Renner

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Today has been a sad, hard day. Our good friends are going through the process of losing a two month old grandson. This sweet little boy has suffered from seizures from the time he was a newborn and it has finally been determined that from the constant seizing, his poor brain no longer has organized activity and that he will not survive. After almost constant time in the hospital, his parents brought him home today and took out his feeding tube. They will not know how long it will be until the Lord takes him, it could be tonight or tomorrow or a few days. I absolutely cannot imagine what they are going through. They came home a few hours ago and then what? Do they sleep? Do they dare? Thankfully baby Renner is in no pain whatsoever so that is a blessing.

Witnessing what this family has gone through has been heartrenching and yet, the most amazing thing of all is the way that they have glorified God through it all. The most amazing thing of all is that they have truly relinquished their precious little boy in to the hands of their Savior and are trusting Him for what is best. I am utterly amazed at their ability to do this. Renner's mother especially, has spent every waking moment for the past two months with Renner, wanting to do everything she could to make him better. And for whatever reason, the Lord has decided that it wasn't to be. But in his short life, Renner has touched literally thousands of people. He has shown all of us how precious life is and how thankful we should be for every day. I am especially thankful for my Jonah through all of this. Every single thing he has done for the past few days has reminded me that Renner's parents will not get to see their little boy do those same things. What pain and loss for them. But they know that their comfort lies in the fact that this life is not all there is and someday they will be in a place - with Renner - where there is no pain and no suffering. And all because they have claimed forgiveness for their sins by accepting that Jesus died for them on a cross. Their faith has been extraordinary and a true testament of the power of Christ. How else could they survive this? How else can they continue to live and breathe except for the fact that they know that this is not the end and that they have a Savior who WILL provide for their every need.

Keep this family in your prayers. There are many hard days to come and it's hard to even think about what is to happen in the next few days. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/babyrenner