Lord have mercy on that family. Let the children know your love and peace. In your Precious Name I pray Amen -- In any kind of circumstance PRAY Karen Carter 74' -------------- Original message -------------- > Pamela Nelson. Ever heard of her? > > Neither have I until two days ago. In fact I've never met her, never saw=20 > her, or even spoken to her. Yet I have yet to still think of the total=20 > impact she has had on my thoughts as I sort out in my mind what she has=20 > given me to think about. To my knowledge she's never accomplished anything= > =20 > of public notoriety in life, as most of us living our lives day in and day= > =20 > out. In fact the healthcare trade proved to be the chosen means of making a= > =20 > living and not a great communicator, author, or other such profession.=20 > Young woman of late 30's early forties, married, two teen age kids,=20 > residing in the same town as I, in fact only four doors down from me.=20 > Pamela decided to give many much to think on around noon Monday when she=20 > pulled the trigger and ended her life. This, the second suicide in our=20 > little town in the past week where yet another woman of 44 years young,=20 > married and kids to leave behind wondering why. My wife told me around 3:30= > =20 > or so there was four police cars, an ambulance and other cars down the=20 > street, the two kids were out in the yard crying. One of my wife's=20 > customer's dad lives next to the Nelsons and was woken out of a sleep=20 > around noon from his third shift night time sleep. I heard that Mr. Nelson= > =20 > was yet on his way home from work for the day. My suspicions and fears of=20 > what happened were confirmed last night at church music practice. No doubt= > =20 > it was the children who walked in the house to say "Hi mom we're home! Can= > =20 > I go to the skate park or over to Jimmy's?" and instead found their lives=20 > irreversibly changed. One of the children, Luke 16 years old, a young man=20 > my son skateboards, bikes and eats lunch with at school everyday, and is=20 > somewhere between acquaintance and friend of my son, and his younger sister= > =20 > of 14 must be going through one of the most difficult times of their lives.= > =20 > Please pray for this family. I couldn't help but be extremely bothered by=20 > this inside. Suicide has always been sensitive to me. It is such a waste=20 > and the thoughts which lead up to it, a lie from the pit of hell. Nothing=20 > is worth ending one's own life. No job, no spouse, no money problem, no=20 > nothing. I also couldn't help feeling so useless in life. Week by week we=20 > do our bit in church, play music, sing to God and encourage others to enter= > =20 > into worship, take our time to practice together and at home apart from a=20 > group, go to our jobs, spend some time with our own family, go shopping and= > =20 > the errands we need to do to make life roll along. And all the while four=20 > doors down a young woman suffers so much from depression and lies being=20 > told her, and remains separated from God, missing out on the peace and=20 > comfort and help we as Christians so much rely on to get us through life=20 > these days, and I am totally oblivious to her suffering. If perhaps someone= > =20 > were to have told her, have shown her that there is hope no matter what=20 > things look like right now. If she was guided and encouraged to find that=20 > victory we enjoy daily, perhaps today she'd be making supper for her family= > =20 > saying "OK, kids go get your dad, and wash your hands we're gonna eat."=20 > and I'd not be writing this. I have yet to have this sink in to its full=20 > capacity as I'm still stunned and bothered by the reality of it. Sort of=20 > ironic isn't it? We take part in helping those in the area, the city, the=20 > county, the state , the USA, the world and someone four doors down shows=20 > the real perspective yet there's nothing you can do now to change how=20 > that perspective was brought to you and they have forfeited the ultimate=20 > gift=85 life. > > Please pray for this family. > > Brad > > > > > > Brad > > Start spreading the news! HTTP://WWW.RIVERCITIESCONNECTION.COM is= > offering > Northwest Wisconsin and Greater Twin Cities FREE classified advertising!!