Noah Wild Scholarship Fund

The Noah Wild Scholarship Fund accepts donations in memory of Noah Wild, who tragically left us in August 2022. The fund will award scholarships annually in memory of Noah Wild for assisting students in attending a college, university, or trade school.

Gone Too Soon

By Courtney Wild (Noah's mother)

How I long to just go back in time. Last October, I was putting out fall decorations and planning out what the kids would be for Halloween. I loved the cool brisk mornings followed by warmer afternoons. My youngest son, Noah and I would play outside and have lots of fun together. Oh, how life has changed so much in just a short amount of time.

Life can definitely throw you some curve balls. In March 2020, my husband and I had our third baby boy, Noah. He was beautiful and brought so much joy back into our lives. Unfortunately, he was taken too soon. This past August, Noah left to be with Jesus. I don’t want to use the words lost or gone because I know I will see him again someday in Heaven. We don’t understand why he was taken, but we do know that Noah was a gift from God. He was so full of life and energy and lit up the room everywhere he went. Noah loved snuggling in bed and watching his favorite cartoon, “Paw Patrol.” He loved playing in the dirt with his tractors and wrestling with his big brothers, Waylon and Colt. He loved being held and rocked to sleep, which his daddy did every night. Life is just so different now; I wish everything could just go back to the way it used to be.

Losing Noah has been the most difficult trial my husband and I have had to face in this world. One’s emotions are generally full of guilt, anger, emptiness, and maybe even fear. I can vouch that I have experienced all of these emotions myself. However, through this chapter in life, it’s important to cling to your faith. One must put their hope in Jesus Christ. Every day, we cling to His promise of eternal life, and without a doubt, we know we will be reunited with Noah someday in Heaven. This promise alone is what keeps my husband and I going, this is what drives him and me to stay strong for each other and our other boys. Thank goodness for Jesus’s abundant love and grace. He hears and knows when my husband and I are struggling. He knows our hearts better than anyone else. Jesus knows we need Him by our side each and every day to carry on without our precious Noah. Honestly, I can’t imagine going through this alone and not having hope in Jesus Christ.

Noah is alive and well, and we will be reunited in due time. Until then, our work on this earth is not done. We must continue to share our testimony with others to not only glorify God’s kingdom but bring honor to our son Noah. In doing so, the Noah Wild Scholarship fund will be awarded every year to a student who exhibits a high moral character of living out the mind of Christ. Losing Noah has opened our eyes to the understanding that life is just a vapor. We are only here for a little while. In the end, there is death, and there is real life; which path will you choose?