2009-May-22 - There's No Ending for Those Who Know Jesus!
Knowing Jesus as Lord and Savior is the way to having life eternal. Jesus Himself promised this many times as He walked among the people teaching and preaching, and even in His hour of suffering promised the thief dying beside Him, "today you will be with Me in paradise!"
I plan no more posts concerning the little boy who recently passed of an inoperable brain tumor. Perhaps this reality is too morose for a blog usually so upbeat and happy, but in life is the reality that we too all will one day pass on to meet God~for me a thought that gives me HOPE...There is NO ENDING for me and the others who know Jesus...I will as will all who love Him, go on......into the arms of a Heavenly Father, My Savior and Lord. Please read the obituary of Josiah Lee Herring and consider your relationship with the Savior. Is He your best friend as this little fella found Him to be?
Josiah Lee Herring
Josiah Lee Herring 2004-2009 Josiah Lee Herring, age four, went home to be with his "Best Friend" at 12:22 a.m. on Wednesday morning, May 20, 2009. Josiah is survived by his parents, Jason and Suzanne, and his older brother, Jason Junior, age seven. Josiah was born on July 9, 2004, in Statesboro, Ga. One month later, in August 2004, his family moved to Eagle, Idaho to plant the North Valley Baptist Church. Josiah was full of personality, and he brightened any room he walked in to. He loved the place his family calls "home." Friday, March 27 began a fifty-five day journey for little Josiah with an inoperable brain tumor. During that journey Josiah was surrounded by friends and family, but moreover he discovered a Friend that was born for adversity. The night before his biopsy was to be performed Suzie and I heard him sing in his sleep: "I love you, Lord; I love you, Lord; You're everything to me." Josiah for the first time referred to his Friend by the compound title: "Lord Jesus Christ." When Suzie and I would tell Josiah that we loved him, Josiah would respond, "I love you too, but I love Jesus the most" - a disclaimer that we had never heard before. In fifty-five days our Lord and Saviour would touch thousands through the remarkable testimony of a four-year-old. On the final morning of Josiah's Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World he fell asleep in our resort room overlooking the Magic Kingdom. Ten days later Josiah Lee woke up in heaven. He passed up a character breakfast at Chef Mickey's to dine in paradise with the One he loved the most. Josiah's homegoing service will be held at the chapel from Summers Funeral Home on 3629 E. Ustick Road in Meridian at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 23. A brief ceremony will follow at the Dry Creek Cemetery where Josiah will be laid to rest. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening, May 22, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Idaho, 4355 Emerald Street #280, Boise, Idaho, 83706.
With no doubt there won't be a dry eye in the house that service, but the HOPE of NO ENDING is for all of us who KNOW Jesus as did Josiah, as a "best friend!
Thank You for praying for him and just think, one day...we will get to meet him and... H O P E! I praise God for HOPE. . .
Blessings and love,
cheryl
aka SisterTipster
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