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I’m a grief support volunteer and I believe we need to speak more freely about death and how, in Christ, it is a triumph and not a defeat
Grief support volunteer and former palliative care professional Kemi Koleoso says that she thinks of 'death as an end with a bend'. Here she explains why Christians should find hope and encouragement in death and shouldn't shy away from speaking about it.
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