May 19, 2009

Grief

This weekend, our seminary lost two students. Charles and Hanokh were both students from India and were killed in a car accident on a dangerous road on Friday while it was raining. Both were married and today is the viewing and funeral. There was a memorial service on Sunday that was very emotional and difficult. Both of their families will be leaving to return home and taking Charles and Hanokh's bodies with them. The cost to transport their loved ones is quite expensive. As international seminary students, much less seminary students in general, money is very limited.

Will you be praying for Hanokh and Charles' wives and families? Will you continue to pray for our entire community here at Asbury? And will you pray that the Lord not only makes provision for their families to move home and transport their bodies with them, but that He also surrounds them with love and support once they return home. Asbury is a great community in which to deal with such a tragedy. Still, this is hard.

Death is very difficult. Grief lingers. I am just asking that the Lord strengthens us all to progress through this process. Thank you for your love.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

My prayers are with them. Sometimes you wish you could do more, then you realize that prayer is the best gift that you can give!!

Mama said...

Yes our prayers will be with them. Elizabeth said it all, prayers are all that is required.