The man that I asked for prayer requests for in the last post died a little before noon today.
We hadn't been notified untill his niece, Edith, showed up for school at 1:20. For those of you that have been to La Palma before, the man that died is the uncle of Liseth, Edith, and Flor and he is the mayor's brother. Please continue to pray for the family over the next coming days. Death is always hard to comprehend but when the person is older and in a lot of pain, we can comfort ourselves by saying that they've had a good life and won't be in pain anymore. This man was in his mid 40s and for whatever reason, he chose to leave this life. I can't even begin to comprehend what the family is going through. Please pray that God grant them peace and comfort and that they can lean on each other and on God for support.
http://www.save.org/ For suicide prevention information.
October 22, 2010 at 4:42 PM
The picture of Edith and Flor was taken less than three hours before their uncle attempted suicide. As you can see in the blog, he died in a hospital two days later from injuries sustained in the attempt.