Mission News: Christmas Tradition

Death of Son Inspires Loving Christmas Tradition

      A decade ago, eighteen year old high school senior and college baseball prospect Bo Upton was brutally murdered by five strangers.  The only child of his mother Sherry, seven years passed before justice was pronounced on those who had taken the young man's life.  In the meantime, Bo's grieving mother tried making sense of this senseless tragedy.  In memory of her son, Sherry Moore devotes herself to bringing joy to the needy each Christmas.  As is her annual holiday custom, Sherry and a loyal team of volunteers bring coats, toys, and gifts for the homeless to Wayside Christian Mission.  "Christmas is about Jesus," she explained. Showing Christ-like compassion to those in need is how Sherry honors God's only Son and the sacred memory of her only son.  As the nation mourns the recent murder of twenty Connecticut school children, Sherry's tribute takes on special meaning this Christmas season.