Charity in the Face of Murder

Charity in the Face of Murder November 24, 2015

You are, no doubt, familiar with the story. Amanda Blackburn, she was young, bright, vivacious, articulate, passionate, pregnant with her second child, and ministerial partner with her husband, Davey at Resonate Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was shot by robbers that broke into her home. She and her unborn daughter died the next day (November 10, 2015).

Grieving the loss of his wife and unborn child—and wondering how he will raise their son alone, he issued the following statement. His charity in the face of murder is remarkable. Here is the statement he issued. I post it here for all to review as all approach Thanksgiving and the holiday season.

Statement:

It’s impossible to communicate all the emotions my heart has been forced to process. My wife was such a beautiful, gracious, loving woman of God. I have not only lost my ministry partner and support but also my very best friend. There is no way to prepare yourself for circumstances like these. As deeply as I am hurting I am hopeful and confident that good things will come of this. I rest in the truth of Romans 8:28 that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him and who are called according to His purpose.

Thank you for understanding my desire to take these next few days to continue to grieve for Amanda Grace. My focus right now is to let The Lord minister to my heart as I continue to shepherd little Weston’s. I’ll be taking this time to focus on being a great follower of Jesus, dad, family member, and pastor to our growing church.

Amanda made it her life’s calling to love and serve everyone she knew. Even more, she has made it her life’s mission to see as many people as possible come to know Jesus as their personal Savior. I know that in her death and legacy even more people will come to a saving faith in Christ. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt her desire for me would be to continue what we’ve started here in Indy. I hold firm to the belief that God is still good, that He takes our tragedy and turns it into triumph, and that the best truly is yet to come.

-Davey Blackburn

Here is the link to the Resonate Church website. Here you may observe how active Amanda Blackburn was in the joint ministry with Davey.

http://resonateindianapolis.com/2015/11/statement-from-davey-blackburn/

 

 


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