Showing posts with label Here's to you Amber. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Here's to you Amber. Show all posts

Saturday, September 13, 2008

When God speaks....

Just 2 short weeks ago my friends and I were delivering books in upstate New York.  Yesterday we attended the funeral service of one of those friends who was the victim of a tragic car accident.  Amber Lynn Volk, a 23 yr old super star.  She brought joy into the lives of so many countless people.  Her funeral was packed with so many sad faces.  

Amber was going to come to Uganda with us.  

I am dedicating this trip to Amber.  I am dedicating it to the memory of her smile, the sound of her footsteps down the stairs to my room in the morning, and the feel of her hug when I was sad.

When God speaks people can't help but listen...sometimes it's not the words that we hear, but  the distant sound of sobbing or the way that the rain beats upon our umbrellas. 

I do not mourn for Amber, because she is right where she deserves to be.  I mourn my future without her here on earth.  I mourn for the orphans at home of champions that will have to wait until Heaven to see her smile..... so here's to you Amber.   ~Jes