Tragic News

While Gail and I were enjoying our visit with the TNT church last Sunday, a terrible accident occurred involving some of our brethren. There are many churches here that do not have men who are trained or qualified to preach from Gods word each week so those who are trained often travel to several locations each Lords Day.
Three young men were traveling last Sunday afternoon by motorcycle to do just that when they were involved in a terrible accident. They were hit by a lumber truck which was passing them on the highway. While the motorcycle driver was only scratched up and bruised badly, a second passenger had several compound fractures which required extensive surgery. Tragically, the third young man was run over by the truck and killed instantly. The whole fellowship of believers is somewhat stunned by this event. Now there are even fewer to share the Good News.
Motorcycles are dangerous to drive anywhere. Most of you know that I like motorcycles and my whole family rides them regularly at home. Here it is different. There are no passing zones or even speed limits on the highways and therefore it is extremely dangerous to navigate the roads here. The highways often have potholes several feet deep that you can not see until you have hit them so you can imagine what that would do to the front end of your car, not to mention a motorcycle.
Pray for these families who have lost a loved one. I cannot even imagine the pain and sense of loss they must feel. All three were related to each other.