Brandon and Brayden

I posted a video blog on Monday talking about the rain storm Shawn and I were experiencing on the island that day. The next day Shawn and I were in a coffee shop and I was reading in the newspaper and I saw a story that tugged at my heart. (I also wrote about this story a bit in my written blog from yesterday.)

The front page of the newspaper (Daily Observer) read the following:

TWIN TRAGEDY 

9-year-old brothers washed away, feared dead in Montego Bay

Montego Bay, St. James- Nine-year-old twins Brandon and Brayden Jones are feared dead after they were swept away by flood waters from heavy rains that pelted the western end of the island for more than five hours yesterday afternoon.

Up to late last evening, police and firefighters were searching the Montego Bay Harbour for the missing boys. 

The Jamaican Observer was told that about 3:00 pm the brothers were returning home from school-- Green Pond Primary-- when one of them fell into a drain filled with the angry flood waters near their Cornwall Courts home.

His brother attempted to rescue him, but was also swept away. 

--- Horace Hines

My prayers have been that the boys would be found. By some miracle they would have been protected from the storm. Just a moment ago Shawn and I were informed that the boys have in fact been pronounced dead.

My heart is heavy in my chest and I cannot stop my eyes from forming tears.

I would like to ask you to join in praying with me for the family members and friends of Brandon and Brayden- that they would be comforted and taken care of in this time and they would find peace inspire of their heartbreak. Let us also pray for the students and staff of Green Pond Primary as they sort through all of this and attempt to maintain order and education in the midst of tragedy and chaos. Let us pray for the policemen and the firefighters that searched for long hours, with hopes of finding two boys alive. I cannot imagine the sadness of the community and all of those who were effected by the deaths of these young brothers.

Our God is faithful, and in His wisdom He has called Brandon and Brayden out of this world. Let us trust always in His faithfulness and in His wisdom though we do not always understand. 

Thank you for your prayers