Well on a very serious note....
We lost a friend the other day, early on Easter morning. His name was Ben Hall, and he was a 17 year old young man who lost his life in a car accident. I knew him from about a year ago, when I first started helping out with the Foster Youth Group, and he used to come with his sister, Shelby. He was a pretty cool guy and he will be missed by us at B³ Youth Group, but his family also. We have a great faith and hope that we will see him one day when we have our appointment with the Lord, to be with Him for eternity.
This picture is at the memorial service we went to yesterday for Ben, which I was so blessed to attend. The pastor stood up there, and didn't dishonor Ben by making a service that remembered him, but also didn't dishonor the Lord, and he preached the gospel to the people. There were so many kids there from Ben's High School, and the pastor stood and told them the concerns of a life without Christ, and asked them where they would go if they passed away. It was very powerful. Many people were mourning for Ben, but I think also the Lord (Ben too!) would be pleased with the amount of people that made commitments to Jesus Christ in those pews. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness. "Sometimes the Lord causes people to fall asleep in order to show others that they need to wake up."
Please pray that God would continue to comfort the Hall family, but also give us in the B³ Youth Group the God given words to encourage Shelby and anyone who needs comfort in the Lord from this situation. God is already doing a great work! Love you all, thank you!
2 comments:
That was a nice column you wrote for Ben & his family. I met Ben & his father when he was playing football with my son at Kubasaki High, last fall. I still remember him from that day at football practice -- he was so well mannered and his father, also. We are now in the States, and learned of the news about a week after the accident. We are still mourning the loss of Ben -- in the States. We have a copy of the most recent KBHS yearbook; the school did an excellent dedidcation section for him -- we are pleased to see that. I hope his family are doing well.
That was a nice column you wrote for Ben & his family. I met Ben & his father when he was playing football with my son at Kubasaki High, last fall. I still remember him from that day at football practice -- he was so well mannered and his father, also. We are now in the States, and learned of the news about a week after the accident. We are still mourning the loss of Ben -- in the States. We have a copy of the most recent KBHS yearbook; the school did an excellent dedication section for him -- we are pleased to see that. I hope his family are doing well.
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