Name: Thrive! NCHE Homeschool Conference
Start: 2025-05-22T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-24T23:59:59-05:00
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This topic has 9 replies, 10 voices, and was last updated 13 years ago by havefaithplease.

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April 20, 2012 at 1:24 am
lgeurink
Member
Hi friends, I have posted before about my best friend’s son, my daughter’s best friend who had terminal brain cancer. Last night, Gerrit went to be with Jesus. We have had a long and tiring day. The girls and I have had many conversations comparing our sadness to his joy. We are so very grateful for his joy! I know some of you follow his carepage and others here have been praying and I want to thank you all as my heart is too raw yet to pray. I know the Holy Spirit is interceeding for our groanings. Blessings to you all.
April 20, 2012 at 1:30 am
momto2blessings
Participant
My heart is heavy and tears are brimming for somebody I don’t know….how terribly sad. He’s not suffering any longer and I hope and pray your family and his are finding comfort in Jesus. Blessings, Gina
April 20, 2012 at 1:37 am
Sara B.
Participant
Prayers for you all as you grieve your loss of your friend. So very sad. Comfort and peace to you. (((hugs)))
April 20, 2012 at 2:13 am
missingtheshire
Member
I am so saddened to hear this, while family and friends grieve, he is joyous in Heaven, that must be the only comfort….praying for you all.
April 20, 2012 at 3:12 am
simple home
Member
So sorry for your loss. Prayers of peace to you.
April 20, 2012 at 3:13 am
Tia
Participant
Crying for you…trying to rejoice for him, but not there yet. Praying for your family and his…
April 20, 2012 at 3:29 am
Michaela
Participant
Praying for those he left behind, may you all rest in God’s perfect plan. I will continue to pray.
April 20, 2012 at 3:55 am
blue j
Participant
Holding you all in prayer as you mourn the loss of a sweet blessing and work toward rejoicing for and praising God with Gerrit.
April 20, 2012 at 4:21 am
my3boys
Participant
We have been praying much of the day and will continue to do so for everyone that has been touched by this boy’s life.
April 20, 2012 at 11:04 am
havefaithplease
Member
We have been praying for Gerritt for the last two years, since you first told us about him here on SCM. My boys (who are near his age 9 & 10), have felt a very close connectino with him. They have read the updates his mom has posted, looked at his pictures. We have posted notes on care pages. They have prayed daily. For the last two weeks Rylee (my older) has been praying for a miracle. It was so hard to tell him yesterday that G had passed away. I knew that we were all to be rejoicing that he was with Jesus and no longer in pain. But I also knew the sadness that would be felt by my son. And the questions that would be unanswered.
As I told them last night that I had an update. He curled in my lap and started sobbing. he knew even before I said the words. His heart was breaking for G and his family. He knew that G was in a better place, that he was happy to be with Jesus. But he was also so sad. Sad that he didn’t get to grow up, have a family. It made him sad to think of the pain G’s family was goign through. He said “if I”m feeling this much, how much are they feeling? How much would it hurt to lose my brother or you or dad?” My heart just ached for him.

We will continue to pray for the Baas family. We will also pray for your daughter and your family. Let God wrap his arms right around you, feel his pressense. He’s there holding you all tightly.

As I said in a note to G’s mom, thank you so much for blessing us by letting us in your life. Letting us have the opportunity to pray for you, to share this with you. These opportunities make us more compassionate, more loving and allow us to be blessed and to give. Thank You!

All our love,
Carrie and family.