Good news and sad news…

First the good news!  Rusty’s mom came through surgery wonderfully!!!  We got a call last night saying that everything went well and they are hoping that she will be released from the hospital by Thursday!   Please continue to pray for quick healing and a speedy recovery.

The sad news… a dear man, John Barnett died this morning.  His family has been missionaries to Africa for most of their lives.  Personally, he had been around RVA for at least 1/2 of the 102 years that it has existed.  He’s been battling re-occurring cancer for the last year.  Two weeks ago he got an infection that resulted in hospitalization.  He had been getting better the last few days.  I don’t know what happen this morning beyond that he died and was welcomed by his Creator in heaven.   His impact in the community and country is already evident by the amount of grieve and sense of loss that is permeating our campus and community.   Please pray for his family and the rest of us as we grieve the loss of this great man.

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