AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The silence of screams, heard by no one but felt by everyone. If only life weren't so fragile.
How to describe the reality of life and death, difficult in any sense. Only when it hits so close to home do we finally realize how fragile life really can be, and how much God really is in control.
Andrea M. Ballowe
A friend to everyone. I don't know anyone who didn't have a kind good word to say about her. She touched so many lives, including my own, and reminded all of us of the servant-hood that God asks all of us to strive for. I cannot think of a better example of a more loving, caring, humble person. Why the Lord chose her, I will not know until I get into heaven myself, but he did so it is time to rejoice at a good and faithful servant coming home.
What happened. On September 13th. in the morning, Andrea suffered a cardiac failure. She was down for eight minutes before she was treated. She was shuffled off to the hospital and cared for until her parents got to Oregon. They spent the day traveling and got there in the late afternoon. During the day, Andrea 'coded' (medical term meaning her heart stopped) 4-5 times and the final time they performed CPR on her for an hour and a half. Her family decided that was the last one, and the next time they would just let her go. At 10:25pm MST her blood pressure dropped and kept dropping and her body fell out of life.
From here. The family has gathered up all of her stuff from Oregon, and is driving back to Missoula. The school will be holding a memorial service on Thursday at 2:00pm. On Wednesday night there will be a 'suto-memorial' service for close friends and family to come share, laugh, cry, sing, pray and talk about Andrea and the actual funeral is still yet to be scheduled. Anyone in Portland who would wish to attend the memorial service is welcome to call Multnomah bible school and get more information and anyone in Missoula who wants to attend any of the functions is very welcome to do so. If there are any other questions please feel free to reply to me and I will do what ever I can.
In closing. I loved Andrea so much I cannot even begin to describe it in a small e-mail. We had a bond that was so unbreakable that we shared, it was one of the most wonderful things I have ever had the pleasure of having. Andrea was a special person to everyone, but to me she was more then just a special person, she was the best friend anyone could ever have. I thank God for the chance to have known her and for all of the gifts that she gave me within her personality and her kindness.
I will not inclose a picture of her, but her web page address is located at the bottom of this e-mail. If there is anyone that wants to know more about Jesus Christ, don't e-mail her from her webpage, but reply to this e-mail and I will be glad to share with you.
"And the love of God, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the peace and fellowship of the Holy Spirit, rest and abide within us both now and forevermore, and all God's people said..." Amen.
Neil Timmons
www.angelfire.com/mt/andreab/index.html
