Helen Elizabeth Peinado

Helen Elizabeth Peinado of Porterville, California passed away on December 19, 2013 due to complications of kidney and congestive heart failure. She was born in Pontiac, Michigan on October 6, 1922 to Howard and Matilda Green. She is survived by her brother Don (and Ivy) Green of Novi, MI and her sister Dorothy (and Bill) Green of Lafayette, CO. She is also survived by her five children: Marilyn (and Todd) Benson of Rochester, MN; Brenda (and Nap) Del Prado of Mt. Talbot, Ireland; Millie (and David) Rhoads of Porterville, CA; Judy (and Brian) Bennett of Lincoln, NE and Kenny (and Valeni) Peinado of Antioch, CA. Her 10 grandchildren are: David, Carrie and Kevin Benson; Etienne and Aaron Del Prado; Stephen, Megan and Christopher Rhoads, and Jake and Cyrus Peinado. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, December 27th at 11:00 a.m. at Living Word Fellowship Church (1150 Pioneer Avenue – across from Westfield Elementary School). In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Missionary Gospel Fellowship (P.O. Box 1535, Turlock, CA 95381) or Source of Light Ministries International (1011 Mission Road, Madison, GA 30650). Elizabeth graduated from Pontiac High School and Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. She served as a missionary in Bolivia and a short time in Brazil. Returning to Michigan, she worked for her brother for 10 years, and then in 1974 she moved with her family to Porterville and began her work with Missionary Gospel Fellowship. Her ministry involved working with the Spanish speaking communities, primarily in the Woodville Labor Camp (where she was affectionately known as “La Viejita”) but also in Porterville and the surrounding areas. For the last 30 years she was also involved in a jail ministry and Bible correspondence courses in Spanish and English. She enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, reading, playing games and doing puzzles. But her driving passion was her love for Jesus Christ and her desire to serve Him and others and to bring many into a personal relationship with Him. She remained active in these activities up until the last week of her life. She will be greatly missed by many.

Helen Elizabeth Peinado

October 6, 1922 - December 19, 2013