MARIA SUE CHAPMAN (2003-2008)
"At approximately 5pm on the afternoon of Wednesday May 21st, Maria Sue Chapman, 5 years old and the youngest daughter to Steven and Mary Beth Chapman, was struck in the driveway of the Chapman home in Franklin, TN. Maria was rushed to Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital in Nashville, transported by LifeFlight, but died of her injuries there. Maria was one of the close knit family’s six children and one of their three adopted daughters. Your prayers are needed for all in the Chapman family. This is a family who has so generously loved and given to so many. Just hours before, this close knit family was celebrating the engagement of their oldest daughter Emily Chapman, and were just hours away from a graduation party marking Caleb Chapman's completion of high school. Now, they are preparing to bury a child who blew out 5 candles on a birthday cake less than 10 days ago."
Words cannot begin to describe the grief that I felt when I heard this news. Just 6 days ago, I had the honor of meeting Steven Curtis at Parkview and share a few moments with him. Within those few moments, I was able to clearly see the passion that Steven has for his family. My heart breaks for the entire Chapman family - this is a tragedy that is beyond impossible to understand. I cannot even come close to being able to relate to their level of pain and loss. Although I cannot expect God to help this make sense to us, our prayers for peace and comfort join a host of others as we lift this family before His throne.
If you’d like to catch a glimpse of Maria and express your condolences, check out this link: http://chapmanchannel.typepad.com/inmemoryofmaria/.
In lieu of flowers, the Chapmans request any gifts be directed to http://shaohannahshope.com/maria.
2 comments:
I read your blog earlier this week and was so pumped you guys got to meet SCC. I read today in the paper about the tragic death of his daughter and immediately thought of you guys...checked out your blog and saw that you had heard about it. So so sad - I cant even begin to understand. Meeting him just days earlier must give you an extra sense of sadness. The Chapman family is definitely in our prayers.
How precious she is. It must be so heart wrenching to let her go. The only comfort is that they let her go into the arms of Jesus. We can pray that through their tears, they can thank Him for sparing her the pain this world would have held for her; and that she is in His presence. The Chapman's heartache is in the waiting until they see her again. But the hope is certain that they will! I love you! Mom
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