A Local Connection to Brussels

Today one of our church families, Paul and Edith, received confirmation that a friend of theirs was among the people killed in the recent terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium.  Paul and Edith's family lived in Belgium for a number of years.  Bart, the 21-year-old man who died, was the son of dear friends, Philip and Debbie.  When Philip needed to be away from his family, Paul and Edith prayed with Debbie and the children every week while both families lived in Belgium.

Bart was on his way to visit his girlfriend in Georgia.  He had called her after he left home, just before he boarded the train for a 2-hour ride to Brussels, and then no one heard anything from him after that till today.  Checking hospitals had turned up no knowledge of his whereabouts.  Bart and his girlfriend were both Christians.

Here is a link to a CNN interview with Bart's girlfriend.  It was recorded before anyone had received final word that he had died.