Noah's Kindness Project: An Act in Memory of Noah Haskovec

About a year ago, we learned that our church was making plans to build a new church building and to make improvements across the campus with a view to making it more accessible and ultimately reaching others.  In addition to a larger space for worship, fellowship, meetings, and classrooms, the plans include an expanded and improved nursery where parents and young ones may go during a service. 

 

When one’s child passes away, a parent sometimes thinks of those things – big and small – that one will not have the opportunity to do or see with that child in this life.  It could be as simple as playing a game of catch or taking the child to his or her first day of school.  While a small thing, we had reflected, in passing by the current nursery at our church after Noah passed away, that we would never had the opportunity to take Noah into that nursery, whether to change him or to watch him as he played with toys, read books, or colored in the nursery.  A parent also often wishes that the memory of the child’s life may be preserved – for others to remember that he was here and that his life, however brief, had purpose and meaning. 

 

This year, Angie and I, and our families, decided that we would like to remember Noah by donating a Noah’s-ark-themed stained glass decoration for the new nursery.  Since it will be in the nursery, it was important to us that the images and colors would appeal to young children, and so the scene includes adorable animals, a rainbow, sky, and water filled with vibrant colors, and even a little Noah.  The final work will be 3 ft. wide by 2 ft. tall.  While the design has not been finalized, we wanted to share with you the drawing we just received on Thursday. 

 

This photo shows the vibrancy of the color the stained glass will have.

And this is what the final drawing they submitted to us looks like. 

 

 

Now, Maddie and other children will be able to enjoy this beautiful decoration in the new nursery – a decoration in her brother’s memory depicting a biblical scene involving his namesake.  We hope that it will brighten the children’s days for decades to come. 

Until next time,

Jarrett and Angie