Stephen
November 1st 2004, 02:37 AM
Hey everyone...wow, today was crazy.
We were at church, and my friend left a note saying goodbye to a long list of people. This hadn't been the first mention of suicide, so we were extremely worried. By the time we got it, no one had seen him for at least 15 minutes, so we got the youth pastor and a worker to drive looking for him, his parents were called at their church (their whole church was told to pray), and my friends and I went running through the city to look for him. I found him walking, saying he was going to walk home to get water, then keep walking as far as he could go. We walked for a while, and fortunately a worker from Church found us and drove us to his house, where we talked to his parents. I spent the rest of the day with his girlfriend and a few friends, explaining to people he was alright, and now he's in a hospital overnight and won't be at school tomorrow. Rumors are already starting, and I'd be suprised if by tomorrow at least 10 people don't ask me about it.
Please pray for his strength in realizing that he is not alone, and to trust in God. Pray for his family; they've lost a child to suicide already, and I can't imagine how they stay calm. Pray for us that we could stay strong through the following week and be able to put down as many rumors as possible. Don't let any self-centered "heroic" thoughts come into play here. That we found him was all an act of God, and God alone should be praised.
Praise God that he's alright.
Stephen
We were at church, and my friend left a note saying goodbye to a long list of people. This hadn't been the first mention of suicide, so we were extremely worried. By the time we got it, no one had seen him for at least 15 minutes, so we got the youth pastor and a worker to drive looking for him, his parents were called at their church (their whole church was told to pray), and my friends and I went running through the city to look for him. I found him walking, saying he was going to walk home to get water, then keep walking as far as he could go. We walked for a while, and fortunately a worker from Church found us and drove us to his house, where we talked to his parents. I spent the rest of the day with his girlfriend and a few friends, explaining to people he was alright, and now he's in a hospital overnight and won't be at school tomorrow. Rumors are already starting, and I'd be suprised if by tomorrow at least 10 people don't ask me about it.
Please pray for his strength in realizing that he is not alone, and to trust in God. Pray for his family; they've lost a child to suicide already, and I can't imagine how they stay calm. Pray for us that we could stay strong through the following week and be able to put down as many rumors as possible. Don't let any self-centered "heroic" thoughts come into play here. That we found him was all an act of God, and God alone should be praised.
Praise God that he's alright.
Stephen