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| The road to Otuzco |
In a moment, everything can change. Yesterday morning at around 4:30am a friend of ours and her children were asleep in their beds at home while their father was (likely asleep) on a bus that drove off the side of a mountain road killing him and around 40 others.
It may be true that nothing prepares you for something like this, but I’ll tell you something else. There is SomeONE who prepares you for tragedy like this. Jesus. Walking with Him, trusting Him, KNOWING HIM prepares you for the shocks and sorrows of this life because when they throw you flat on your back knock the wind right out of you there is no knocking the Spirit out of you. He remains with us and helps us take another breath when we're sure we can't.
We grieve, but not as those who have no hope. Edgardo, our brother in Christ, knew His Savior and we take great comfort in the knowledge of that. He was received with open arms in heaven today, and for that we rejoice. Yet we cry and mourn because while Edgardo is now in the presence of the One who will carry his family through this tremendous loss, the rest of us – we and our Peruvian family here – are stunned and hurting.
Some kinds of wounds never heal completely this side of heaven. But there is always Jesus. And our Father who understands. And the Comforter who consoles our spirits in ways we can’t explain. And there is the Body of Christ – sometimes more beautiful than ever in times of suffering.
We covet your prayers for Edgardo’s family… Maribel (his sweet, beautiful wife), Andres (his 20-something yr old son) and Gianella (his almost 12 yr old daughter and Mikaela’s good friend); for the church family here in Trujillo as they grieve together… and for us as we grieve and feebly attempt to serve them.
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| The road home to Trujillo |
