Remembrance of Our Son Matthew - by his Mom, Colleen

These words were written by Matthew’s mother, Colleen Sanden.  They were read at the Memorial Service on Saturday, April 19, 2008 -

When Matthew was 4 hours old, the doctors at Redlands hospital discovered he had a collapsed lung and because of the pressure his heart had been pushed to the other side of his chest. The they sent over a team from Loma Linda and after both hospital teams prayed with me, they took him to Loma Linda for life saving surgery. At the time, they could not give us assurance that he would be fine. I remember having what I would later call my first ‘wrestling match’ with God over Matthew’s life. At that time, and many times since, I surrendered Matthew to God. Matthew was given to us for 29 years, but he has always been God’s child. His name mean’s ‘Gift of God.’

We are so thankful for the GIFTof Matthew in our lives!

~ by Ken on April 23, 2008.