Saturday, April 21, 2007

With the Lord...

It is with a very heavy heart and great sadness I write to tell you that Celibon (see picture below or in the last update) passed away this morning. Thank you to those of you who prayed for him after my last update. While we know he is better off right now, and we rejoice that he is with his Saviour, whom he loved very deeply, and with his beloved "Miss Caro" (Carolyn Bradshaw, the founder of the HOH, and the lady who he loved like a mother), you can just imagine how sad life already feels without this ray of sunshine in it. We will miss his smile and ready hello as he passed through the HOH on his way to/from work, his laugh as we sat around telling stories. His incredible courage to face a society that scorns people with any kind of handicaps, not to mention someone with the multiple physical handicaps that he was born with, was an inspiration to everyone who knew him. We will miss Linda and him remember the "old days" of the HOH together, and the many stories they had to share. I ask that you please pray for his family, Fre Domay, his father, is beside himself with grief, as are his brother and sister. The funeral will be held Tuesday of this coming week, but they really haven't made to many concrete plans, Linda is working closely with them, and I am trying to prepare what I can ahead of time as I have to be in PAP this week, so I regrettably will miss it. He was a very close friend of Linda's so this is very difficult for her right now, so please pray for her as well. They have known each other a good part of their lives, so the memories and ties run deep and long. Thank you for holding us up in prayer and support through the good and the difficult times. How grateful we are that we have a loving and sovereign God in times like these, and we can trust Him to work out his good and perfect will in all situations. God bless...

1 comment:

Darcy Dickerson said...

Jenny and Linda, please know that I am praying for you in the loss of Celibon. It is never easy to lose a friend and coworker. Hugs to you both.