The photo above is one of our all-time favorite images of Ellie in Albania. This is typical of how our kids open doors and make us welcome guests wherever we go there. We're re-posting it today to acknowledge the passing of a matriarch in our Albanian 'home town' of Vlashaj. My mother, Sarah, is presently in Albania and was able on Friday to attend the funeral of the one whom Nathan and I know best as Anselmo and Ada's grandmother. We are grateful that she had the opportunity to hear about Jesus through my parents, her grandchildren, and our colleagues, Genti and Shpresa, but only God knows her heart. Times like this make us long for the day when we can be just down the street from our friends to share their sorrows as well as their joys, and tell other grandmas about One who wants to welcome them into eternal life after this one.
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| July 2010 |
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| Photo by Ellie |
2 comments:
So sorry for your loss... she sounds like an incredibly special lady.
I am so sorry for your loss. It's so true that we never know the doors our children will open for us.
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