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When JR Woodward invited me to participate in his Good News: Blog Series, I spent several weeks making notes and writing.  And yet, a few days before my post was due to go online, I experienced something that changed my life. As a result I wrote a new piece, one unresearched and unpolished, but as raw and honest as I could be.  I hope it connects.  Here is how it begins:

This past Sunday I found myself in a place I could never have imagined possible. I received a call shortly after 11am. It was from Amy, a young woman from our church, informing me that her brother Andrew, a new Christians and recent addition to our community, had climbed seven stories up construction scaffolding and was threatening to jump. Being mere meters away from the site, I was the first civilian on the scene. After a nearly 8 hour stand off, I watched helplessly as Andrew jumped to his death. I did my best to comfort Amy against the waves of shock and grief.

For the rest of the piece, find it here at JR’s site.

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