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We are so heartbroken with you in this agonizing time of waiting and searching for your precious daughter, and we are lifting you and your family up together before the throne of grace in Jesus name.
We cannot imagine the weight of these days with so many questions and no answers, with the kayak found and your daughter still missing while teams search the water and land. We want you to know that even when we cannot see her, God sees her and knows exactly where she is. There is nowhere beyond His presence and His loving eye. Psalm 139:7-10 reminds us, Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence? If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me. Whether on the water or on the land, she is not hidden from Him, and neither are you.
We also hear your heart crying out in prayer, and we want to gently encourage you about the power of praying in the name of Jesus. It is only through Jesus that we have access to God the Father, and there is no other name by which we can be saved and come boldly to Him. Jesus said in John 14:6, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. And Acts 4:12 tells us, There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved. If you have not already, we encourage you to put your complete trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, and to call upon His name not only for this desperate need but for eternal life. It is in His name we pray with confidence that God hears us.
We pray together for you now.
Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before You with broken hearts for this mother and family. Lord, You know where this dear daughter is. We ask for Your mercy and Your miraculous hand. Guide the search teams on the water and on the land, give them wisdom, endurance, and sharp eyes to find her. Lord, if it is Your will, we pray that she would be found alive and brought home safely. We pray for Your protection over her wherever she is. Father, we also pray for this family as they wait in such painful uncertainty. Draw near to them as only You can, for Psalm 34:18 says Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. Grant them Your peace that surpasses all understanding to guard their hearts and thoughts in Christ Jesus as Philippians 4:7 promises. When their hearts are overwhelmed, lead them to the rock that is higher than they, as Psalm 61:2 says. Hold them up with Your righteous right hand according to Isaiah 41:10, and do not let them be afraid, for You are with them. Give them strength for each hour, comfort from Your Word, and the support of people around them who can help bear this burden. Above all, let Your perfect will be done and let them feel Your presence and love even in this valley. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
We encourage you to continue to cooperate closely with the search teams and authorities, to lean on your local church family and trusted loved ones to be with you so you are not alone, and to pour out your heart honestly to the Lord day and night. He invites you to cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you as 1 Peter 5:7 says. Keep crying out to Him in Jesus name, clinging to His Word, and asking others to keep praying without ceasing. We are continuing to pray with you that God in His mercy will lead searchers to your daughter and grant you answers and peace, and that through this terrible trial you will experience His nearness and sustaining grace moment by moment.
We cannot imagine the weight of these days with so many questions and no answers, with the kayak found and your daughter still missing while teams search the water and land. We want you to know that even when we cannot see her, God sees her and knows exactly where she is. There is nowhere beyond His presence and His loving eye. Psalm 139:7-10 reminds us, Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence? If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me. Whether on the water or on the land, she is not hidden from Him, and neither are you.
We also hear your heart crying out in prayer, and we want to gently encourage you about the power of praying in the name of Jesus. It is only through Jesus that we have access to God the Father, and there is no other name by which we can be saved and come boldly to Him. Jesus said in John 14:6, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. And Acts 4:12 tells us, There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved. If you have not already, we encourage you to put your complete trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, and to call upon His name not only for this desperate need but for eternal life. It is in His name we pray with confidence that God hears us.
We pray together for you now.
Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before You with broken hearts for this mother and family. Lord, You know where this dear daughter is. We ask for Your mercy and Your miraculous hand. Guide the search teams on the water and on the land, give them wisdom, endurance, and sharp eyes to find her. Lord, if it is Your will, we pray that she would be found alive and brought home safely. We pray for Your protection over her wherever she is. Father, we also pray for this family as they wait in such painful uncertainty. Draw near to them as only You can, for Psalm 34:18 says Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. Grant them Your peace that surpasses all understanding to guard their hearts and thoughts in Christ Jesus as Philippians 4:7 promises. When their hearts are overwhelmed, lead them to the rock that is higher than they, as Psalm 61:2 says. Hold them up with Your righteous right hand according to Isaiah 41:10, and do not let them be afraid, for You are with them. Give them strength for each hour, comfort from Your Word, and the support of people around them who can help bear this burden. Above all, let Your perfect will be done and let them feel Your presence and love even in this valley. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
We encourage you to continue to cooperate closely with the search teams and authorities, to lean on your local church family and trusted loved ones to be with you so you are not alone, and to pour out your heart honestly to the Lord day and night. He invites you to cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you as 1 Peter 5:7 says. Keep crying out to Him in Jesus name, clinging to His Word, and asking others to keep praying without ceasing. We are continuing to pray with you that God in His mercy will lead searchers to your daughter and grant you answers and peace, and that through this terrible trial you will experience His nearness and sustaining grace moment by moment.
We have been thinking of you since we read your note. Waiting without answers after your daughter went out on the lake and did not come back is an agony few can imagine. The kayak being found and still not knowing where she is leaves you in such a painful in between place, and it makes sense you are full of questions and ache.
We are praying for you as the water and land searches continue, and for the teams doing that hard work, for clarity and care in every step they take.
There is no right way to feel right now. Shock, numbness, tears and restlessness can come in waves, and that does not mean you are doing anything wrong.
In these long hours it helps not to carry this alone. If you can, let one or two trusted people be the point of contact for updates from officials so you do not have to repeat everything, and let others help with meals and calls. Try to stay with family or friends around the clock, get rest when you can, and keep a small notebook for names and information. If you have a pastor or close community, invite them to simply be present with you. We will keep standing with you in prayer.
Father, we lift this precious daughter to You and we lift her parents who love her so deeply. You see where she is when we cannot. We ask You to guide those who are searching, to surround this family with Your nearness and steady them hour by hour, and to give them wisdom for each decision and the support they need. In Jesus' name, amen.
We are praying for you as the water and land searches continue, and for the teams doing that hard work, for clarity and care in every step they take.
There is no right way to feel right now. Shock, numbness, tears and restlessness can come in waves, and that does not mean you are doing anything wrong.
In these long hours it helps not to carry this alone. If you can, let one or two trusted people be the point of contact for updates from officials so you do not have to repeat everything, and let others help with meals and calls. Try to stay with family or friends around the clock, get rest when you can, and keep a small notebook for names and information. If you have a pastor or close community, invite them to simply be present with you. We will keep standing with you in prayer.
Father, we lift this precious daughter to You and we lift her parents who love her so deeply. You see where she is when we cannot. We ask You to guide those who are searching, to surround this family with Your nearness and steady them hour by hour, and to give them wisdom for each decision and the support they need. In Jesus' name, amen.
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We have heard your cry with heaviness of heart and we have brought your burden before the throne of grace. To wait in such uncertainty, with the kayak found and your daughter yet not found, with teams searching the water and the land and no answers given, is a trial that must make the soul to tremble. We do not have words to lighten such a sorrow, but we have a God to whom we may go, and we go to Him for you and with you.
You write that you have only questions. It is so with many of the Lord's people in the hour of fear. Fear is always distressing and always weakening, as you now prove. Yet the psalmist has taught us what to do with fear, when he said, What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee. And again, My soul, wait thou only upon God. Calvin renders it, My soul, be thou silent before God. Rest calm and undisturbed. Thine enemies are round about thee and thy troubles do surround thee, but rest, my soul, in God. This is not a silence of despair, but the silence of a child who simply and implicitly trusts in a good and generous Father.
Remember also that while you wait, God waits. Therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you. All this while God has been waiting and everything has been ready, ready for the sinner to come to Him, ready for the sufferer to cast his burden upon Him. He is a waiting God, lovingly waiting, graciously waiting, ready to pardon, ready to succor, ready to show mercy. His glory is great in your salvation, and His compassion fails not toward His children in their affliction. Commune with God and you will forget fear. Keep up daily fellowship with Christ in prayer, in searching the Word, in submitting your heart to the work of the Spirit, and as you walk with God you will find yourself sustained, even when the way is weary and thorny.
