The parents of Jessica Sachs are comforted by the possibility that in their daughter’s final moments aboard American Airlines Flight 11 from Boston she told other passengers about Jesus.
“This is one of the comforts the family has taken hold of,” said Pastor Jack Parrott. “The thing that offers some degree of peace is their belief that in the last minutes Jessica was sharing her faith and telling others God was in control of this uncontrollable situation.”
A member of New Colony Baptist Church, Boston, the 23-year-old died Sept. 11 on the first jetliner to crash into the World Trade Center.
In an e-mail circulated to dozens expressing condolences since the tragedy, Jessica’s father, Steve Sachs, commented, “The only thing holding the family together is that we know Jessica is being held in the arms of Christ.”
Parrott said it is likely the victim shared her faith after the plane was hijacked and en route to another destination.
“Jessica’s personality was not boisterous or flashy,” Parrott said. “She wasn’t a ‘surface’ person. She reminded you of a businesswoman. Even as a student, she tended to be more serious, but she was also that way about her faith.
“She wanted to see other people helped. She believed people needed a personal relationship with God through Jesus. She didn’t just talk about it, she did it.” (BP)
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