May 2, 2009
I am not even sure what to write as i sit down to do this. I do not have any words and will write more later. I am asking for a special measure of prayer for us as David and my mother just departed for Ethiopia at 12:08. This week will be beyond what we can do humanly so GOD’s GRACE will have to carry us. Pray that they will return home safe to us on the 9th. i will try to update as the week moves on.
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Dear David and Judith,
I can’t imagine the emotional storm you all must be facing now. Just wanted to let you know that you have been in my prayers. When I was in Watershed, I learned so much from David and can’t thank you enough. I know that God has specially placed your boys in your family so that they will be raised to be men of God. Thank you for modeling what it means to walk by faith and to trust Him through all things.
You will remain in my prayers. May God bless you all and bind up your hurting hearts.
Love,
Charissa
Dear Judith and David,
Our hearts are breaking for you. We are so sorry for your loss of sweet baby Bradford. We are and will continue to cry out to God for you -praying that you will find strength and peace to make it through this most difficult time and that the Lord will heal your broken hearts.
With love,
Amy
Judith and David,
My heart is absolutely broken for yall. I’ve prayed for you often and will continue to do so. I can’t begin to imagine how devastating this must be and I pray God will grant you a special Grace to carry you through this time.
~Danielle~
Judith,
Allan and I were distressed to learn of your loss. Seems too hard to believe. May the Lord’s loving arms embrace you and assure you of His presence, especially as David and your mom are away. Please let us know if we can do anything to help. We will be praying with the assurance that God does not make mistakes, despite the pain we often feel.
Shirley & Allan McLean
(Marty’s friends who live next to the neighborhood pool)
I can’t imagine waking up today and just thinking of all that has happened and all that is happening. I am praying for your heart to have any sort of peace over it all. I love what you said about just GRACE pouring down… may their trip just be swift and beautiful. We love you, Martha
Judith and David, I sent his message through Facebook, but in case you aren’t checking FB as much, I thought I’d send it through your blog. WE love y’all so much and are hurting with you. Judith, if you ever want to talk, I would be honored to talk with you.
“Jesus, THank you that you are holding Judith. YOu are near. YOu are comforting her. YOu are weeping with her. YOu are angry over the early death of Bradford, just as you “snorted with anger” when you found out that Lazarus had died, even though You knew he would he would be raised from the dead. (33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled [Greek translation is "snorted with anger" according to our pastor Dick Kaufmann, who counseled us with this after one of our miscarriages].
35Jesus wept.)
Miscarriage is not good. It is evil. But Hallelujah that You turned the table on the most evil event of all of history – the death of the SOn of God on the cross- into the most glorious event in all of history for those of us who believe. So we trust that you are going to mysteriously turn the table on this evil and bring about something far more glorious than we could ever understand with our finite minds. Jesus, WHY? I don’t understand and enter into Judith’s wrestling with her. It seems so wrong that you didn’t intervene. WE don’t understand. But I stand with judith on the Truth of Your character that never changes. YOu are good and faithful and comforting and strong and TENDER! WE love you and I pray supernatural PEACE and REST for Judith and David, in the Name of Jesus. Amen.”
I just thought of something – THe name Bradford means “Broad River.” When some intercessors from MOBILE, AL were out here (THE SOUL SISTAS) they were talking about FOrd’s name, which means river (like the “ford” in our name Bradford). THey were saying that it is amazing that FOrd is like a the body of water called a ford. Wikipedia defines a ford as “a place in a watercourse (most commonly a stream or river) that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading, on horseback, or in a wheeled vehicle. A ford is mostly a natural phenomenon. A ford is a form of river-crossing like a bridge.” THe Lord just put this on my heart as I was thinking about Bradford Ellissia. She is like a bridge between you and your Father. I don’t say this tritely because I HATE trite Christian cliches, especially when I am grieving. But, I feel like the Lord wanted me to share this with you from a Bradford about YOUR Bradford. She is a broad “bridge” and is going to somehow, supernaturally, carry you across the many valleys and gaps we walk through on this side of heaven, and she’ll connect you to Jesus in a far more intimate way than we’ll ever be able to really understand. FOrd is our little bridge that has so helped us understand the beauty of God’s love and adoption of us. I know this doesn’t and shouldn’t take the great pain and grief away. We are sitting in it with you two. We love you and are lifting you up to the Healer over and over again. Please feel free to call me, Judith, or to pour your heart out or ask me questions through email. David, I am sure that Stephen would be glad to talk with you if you think that would help, because it was so hard for him as the husband, not knowing how to help me, not having been too bonded to our babies like I was so emotionally and hormonally and physically, etc. We would be honored. WE are walking through this journey with you. Judith, I did want you to know that I felt such guilt after my miscarriages, wondering if I had done something to cause our miscarriages. Should I have stopped jogging (even though the doctor assured me that jogging does NOT cause miscarriages)?, should I not have flown on the airplane to AL?, … so many thoughts ran through my head like that. But I pray that you’ll know, as I know now, that you did NOTHING to lead to this. THat is a LIE from the enemy. I claim the Truth that the Lord holds everything in the palm of His hand, and you and Bradford have been in HIs hands since she was conceived and are still there today.
Love,
Bradford
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