Walking into school this morning and hearing that a 3rd grader passed away the night before is devastating. Unfortunately, Wendy had heart difficulties since the day she was born - already 9 surgeries in her young life! Because the care in Mexico is horrific, her parents moved here shortly after she was born. She often heard her parents speaking about the lack of money in their family to pay for the bills (hospital bills especially), Wendy kept her hurting heart to herself so they wouldn't complain and she wouldn't become what she thought would be a burden. When asked how she was feeling, with a high temperature due to an infection pertaining to her last surgery, Wendy responded with a smile, "I'm feeling great!" For being so young, you could certainly tell that she loved life! As a matter of fact, just yesterday, her mother told her teacher before school started that Wendy was not feeling well but did not want to stay home because she loved school and learning so much and she didn't want to miss a thing!
I'm impressed with the district's crisis response team as they came in quickly to help students and staff alike deal with this terrible news today. Please pray for her family - mother, father, 14 year old brother and 2 cousins at this school - along with other family members. Also, keep her classmates and teachers (current and previous) in your prayers as they only saw her empty desk today. Please pray for the staff members that are dealing with their own losses that this has brought up. Please pray for the students who are feeling guilty right now because they weren't kind to her yesterday at school. Last but not least, please pray for her best friends who don't have their friend to run with and play at recess.
One of my 5th graders said it perfectly this morning in response to hearing the news: "I believe God did not want Wendy to be in more pain, so He decided to take her to live in heaven with Him." From the mouths of babes.
Thank you.
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