Did I say Life was Fragile Here?
I had my day all planned out; at least I thought I did. God had another plan. Anyway, Rev. arrives early this morning, about 7 am, requesting I be ready to leave in 20 minutes for a dear friends burial. She had just passed and he had gotten the news late. I said sure. I had left my cell phone in the office so he couldn’t reach me last night, when he was informed.
A pastor friend of ours came along with us. We drive the 2.5 hours to almost Burkina Faso; far North. After the burial, we go to the widower’s home to greet him. Shortly after arriving, my pastor friend received a phone call. You see last night, he had visited a 16 year old girl, who was not feeling well. Her village is near the Center. She and her brother are the only two Christians in this family of another faith. My pastor friend had taken a keen interest in them due to their family situation.
Well like I said, the phone rang. It was another pastor informing by friend that the 16 year old girl, the girl my friend had prayed with last night, passed away early this morning. They were calling to ask my friend to bury her. Since we were so far away, the other pastor said he would stand in for my friend, who became very solemn; but said she is with the Lord.
In the US, we are blessed with a level of medical care that everyone has access too. Just being able to go to an emergency room in the US is a blessing! Yet, here access to any medical care is severely limited.
This was another day of God reminding me to be thankful of all the advantages He has given me and all you too, who live in countries with advanced medical facilities.
Please though, don’t put your trust and hope in those advanced medical facilities, living like they will keep you alive forever. Even though this tender girl has passed, she will have eternity to live in absolute glory with her Maker, because she realized her need, confessed it to God, and by faith asked Jesus to be her Savior and Lord.
We all die one day: no matter our status, our income, our age, our friends, our toys, our hopes, our dreams….in an instant they are all gone.