It is hard
to believe that tomorrow, July 15, 2012 will be one year since David went
home to the Lord. We miss him so very
much. God has faithfully walked with us
in our loss and continues to daily comfort us in the midst of our pain. This
past year we have seen God’s goodness extended to us in new ways, His mercy and
His grace daily overflowing. We give Him
thanks and glory.
We wanted
to take this first anniversary and thank you again for your gift to the Senegal
Well Project in memory of David. The
well is finally complete! What a difference it is going to make in the lives of
the people of Yargouye, Senegal.
Before the well, they were walking 5 miles just to get water for basic
needs. Now with water right in the middle of their village they will be able to
plant gardens and fruit trees and improve their daily lives. We give praise to God and dedicate
this well for the glory of God, praying that it will be used as an open door for sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who is
Living Water. It is exactly what David
wanted.
Just
shortly after David finished his radiation treatments in August 2010 he shared
his heart in a blog post dated August 21, 2010. We want to leave you with a quote
from that earlier post:
“...one of my favorite
theologians, Loraine Boettner...discusses the eternal future
of all who have
embraced Jesus Christ as Lord and therefore Savior, he writes:’
The grave, then, is
not a blind alley, but a thoroughfare, leading to a much richer life beyond.
This life is but
prologue; the primary sphere of our existence lies in the future.
We can attain
completeness only in that other realm where there is no more sickness nor death and where progress is
always onward and upward.’
Looking forward to the
onward and upward. David”
We take
comfort in the reality that David is experiencing the onward and upward – and
one day, we will join him.
Pam and Family
