death

Wow, I have been offline for so long!

Why havent I written? Here is the reason. On 7th October 2009 my 5yoa nephew, Zachary was killed in a car accident. He was in the back seat, in a proper booster seat with his Mum driving when someone went through a red light and hit them. It was a severe accident. Initially we thought that the boys (his brother was in the front seat) were okay but only my sister in law was trapped and injured. So it came as a shock when we found out that he had died of massive internal injuries.

As a Christian, death is something that we shouldnt be afraid of. I have preached that death is just a door into another place. In our faith we know that he is in Heaven with his Daddy and other family members. Heaven is way better than here, so death is not the problem!

The problem is the sense of loss that we have down here. The problem is that we didnt get to say goodbye. The problem is that people that we love are hurting, and so we hurt even more. Pain is piled upon more pain. This is a temporary problem, because we will see him again. One day.

Nevertheless, I have had to walk through the valley of the shadow of death, and it was dark, and lonely. I had to deal with my own humanity. I had to work through my faith in my own pain. I had to find God's voice and comfort in a very personal way.

But I have come through the valley - Thank God!

My challenge to you is to cherish the ones you love while you have them - life is so short!