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| Carlos Riquiac Xirum, nos veremos en La Gloria--we'll see each other in Glory. |
Last weekend we lost one of the young men from the church in Mactzul Sexto. Carlos Riquiac was a relatively new Christian, but was very active in the church and area youth events. Soon after becoming a Christian he decided to study at the Bible Institute of Central America (BICA) in Guatemala City. After graduation last year, he had plans to start evangelizing and planting churches in this area.
On Sunday morning he was passing through town around dawn and hit a tractor trailer parked on the highway. He was killed instantly. He leaves behind his parents and siblings and innumerable friends.
The funeral was impressive as people from most of the area churches came to console the family.
There were truckloads of people coming into town and meeting up at the edge of town to walk the rest of the way to the cemetery. It was a sad but poignant moment to see how such a young life could touch so many people. Be praying for his family, especially those who don't yet know Christ. May this outpouring of respect and love for them and Carlos be of consolation and encouragement to them.
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| Escorting the family and the casket through town. |
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| The number kept growing as we got closer to the cemetery. |
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| Standing room only as we said sang together and the family said farewell. |
1 comment:
God's peace for all. These sudden unexpected passings are so hard to come to terms with.
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