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Subject: Prayer Update 11/7/05 Together again
Monday, November 7th, 2005
Dear Family
and Friends,
Our days
have simply been filled from morning till night with so many details. While we
are at times physically and emotionally exhausted, God is giving us great
strength and peace through this time. So many friends have gathered around us
to help in any way that they can.
We have
received e-mails from friends all over the world, many whom we have never
met, that are praying for us, and this continues to bring us great encouragement.
We know that God has a very special purpose for Isaac's life and for our family
in this time.
Today we
drove out to the airport to welcome my parents back from
Jesus said
that all men would know we are His disciples by the love that we have for one
another (John 13:35), and I am seeing this lived out in a reality that I have
never before experienced. The kindness of Christian friends in
The doctor
that helped receive Isaac from the plane was with my parents in the hospital
until five the next morning. Every day he was with them and helped them make international calls from his cell phone. Other
friends provided meals and spent time encouraging and praying with my parents
through these hours.
Even
through all these unexpected events, we see an even greater love, the great
wisdom and loving care that God has shown to our family through this time. The
fact that we were able to be serving together as a family for the last few
months of Isaac's life is something we will never regret. There are many other
special things that we are now seeing, and I look forward to
sharing them in greater detail over the days and weeks to come.
There are
many arrangements and details yet to be worked out for the viewing tomorrow evening, and the funeral on Wednesday. Pray that the Lord
will give us great wisdom in making so many important decisions. Our desire is
that God would be glorified, and that our family would be a testimony of His
grace and power in the midst of suffering.
We will
miss Isaac very much, and continue to shed many tears, but we have a joy and a
confidence that we will see him again! God has chosen in His perfect timing to
take Isaac home, and already we have seen a number of people that have come to
Christ through his testimony.
Today we
were given permission by the Mongolian Government to purchase a burial site in
a private cemetery. Isaac will be buried next to the grave of a leading pastor
in
May God
bless each of you, and continue to pray for our family in this important time.
Below I have pasted the text from the funeral invitation that we have begun
giving out.
Mr. and
Mrs.
like to
invite you to attend the funeral for:
Isaac Wallace Waller
1980 - 2005
who died
on November 4th, at age 25
in
volunteer service to the country of
with the
Character Training Institute of
The viewing and funeral will be held at
Center]
located opposite the
University, behind the Naran Tuulzakh.
The viewing will take place from 5:00 PM to
8:00 PM on
Tuesday evening, November 8th.
The funeral and services will begin at
morning,
November 9th.
Pictures
A number of
young men from the church came to help us dig Isaac's grave. It took over 8
hours to dig by hand through the rocky ground.
After
bringing Isaac's embalmed body from the airport, we had a special time of
prayer and singing before leaving the casket at a private facility for the
evening.
Please
continue to pray for us in these days, and especially
for the funeral services on Wednesday.
In Christ,
- Adam
"And
let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint
not." - Galatians 6:9