinely want to know how they were doing. If the response was anything but "great" - he would express concern and support. We were personally blessed to experience Will's genuine, deep and strong caring for others who were less fortunate. He regularly asked us about our work in Africa and quietly supported a number of our projects - he loved hearing stories of the individuals he helped out of tough times. He was one of those people who didn't do "good" to get accolades or attention or credit. He did "good" because it was in his heart. Anyone who heard him preach could see the goodness in his heart, his passion for the Lord and his desire to help others through the gospel. And anyone who knew him, even casually, could see his deep deep love for his boys. We will always remember Will as a kind and gentle soul and hope his family can continue to heal knowing the side of him that you didn't get to see as much (at the office) and knowing that he touched the lives of so many (not just in his personal life) and made the lives of those he touched better because of knowing him.
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I remember our conversations about love, like and kids! Always encouraging me and pointing out what a good parent I was! But I won’t ever forget standing in the kitchen in need of something that I was asking for can’t even remember what it was but he just gave me those Will Adams eyebrows and expression (that John now has) and said “Mignon you’re family “. I felt loved by him! Rest easy my friend!
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Dear Uncle Will,
I don’t want to accept the fact that you aren’t here anymore. Sometimes I just pretend you are on vacation. I wish I would have called you more often. I miss you so much and you not being here anymore doesn’t make sense to me. Thank you for showing me what success can look like. You gave me hope that I could achieve something with my life. Thank you for always believing in me. Thank you for blessing us with the boys. Even though I am angry that I can’t call you anymore and hear your voice. I am so thankful for all the memories I have of you. I will always love you.
From,
Carla Wilson
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