Sad News

Matt's brother Drew died on Saturday sometime. We found out about it while eating dinner and watching a movie as a family, after a very nice time of holiday celebrating.

Drew was only 59, single and without children. This has hit us kind of hard. We didn't know how sick he was. He had liver problems and was bleeding in another part of his body that suggests maybe he had colon cancer. His friend in Texas told Anita that he didn't want to go in and get checked out.

For me, I feel so sad because Drew was so alone. No wife, no kids, no family nearby. I hope that one day if I get sick like that, that I have family all around me, loving me, saying goodbye to me. I think for me, that's the hardest thing, knowing he was so alone. And wishing we had called him to talk with him on Thanksgiving. Our younger three kids never met him... the last time we saw him was in 1998.

This is hitting Matt pretty hard. Please pray for him and for their brother Mark, the one who lives close to us here. Mark & Drew's dad, who lives in California, is dying of colon cancer, so I imagine this must be especially hard for Mark. While you're at it, please pray for their dad, too. His name is John.

We had enough conversations with Drew to believe that he knows the Lord and is in heaven with Him, but it's still hard and we have grieving to do. Thanks for praying!