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Written by April Gilford
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 14:37 |
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An unbelievable accident has taken the lives of two women and two children from one family. Dong Yun Yoon kissed his wife before leaving for work just a few short hours before an F/A-18D jet crashed into his home. His wife, mother-in-law, and two young children were all killed. Struggling to understand this horrific tragedy, Yoon spoke to the media and put out a plea. "Please, tell me how to do it. I don't know what to do." The story and video carried on CNN show Yoon trying to maintain his composure while he expresses both his need for support and his own support for the pilot as "one of our treasures for the country." Yoon is a member of the Korean United Methodist Church in San Diego. His plea for help to cope with the loss of his family breaks my heart, because I know I would feel the same way. I have never had to face the loss of a close loved one yet. My mind refuses to process even the idea of losing four close family members at one time in such a sudden tragedy. There is only one way I know of to help. We must let this grieving husband and father know that he is not alone. He is a member of a world-wide family of God, and we must all hold him up as our brother in Christ. Pray for him and let him that you are praying for him. Let him know that he is loved by God, by Christ, and by millions of brothers and sisters around the globe. If you wish to send your prayers and support, please leave a message in the comments section or send an e-mail to
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. All comments and e-mails will be gathered together to forward to the Korean United Methodist Church.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 December 2008 15:04 )
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Written by April Gilford
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Saturday, 06 December 2008 21:50 |
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Each time I think the stress of the last few months is leveling out, something else comes up. If you didn't read the previous entries, my father has been very ill. I am one of those people who tends to withdraw from society when I get stressed. I pretty much stop all but the most basic, absolute have-to activities. I stay home and interact with my family, but only rarely with other people. I hang on to my faith, but my spirit often loses out. I talk to God and pray; I continue reading and studying the Bible. But I often stop attending church and taking part in other groups that require me to concentrate or take part in any sort of gathering. I even stopped writing, this time. Not because I couldn't think of anything. I did have ideas and things I wanted to talk about. I just didn't. I couldn't quite get past thinking to doing. I have determined that now is them time to work my way back, though. My father is still ill. I am still taking prescription sleep medications to try to get more than 2 hours sleep a night. But my soul needs refueling. So I am taking my own advice and "getting write with God" (the title of a workshop I designed for local groups). I will write my way back into society once again and hope that I find friends and spiritual guidance. I think everyone experiences times when the spirit may not be as close as it once was. If you have any advice for the Christian Advice Site, please send me a message.  I promise to be more active and take part in the forum again, and to find and write about those issues important to your, and my, walk with our Lord and Saviour. My motto is, after all, "Walking in faith together." ~April
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 December 2008 22:05 )
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Written by April Gilford
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 16:46 |
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You may have noticed that Christian Advice Site has been rather stagnant lately. Due to a family illness, I took some time off. I would like to thank those readers who sent e-mails and messages. I am looking forward to getting back to the site and have some new things in the works. Some upcoming activities to watch for will be a new book give-away, a new and improved forum, and hopefully another writer. If you are interested in working for CAS, please send an e-mail to
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. I will be posting the job particulars in the next day or so. I hope everyone has been well. Please continue to send your messages/prayer requests and let me know how God is working in your life. ~April
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 16 November 2008 16:56 )
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