A Song For Your Honor

Kay’s husband’s death was only the beginning of their grief and trouble. When her in-laws filed charges, the desperate mother of six fled. How long could she stay hidden? This true story is an inspiring account of God’s faithfulness. As Kay bent over Ron's face, snowflakes blew in through a crack in the tent and gathered on his eyelashes. She brushed them off. Ron's cheek felt as cold to her touch as the snow. After each of her six children peered briefly at their daddy's face in the casket, the grieving family left the little tent and headed, shivering, toward the van, the snow crunching under their feet. Ron's death was only the beginning of their grief and trouble. Ron and Kay had tried to instill in their children a reverence for God and His Word. They tried to shield them from ungodly influences. Kay's in-laws didn't share those values. They objected to homeschooling. They felt Ron and Kay were seriously hindering their children's development. They deeply resented Ron and Kay's decision to limit the children's contact with their grandparents. Kay began taking the family on trips to avoid her in-laws. When they filed charges against her, the desperate mother fled. How long could they keep on running? Should they keep on? Kay prayed for direction. She asked a lawyer's advice. Kay, said the lawyer firmly, the time of decision has passed. You cannot go back. With private investigators pursuing them, staying in the States no longer seemed an option. The family fled the country. Life in a new culture among missionaries and natives became normal, everyday life. That they were being hunted was no longer foremost on their minds. Life and troubles in the U.S. seemed far away. But one morning they were terrified to see a line of men in dark blue uniforms hurrying up the trail toward their house. They were trapped. What could they do? What would God do? This is the story of what God did. A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. -Psalm 68:5