A "not so good" Blast from the Past

One of my favourite summer memories was going up to my trailer at MBC , located just outside Huntsville. I couldn't wait for the day when I was old enough to work on staff. That day came the summer of 1984. I was so excited to be waitressing (and secretly excited to be able to finally get to wear the different coloured aprons the waitresses wore each day!!! ) The summer of '84 turned out to be a crazy summer....... A little boy from the camp got lost for a couple of days in the woods... I almost got fired for playing a silly, innocent prank in the room of 3 guys from my church who came up to MBC to help find the missing boy!!!:)...a cottage family was involved in a fatal car accident that left the mother dead ..BUT, the most vivid memory for me was hearing my friend's mother was murdered. They had a cottage at MBC. I will never forget seeing my friend's father in the HUB ( cafe) about a week after his wife was murdered. I remember feeling so sad and so sorry for this man and his family. I was also surprised to see him at MBC so soon after the murder. There was good reason for my gut instinct...Two weeks after my "sighting" , this man was charged and eventually convicted of hiring a hit man to kill his wife. We were all in shock. How could this outwardly respectable churchgoer - a supposed Christian - do something so tragic? A myriad of thoughts and questions filled my mind that summer -with not many answers. I followed the story over the years. This man was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife after a 68-day trial filled with lurid testimony that exposed a life no one would have expected from this MBC cottager. Why do I share this story with you? This man died yesterday in prison. I was surprised when I read it in the paper today. I have often wondered how his children have coped over the years - basically left as orphans. I hope they have been able to make it through the other side with grace, strength, love, forgiveness and faith. Rest in peace.