I'm sure most of you have heard about the baseball star, Oscar Taveras, passing away earlier this week. It is always sad when someone so young dies, but it is even harder to bear when you are not sure of their salvation. Oscar grew up here in Sosua and was the hometown hero "who made it" to the big leagues. Checo and many others had poured into him telling him Truth, and attempting to help him get his life on track for Christ, but as far as we know he died without knowing our Savior. Yesterday at a game between Gary and Alfre, Gary preached on this subject (and let me say there was a lot of emotion going into these words). Gary shared with the kids the pain of Oscar's passing, that he was so young and had so much ahead of him. Gary shared his anger and frustration because he knows how much wise advice and how many times Oscar had been preached the Gospel, but Oscar always rejected it. With tears, Gary desperately spoke to the kids to listen to the authorities God placed in their life that love them. That when these authorities give advice, it is for their (the kids) own good, not to harm them.
As our blog is titled "just one more", we always want "just one more" to come to know Christ as their Lord and Savior. "Just one more" to be saved from eternal separation from our heavenly Father. If you know someone who has not accepted Christ, please pour into them now. Don't wait until "later" or tomorrow because as cliché as it sounds, tomorrow may be too late. Oscar was 22 years young with dreams and life ahead of him.
"Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near" Isaiah 55:6
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