Waldon family

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You wrote: 
>I just recieved the news that Bro.Waldon of BellGarden CA lost his son
>yesterday. I asked Laurie Gibson to find out if this is so. We need to
>pray for them.
>HL( LARRY )BUNCH

    That wasn't Rev. Dan Walden's from Bell Gardesn. He only has girls. 
He and Verlaine are very close friends of ours and have been for years 
so I know it's not his child.
    The Waldon who lost the son is further north in Sylmar. He was 19 
or 20 years old and was killed in a car accident I believe.  I was 
working with a young man from our church last night (Danny Gregory) who 
will be playing his saxiphone for the funeral. "Peace In The Valley" is 
the sax song the family selected.  Danny is the same age as the boy who 
was killed in the car accident.
     It's very very sad and so hard to understand! I know it won't be 
easy for Danny. When my daughter Joy was 12 she sang at the funeral of 
a previous schoolmate. The boy was hit by a car in the school cross 
walk and I work with his dad at the school district. There were over 
1000 people at that funeral and the Lord annointed Joy in that catholic 
church where she sang and I guarantee you those people felt something 
they'd never felt before. People from my work kept saying "Man you can 
really feel it when your daughter sings". It's a perfect opportunity to 
witness and 2 people from my work have since come to the Lord and now 
attend my church. It was wonderful to tell them they had been in the 
presence of the Lord. I have always coached Joy, not only in voice but 
in attitude, and to always keep in mind that her God given talent can 
be used anywhere for God purpose. That day proved it. 
    It's hard to understand why things happen but we know God has a 
reason. It does make it easier to find out why though in the Waldon's 
case we do not know. We simply have to trust the Lord because He knows 
what He is doing.
    God bles you!
    
    Laurie Gibson