PRAYER REQUEST

Hi. As I was about to type what God put on my heart lastnight, this prayer request completely over-ruled it. I sit here in my office, heart heavy, mind scattered, tears in my eyes and numb.

My friend Missy called me this morning. A family friend, a classmate's dad, a really good guy...Passed away lastnight. Pete Resch was an amazing man. We all knew him b/c we were friends with Justin, b/c he was active in our church, b/c he was an officer and ran the DARE program when we were in 5th grade.

Lastnight, he was called over for a domestic dispute and had a heart attack while on duty. Let me tell you, none of us expected this, he was in his late 40's. Here's the worst part, he has 3 kids. His youngest daughter, Jenna (who is my unofficial sister b/c we all swapped in 7th grade), graduates from HS next week. Her open house is tomorrow.

If you are reading this, please pray for the Resch family. Pray that God would comfort them and wrap His loving arms around them through this time of trial. Pray also for Jenna, who has a dark cloud of sadness amongst this time that is supposed to be joyful. Pray for his other two children, Sarah and Justin, who both just had children of their own. Grandchildren that won't get to know their Grandpa Pete, but will hear stories of what a great guy he was.

"Consider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perserverance." James 1:2-3