A Great Loss:
I’ve been camping with my oldest son Zach this weekend enjoying time away from my phone and laptop. Tonight my friend Jimmy called to let me know about my friend Kyle Lake. Kyle who is about my age died this morning. From what I have gathered, he was electocuted when a mic fell into the baptismal he was standing in. He cried our for help and went under. Doctors in the congregation came to his aid and he was rush to the ER but he didn’t make it.
I never met Kyle face to face. We talked on the phone a few times. Once or twice about something one of us had written and once when he was looking for church recommendations for his brother who is studying law at Tulsa University. Most recently he sent me a copy of his new book [re]Understanding Prayer and we made loose plans to get some coffee when he came to Tulsa for his brother’s graduation this May.
Kyle was married to Jen and toegher they had 3 children. 1 daughter and 2 sons(twins). Tonight is the first night they are going to sleep with out their husband and father.
I’m trying to make sense of this in my head and I’m a bit confused and unclear. I can’t stop thinking about his family. I’m also concerned for his church UBC, my prayers are with Dave and Toni Crowder who will be a couple of the key leaders in leading UBC through this time.
I’m at a loss of what I can do right now. I have this enormous flood of questions. As I was getting to know Kyle, in the few ways I did, it seemed like he was only getting started in his ministry to the world.
I don’t know what to say except pray for his family. Jen and the young kids. Pray for UBC leaders, including Dave and Toni. Pray for the UBC community.
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