Weep with those who weep......

Hope bankrupt.

Heaviness and pain and weeping.

Here is our dear sister Aysa,

tears glistening on her eyelashes,

heart almost too heavy to bear,

as she looks down on the beautiful and lifeless form

of her firstborn baby, a little boy,

born just a few hours earlier during the previous night. 

Mark, the grieving Dad, tried to cover his aching heart

with keeping busy, making the little coffin for his son and

the saddest moment: putting that perfect, little body into the coffin

and nailing the lid on and putting it into the ground.

We talked to them a week ago today, had them over for lunch after the Sunday morning meeting as we had been away during the birth and death of their little son. They were in the kitchen with us helping us to get lunch ready and we shared tears together and talked all about the events of that night and about the following days and nights and about what they were feeling and thinking.

One of the things that we asked them was, “What has God used to comfort your hearts in this time since your baby died?” Mark told us about how the story of Job keeps coming back to his thoughts and heart and how he keeps hearing God saying to him, “Trust Me just like Job trusted Me.”

And Aysa said God keeps saying to her, “Keep on, go through this.....keep trusting Me.”

We were so blessed in the midst of heavy hearts and tears to see Mark and Aysa trusting God through this time. They have been married for less than a year, and both of them are involved in ministry. Mark is a bible teacher and goes out each week to teach in the outreaches and Aysa is training to be a scripture teacher in the schools. 

So please pray for them as you think of them in the rawness of their grief and pray that they will continue to have hearts that trust God no matter what.

 

“He heals the broken in heart,

And bindeth up their wounds.”

Psalm 147:3

Aysa’s heart is grieving and wounded but God is healing her, binding up her wounds and her spirit is still strong and her and Mark continue on serving and trusting.....

PLEASE PRAY for continued healing for them and for each one here whose heart is broken and wounded.