Prayers

We got home from a wonderful day at the zoo and discovered some very sad news about a friend of ours from our old church, who was also someone I went to college with. He was out on a houseboat on a lake in northern MN with his youth group when he and another man fell in. Now he’s missing, and the body of the other man who also fell into the lake with him was found. Not good news. I don’t know much more than this, but I know there are praying people who read this blog. Please be praying for my friend Nathan and his wife Samantha. They have 4 young children, 3 girls and 1 boy. Please pray for a miracle.

Update: Nothing was found by divers tonight. The divers cannot do anything in the dark, so they will start back up again tomorrow morning.

Update #2: Still no more news on Nathan. Here is a news link: http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/s1001794.shtml?cat=10335. What I have heard is that they were out on a sandbar swimming when high winds came up. Other than that, there really aren’t details. I was up a lot last night thinking about Sam. Dave said, “I bet the one thing she really wants right now is Nathan’s arms wrapped around her”. So we held each other for a long time, and thought about how fortunate we are to have another night together.

Update #3: The body of Nathan has now been found as well. The family is at the hospital saying their goodbyes. Such a sad night. Parents aren’t supposed to outlive their children. Grandparents shouldn’t have to say goodbye to their grandchildren. Wives aren’t supposed to become widows before the age of 30. This sucks.