When I was a high school student, I became friends with a young lady named Heather Loux.
She and her brothers were a christian band. They were 3 amazingly talented young people that had moved to Wellsboro, lived there for a brief time, but had an impact on me.
Over the holidays, Heather's brother Derek was killed in a car accident.
Derek was leading worship at the international House of Prayer.
He and his wife have 10 children, some birth children, but the majority adopted, many with special needs.
Derek championed the cause of adoption. He was a gifted and published christian musician.
His memorial service was aired via his churches web-telecast.
It was not until this evening that I watched it.
And as I sat there watching this beautiful service, I remembered how much Heather's family had welcomed me into their home. How they had taken me on a scavenger hunt with their church youth group, how I had gone to see the Loux Family Singers play in the basement of a college dorm....how they modeled their love of god in all that they did in their lives....how often I have thought of that kindness as I wondered far away from the god that has always loved me and thankfully RAN, not walked back to him.
Praise God for the people that walk in and out of our lives...even for the briefest moments...for it is true what Francis of Assisi said: Preach the gospel at all times, and when necessary...use words.
Thank you Lord for the people that you place on my path. Your plan comes full circle. it is perfect.
If you wish to watch Derek's deeply moving memorial:
http://ihop.org/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=1000059490
If nothing more, scroll the video to 1 hr and 44 minutes to listen to Heather and her brother John offer a beautiful memorial to Derek with one of his own songs, Fragrant Burning.
I forgot how amazing this family's voices are.
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