thursday 7:30 at cafe L ?

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	"Susan Avera Roth" <roths@orbitworld.net>@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-+22Susan+20Avera+20Roth+22+20+3Croths+40orbitworld+2Enet+3E+40ENRON@ENRON.com] 
Sent:	Wednesday, September 26, 2001 8:03 AM
To:	Debra Perlinger \(E-mail\); Holly Heble \(E-mail\); Jennifer Sitton \(E-mail\); Lesia Youngblood \(E-mail\); Marcie Koch \(E-mail\); Richard Gutzman \(E-mail\); Rhonda Moran \(E-mail\); Brian S. Holt \(E-mail\); Tawny Autry \(E-mail\); Tommy and Faye Alexander \(E-mail\)
Subject:	FW: Violence


Hey y'all, This message is from my cousin Nancy who lives in West Columbia! Susan
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Stephens [mailto:stephens@portfreeport.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 3:47 PM
To: Keith D Stephens; Mom & Dad; Dale Frankum; Charlotte Day; Dorthy Torno; Winston Avera; Susan Avera-Roth; Mike Stephens; Rhonda Lawrence; Rex Carleton; Jenny Smith; Paula Raeke
Subject: Violence
 
On Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001 at approximately 1:47 a.m., I was awaken by the sounds of a car crash.  As I jumped out of bed and looked out my bedroom window at Hwy 36, I saw nothing and went back to bed and fell asleep.  At approximately 2:45 a.m., I was awaken by the sounds of a man outside my bedroom window requesting an ambulance for someone cut up pretty bad.  As I jumped out of bed and looked out my bathroom window, I saw a police officer outside with a flash light.  I woke Keith up to tell him the police were in our yard.  Keith dressed and went out the front door.  The officer told Keith to get back inside because an armed suspect was running around our home.  Keith came back inside and told me what was going on.  After checking on Andrew, we went into Chasity's vacant bedroom and looked out the window into the backyard.  Men with flash lights, police cars with spot lights were all over our yard.  Finally, the suspect was spotted behind the pecan tree closes to our house.  The officers drew their guns and ordered the suspect to surrender.  Since the suspect would not cooperate, an officer shouted several times that he was going to "shoot".  This was not something I wanted to witness, so I quit looking out the window.  Keith told me that he surrendered and that they had him in custody.  An officer starting knocking on our front door.  As I opened the door, I informed the officer that my husband would be right there.  Keith went outside to talk to the officer.  I looked out my living room window and saw my driveway full of police cars followed by an ambulance.  Hwy 36 and Meadow Lane were full of police cars with their spot lights pointed toward our house.  Keith came inside and informed me that Buccee's in Brazoria had been robbed and a young lady had been abducted, the ambulance was for her and the suspect didn't have a gun, but was carrying a knife.  Keith informed me that I did hear a crash and that the truck they were in is laying on its passenger side on the other side of our barn.  The police were outside video taping our front yard, treating it as a crime scene.  Once the police took off with the suspect and the ambulance transported the victim, Keith talked me into going outside and looking at the crash.  By this time, a wrecker was at the scene.  We watched the wrecker driver pull the truck back onto all four tires and haul it away.
 
On Sunday morning at approximately 2:30 a.m., I woke up and started listening for a re-run of the events that took place 24 hours earlier.  Once I realized that my home was safe, I went back to sleep.  
 
With a troubled mind, I realized that I did not know how to deal with "violence". I called my brother-in-law, Rev. Dale Frankum, for answers.  Dale suggested I read the book of Psalm.  Gladys suggested particularly Chapter 91.  After reading Psalm 91:4 "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart", I found peace of mind.  I now know that He put me back to bed, instead of me searching for an answer to the crash that woke me up which put a violent man outside my home.  And He kept my son in a deep sleep so that Andrew would not witness the horror that was going on right outside his bedroom window.  At this time, all Andrew knows is that someone had a wreck in our front yard, I would like to spare him from the rest of the story.
 
As our country heals from the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and as we continue to fear more terrorist attacks, I suggest you read the book of Psalm to find peace of mind because He is our refuge.
 
My God Bless you, your family and America.
 
Nancy Stephens