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A youth pastor died after rounding one of the miles of the Portland Marathon on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Treyton \u201cTrey\u201d Lara, 24, reportedly collapsed just before mile 20 of the marathon, right after slowing down briefly to give his wife, Audrey Shin-Lara, a kiss between miles 18 and 19.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe ran over, was able to give me a kiss, was smiling, and then ran off,\u201d she told local Portland news outlet KGW-TV. \u201cHe looked good. And then so I drove off to the finish line, where the rest of our family and friends were going to watch him finish.\u201d<\/p>\n
Audrey, 24, had been moving with him the entire race. She first stopped to cheer him on at mile 10, then mile 14, then mile 18, and was headed to the end to celebrate all together.<\/p>\n
The now-grieving wife said Trey had been training for months and showed no signs of distress of health issues at all, describing running as something her husband did to \u201crelax and release.\u201d<\/p>\n
Soon after loading into the car to head to the finish line, Audrey said her mother-in-law called her, telling her Trey had collapsed around mile 20 and that first responders were performing CPR on him. He was transported to a nearby hospital but, by that point, doctors said it was too late.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all still in a little bit of shock,\u201d said Audrey. \u201cWe tried going to bed and we\u2019re like, \u2018We\u2019re gonna wake up and it\u2019ll be a really bad dream. And he\u2019ll be right there.’\u201d<\/p>\n
While they were married for just under five years, Audrey told reporters they first met one another at 12 years old. She called her late husband \u201cone of one.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe met at a summer camp,\u201d she remembered. \u201cHe saw me, and I guess he told his friends and even his best friend\u2019s mom, he said, \u2018That\u2019s the girl I\u2019m going to marry.\u2019 And I didn\u2019t actually believe it, but now I want to believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Camp was clearly a major theme in the Laras\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n
The couple had just launched a youth summer camp of their own, Camp Genesis, this past summer.<\/p>\n
\u201c[I]t was just this dream that he had,\u201d Audrey said of the nascent ministry. \u201cHe was the biggest dreamer but it wasn\u2019t just like, \u2018I\u2019m going to do this,\u2019 but he\u2019s like, \u2018I will\u00a0do this,\u2019 and we got it done.\u201d<\/p>\n
Loved ones set up a GoFundMe campaign to raise money as the family walks through this difficult time. The account describes Trey as a man whose \u201cconfidence was unshakable and his faith unwavering.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHis faith was his defining feature,\u201d it states. \u201cIt has spoken the loudest to those who knew him, whether they spent years with him, months with him, or even just a single day. They recognized that Trey\u2019s faith and passion for advancing the Kingdom of God were at the center of his life.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was devoted to his family and friends,\u201d it continues. \u201cHe loved his wife, Audrey, from the moment he met her. His sisters, Jaylah and Sylvia, had the best role model in an older brother, and his parents, Omar and Misty, had the most devoted son. The man Trey became directly reflected the values they instilled in him.\u201d<\/p>\n
The purpose of the campaign, it notes, is to provide for Audrey\u2019s immediate needs in the wake of her husband\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
Please pray for the Laras and all those impacted by this loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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