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There is no shortage of
people in our area who live their
faith daily so I rarely have diffi-
culty writing my article. I usual-
ly have more difficulty getting it
to the editors than actually com-
piling the information. However,
this week I wrestled with what
to write because I wanted to do
this particular story justice.
Like so many others in this
area, I experienced a sense of
over whelming sadness and dis-
belief after hearing the tragic
news about the Maxwell family.
As a former English teacher at
Village Christian A cademy, I felt
connected to my former students
and coworkers who knew and
loved the family, though I per-
sonally did not. I felt helpless. I wanted to cry. I wanted to try
to make sense of things. Instead, I made a phone call.
I made a phone call to Village Christian and spoke with
the one person I felt I could reach out to and that was Kimet
Montooth, middle school principal.
The first question she asked me was, "Did you teach
Connor?" I had not. My first question to her was, "Do you
need help with grief counseling
because that's all I know to do?"
She responded to my offer
with gratitude and appre-
ciation. We spoke briefly and
ended our conversation.
What I have read and heard
about the Maxwell family for the
past week is what compelled me
to honor them in this way. They
are all individuals who loved the
Lord and served him to the best
of their ability. They were, in
life, truly faces of faith in our
community and in the lives of
others they so deeply touched.
In death, they remain the same
faces of faith because their faith
and trust in the Lord determined
their heavenly home.
"For to be absent from the body is to be present with the
Lord."
Rest in peace, Maxwell family.
Faces of Faith - In Loving Memory
by RENEE GIBBS
Renee Gibbs, Contributing Writer.
COMMENTS? 484-6200 ext. 222
or renee@cranberryquill.com
Connor, William, Kathryn and Cameron Maxwell
