My heart is heavy as I write this. Paul Westlund, and his entire family, are friends and colleagues of ours. Psalm 116 states,
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. I have no doubt that Paul heard his Savior say, "Well done. Enter into the joy of thy Lord." Please pray for his family, the families of the two passengers who died with him, for the ex-patriats overseas who labor alongside of the Westlunds and, finally, pray for those of us on home country assignment whose heart is back "home" with the rest of our "family".
Paul is in the front, his high schooler is in the co-pilots seat, his wife is to our right. Another colleague is seated in the background.