<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">“<b>TWO
ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES</b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></p>
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<a href="tel:253-517-9195" target="_blank">253-517-9195</a> - Email:
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<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/" target="_blank">www.2rbetter.org</a></b></p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">August 16, 2014</p><br>To the family and friends, it is now one week since we celebrated Jim's memorial service at Christ church in Federal Way Washington. Last Saturday August 9th 2014.<br>
<br>I was a very warm and heartfelt celebration. God truly was glorified and Jim's life was honored.<br><br>A good friend, Ross Johnson, CEO of life messengers Seattle Washington brought the obituary he had written. He also gave a testimony of Jim's faithfulness's serving as a Life Messenger board member for 20 years. We are sending the obituary Ross wrote showing the many faucets of Jim's life and ministry. We are so grateful for friends love and prayers.<br>
<br>Lovingly,<br>Marie for the family<br><br><br><div><p style="line-height:1;text-align:center;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri";padding:0px"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal">Jim Watt July 5, 1923-July 19, 2014</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> Jim
was an honors student, Canadian Navy man, Seminary graduate, husband,
father, pastor and assistant pastor of a number of churches, evangelist,
conference speaker, author and friend. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri";padding:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> James
Alexander Watt was born in Crossett, Arkansas of Canadian parents. His
parents moved back to Canada in 1931. James is a direct descendent of
James Watt who ignited the industrial revolution by his improvements to
the steam engine. His inventions made the steam engine more than five
times more efficient. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri";padding:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> Jim
found his true calling in life, at twenty years of age. He would
preach, teach and lead in the Church. At a young age he received the
filling of the Holy Spirit which ignited his Godly passions. A passion
for accurate, faithful teaching of the Bible was his. He became a
church pastor while going through Seminary and saw churches and those
under his ministry grow in numbers as well as maturity. Over the years
his inspiring, joyful presence reflected the grace of God to those he
was around. After leaving his presence, people were always lifted in
hopefulness. He could just make you feel good about yourself—and
hopeful in God’s care and grace. He was the ultimate breath of fresh
air. Jim’s nature was that of a true peacemaker and a great listener.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri";padding:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> Through
many relationships with other pastors, church leaders, church members,
friends and his own instructors in many circumstances, Jim’s life was
blessed and enriched. Jim was not one to seek the limelight but paved
the way for others to receive honor and recognition, others, others,
others this was the passion of his heart, teach, teach, teach, pray,
pray, pray for others to be set free to be true builders together with
God’s Spirit in the building up of every aspect of God’s eternal
kingdom. He would call himself a “Barnabas” after the apostle Paul’s
faithful companion. He was a peacemaker, working to bring pastors of a
city together for the common good in every city he lived in. He and his
wife Marie had a Bible reading and prayer time together daily praying
for others on their prayer list.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri";padding:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> Jim
found the true love of his life in French Canadian Marie Gaudet. They
were married in 1948 and were the proud parents of three children. They
lived and pastored in several cities; Chicago, Arcata,CA, Surrey, B.C.,
Seattle, and LeDuc, Alberta. His printed guide, Through The Bible in a
Year, was published into the millions. After the children were grown,
Marie joined in speaking and traveling at times with Jim at seminars and
missions conferences including in Cairo, Egypt. He traveled alone to
numerous US cities over the years as evangelist and speaker. Jim
ministered in Northern India for a month, and spent time in other
foreign cities including a time of study in Jerusalem. For seventeen
years, at the same time he was pastoring, he was a door opener,
assistant, and secretary for Rochunga Pudaite of Bibles for the World.
He and Marie invested much, including finance, to this vital mission
which planted churches and schools in India and distributed millions of
Bibles. During the Jesus People movement in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s he
served as advisor to the local leaders of that movement in the Seattle
area using his wisdom and insight to help avoid mistakes.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri";padding:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> In
May 1952, Jim graduated from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in
Chicago. Later he received his M. Divinity, also from Northern. He was
ordained in Chicago by the American Baptist Denomination.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri";padding:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> In
his middle eighties he took on the monumental task of bringing together
his previous extended work on Ivan Panin’s work on the Greek New
Testament into a useful set of four volumes for the common person. He
labored for thousands of hours on this project over the years finally
completing it and seeing it in print in 2012.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri";padding:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> To
sum his life up he was always focused on the eternal perspective. He
was a true visionary who constantly worked to stir up vision in others.
He resolutely followed Jesus exhortation to us all—“Seek First the
Kingdom of God”. From the days of his early ministry Jim was mindful of
the significance of honoring the Jewish roots of the gospel. Jim’s
“gospel switch” was always in the “ON” position. “Occupy till I come”
were Jesus words to the faithful and he took that command seriously. He
stood as a sentry, not with a machine gun, but with an open Bible, upon
his knees, in his speech, with his pen, and later his computer, always
striving to know and love God and to make Him known and loved. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri";padding:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> Please visit Jim’s website: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;font-family:"Times New Roman""><a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.2rbetter.org&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHCTd54CggtgqLwTCItbXj-cZaKKg" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target="_blank">www.2rbetter.org</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> there you will find a wealth of his writings.</span></p>
<p style="padding:0px 0px 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jim is survived by his wife of 65 years, Marie (Gaudet).</span></p>
<p style="padding:0px 0px 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Son Jim, grandson James, granddaughter Chelsea, great grandson Broderick Maier</span></p>
<p style="padding:0px 0px 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Daughter
Anna (Garl) Long, grandsons Dr. Seth Long (wife Jennifer Long) &
Keelan Long, great grandchildren Luke and Kaylee Long.</span></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Son Peter, grandsons Paul, Mark, William</span></p>
<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri";padding:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Sister-in-law, Helen Watt</span></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri"">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Preceded in death by his beloved younger brother, Pastor George Watt</span></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri"">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Sisters-in-law, Irene (Gaudet) Thomson, Josephine Markin, Marjorie Buckham, Margaret Green</span></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri"">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Brothers-in-law, Paul Gaudet, George Markin.</span></p><p style="padding:0px 0px 12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;font-family:"Calibri"">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Many nieces and nephews.</span></p><br><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal" align="CENTER">
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