A Special Day

Yesterday was my grandmother's funeral. It was really a special day for so many reasons.

1. I saw family members that I had not seen for 15 years.
2. I got to sing with my brother and sister.
3. My grandfather didn't fall apart at the funeral.
4. It was a beautiful, Kentucky, spring day.
5. We knew my grandmother was in heaven at that moment.
6. But most of all, the gospel was preached in a very special and personal way and ALL my family members were there to hear it! Something that all Christians dream about doing and yesterday, for our family, it happened! Many of them have a profession but there are some others that we have a burden for.

Thank you to all of you that were praying for us and for my family during this time. Your prayers were felt. We are traveling back to PA to get ready for our trip to Chile!

A Time To Live And A Time To Die

I know it's been a month since my last posting. We finally got our new computer so I should be able to catch up on some things. This has been a busy month for sure and today was a very emotional culmination to a fairly emotional week..... Today my grandmother (Mamaw) died at the age of 86. She was my last living grandmother. She suffered a stroke this past year that caused her to be paralyzed on one side and caused her to have kidney failure which resulted in dialysis treatments. We have watched her ebb away ever since. But today, while holding my grandfather's hand, she slipped away into eternity. She had a testimony of salvation and we can rejoice knowing that she is no longer paralyzed or bed-ridden. We will miss her greatly, to say the least, and our hearts and minds turn towards my grandfather knowing that my grandmother was the center of his life and his reason for living. How much longer will he be with us?? All is in the Mighty Hands of an omnipotent God that allowed us to still be here, allowed our plane tickets to be changed without cost, provided patient and understanding people so that we can be part of a final farewell to our beloved grandmother. Heaven seems just a little bit closer today as the clouds of eternity parted and we are experiencing His love and peace as my grandmother slipped through and will be waiting on the other side. Please pray for our family as we will be traveling Monday to Kentucky. We will be returning by the end of the week to prepare for our return to Chile Tuesday, April 3rd.