Very sad....

[Tammy Roesch]

It's been a rough week.  Sunday morning our son came to our house to help us get ready for Winter.  We heat with wood and he hauled a big tractor trailer around the back of the house for us, so we have something dry to store our firewood in....

Well, before he started, he told my husband and I he had to tell us something...I could sense it was something very bad.  Our son is a tough man and I don't believe I've seen him tear up in years. He said the night before, two of the guys who work for him in his tree business were coming over to he and his wife house to play some games with them after Sabbath....on their motorcycles.  The one boy was 18.  He had had 2 beers. He was doing some stunt on the motorcycle, standing up on it while it was going down the road...lost control and hit a tree. Broke his spine in 5 places and all kinds of bone fragments in his brain.  The other guy on the other motorcycle watched it all happen, called 9-1-1....  And night before last, he died.  He was only 18, an only child of his mother. Just makes us so, so sad. He was not a Christian. Our son is taking it very hard...this is the first time he's had someone close to him die.

So many times young people think they are invincible...and they find out too late, that they are not.

I so long for Jesus to come, to bring an end to all the sad things happening in our world.  

 

[Kelly2363]

10 minutes ago, Tammy Roesch said:

It's been a rough week.  Sunday morning our son came to our house to help us get ready for Winter.  We heat with wood and he hauled a big tractor trailer around the back of the house for us, so we have something dry to store our firewood in....

Well, before he started, he told my husband and I he had to tell us something...I could sense it was something very bad.  Our son is a tough man and I don't believe I've seen him tear up in years. He said the night before, two of the guys who work for him in his tree business were coming over to he and his wife house to play some games with them after Sabbath....on their motorcycles.  The one boy was 18.  He had had 2 beers. He was doing some stunt on the motorcycle, standing up on it while it was going down the road...lost control and hit a tree. Broke his spine in 5 places and all kinds of bone fragments in his brain.  The other guy on the other motorcycle watched it all happen, called 9-1-1....  And night before last, he died.  He was only 18, an only child of his mother. Just makes us so, so sad. He was not a Christian. Our son is taking it very hard...this is the first time he's had someone close to him die.

So many times young people think they are invincible...and they find out too late, that they are not.

I so long for Jesus to come, to bring an end to all the sad things happening in our world.  

 

 

Whilst the hand of the Lord can be seen in circumstances that ordinarily escape us at the time tragic events occur in our lives, Ii is so often only with the passage of time that we will have an opportunity to learn - and then our sadness can be tuned into joy and our pain into hope. 

[Tammy Roesch]

So true, Kelly....we are hoping and praying that this tragic event will make a strong impression on some of the other young men who drink...and help all to take life more seriously.

[Kelly2363]

4 minutes ago, Tammy Roesch said:

So true, Kelly....we are hoping and praying that this tragic event will make a strong impression on some of the other young men who drink...and help all to take life more seriously.

 

Then when they are sobered you can invite them to that aromatic feast of vegetables and pulses with all the wonder of colours and tastes - just remember to show mercy sister and wink at the beef in remembrance of the mercy of God. 

[Tammy Roesch]

7 minutes ago, Kelly2363 said:

 

Then when they are sobered you can invite them to that aromatic feast of vegetables and pulses with all the wonder of colours and tastes - just remember to show mercy sister and wink at the beef in remembrance of the mercy of God. 

Yes, we are close with several of the young men who work for our son :).  One is a mechanic in a wheelchair, one of the best mechanics out there   His mother passed away a few years ago....his father lives out of state....we've sort of adopted him.... He's not a vegetarian but he enjoys coming and eating with us...:)

Edited August 13, 2021 by Tammy Roesch

[Selah7]

So, so sorry, Tammy.  

During a heartbreaking time in my life and even today, this scripture verse comforted my heart.  God bless… 

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

selah 

[Tammy Roesch]

10 minutes ago, Selah7 said:

So, so sorry, Tammy.  

During a heartbreaking time in my life and even today, this scripture verse comforted my heart.  God bless… 

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

selah 

Amen, that is a wonderful verse.....   Thank you for sharing

[Alive]

Yes--so sad and tragic, Tammy. Death and loss are what happens under the sun and what we all share.

Its my hope and prayer that all involved will be drawn to the Eternal in this time.

Hugs all around indeed.

You do not know whether or not that young man is in the arms of the Lord.

[Tammy Roesch]

7 minutes ago, Alive said:

Yes--so sad and tragic, Tammy. Death and loss are what happens under the sun and what we all share.

Its my hope and prayer that all involved will be drawn to the Eternal in this time.

Hugs all around indeed.

You do not know whether or not that young man is in the arms of the Lord.

We can hope for the best, but there was nothing in his life that would give you the hint that he was a follower of Jesus.  My understanding is that a person MUST REPENT...to be SAVED.  Thankfully, it's not our decision....I trust God that He knows our hearts and He wants to save as many as possible....and if there is a way to save this young man, He will do it.

[missmuffet]

8 hours ago, Tammy Roesch said:

It's been a rough week.  Sunday morning our son came to our house to help us get ready for Winter.  We heat with wood and he hauled a big tractor trailer around the back of the house for us, so we have something dry to store our firewood in....

Well, before he started, he told my husband and I he had to tell us something...I could sense it was something very bad.  Our son is a tough man and I don't believe I've seen him tear up in years. He said the night before, two of the guys who work for him in his tree business were coming over to he and his wife house to play some games with them after Sabbath....on their motorcycles.  The one boy was 18.  He had had 2 beers. He was doing some stunt on the motorcycle, standing up on it while it was going down the road...lost control and hit a tree. Broke his spine in 5 places and all kinds of bone fragments in his brain.  The other guy on the other motorcycle watched it all happen, called 9-1-1....  And night before last, he died.  He was only 18, an only child of his mother. Just makes us so, so sad. He was not a Christian. Our son is taking it very hard...this is the first time he's had someone close to him die.

So many times young people think they are invincible...and they find out too late, that they are not.

I so long for Jesus to come, to bring an end to all the sad things happening in our world.  

 

I see tragedies in the news all the time of people who have been careless. I see cars and motorcycles taking huge risks on the highway. It is sad but some people don't have common sense.