There were tears.
It was a funeral after all.
For an 11-year-old.
*A funeral for an 11-year-old.*
But there was also candy.
Lots of it.
In CHURCH.
That’s how Collin Nemet wanted it.
Station after well thought out station of all of Collin favorites like Skittles, of course. The bottomless bowl of Swedish Fish sat at the display with Collin’s fishing pole and all the pictures of him reeling them in.
Turns out, Collin Nemet was a “Fisher of Men”… and more.
Matthew 4:19
“And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
He had reeled us all into a closer relationship with The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit.
The cancer Warrior who was a force to be reckoned with in life and behind any Nerf air gun, stared death in the face with unflappable Faith that made us all want to be like him.
Jesus is Collin Nemet’s friend.
That’s how he talked to Him.
In what were clearly more conversations than they were “prayers”, Collin Nemet found the peace that surpasses all understanding.
We waited hours to wind our way through a seemingly endless line at Saint Ambrose Parish church to get up to a casket that should never have to be built that small.
We would have waited 3 days to hug Collin’s mom and dad and siblings like we never wanted to let them go.
“Thank you for making Collin Nemet,” I wanted to tell them.
2 years later, almost to the day, I’m still learning from the family that gave the world Collin Nemet.
In this interview you’ll be inspired by Kim Nemet’s testimony of what it looks like to be truly rooted in faith and how it feels when a small army shows up to say We Love You and thank you for leading by example
This is legacy that will outlive ALL of us.
An 11-year-old who led more people than we can count to strengthen our faith or to start a relationship with the God of the universe who is also Collin Nemet’s friend.
Now they are forever friends…face to face.
And the world here, as we know it, will never be the same for having known a warrior for 11 short years.
#BeACollin
