Amen Lawrence.

--
When Satan is knocking on your door.  Simply say, "Jesus could you get that for me?"
Karen Carter '74



> Lawrence,
>
> Writing to you on list.  You mentioned working with people.  Did you do that
> in your job?  If so, perhaps you might care to share what kind of work that
> you did or now still do.
>
> Vicki
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "laurent coleiro" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 10:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Back to stay!
>
>
> > hi dear Kathy,
> > i just read your email with great interest, and i am sure that you have a
> rather big problem.
> >
> > I  worked with people like your son 'Chris, it is a pity that his girl
> friend isn't helping him atol.
> >
> > the only thing for Chris is that after he has been explained all the
> trouble that if he doesn't behave he will running in to.
> >
> > you should let him face up to the music even with the law that is the only
> that he will learn what we call the hard way.
> >
> > Kathy do please forgive me for talking to you in this mannor but working
> with these people they have to learn the hard way.
> >
> > i pray for you and to all your family, god is love,
> > lawrence coleiro.On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:23:42 -0400, Kathy Du Bois wrote:
> >
> > >Hi Guys,
> > >        Well, I"m back to stay now.  My weekend was a really good one, a
> > >gift from God.  I was able to leave everything behind and just enjoy
> > >my music and fellowship with other Christian women.  No calling at
> > >midnight to make sure that Chris is home or anything.  It was truly
> wonderful.
> > >        In 69 days, chris turns 18, but we have no idea what that means.
> He
> > >has been violating the conditions of his probation, especially
> > >playing fast and loose with curfew.  He has missed a few counselling
> > >appointments and his girl friend supplies him with cigarettes.  He
> > >was smoking them in his room, but I think that we have made that
> > >uncomfortable enough for him so that he either goes in the back yard
> > >or does it at her house.  By the way, her parents buy the cigarettes
> > >for her so we can't expect any help from that direction.
> > >        A few times now, Chris has picked up rides from strangers.  When
> he
> > >gets in the car he learns that these men are gay.  They have all
> > >propositioned him.  I guess that the bike rout that he chooses to
> > >take home is dubbed, "pickle alley."  Chris always stops by the
> > >bridge there to relieve himself and that's how he is spotted.  Of
> > >course, they bring him home which means that people are learning
> > >where we live.  I fear mostly for Caleb, in case any of these guys
> > >are of the NAMBLA crowd which makes me very uncomfortable letting him
> > >play in our front yard.  The probation officer went on vacation,
> > >without telling us, and won't be back until next week so we just have
> > >to wait and pray until we can report this stuff.  Chris thinks that
> > >he is invinsible, so, of course, any talk of the danger that he is in
> > >is ignored.
> > >        He has a job now, working at the same pizza-ria that his girl
> friend
> > >works at, just to keep life interesting.  He thinks that he will save
> > >up to move out on his own, which would be fine with us, but we don't
> > >know what the probation officer will say.  We have to wait on that
> > >one too.  However, so far, Chris has managed to save nothing and he
> > >still owes us money.  I smell more turbulance brewing somewhere in
> > >the distance.  A lot of his money has been going for cab fair.  He
> > >calls a cab, puts the bike in the trunk and goes to town.  Then, we
> > >aren't sure how often, but he takes a cab   to somewhere near our
> > >house and then takes the bike out and rides the rest of the way
> > >home.  He tried telling us that he was tired and that that is why he
> > >is late, but the truth is that, if he takes the cab, he can stay with
> > >Nicki longer.  A ride, one way, from Glenburn to Bangor is
> > >$15.  Brother.  Nicki has demonstrated to us that she is willing to
> > >lie and cover for him.  This past Sunday, he was more than a half
> > >hour late.  We called her house and she told us that he had left
> > >about a half hour earlier and that he thought that his curfew had
> > >been changed to 1:00 am.  In truth, Chris was still at her house,
> > >while we were talking on the phone.  Greg went out to look for him,
> > >thinking that something was wrong, but when he saw a cab go by, Greg
> > >figured out the truth, but Chris won't admit to it.
> > >        The vacation out to Michigan was a really nice break for the four
> of
> > >us.  We took the kids to the beach on Lake Michigan.  There is
> > >nothing quite like the feel of Lake Michigan sand.  It's almost like
> > >powdered sugar and it is very deep.  We took Caleb to his first trip
> > >to the zoo.  We toured a Children's muzeum and spent a day at Fort
> > >Michila Macinac.
> > >        My parents 60th anniversary celebration was so great.  It was so
> > >cool to hear all my siblings talk about how great my parents
> > >are.  Even my big brothers couldn't keep from breaking down and
> > >crying when they talked about life in our house growing up.  Uh, I
> > >mean that in a positive way.  GRIN!   Every single one of us stood up
> > >and gave thanks that we had been raised in a Christian
> > >household.  Some of the grand children testified to how my dad
> > >stepped in as the father figure when my sisters' marriages
> > >failed.  Afterwords I just kept thinking about how close I came to
> > >missing everything because I almost chose to stay back in Maine
> > >because of Chris.  The night before the celebration, Chris had been
> > >out until 2:00 am and we eventually had to contact Nicki's mother at
> > >work to go out and look for him.  Nevertheless, I am so thankful to
> > >the Lord that I was there.  It was truly wonderful!
> > >        Now, it is back to the grind stone of life as I know it in
> > >Maine.  Thanks for your prayers and your care.
> > >God bless,
> > >Kathy
> >
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