Moving on...
I would like to say thank you to those of you who are praying for our youth at our church and all of those who are impacted by William's death. Sean and I both went to the funeral on Thursday and ironically yesterday and today Sean is with about 35 junior highers and high schoolers at the Dare to Share conference.
I had a few thought from the funeral...
We were sitting among the youth. Mostly high schoolers who knew William well. And I just couldn't help but really soak in the fact that these kids are really just that...KIDS! Today's youth has been packaged to "look" like they are in their young 20's and perhaps more equipt to deal with struggles in their life...but as I was watching them crumble I could really tell...they really didn't know how to deal with something like this.
Now, William's "crowd" were what the high schoolers would call the punks or perhaps even goth punks. Some would call them emo's. BUT the crowd was filled with Williams people. Black hair, heavy eye makeup, dark clothes...you know...the kids who a mother of five *might* be afraid to walk up to on the street and strike up a conversation because well...it almost seems like the kids don't want attention or want the wrong kind of attention.
BUT here's the thing. I think that these kids are the ones that need all the "good" attention that we as adults can give them. They need us to look them in the eye and greet them if we see them walking in our path. They need acknowlegement that they are human. Because I would rather have my "hello" rejected than to wonder if I should have said hello.
And please don't take lightly...that these kids just like all the other kids...NEED JESUS.
Please continue to pray for William's family. I have learned in recent days that not only did they lose a son and brother, but they have also lost a grandson and son in the last two weeks. A newborn who didn't live past birth. Heartbreaking...
Also please pray for Joey. He is just one of the kids who means the world to Sean who is struggling.
Thank you again for your prayers.
posted by Erin @ 8:34 AM
2 Comments:
It's easy to 'look away' when we see people who don't look like us. Thanks for the reminder that underneath it all, are kids who need Jesus.
That's very sad. I can't imagine what his parents are going through, wondering why and the reason that they couldn't "save" him from this. That would be the biggest heartbrake. Hopefully through this all, they would see the love of Christ from Christian friends and people in the church.
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