Mari,

I am there for her ... as best as I know how ... and God will do the rest.

I am glad you're using that phrase, "standing in the gap" as I did in my 
post yesterday.

I felt sure it was a Scripture somewhere so looked it up last night and 
found the reference I wanted in Ezekiel 22:29-31

I know that, here, the Lord was passing judgment on Israel, but I give the 
verse in context, even though my heart really was just saying "I want to 
stand in the gap for these people, Lord".  Praise Him, now that the New 
Covenant has come, He stands in the gap (before His Father) interceding for 
us;  and we can stand for others ...  That's really what I was saying.

Anyway, here's the Scripture:

29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they 
oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the alien, denying them justice.

 30 "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand 
before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy 
it, but I found none. 31 So I will pour out my wrath on them and consume 
them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have 
done, declares the Sovereign LORD."



Please continue to keep us posted!

--
Carol
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On Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:18 PM (UK time), MariJean at [log in to unmask] 
said:

> Hi family,
>
> I just got off the phone with La Trina Johnson. Her nose was the only
> visible injury. Apparently, it bled all day yesterday, so, she
> administered cold compresses to it. One side is badly swollen.
>
> She had nightmares last night, and, in the nightmares, the man had no
> face. Shd hypothisizes that this is due to the fact that she does not
> know her attacker. It is definite now. He addressed her by name.
>
> She is going to see her own Physician this afternoon, and, she got a
> good enough look at his face so that she was able to make a police
> report.
> She told me that, what surprised her most was the fact that her
> attacker addressed her by name.
>
> Her youngest brother is currently facing nineteen years for
> distribution and dealing in drugs. It is his second offense. She
> figures that it is one of his associates.
>
> I, naturally, told her not to come this morning. She has enough on
> her plate without having to work for me while she is so sore.
>
> That is all I have for now. She is going to call me after the
> Physician's diagnosis. I will write more later!
>
> I ask you, my blessed prayer warriors to stand in the gap with me
> against the nightmares which I eluded to above. I would also pray
> that she may be safe, by THE TRUE LORD JESUS THE CHRIST putting a
> hedge of protection around her. She is so afraid, so, I ask you to
> stand with me against that terrible, all pervasive sense of fear and
> feeling totally unsafe.
>
> Trins was not molested. PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME for that!!
>
>
> IN HIS MATCHLESS AND PRECIOUS NAME,
>
> purple Mari