caroll.  so elligantly written.  i can not add anything but to say i am 
standing with my brothers and sisters here for you kathy.  remember, if god 
is for us, who can be against us?

holding you and gregg up in prayer,

Jenifer gilley
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble 
remembering how to fly."
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: the latest from Maine


> Kathy,
>
> First, it's good that Liz is enjoying herself and feels able to meet the 
> challenges set before her.
>
> Well, I am very pained as I read your message, shaking my head, fists 
> against my mouth, feeling wretched and haven't much I can say except I so 
> wish I could come out there and do something practical for you right now 
> at least to ease something for you.  Again I feel drawn back to Martha's 
> comment:  "If you had been here our brother wouldn't have died" and again 
> my heart echoes the truth:  "You are here, Dear Lord, You feel and see all 
> that is going on, You love to the end and You are God!"  Hold fast to Him 
> and let Him explain one day what all this is about.
>
> Standing with you in prayer:
>
> --
> Carol
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 3:38 PM
> Subject: the latest from Maine
>
>
>> First of all, thanks you guys for continuing to pray.  I'm afraid that 
>> the latest isn't good.  Well, at least we heard from Liz last night and 
>> she is loving it down there.  She has to practice much more than she is 
>> used to and she is expected to have her pieces memorized for her recital, 
>> but she thinks that she can do it, so good for her.
>>
>> Chris called last night from jail.  He was picked up for trespassing. 
>> His court appearance is today.  Greg is working at the post office so we 
>> won't be going.  We told him long ago that we would never bale him out, 
>> so there you are.  He was with Nicki and she got arrested too.  I guess 
>> that they were in an abandoned building doing, who knows what.  Nicki's 
>> mom called last night to make sure that we knew about Chris.  Evidently, 
>> Nicki was released because she is still a juvenile.
>>
>> Still no word on Matt.  A friend of ours, in the Grand Rapids area, 
>> called the police and was told that, because Matt is 20, we must assume 
>> that he doesn't want us to hear from him and they aren't going to do 
>> anything to help.  Greg's name is on Matt's bank account out in Michigan, 
>> so Greg signed up and was able to access Matt's account on line and there 
>> has been no recorded activity since June 29.  Please pray that we hear 
>> from him soon, one way or another.
>>
>> Our church is also having a quarterly business meeting this Sunday and 
>> the flag issue is going to be re-visited.  Many people are wanting to 
>> vote to change the flags back, not because it's right, but because they 
>> want the conflict to go away.  I just pray that God will prevail.
>>
>> Also, Greg and I are disappointed because a few years ago, a vision to 
>> action committee was formed in our congregation to try to move our people 
>> from the 1950s to the 21 century, or at least close.  We created a nice 
>> mission statement, but then not much else.  The people got distracted by 
>> busy activities that did nothing to move us forward and now, the 
>> committee has pretty much disbanded with no progress, but a nice 
>> statement, being made.  It's just one of those times when it is very 
>> discouraging to be in the ministry.  It feels like we are being attacked 
>> on all sides, both family and church and yet we must continue to move 
>> forward, trust God and love the people anyway.  I'm sure that your prayer 
>> for us is most helpful.
>> God bless,
>> Kathy
>>
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