The Asher Update

Andy,
I'm so sorry for your families loss. I know your step-father will be greatly missed. Our family is keeping you & your family in our prayers daily.
Christie

I am very sorry for your loss. I will continue to keep you and your family in my prayers. I also pray that your illness will be gone shortly.

I know your mom is heartbroken. I am so very sorry for your loss. I continue to pray for you guys as the Lord has continued to burden me for you.
Much love,
Laura

Man knows not his time. You guys continue in our prayers. May your health get well immediately and your plans go smoothly to attend the funeral.

The Lord is my shepherd,

don mcgonagil
nashville, tn
615.582.2296
donmcgonagil@comcast.net

I read the following recently and thought of you and your family:

If the trials of many years were gathered into one, they would overwhelm us; therefore, in pity to our little strength, He sends first one, and then another, then removes both, and lays on a third, heavier, perhaps, than either; but all is so wisely measured to our strength that the bruised reed is never broken. We do not enough look at our trials in this continuous and successive view. Each one is sent to teach us something, and altogether they have a lesson which is behond the power of any to teach alone.

H.E.Manning

Andy,
I am so sorry for Hadrienne's and now your step-father's loss. You, Gloria and Asher are in my thoughts and prayers always, as is Hadrienne in heaven. I pray that you feel better very quickly.
God Bless. Love,
terry

Dear Family,
All I can say is that I am so sorry and I am continuing to hold you up before our dear Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. He knows.

Andy,

Here it is Wednesday and I am sure you have already had Dick's funeral but I thought I would write a note to let you know we are holding you and your Mom and Dick's children up to the Father for comfort. Love you all,

Becky

Oh, Andy and Gloria and Asher, oh, what sorrow! I have been praying for you especially over Christmas and Hadrienne's birthday, that God would keep you faithful, and that His mighty arms would uphold you. I pray even more for you, and cry out to our loving Heavenly Father for your comfort and peace.
In Christ is our only hope,
Selah

"Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst...and
God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
--Revelation 7:16-17

Thoughts of pain and suffering in my own life and in the lives of others
continue to make me realize that GOD's plan is best.
HE knows the end from the beginning.

Forgive any lack of accurate detail in the following third hand information
that I heard about 48 hours ago.
I've have relayed this info 5-6 times since then and teared up each time:

"The End of the Spear" will be in theaters 1/20/06--
Steve Saint, Nate's son, was at a pre-screening with the Auca Indian
who killed Nate and has since become like a grandfather to Steve.
The story is that when several of the Indians heard the music recently composed for the movie,
they insisted that they had heard it before. That would have been impossible, they were informed,
because it hadn't been written yet.
But no, the Indians were sure that as they were spearing the missionaries,
lights flashed in the sky and that very music was being played 50 years before it was composed!
Maybe it was part of the martyrs' royal welcome to HEAVEN.
Praise GOD--the ALPHA and OMEGA!!!

It's Sunday afternoon and I was reflecting on our minister's message in Romans 12 and thought of Hadrienne and her life. Our minister spoke of being able to see Jesus in our life at all times. Not a fresh coat of paint, but from every area of our life to show Christ. This afternoon, I thought of Hadrienne as she faced so many challenges in life with a consistant love and value of others. No matter who she was with or what she was doing she would stop for a moment when I would come to visit and greet me with a smile, hug and a "Hi Uncle Heldur." I look forward to that someday when I just might receive this warm and loving greeting again, but I miss her now. Hadrienne memory today, reminds me of how I should share the same grace and value of others as she did. We are praying for you Mendonsa's

Andy, Gloria and family,

I continue to hold you up in prayer each day and especially Beverly right now... I'm so sorry you have had to face and walk through another sorrowful time. May God flood you with His grace so that you will be able to see and feel His loving arms wrapped around you as you face another time of grief.

