I got an e-mail from Alexis, who is going to Mexico, about the passing of a friend.  In it she say's "
These past two and half months have been a bit of a trial...my best friend of 14 years was hit by a drunk driver and killed.  I have fallen completley behind in fundraising, and just about every other aspect of my life.  I've never had to grieve over the loss of a close friend or relative before, and I've sort of gone into a bit of a comatose state...
if you could hold Sarah's (my best friend) family, my group of friends, and myself up in prayer that would mean the world to all of us.  I'm clinging to the promise God has made that he will "keep and not harm."

Many of you going out this year have dealt with the death of someone close just recently.  We need to be lifting each other up and know that the God of all comfort will comfort us in our trials.  Thanks for praying.