Micah Reiman

Born November 11, 1995 in Dallas, Texas and passed away October 23, 2017 in Desoto, Texas at the age of 21.

Micah is survived by his wife Summer Reiman, Baby daughter, Katrina, parents Will and Tricia Reiman, Brother, Connor Reiman, Grandparents Lynn and Barbara Willess and Don and Velda Reiman as well as aunts, uncles and cousins.

Although he was born in Dallas, he spent much of his early years overseas. At the age of 15 months he moved to Portugal with his parents. When he was almost three, he moved with his parents and baby brother to Mozambique. He quickly picked up Portuguese from all the hours spent in the yard playing with friends. Micah loved his life in Mozambique and the Mozambicans love him. In one town he visited, all the children gathered the night before his family was leaving to sing their farewell to Micah. In just a few short days he had enriched their lives.

Micah returned to Dallas with his family in 2003. Since that time he was involved in Boy Scouts, achieving the rank of Life Scout. He was active at Faith Bible Church and in the Dallas Missionary Kid group at the International Linguistics Center (ILC). Micah loved hiking the trails behind the ILC and identifying flora there and bringing some of it home for dinner.

Micah was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated high school with honors. He took classes through the Dallas County Community Colleges and was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa because of his outstanding academic performance.

He married Summer Kruppenbacher in June of 2016 and their daughter Katrina was born in May of 2017. He was lately enjoying work in landscaping. The hard work, time in the outdoors and working as part of a team really suited him.

Micah was a true connoisseur of anime. He dreamed of one day working as an animator. He was passionately creative in so many areas: drawing, graphic arts, forging metal, cooking, but his true gift was as a poet. He was able to express his deeply held beliefs and feelings in words that had a powerful impact. More than anything, Micah was passionate about his faith. He longed for an honest relationship with Jesus and for authentic community with others. He was dearly loved and will be greatly missed!

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to Compassion Child, a charity that Micah was passionate about. Send donations to: Compassion, 12290 Voyager Parkway,Colorado Springs, CO 80921 or give online at https://www.compassion.com/donate.htm

Cave of Adullam

God is here with you

And I wish that I could be

To comfort you in your despair

While your tears pour out in streams

While you may pollute

There is one who can wash clean

Tis blessed to rely on him

Despite how dark it now may seem

And though you may be breaking

That is your greatest hope

For sacrifice does not please Him

Instead a broken heart’s lamenting note

If God should choose to shatter you

Then pride would be no more

With humbled eyes you'd look to God

Jesus Christ instead you would adore.

Yet still it pains your heart

On dark and lonely nights

Anguish you feel will end your life

Fears that say give up the fight

What will end this painful war

Between despair and hope

When every sin that you commit

Sends you hurtling down a dangerous slope?

Through all the guilt that’s piling up

I beseech you cling to Him

Let his river fill your stream

Clear away the filth and sin

Though I could embrace you

Wrap you in my arms

It would not solve your problems

Stop you from causing yourself harm

The stain of our humanity

Mere man can’t wash away

So instead of telling what to do

I think I will kneel down and pray

That you would accept His healing

Be rescued from yourself

That your quartered heart would be made whole

Not neglected on a shelf

So I ask that God would meet you

In your cave of Adullam

That you would find the bane of loneliness

In His one and only son.