Until We Meet Again

Yesterday evening, as I sat down to check my e-mails, I saw that I had received one that was from my home-school group that said: "Prayer Needed". I opened it and read with horror:

"Please pray for the ----- Family, Their daughter -----, died yesterday in a car accident. She was doing mission work in Africa."

This family lost their 19 year old daughter to a car accident in Africa..... They had just gone to visit her a few weeks ago--a time that I am sure they will forever cherish.

This family had adopted four children from Guatemala a year or so ago--at this daughter's urging.

This family has five other biological children--now four.

How does this family wake up today and cope with the reality that their beautiful, Christ-loving daughter is gone.

Last summer, near the end of it, this girl and her friend came to our house and my husband helped them load in onto the back of their pick-up. It was for her family--the family that doesn't have her anymore now.

This girl, who was passionately dedicated to Christ, lived her live in Africa for the past few months, teaching others about salvation and freedom in Christ. She was to come home in May or June.

This girl is now at the feet of Jesus. She is in His presence.

"Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for you Jesus or in awe of you be still
Will I stand in your presence or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all.

I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever
Forever worship You."

This family's faith will get them through. The prayers from their friends and family will be incense to God and he will hear our desperate cries of help for them.

This family will make it. They will. They have to.

Only through Christ who strengthens me.

The focus has to be on Christ, how else will they make it?

~B