Thursday August 14, 2008

Because you belong to Christ Jesus,

God WILL bless you with peace

that no one can completely understand.

Philippians 4:7  Contemporary English Version

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Last night we went to the viewing/visitation service for Dwayne Snyder and his young sons who were killed in a trucking accident on Saturday night.

Because the visitation began at 2:00 p.m., hundreds of people had greeted her before us, yet we saw the strength and peace of the Lord on Martha Snyder’s face.  During a conversation with her pastor, he affirmed that she had displayed unbelievable strength from the time he and the police officers broke the news to her.

During our two-hour (plus) drive home, Marv and Fay Sauder, Rose Gehman, and Cerwin and I discussed that we were encouraged and blessed by the joy and peace we saw in her face.

 It is painful to walk by three caskets, but it is encouraging to know that God is giving strength to Martha, her family, and the Snyders.

A photo I took of his truck entering the fairgrounds at the TFC Truck Rally in June. 

There are questions that may never be answered as to why his 2007 Kenworth drifted off the highway and crashed, as it is fairly evident that he did not fall asleep.

Photo from dreaminbig‘s site

 The funeral and burial will be held today.  Keep Martha in your prayers, as she will surely face painful and difficult days.  She has a young daughter, and their fourth child is due in two months.

The Snyder family wrote a letter explaining what happened during the past few days.  I will be glad to email it to you, if you message me your email address.  It is good to read it if you know them and have heard varying stories about the accident.

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Concerning the death of our friend and missionary pilot, Dave Clapper, his funeral was held earlier today in Indonesia.  See junglewife.