God's Weaving Love

This post is from Carl Yoshimine, Devons Grandad (Ji-Chan)

From the beginning when we heard at Anaheim about our beloved Gail, we have seen God's hand weaving His Love through every single day. We were all at the church: Bachan, Merry, Mike, Joy, and Jordan. We were in shock but it was coming to the Lord there as we prayed together that brought each of us strength to come up North.

Everyday God brought special touches through host of persons coming to the hospital, being present, bring food, drinks, treats that we sectioned off 1/4 the waiting room just to be together. The visitors were from various sector's of Jon and Gail's relationships...C-Pals (Special Olympics group); New Wave friends; church friends, relatives from No.Cal who came daily, So. Cal. all coming to be a network of encouragers.

The fabric of God's love which was being woven everyday through all of you. Some times the strands were bright with hope, then dark threads appeared when we heard from the nuerologist about what was happening to Gail. But our hope in our Lord held us together. Our hearts were darkened by pain and the threads of your prayers continued to hold us and keep us bound to the Lord. We acknowledge that Gail's life continues to live because of the seeds of love empowered by God are touching lives up here and wherever she walked. But the greater hope we have is she is with Lord fully recovered, joined with her father, brother, and friends.

Moving to Half Moon Bay and having the memorial service once again revealed how God wanted to reveal His love through every experience. Jon must of shared these since I have not read or kept up with this. But God once again was lifted up throughout the service. Friends as far as Washington, So. Cal, No. Cal, Central Cal,Costal area worshipped and honored our Lord and Gail.

The weaving of God's love continues to draw us closer to God and more grateful to Him. In our quiet family time this morning we sang "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" and "Trust and Obey". How grateful we are for God's Faithfulness to us and in response that we have trusted Him. In our quiet time thoughts we read from "Experiencing God Day by Day" about the way God chose Noah to be faithful and how his son's had to make a choice to follow thier faith and also follow their father's faith.

They were safe in the ark. We reflected about Jon and Gail and Devon's life...they too lived in an ark in Anaheim which was a provision for their safety and life growing to be a family. God has continued to call them to Himself each day as they lived among us in Anaheim, and as their ark of safety moved up to Half Moon Bay. WE again acknowledge that God has chosen us and wants us to continue to be bring others along with us to enjoy the life and LOVE He has shared with.

Your prayers has been a source of strength, of hope, and of encouragement. Miko and I want to thank you for being there for Jon, Devon and our families: Toguchi's and Yoshimines.

Miko and Carl