Christian band Selah suffers loss of second infant
Sadly, only seven weeks after his cousin Audrey Caroline passed on shortly after her birth, 10-week-old Gregory Luke Sponberg passed away last night, Tuesday May 27th, in his sleep. A former member of Christian band Selah (which includes her brother Todd Smith) Nicol Sponberg had gone to check on her son — whom she had put to bed earlier — around 9:00 p.m. CST and found him not breathing. Although paramedics were called to the home, they were unable to resuscitate the baby boy.
Angie, wife of Todd and mom to Audrey and their other three girls, has posted the tragic news on her blog, Bring the Rain. She shared that the extended clan will be traveling to Georgia to be with Nicol, her husband Greg, and their daughter Summer, as the entire family begins the grieving process yet again.
Our nephew, Gregory Luke Sponberg, is now in heaven with Audrey, just 7 short weeks after we lost her.
Source: Bring the Rain
Thanks to CBB readers Aimee, Courtney, and Debbi.
- Posted on May 28, 08 at 12:34PM
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May 28th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Oh no. That poor family! His poor mother, I can’t imagine her finding her baby like that. May God carry their family through this Job like period and bolster them with the faith and love they’ll need. Judging by the families carriage through Audrey’s death, I’m guessing “Thou he slay me, yet shall I trust him” will be the verse most descriptive of them. My prayers and heart go out to them.
May 28th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
I pray that God is with them during this horribly difficult time.
May 28th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
That is so tragic and unfair. My thoughts are with them all
May 28th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Poor family, to lose a baby or any loved one is hard enough, to lose yet another so soon…I can’t even try to imagine it.
May 28th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
I wil say a prayer for this family. I have already said many for Audrey’s. This is so tragic.
May 28th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
I have been feeling sorry for myself over my daughter’s medical conditions…this just puts it all into perspective, doesn’t it?
May 28th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I can’t even imagine the grief and pain this family is suffering. It truly breaks my heart to hear this. I hope they find solace anywhere they can as they mourn the loss of their baby.
May 28th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Such heartbreaking news, their families are in my prayers.
May 28th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Words fail me. How incredibly tragic.
May 28th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
You might want to check your post. On Angie’s blog, she lists her nephew’s full name as Gregory Luke Sponberg, not Luke Gregory Sponberg. Thanks! Keeping the family in our prayers.
May 28th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Oh, my heart breaks for that family.
My thoughts are with them xxx
May 28th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
sometimes life is so unfair…
May 28th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
How absolutely horrible and heartbreaking for all of them.
May 28th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
The Bible states “Many are the afflictions of the righteous” and I certainly find that to be true.My prayers are with the families.
It seems tragedy also runs in families; I know in ours 2 of my husband’s nephews’ babies died(their fathers are brothers) within a year of eachother; one at 6 mos. of SIDS and one at 15 months. it’s the most tragic and heartbreaking thing.
May 28th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
It seems so unfair that one family could lose two babies so close together. These poor people.
May 28th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
How terribly heartbreaking. My prayers are with this family in such a tragically difficult time.
May 28th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Wow. Just wow. I’m so sorry for this family.
May 28th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
This family has had more than their share of tragedy. May the future hold nothing but joy for them.
May 28th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
I certainly don’t think it’s fair that this family has had to grieve so much for the losses of children, but God never gives us more than we can handle. This family’s faith is astounding through all their suffering and loss. I know through this they will all be even more faithful, while I personally would question my faith at a time like this.
I’ve been reading their blog since CBB posted about Audrey and my heart just aches for them.
May 28th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Wow. I am speechless at the loss Selah has had to deal with during these few short weeks. To lose two little babies is just tragic. Their faith is strong and they will be able to carry on through this tough time.
May 29th, 2008 at 5:32 am
My thoughts and prayers go out to family. Although, I do believe in God, sometimes I can’t help but wonder…why?
May 29th, 2008 at 5:35 am
…..to clarify what I just posted, I mean sometimes I wonder WHY? As in, why do things like this happen. Especially when the family has already suffered such a horrible loss.
May 29th, 2008 at 7:15 am
Could there be a connection between the deaths of these two infants, like a hereditary medical condition? Being first cousins, it could be a common trait causing it. They should research it.
May 29th, 2008 at 7:30 am
I don’t think so. Audrey had severely underdeveloped organs and related issues while Luke was healthy and seems to have passed away from SIDS or something similar. Just so incredibly tragic.
May 29th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Sooooo sad. I wonder how recently they received vaccines.
May 30th, 2008 at 2:34 am
Des, vaccination does not cause SIDS, which is what Luke’s death is most likely attributable to. Audrey did not die of SIDS. Sometimes babies just die, with no obvious cause. Blaming vaccination just smacks of ignorance and blame-ism.
May 30th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Life is very unfair sometimes, a loss of a child is one of lifes biggest hardships. My sympathy and love to them and all who have lost a child.
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:36 pm
http://legacy.com/bangornews/Obituaries.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=110682851
Above is a link to little Lukie’s obituary (including an incredibly cute picture).
July 30th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Check out Congo Vignettes: Stories of God’s Faithfulness to Three Generations in the Heart of Africa. This is the story of Selah (Todd & Nicol’s family) in the Congo.