Remembering Josh
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- Category: Local
- Published on Thursday, 05 January 2012 14:45
- Written by Administrator
On the Facebook page for the Chillicothe Independent I read that we could send words about Josh and even pictures. That is what I would like to do. I am sorry because I am not very good with words but this is what I can remember of a dear friend that changed my outlook on life forever:
My name is Kara Davis (he would have known me by my maiden name of Kara Myers). I did not have the joy of knowing Josh for as long as some and not nearly as long as I wish that I had; but in that short amount of time I feel like I really got to know this amazing young man.
I met Josh through church. Chilli Christian to be exact. I watched as this boy struggled with his life and his faith and then I watched as he finally came to Christ. I can say that I was a proud member of the audience as Josh confessed his faith before friends and family and began his life as the outspoken Christian he was known to be.
Not long after this, Josh moved to Midland High School District (where I had moved just a year before). I can remember eating lunch with him a few times and talking to him in the hallways. It was nice to have someone I knew around. I gave him rides home from school when I could and sometimes we both just rode the bus and rode listened to music. I can remember one day in particular that we were both riding the bus. It was St. Patrick’s Day and Josh said that his favorite color was green. I guess some of the younger kids heard us talking because they brought back the St. Patrick’s things that they had received at school and said to us, “here you guys can have this. We dont like green.” So Josh and I sat there decked out in plastic hats and beads around our necks because some kids decided to give him beads of his favorite color. Here is apicture of this day.
Another thing that I remember about Josh is that he was our Cell Group Leader. We had a group of Christian youth that would gather one night a week and talk for about an hour sometimes more about things that were going on in our life and how we can deal with them as a group of followers of Christ. The group was all about trusting one another as Christians and it was meant as a support group. Josh’s leadership brought many new people to Christ and into our group. We were the fastest multiplying group out of all of the cell groups that season. Josh always carried around a gospel of John in his pocket and he would walk up to random people at school and say, “hey, i have this great book that you might want to try reading. It changed my life.” He reached out to some kids that I didn’t ever think that anyone could.
I can remember on several occasions I would talk to Josh about the things that were going on in my life. I would struggle with my mother and here history and i would struggle with my past and the past of my boyfriend (now my husband). Josh really cared about what was going on in my life. He cared that I struggled and he wanted to make things better. He would never admit it, but i can remember crying about a few things together and just praying after cell groups.
Total I have only known Josh for maybe three years or so, but in that time this amazing person changed my outlook on life. I can remember the lessons that we all taught to the cell group and I can remember his faith. Josh was one of the strongest Christian men I know. I have faith that this is not the last time that I will see my dear friend. Josh is watching down on us from Heaven. He is worshiping at the feet of the father and singing with the angels. Josh has finally gone home, where he was working all his life to be, and I have faith that he will be there at the gates to welcome me home someday.
