Saturday night brought the unexpected loss of Uncle Mike. Though we don't know all the details, it appears that Mike may have had a heart attack. Please be in prayer for his wife Eunice, daughter Jana, and the rest of the family.
Mike was the older brother of Heather's mom. He farmed the ground he grew up on in Northwest Ohio. He was a kind and gentle man who loved Jesus. He loved his family well. He served the church. He was invested in his community. Even though Heather and I did not see him often, he always showed great interest in our lives. He would always ask me how my job at the church was going. He was a genuine man. He will be greatly missed. It is in these moments, though exceedingly difficult, that we rest in the power of the Gospel and the reality of the Cross. Death does not have the final word.
The picture is from the Summer of 2005. Heather and Sydnie went up to Ohio for a few days in July. Mike and Sydnie are swinging outside the farm house Mike grew up in.
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