DJ's Death

The death of DJ had me reminiscing through years of pictures. He was young when he and his sister came to Tuesday Night Church. And that was a long time ago.

He was shot in the forehead on the corner of 10^th and Thompson. He was only 14 years old.

So many moments in the past few weeks have been spent with kids talking about this death.

Young boys who were there when he was shot. Kids that lived in the same apartment complex.
His cousins or nephews who come to church.

Children and teens who spend their lives acting tough as a coping, survival technique…
how to give them the gift of grieving?
The freedom to shed tears, to talk about the impact this has on their lives?

And with grace and more grace the door that has opened to talk honestly about the end of life…

Please pray for the family and neighborhood.