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 > > > > >--- > > >[This E-mail was scanned for spam and viruses by NextGen.net.] > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > > >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > >Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.15/80 - Release Date: > 23/08/2005 > > > > > > > > > > --- > > [This E-mail was scanned for spam and viruses by NextGen.net.] > >