Yesterday, I discovered that I will be having yet another first within this line of work called youth ministry. I will get to experience a funeral here at St. Luke. Sadly, it's not for one of the older members. It's for one of my own.
One of my youth was shot and passed away Sunday night. She was hanging out with a friend of her's when the friend checked to see if a pistol was loaded when she was shot and killed. According to her parents, she didn't feel any pain. She was 17 years old and was just starting her senior year of high school. I never had the pleasure of meeting her but I did have the pleasure of meeting her mother. If she was anything like her mother, she will be greatly missed.
I ask that you lift up the Galbraith family as well as the St. Luke family as we grieve this young woman's passing. This has awakened all of us to really take every day with loved ones as something precious and special.
Thank you for your prayers, love and support as we deal with this shocking and sad event.
A Flocking Good Time
One of my favorite pictures from the first fundraiser I did with my youth: a flamingo up close
