maria sue chapman – EUGENE CHO

* Guest column I wrote for the Seattle Post Intelligencer.

The accidental and tragic death of Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman’s youngest daughter – 5 year old Maria Sue – was very difficult to process. There was the initial shock, then confusion, then anger, and then the need to ask some hard questions. [Another post on Lessons we Can Lear About Compassion].

Yesterday, I wrote a post entitled, “Tragedy in Steven Curtis Chapman’s Family.” Little did I know that it would be the most read blog entry [for that day] in the entire WordPress blogosphere. Just yesterday alone, that entry was read 10,104 times and 9000+ new visitors stopped by the blog. Continue reading “the hope in the steven curtis chapman’s family tragedy”

* Part II: The Hope in this Tragedy | Part III: Life Lessons from the Memorial Service

* Guest column I wrote for the Seattle P.I. [published on June 9]

May 21 | Incredibly painful and tragic news in what was meant to be a celebratory week for the Chapman family.

“Just hours before this close knit family was celebrating the engagement of the oldest daughter Emily Chapman, and were just hours away from a graduation party marking Caleb Chapman’s completion of high school. Now, they are preparing to bury a child who blew out 5 candles on a birthday cake less than 10 days ago…” [Jim Houser, Chapman’s Manager]

As a parent, my heart just aches for Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman. Their youngest child – 5 year old Marie Sue [adopted from China] – was struck and killed in an accident by an SUV driven by their teenage son [in their driveway]. They have six children of which three are adopted from China. Their foundation and ministry – Shaohannah’s Hope – advocates for international adoption. Read official news below. Continue reading “tragedy in steven curtis chapman’s family”