Miss Aimee

Our family loves Miss Aimee. About 18 months ago she came into our lives. Very early on we recognized that this friendship became more and more like family. Bennett in particular grabbed a hold of Aimee's heart. They were precious to watch, so similar Aimee says... She became a part of our world- spending many nights at our house- lots of laughing and lots of crying- the Lord gave Aimee the ability to feel life so deeply and to express it so well. Aimee is in our lifegroup that meets on Sundays and in a discipleship group I do as well. Her life is woven into ours. God has blessed us by knowing and loving Aimee.


Thursday morning Dave called me at 8:30 to tell me that Aimee had been in a terrible car wreck and he was on his way to CMC. I jumped into my car thankful that God had already orchestrated the Hunts still living downstairs so Melissa could just send me out the door.

For 16 hours we were at the Hospital...calling her family who live all over the globe. A heart for missions- her parents have served in Taiwan since Aimee was 1. Trevor was in Taiwan with them working with yahoo. Daniel in Germany at a bible school. Allison in Columbia at CIU.

Dave spoke with her parents. I spoke with Allison. We waited and prayed for Allison while driving to Charlotte.

For the next 12 hours after her arrival we held Allison, read Scripture, prayed, asked questions to doctors, nurses---waited for more extended family to come, hugged her friends who were gathering in the ICU waiting room.

Beside Allison, we waited with Aimee and prayed over her, read Scripture.

The Lord called her home.

It seems surreal. That our precious Aimee is not here. Thursday felt like too much- for her precious little sister to handle so much, making phone calls that were too difficult, but the Good Shepherd called his daughter home and sustained us all in the midst of it.

Now its Tuesday- family and friends have flown from over the world to be here. These days are bitter and sweet at the same time- to see the boundless love of the Father wash over this family and uphold all the friends she impacted.

It was a privilege to be walk beside Aimee through her life. And to sit with her in her death knowing that in all this was orchestrated by a good and loving God.

Aimee's story has been covered on many news stations. Her father after being told by Dave that Aimee had died said this:

"My prayer is that God would be glorified in Aimee's death
just as He was in Aimee's life."

Because of that Dave agreed to do interviews....here are a couple...
one interview
video 3

please pray for her family, her friends, her students, the uptown community, so many kids that she's touched... we all love aimee and will miss her during this separation from her. pray that we'll want Jesus more and cling to the truth.