Stewards of Nathan

Dez and I have arranged to meet up with Nathan's parents. Nathan went to heaven in July; he was only 131 days old.

I have kept in contact with Nathan's mum through whatsapp, praying for them and sending words of support. We know it must be tough for them... we have been through similar situation before (not the same situation, as their Nathan was much younger than Charlene, and the pain that they felt would be very different from us).

We met at 3pm and chatted for about 2 hours. The two families shared our journeys of faith - the hurtful and insensitive words we have heard, the trials we have endured, the lessons we have learnt... it wasn't deliberate sharing, we just talked whatever that came to our mind. But through the snippets of conversation, it was clear that our journeys were similar.

It was obvious that they still missed Nathan. Dez and I still missed Charlene too, and we cried occasionally as we think of her.

Amazingly, Nathan's parents came to the same conclusions as we had. Little children belong to God, and as parents, we are merely stewards of the children for their earthly time. When Nathan and Charlene went back to heaven, they returned back to the Heavenly Father. We did not "lose" them, as we are only stewards on behalf of our Father.

All of us agree that this realisation of truth helps cushion the pain.

We hope to continue to keep in contact with Nathan's stewards... and we will pray that God bless them richly with health, peace and love.