On Sunday I found out that a friend of one of the SRCers was killed in a car accident over the weekend. It was a girl that he had taken to the prom, and was friends with. She was a passenger in the car and both she and the driver were killed.
Of course my heart hurt for this guy, for his loss of a friend.
This morning my heart hurt again because I found out that the girl was named Amanda Blackett. Amanda was on the mailing list of The Quake Youth Ministry at Pasadena A/G. I don't know how many times I saw her name. She was always at the top of the mailing list for alphabetical reasons. She regularly attended the Quake for a while.
My former secretary Carol French sent an e-mail today that said, " THE GIRL IN THE ARTICLE WAS AMANDA BLACKETT. SHE CAME FAIRLY REGULARLY TO THE QUAKE A WHILE BACK.
I PRAY THAT SHE LET THE LORD TOUCH HER LIFE THROUGH QUAKE MINISTRY. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REALIZE THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING AT THE QUAKE HAS ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES. "
All ministry in any church through any of the people attending/ministering in that church affect the spiritual destiny of all they touch.
--Ben
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I'm sorry to hear of this. Its tragic and I can see why those connected to the Quake would be grieved by the news. Its such a cliche but its true--we are the only Jesus people see, so we can't afford to take our relationships for granted. Hopefully, this will encourage the young man and the Quakers to push a little harder for the Lord.
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