Jake Miller
I learned this week that one of my former students passed away from an apparent suicide.
When I received the news, my heart broke and has continued to remain broken. I am so confused and so sad and all of this really doesn’t make any sense.
And then I find out that Jake stepped into a new role in life and there is speculation that this is perhaps the reason for the sudden loss.
Why, if you have a loving family, would you end your life so quickly? Was their pressure and disappointment from others? Was the grace of God forgotten? I don’t know the answers, but I do know that the world has lost a truly beautiful person.
One thing I would like to say to all my students, both former and present. If God has, in His plan, our paths to separate, never will my love and heart separate from you. Each and every one of you truly do have a piece of my heart and that will always be a tie that will bind us.
When times get tough and when it seems like no one is around, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not forget that Anna and I are here for you and would love to be a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on.
To the Miller family, I can not even come close to imagining the pain you are going through!!! Please now that Anna and I, and for that matter our entire student ministry, has been on our faces praying for peace that passes all understanding on your behalf.
