November 11, 2008

  • Heart-broken

    Brento

     

    What sobering news we received last night… News that is tragic in and of itself, yet the tragedy doesn’t end there. My cousin, Brent, was in a terrible automobile accident yesterday, ran headfirst into the front of a combine in East Earl, PA. It took the emergency crew 1/2 hour to cut the vehicle, which was completely under the combine, and get him out. He was then life-flighted to the hospital from the accident scene.

    http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/18/230000 I think you can see pictures of the accident scene on here.

    For the first 24 hours he was in a coma, on life support, and the doctors were saying a recovery looks impossible. His parents were overseas at the time of the accident and returned just a few hours ago – to a son that was pronounced brain-dead. Their only son.

    Apart from the fact that this is the 3rd death in the Stoltzfus family in 4 years, is the heart-break of losing a cousin and a friend who was in the prime of life. One week away from graduating from college, the epitomy of “tall, dark, and handsome,” ever ready with a joke or some dry sense of humor. He and I were several years apart, but we always hit it off together.

    No one is ever prepared for news like this. I can’t stop thinking about it, and was desperately praying for a miracle… The miracle of healing that we wanted to see didn’t happen, and Brent is now no longer with us. We will miss him terribly.

    Even in all this, my heart is drawn to God like never before. He is still God, and He is still Good.

    Please pray for the Stoltzfus family…

     

Comments (17)

  • Oh my, Clarita. That is heartbreaking. And another reminder of how fragile life is. Praying for those he left behind …..

  • oh how i wish you were here… i need a shoulder to cry on and you’re probably one of the only people i can stand to be around right now.
    i hate hate hate this taste of death. the blinding tears. the dull headache. the long days still ahead this week. yet prayers are felt, and that’s an amazing thing.
    i love you so much. see you soon…

  • So terrible.  My family knows the devestation of that kind of a loss as my grandfather took his own life years ago.  What terrible heartache the family must be feeling.  Will be in prayer. 

  • how sad. My prayers are with his family and extended family.

  • I am so sorry. My prayers will be with ya’ll and the rest of the family.

  • i heard about it yesterday and was so sorry when i saw your update that he’s gone!!! I didn’t realize that he’s your cousin-didn’t know there was relation at all.  We just don’t understand why things have to be that way, but above all God is in control! Our thoughts and prayers are with y’all! esther

  • Grace Grace, God’s Grace to you and the Stoltzfus family.  How heart breaking.

  • So very very sad and devastating! I remember how Brent looked as a little boy– so cute! We are praying for your family.

  • I can’t imagine the pain! We are praying! Mj

  • oh my heart pours out for them!

  • We didn’t know Brent well, just Mahlon and June. Altho I do have a few memories of him…once esp. when him and my brothers were running a go-cart around (many,many years ago) and he ran it right under a truck parked on the driveway. He ended up with a few stitches on his forehead. May God’s peace be tangible to your family…and we’re sure looking forward to Heaven with you! Joleen

  • Reread my post and thought it might have sounded like I thought Brent took his own life.  I was just refering to the kind of death that you aren’t sure what the relationship with the Lord is.  Anyway want you to know that we are praying for you and the family.  May you feel God’s peace in a special way!

  • This is so tragic, I remember Brent when he was a baby – we went to church with June and Mahlon.

  • I know you, your the lady with the little blonde princess who I sat next to several weeks back at church=) So sorry for all your going through right now. I understand all to well. Your title and your closing lines both say it so well Heartbroken yet, God is still God and he is still good. Does believing that make it easy NO. Does it take away the ache in your heart and knot in your stomach NO. But, it does give the strength to face another day and to trust Him to carry you when your to weak to stand on your own.

  • That is so sad and it’s so hard not to blame either driver although it’s human nature to do so… It makes you stop and think because that could happen to any one of us at any moment!     By the way, your bike pic at the top of the page is adorable!

  • SO sorry for what your going thru right now.

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