From your description of the life of Paul McCain, he was a blessing to the Synod and to Christians everywhere. The mark of a believer is the willingness to serve others, and to use one's gifts and talents selflessly and for the Kingdom of God. The words of 1Peter 4:10 were probably very familiar to Paul McCain, and should guide us as well; "As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." Soli Deo Gloria.