I had the priviledge to call Ernie Brockmann my "Opa" (Grandpa). I looked up to him my whole life. He was a man of integrity, kindness, wisdom and love. Upon the urging of his friends, family and students, my Opa began writing his story in 2005. As we all waited anxiously for him to finish writing his book, he would continually say, "it's not quite done," It took us till 2020 to figure out why his book was never done. It's because his story was missing the last chapter and it could not be completed until God called him home. I consider it a honor to have taken on the task of compiling my Opa's stories into this book.