a very sad week.

This past week was a tragic week in the life of my church and community. One of my favorite staff members; a coworker, a friend, a young mom of 3 kids, died suddenly from complications with kidney stones. I want to write more about this and all that it means, but that is really too hard right now, so here is the write-up the church sent out to the body.

Dear Grace Family,
We are deeply saddened to announce that Becka Etheridge Mullennix, our dear friend and staff member at Grace, passed away this morning due to complications related to a kidney infection. We know that Becka is in the presence of Jesus right now, and we ask you to join us in praying for her husband, Shane and three children, Daniel, Amy and Mitchell. We are all deeply grieving over this huge loss to our church family and community.

The funeral for Becka will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 22nd at Grace in Snellville. Visitation with the family will be held in the High School room after the service.

The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Young Life Southern Gwinnett (memo line Becka Mullennix).

We know that many will want to show love and support for the family over the coming days and weeks, and we will provide information about the best ways to help as soon as possible. If you are 'Facebook friends' with Becka, you may want to honor her family and friends by posting your sentiments on her page.

May the Kingdom Come,
Buddy and the Grace Staff