Oh, Dear Lord in Heaven!  I hoped the best but was concerned that the report
might be otherwise.  At least you heard from him to know, though the news
was terrible!  Let him know all of us are praying.  It's not done until...
until it's done.  And it's not done!

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 4:48 PM
Subject: [ECHURCH-USA] The Latest On George


> After a full week, I finally heard from George today.  His wife doesn't
know
> he called, of course, but between his oldest sister, is only living
> remaining family member, and me, he has decided to go to a local mental
> health hospital.  George is about the worst I have ever seen him in the
two
> years I have known him.  Frankly, his wife is still treating him as if he
> were a little boy.  She even called him at home today to see if he needed
a
> hair cut.  when he asked why she was asking, she informed him that he was
> going to work Monday.  George cannot even drive right now he is so bad
again
> yet she requires he go back to work.  Most of his medication has run out
so
> at least now maybe this aspect of his condition can be taken care of.  I
> asked who was taking him to the mental health facility and he said his
wife
> but he had not asked her to take him yet.  That isn't going to go over too
> well when she gets home.  George is receiving absolutely no local support
> from anybody in that small town where he lives.  When your daughters has
> died in recent months and your own wife doesn't support you, she claims to
> be completely over their daughter's death and healed by God, you are in
> trouble.  Did I ever mention that she also believes, and has said so
> publicly, that God did not keep his promises about her daughter so she
will
> never ask Him for anything again?  Does that sound like a healed person to
> you?  It sounds like a very wounded and hurting person to me but then what
> do I know.  Anyhow, they both need prayer so keep them in mind, when you
> think about them, because I want to see the Lord fix this thing from both
> sides for His honor and glory.  He emailed me late this afternoon and
based
> upon what he said he was going to do, I had to threaten to call 9 11 so he
> called to tell me he wouldn't hurt himself, although, hurt wasn't what he
> was referring to at the time.  He told me just a minute ago that he feels
> like a throw away.  I told him that he had too many people who loved him,
at
> least on echurch and at my house, so he in no way was a throw away.  He
> said, I wish I would have never left your home.  I said he was welcome
back
> at any time but he has to get things stabilized first.  Remember?  George
> led a 21 year old young man to the Lord in this same mental health
facility
> the last time he was admitted.  Not bad for being crazy, if you ask me.
The
> devil can climb a long rope as far as I am concerned, but that isn't the
way
> the saying actually goes.
>
> Phil.
>