in heaven

This last week at Generation Unleashed we were so blessed by a great pastor named Joel Stockstill.  Our youth group was touched by the message of the cross that he preached with conviction.  Not only is he the son of a famous minister but he also is a pastor of the largest youth group in America of about 6,000 students.  As a youth pastor I was encouraged by his journey of faith and willingness to not compromise and see God come through miraculously.  At the time of the conference his wife was struggling with cancer and it didn't look good.  But Joel was still full of faith and trust in God.  I was sadly informed last night that his wife passed away at the age of 24.  They had only been married for 3 years and tragedy has hit there family.  I was so impressed by how Joel and his family have been handling this impossible circumstance.  I recommend visiting www.joelstockstill.com to read the posts of how they have been processing through all this.  I hope that when I face impossible situations in my life that I will respond with the same faith and courage as Joel Stockstill has. 

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[Jessica]

I feel like I just got kicked in the gut. Pray for his heart, Brandon... Pray for his heart. (I will, too)