This evening I check my email to find two emails from Dr Lovett (forwarded through Gregory Stephens email on the school email) concerning the death of Nathan Vaupel, one of my friends in the university. Here is what the local news said:
Good Samaritans help rescue a woman and her baby from a scary crash on U.S. 31 Friday, but unfortunately one man was killed.
It happened in Marshall County, just north of Lapaz.
27 year old Nathan Vaupel of Tennessee was killed in the crash.
Police say he was traveling northbound, crossed the center line and hit two vehicles in the southbound lanes.
Those drivers and passengers were treated and release from Plymouth Hospital.
Some passersby helped pull one of the victims out of the car, along with her baby. They say all drivers need to slow down.
"It's dangerous, I live right down the road here and it's ridiculous how fast everybody drives."
The accident shut down three lanes of traffic. Officers will continue to investigate.
The accident he not been reported as who did what, but I doubt that it was anything more than an accident. The point of this whole blog is illustrated perfectly in Kenny Chesney's song and video, "Who you'd be today." We all have only a short time that we can be in touch with those around us. Tomorrow is not a guarantee, and neither is the next time we will see someone. At some point, there is going to be something that cuts you off from each person, whether it is death or some other unseen barrier. We as Christians, with the knowledge of salvation, are ultimately responsible for what we do around other people. Nathan Vaupel didn't know that he was entering heaven, but by all accounts, he lived his life as a dynamic servant of Christ..
What legacy would you leave if the Lord called you home today? Would you leave lives changed and hurts mended? Or would you leave behind a history of chaos and rebellion? It is simple in theory, but humongously difficult in practice. There are people who hate what you have and will do anything to snuff out your flame. Don't let that happen.
En el amor interminable de Cristo,
William R Sculley
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