By Leonardo BlairSenior Reporter Monday, 04 November 2024

members Lake District Vineyard Church Complicated feeling now after learning that Beau’s wife, Jackie Shroyer, served as a missionary in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, where the late Beau Shroyer and his family were long-time members before moving to Lubango, Angola to serve as a missionary in 2021 They are shaken in the web. He was arrested in connection with the murder in the southern African country just over a week ago.

“It was a very heavy and emotionally complex week. The news of Beau’s death, and now the heartbreaking news of his arrest in connection with Jackie’s death, has overwhelmed us with sadness, speculation and confusion.” Troy Easton, lead pastor of Lakes Area Vineyard Church he said in a message To his congregation on Sunday.

Easton’s comments to his congregation about the death of 44-year-old Beau Shroyer came less than 48 hours after his death. announced in a letter That Jackie Shroyer was arrested.

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“As you all know, our community is deeply saddened by the death of our dear brother and friend Beau Shroyer, who lost his life in a brutal and criminal attack in Angola, Africa, on Friday, October 25th. “This situation deepened immeasurably when we learned that he had been arrested in connection with the death of his wife, Jackie Shroyer,” Easton wrote. “I am so sorry and have no words to express my disbelief and sadness at this news.”

The Shroyer family was working with a missionary organization SIM USA He said the couple’s five children were “well cared for” despite the tragedy they experienced in Angola and Easton.

“What I can tell you is that the Shroyer children are being well cared for and we will work with SIM USA and SIM Angola to ensure that it continues that way,” Easton said.

In a presentation about missionary work in Lubango Country Faith Church In June, made private by the church on YouTube, 44-year-old Jackie Shroyer revealed that she and her family moved to Angola about three years ago. He said that it was the first time they lived abroad as a family and the first time they worked as missionaries and they had difficulty adjusting.

He explained that in their first years in Lubango, they focused on learning Portuguese and culture, and constantly struggled with malaria and security issues.

“We have struggled with many other diseases. We have experienced many security issues. Distrust of guards. We ran over many guards and our house was broken into several times during the night while we were sleeping at home,” said Jackie Shroyer.

“On top of everything else, we’ve been through so much change, so many difficult experiences that have caused so much fear and trauma as we try to figure out how to live in this culture,” she added.

The couple said they returned to the United States this summer for the first time since moving to Lubango in 2021, and Beau Shroyer, who previously worked as a real estate agent and police officer, quickly made the news known. professional real estate agent Facebook page He said he is open to work while he is in America.

“I’m back in Detroit Lakes for the summer and I’m still licensed to help you buy or sell your Minnesota home. (…),” he wrote on June 1.

Although the ministry of officials confirmed that Beau Shroyer’s death was “violent,” exactly how he was killed remained unclear Monday as the church requested privacy during mourning. Easton said that although he doesn’t know exactly how God will work through this tragedy for the good of the church, he believes God will work things out.

“I understand that losing my friend, friend, and brother this week to a senseless and brutal crime was already very painful, especially considering the family he left behind and the sacrifices we know he made to love and serve God, but now this pain , is increasing with unimaginable news,” he told his congregation on Sunday.

“As a church, I am so sorry for your loss, our loss, and how painful it is. “I’m sorry for all the unanswered questions and the confusion this has caused for us, and I’m so sorry that this is what we have to go through and face as a community right now.”