Recently some very prominent and articulate nationally know men such as Tony Snow & Tim Russert have gone on to be with our Lord at a very young age. These men have brilliantly articulated their journalism skills to a national audience but we locally have been blessed to have had someone articulate such wisdom to us. A young man named John Challis of Freedom touched us with his courage and wisdom all while facing the reality that his life on earth was soon to end and his life with Christ would begin. Like most of you we didn’t personally know John but we have been touched by his boldness to get the message out that life is precious. We watched him during Pittsburgh Penguin playoff games, during Pittsburgh Pirate games and during numerous news casts. When you listened to John you were amazed at his strength,courage and wisdom about life, love and the word of the Lord. We are sorry to see him loose his battle but we rejoice in his entering the kingdom of our Lord. We pray that the Lord will give his family strength during these sad times but I smiled when his father released the statement that “he was blessed to be able to spend the last 1.5 years with John”.

John touched many and will not be forgotten as he smiles down from Heaven on us all; who could forget that smile.

May the Lord’s blessings and comfort be upon his family.  

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