Shirley Madewell

AS YOU GIVE SO MUCH COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO THE WIDOWS MINISTRY, MAY YOU, GLORIA, AND ASHER FEEL THE LOVE AND PRAYERS FROM SO MANY IN CHATTANOOGA...THE TIME WILL PASS QUICKLY AND YOU WILL BE BACK HOME IN CHATTANOOGA SOON....MEMORIES OF EXCITMENT AS WELL AS FEAR OF THE RESPONSIBILITY COME FLOODING BACK TO ME...WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL HAVE A SMOOTH TRANSITION AS YOU ALL START TO REBUILD THE BEST LIFE POSSIBLE...IF Y0U ALL WOULD LIKE FOR KIRK, BILL, AND I TO COME BY SOMETIME FOR PRAYER WITH Y0UR FAMILY AND A MEAL OUT, (WINE INCLUDED SORRY ASHER) PLEASE CALL 432-8570 ...I UNDERSTAND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE STRANGERS, IT TOOK ME WELL OVER A YEAR AFTER KIRK'S INJURY BEFORE I COULD DEAL WITH TO MANY PEOPLE AROUND ME THAT WERE'T CLOSE FAMILY OR BEST FRIENDS. BLESSINGS FOR A BETTER 2006...KATHY WILDER

from the week of her accident on, i've had dreams about hadrienne. they've all been weird, somewhat unclear, and kinda disturbing. until this past week that is...

last tuesday night i was sleeping in her bed with my build-a-bear like i always do. i cried myself to sleep after a long day at shepard and found myself walking into hadrienne's room at the apt. i asked her what she was doing and she said "not much". we layed on her bed and talked so closely that our shoulders touched. she asked me how everything was...how asher was doing, what i got for christmas, how her parents were, how mark was taking it all, she wanted to hear it all. after i updated her, i started to cry. she cried with me. i told her that i didn't want her to leave me again and that i missed her so very much. she hugged me so hard. i SWEAR that i could physically feel her embrace. she told me that it would be okay and to do my best for her while we were apart....with that i woke up to my cell phone vibrating and another day without her.

that day, i told gloria about my dream while we sat in the garden at shepard. we both cried once again as we both often do.

the next night. hadrienne visited me again in my dreams. we were on the bed again and she asked me if i remembered her visiting me last night. i said of course i did. it was then that i knew that she was truly coming to check on things, and not just a figure of my imagination. gloria joined us on the bed and we just talked and talked about the house all the things going on. when it was time for her to go again, hadrienne gave me the biggest hug ever. i woke up still feeling her squeeze.

a few days past since her last visit. the next time we met, we went shopping. she told me that she couldn't wait till i was there with her. hadrienne was so excited to tell me that all of the clothes were FREE in where she was. she always loved those clothes. as we parted, she was the first to cry but i soon joined her. i rambled on about how much i missed her and how she was always on my mind. she pulled me from her and looked at me. she told me that she wants me there and that she loves me.

this has been a great past week. my best friend has come to visit me 3 times

Mendonsas,
I just want you to know that you continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. I look forward to hopefully getting to see you soon. I love you all.

Dear Andy,
Its convenient to just wish that nothing bad ever happens to us- but it seems a mere wish as we continue to wake up to the harsh reality of it all. However,we know that in all these things we are overcommers throughChrist Jesus.
May the Lord continue to grant you daily strenght and ability to cope in Jesus Name. The prayers of the widows fro Nigeria are with u

Bless yo real good.

Dan

Dear Andy, Gloria, and Asher, You are always in my prayers. Love, Susan

Dear Andy, Gloria, and Asher,
I just wanted to let you know that I am still praying for you, as are all my fellow prayers. We have no intention of stopping any time soon! May the God of all grace and comfort continue to sustain and uphold you in His Love.
Virginia

AMEN to Virginia's comment on continuing prayer!
checking this blog every day, i've seen no news
for several weeks. probably getting resettled
in chattanooga is the on-going project at hand.