Saturday, February 16, 2008

Virginia

"Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones." Psalms 116:15
I am writing this with a heavy heart. Monday we buried a wonderful person, Virginia Castaneda Suarez, she died of a series of strokes one week after her 34th birthday. I've known Virginia since she was 6 years old when she came to live here at Rancho Sordo Mudo. She grew up here, learned a language, obtained an education and learned about Jesus and accepted Him into her heart here. She met her husband here, got married here. They moved to Ensenada to work with the deaf adults there. They have two children Leilani 6 (I am her godfather) and Jeremiah 4. She was a neat person, loved the Lord, loved her family, hard worker and I loved her laugh, which she did a lot. Now she's dead which I can't understand, I know she's in a better place and all that, but what about her family, her kids? I know people die every day all around us, but I don't know those people, I don't feel a crushing sadness in my heart for them like I feel for Virginia and her family. And I am struggling with this seemingly untimely death. I am at loss for words.
DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?"
I can't wait for this to happen.