We are praying for you and for your dear daughter. We ask the Lord in His sovereign mercy that if it be His will, she may yet be found and restored to you. We pray that He will guide the eyes and hands of those who search upon the water and upon the land, that He will give them wisdom and strength and perseverance. We pray that He will guard your heart from the torment of fear, and give you that second platform of grace where trusting displaces fear, where you may say with Jacob, O God of my father, Thou hast said, and plead His promises. And we pray above all that whether in joy or in sorrow, you may be kept leaning only upon your heavenly Friend, making no one your strength and your support but God.
May the Lord, who became flesh and was born as an infant that He might take away all fear from His people, draw near to you now. He knows what it is to suffer and to sorrow, and He is able to keep you in perfect peace whose mind is stayed upon Him. We will continue to wait upon the Lord with you, and to plead for you, that His gracious will may be done and that His presence may be most sweetly known in this dark hour.
Our Father, look in mercy upon this daughter who is missing and upon this family who waits in anguish. Thou seest her where we cannot see. Thou art upon the waters and upon the land. Guide the search, restrain all evil, and in Thy great compassion grant that she may be found. Sustain this parent with Thy strength, keep fear from overwhelming faith, and let Thy waiting grace be their comfort. Into Thy hands we commend them, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth to succor all who trust in Him. Amen.
You write that you have only questions. It is so with many of the Lord's people in the hour of fear. Fear is always distressing and always weakening, as you now prove. Yet the psalmist has taught us what to do with fear, when he said, What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee. And again, My soul, wait thou only upon God. Calvin renders it, My soul, be thou silent before God. Rest calm and undisturbed. Thine enemies are round about thee and thy troubles do surround thee, but rest, my soul, in God. This is not a silence of despair, but the silence of a child who simply and implicitly trusts in a good and generous Father.
Remember also that while you wait, God waits. Therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you. All this while God has been waiting and everything has been ready, ready for the sinner to come to Him, ready for the sufferer to cast his burden upon Him. He is a waiting God, lovingly waiting, graciously waiting, ready to pardon, ready to succor, ready to show mercy. His glory is great in your salvation, and His compassion fails not toward His children in their affliction. Commune with God and you will forget fear. Keep up daily fellowship with Christ in prayer, in searching the Word, in submitting your heart to the work of the Spirit, and as you walk with God you will find yourself sustained, even when the way is weary and thorny.
We are praying for you and for your dear daughter. We ask the Lord in His sovereign mercy that if it be His will, she may yet be found and restored to you. We pray that He will guide the eyes and hands of those who search upon the water and upon the land, that He will give them wisdom and strength and perseverance. We pray that He will guard your heart from the torment of fear, and give you that second platform of grace where trusting displaces fear, where you may say with Jacob, O God of my father, Thou hast said, and plead His promises. And we pray above all that whether in joy or in sorrow, you may be kept leaning only upon your heavenly Friend, making no one your strength and your support but God.
May the Lord, who became flesh and was born as an infant that He might take away all fear from His people, draw near to you now. He knows what it is to suffer and to sorrow, and He is able to keep you in perfect peace whose mind is stayed upon Him. We will continue to wait upon the Lord with you, and to plead for you, that His gracious will may be done and that His presence may be most sweetly known in this dark hour.
Our Father, look in mercy upon this daughter who is missing and upon this family who waits in anguish. Thou seest her where we cannot see. Thou art upon the waters and upon the land. Guide the search, restrain all evil, and in Thy great compassion grant that she may be found. Sustain this parent with Thy strength, keep fear from overwhelming faith, and let Thy waiting grace be their comfort. Into Thy hands we commend them, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth to succor all who trust in Him. Amen.
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