I was going to make a sentimental post about Christmas tonight, but I received a phone call around 5:30 p.m. that changed everything.
A friend informed me tonight that a young woman we attended church with at New Horizons Church had been found dead in her apartment this afternoon. From the looks of it, she had passed away in her sleep.
At the age of 28.
I don’t know exact details of it, and neither did my friend who called…but just the same, it is sobering to think that someone I had been in touch with just recently has passed on from this life. Even though I didn’t know her too well, it’s just horrible to hear of something like this happening. Especially since it breaks the hearts of all my friends at NHC who were close to her.
Something like this serves as a reminder that life is so fragile. One day we are here and then God could call us home at any moment. That thought in and of itself should make all of us strive to be better people and touch as many lives here on this earth that we can…it doesn’t matter how big or small, just that we do something to help our fellow man in the name of Christ.
Tonight I am praying for the family of Nicole Thomas and also for all who knew her. They need our prayers, and even though I am not a part of NHC anymore, I stand right alongside everyone there in praying for comfort, peace and guidance.
“Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4
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This happened to my cousin (that was my age) a few years ago and to this day we still have no clue what took here. It’s a complete shock to friends and family when a young, relatively healthy person just slips away in the night. I will say a prayer Nicole’s family and friends. I hope she has an awesome Christmas celebration with the guest of honor this year!
We wont know what happened to her for a few days. She had been sick since Thursday but she also had previous health issues. She had a hole in her heart, seizures, and migraines. She was a great person with amazing personality. I only got to really know her the past2 months as did a lot of others but I love and miss her so much. I know she’s in an amazing place right now, and just waiting for all of us to join her. Be praying for her family and the smiths a well, they all were her 2nd family.