Obituaries

Sandy Pense of Estacada May 17, 2018 Dear Dona and Doug and family: I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your beloved daughter. I pray you and your family feels God's presence and know that you are surrounded by prays and hugs from those in the community who have known you and your lovely daughter Kym. Sandy Pense Hi-School Pharmacy/clerk

Elaine Lambert May 28, 2018 I wanted to express my heartfelt condolences to all of Kym’s family. For right now, there’s no detour around grief, no shortcut through mourning. However, 2 Cor.4:7 says that God can give us, “... power beyond what is normal “, to go from one day to the next. This does not mean that we no longer cry or that we forget. It means we recover. We recover because of our hope. Jesus Christ talked about our hope in John 5:28 which says, “... all those in the memorial tomb will hear his voice and come out “. Jesus was referring to the resurrection. That is our amazing hope! The Bible likens our hope to an anchor. Just like an anchor stabilizes a ship, our hope stabilizes us and keeps us from drowning in overwhelming sadness. The Bible describes our Creator as, “... the God of all comfort “. One way that God comforts us is by moving people who care about us to give us words of encouragement that we need to hear. May the God of comfort be your comfort now, during this time of sorrow. For the Bible’s answers to life’s big questions please visit JW.org.