Hannah Landers died this week. She is the seventeen-year-old daughter of our church administrator, Richard Landers, and she was fatally injured in a one-car accident. She was the driver. A passenger was killed as well, and two others were hurt.
I never met Hannah, but I've learned a bit about her this week. She was beautiful, intelligent, and funny. She was a fierce friend, willing to share the griefs and sorrows of others. A missions-minded young adult, she was planning to attend Queens College in the fall. Her life touched many youth and adults, a number of whom are sharing their memories of Hannah on the local newspaper's website. It breaks my heart to read them.
But the thing I'll remember most about Hannah is that she has given gifts of life to an unknown number of people. She was an organ donor. And someone in Cleveland now has Hannah's heart beating in his or her chest! Praise God for the generosity and selflessness of this amazing young woman!
Her parents and her younger sister Emma are the focus of the prayers of friends and family as they struggle to deal with their loss. I am among them.
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