It was God’s will to take Manuel
Many people have wondered where God has been in the recent death of my brother, Manuel Madewell. Well, I can tell you for sure that He was with Manuel and our family through it all. We have seen the very love of God shown through many different acts of kindness throughout the last 10 months.
We want to send a very heartfelt thank you to all those who have given, either in prayers, gifts, time or love. We also want to say a special thanks to Manuel’s former co-workers at Calsonic, who have done so much during this struggle. We have been especially touched by the number of people who have remembered us in prayer. The way Warren County has pulled together in this makes me proud to be a member of this community.
Although we do not know why Manuel was taken from us at this time, we do know it was the Lord’s will. There have been so many people praying for Manuel, and we believe God heard those prayers. But His plan was different from ours, and will prove to be a much better one.
We draw great comfort in knowing Manuel was a Christian and that one day we will see him again in heaven.
Just like the competitive person he was, Manuel finished the race before us and reached his destination. Our prayer, and we know it would be Manuel’s too, is that when you finish the race your destination will be the same as Manuel’s.
Sincerely,
Chris Madewell and the entire Madewell family