(Tim) Friends, the last two days have brought a blow to Church of the Good Shepherd and, despite the ephemeral nature of this forum, personally, I'd like to ask your prayers.
From Baylyblog comments, some of you will recognize the name, Eric Rasmusen. Monday evening, Eric and his wife, Helen, lost their second daugther, Elizabeth, as well as Eric's parents, in an automobile collision. Here's the statement Eric released...
In His love and wisdom, God has chosen to take home our dear daughter, Lizzie and my parents.
On
Monday, July 13th, we were visiting my father and mother in Leland,
Illinois, and took a day trip in two cars to Rockford to visit a
relative. On the way home, Lizzie, Amelia, and Ben rode with their
grandparents. The car collided with a train and my parents, along
with Lizzie, died instantly. Amelia and Ben have required surgery, but
both are stable. Amelia's suffered a ruptured spleen and other more
minor injuries. Ben's suffered a broken femur and bruised lungs, along
with other cuts and bruises.
children, Lilly and Faith--that God will comfort us all in the loss of
Lizzie and my parents, and also that He will heal Amelia and Ben.
We
are very thankful to our Father in heaven for preserving the lives of
Amelia and Ben. Their survival is a great blessing and a wonder of
God's power.
We are blessed. We have four wonderful children,
and we had Lizzie for nine years. My parents lived their threescore
and ten and more, and died quickly, and I was able to share 50 happy
years with them. The Lord God has been good to us, and we are selfish
to want more, when we have had so much. Lizzie was so sweet, helpful,
and affectionat
when she grew up. She loved God better than any of us, and He has saved
her from care. So many are so blessed to have known her, and we got to
know her best.
When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;
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my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and bitterness. Surely my
soul remembers And is bowed down within me. This I recall to my mind,
Therefore I have hope. The LORD’S lovingkindn
By God's grace,
Eric Rasmusen
Further information has (and will be) posted on a blog the family has set up for that purpose. I'm trusting our readers understand my absence from the blog the past few days. With Pastor Stephen Baker and several others from the church, we've been with the Rasmusens in Rockford where their other two children are in the hospital, recovering.
