I'd like to ask you all to remember some dear friends at a very sad time in the life of their family. Sean's cousin, Dale and his wife Anita are grieving the loss of her son/his step-son, Corey. He died on Saturday night in a car accident. Corey was a student in my Reading class when he was in first grade and Sean had him as a student in the youth group at church. Corey was a fun-loving and kind-hearted guy who loved the out-doors! When I think about Corey, I remember how he loved hunting and riding four wheelers with his family and friends. Although I had not seen him much in the last 3 years, I have many good memories of him as a child and through his middle school years! He was 20 years old when his life was tragically cut short Saturday night. Please remember the Kollock/Bryant family in your prayers. His funeral is tonight and the graveside service is tomorrow afternoon. I want to share a portion of Psalm 71 that brings comfort at this time and I pray that it will to this dear family as well.

20 You, who have shown me great and severe troubles,
Shall revive me again,
And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21 You shall increase my greatness,
And comfort me on every side.
22 Also with the lute I will praise You—
And Your faithfulness, O my God! To You I will sing with the harp,
O Holy One of Israel.

My prayer for this family is that they will be "increased in greatness and comforted on every side" through this great and severe trouble and that they will experience the love and comfort of our Heavenly Father in many ways!

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for their family!