Book excerpt: A Child Died, a Father Cried . . . and God Answered At 2:30 a.m. on July 12, 2005, Mark Canfora received a call from his sixteen-year-old daughter: "Daddy, Marky's dead." His eighteen-year-old son had passed away. As a result of this tragedy, Mark would never be the same. This heartbroken father tells his story with honesty and vulnerability, sharing his journey from grief-stricken thoughts of his own suicide to God-fueled courage and a ministry that now offers comfort and hope to thousands. Mark Canfora writes, "Acting on my faith in God and my love for Him, I hope and pray that this book will help and encourage others who suffer the shocking loss and excruciatingly painful tragedy of the death of a loved one, especially the death of a child."