Last year when I first came to frc I was quickly befriended by Pete and Holly Guyon. My boys call them uncle Pete and aunt Holla! They have taken the Swanzy family in and treated us like their own family. We have celebrated holidays together. Exchanged Christmas gifts. Sang many happy birthday tunes. We have enjoyed double dates , and Texas hold'em poker nights. They even attended Cam's school program to be his cheering section. We have prayed together, cried together, laughed a lot together, and even been frustrated with each other! It comes with the territory when you do ministry together. oh yeah, and they have picked us up on the side of the road when our car breaks down. ( which is often) lol
My mind is flooded with so many memories. I have cried so many tears over Pete being sick. I have begged God to heal him. I have asked God so many hard questions that I may never understand. I know that God can handle all of our frustration, tears, and questions. He's such a big God. He wants us to be transparent.
Today in the midst of all the emotion He blessed me. Some how the conversation at the dinner table turned to Pete. Cameron my almost 6yr. old son asked" Is Pete going to die?" WOW , I paused to try to think of something positive to say, but I couldn't so I answered with what I perceived to be the brutal truth. " yes, Cameron, I think he is" Cameron was so sad he said that he would never see Pete again. So I explained that Pete's sick body would die, but that Pete would live forever in heaven because he had Jesus in his heart. ( Cameron has been asking questions about salvation for almost a yr.) So after about a 30min conversation and questioning him he prayed this prayer by himself with chad and I listening as we all sat on the kitchen floor.
"Dear Jesus, thank you for this day, but I have done so many wrong things. I don't deserve to go to heaven, but I want to. I want to ask you to come into my heart and forgive me. Thank you for this day Jesus. In Jesus name amen.
My mind is flooded with so many memories. I have cried so many tears over Pete being sick. I have begged God to heal him. I have asked God so many hard questions that I may never understand. I know that God can handle all of our frustration, tears, and questions. He's such a big God. He wants us to be transparent.
Today in the midst of all the emotion He blessed me. Some how the conversation at the dinner table turned to Pete. Cameron my almost 6yr. old son asked" Is Pete going to die?" WOW , I paused to try to think of something positive to say, but I couldn't so I answered with what I perceived to be the brutal truth. " yes, Cameron, I think he is" Cameron was so sad he said that he would never see Pete again. So I explained that Pete's sick body would die, but that Pete would live forever in heaven because he had Jesus in his heart. ( Cameron has been asking questions about salvation for almost a yr.) So after about a 30min conversation and questioning him he prayed this prayer by himself with chad and I listening as we all sat on the kitchen floor.
"Dear Jesus, thank you for this day, but I have done so many wrong things. I don't deserve to go to heaven, but I want to. I want to ask you to come into my heart and forgive me. Thank you for this day Jesus. In Jesus name amen.
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