It was just yesterday that Jim got some sad news. News of his Mexico Mission trip friend came Sunday about 3 p.m. Here is Jim’s note he sent out in email to a few folks.
I have some sad news to share and wanted to request that you all pray this week for the friends and family of one of my mission trip friends. Yesterday, he and his entire family including his wife, and three children were killed in a car crash leaving Custer Road Methodist church in Plano. He was very active in the Mission Trips to Mexico and his wife very active in the church in Plano. Below is a link to the article in the Dallas paper and a nice look at the great people they were. No doubt God has greater plans for them.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/plano/stories/DN-fivedead_23met.ART.State.Edition2.4d6f138.html
If you’re like me, you’re constantly thinking on how we could be doing more and learning more and making some difference while we’re here. With Jim’s latest news, it makes me remember how fragile it all really is, and at the same time how consistent our joy can actually remain if we stay focused on why we’re here, Who we’re serving and remembering that there’s a purpose we can live out each day. It really is all about the journey, and not where we’re trying to ‘wind up.’
Jim and I have more clarity each day how blessed we are and our level of gratitude continues to magnify. Some weekday mornings, but every Saturday morning, almost without exception, Jim plays this song first before any other… “Thank You” by 33 Miles. The words start out “What if every morning when I wake up, even before I fill my coffee cup, I said… thank you.”