FamilyInTexas
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My wife just came in and read me this letter that she sent to a local Christian Radio Station...I wanted to shere it with you.
I have wanted to tell you for days now about a miracle that happened. I was listening to you to get the information that I needed and another miracle happened. This is my story. I wanted to call this story "Shannon's Story," because she is the first miracle that I am referring to. I got a call from my sister Kandis Boyer at aprox. 6:00am Saturday evening that her granddaughter Shannon Lea Dedrick was missing. We spend several days watching the internet and news for any word on her an I had to fight many time from breaking down and crying for Shannon but if I did I felt like I would be giving up the hope of finding her alive. So My whole family refused to give into those thoughts and kept everyone focused on finding Shannon. I can tell you this was hard because we were surfing the net for information and some of the things that were being said kept distracting us to thoughts of grievances and why's and how comes, but we kept reminding ourselves that none of this was helping find Shannon. So we called everyone we knew and everyone we knew did the same and the prayerpower kept growing and growing once the story was publicized the whole country was praying for her. We were watching the internet when the first clues as to a baby sitter that was responsible for another child disappearance appeared from a group of awesome sleuths on the net. The next night after getting off work I went to visit my own grandson, when I left there which is only 5 minutes from my home I found myself finally succumbing to the pressure of what was going on and I began to cry. By the time I got to my driveway I could not control the tears. It was dark and my husband came to the porch and waited for me to get out of the car but I just sat there with it running and then a song came on. It was Curtis's song "Miracles Can Happen." It was telling me to not give up now I had come to far and miracles can happen in an instant, and the world will tell me one thing and faith will tell me something else. I listened to this song and filled my heart with hope and faith and shut my car off and went inside. My husband was on the phone with my sister in Florida and they had found the baby alive and well. I hit my knees and knew the song was God telling me he had answered our prayers. It is Friday I have been high on miracles for 2 days and on my way to work tonight I heard Curtis's song again. I started crying again filled with the message that was being given to me again and I pulled over in a parking lot and let the tears flow. The next song that played was "Amazing Grace." This song I have sung my whole life when ever I needed hope. I sang it to my grandchildren when I rocked them to sleep and this was also my Grandmother's favorite song (who has gone to be with Christ). I had asked my Grandmother to look out for Shannon were ever she was and protect her while we were searching for her. I believe hearing this song at that moment was my Grandmother letting me now she had done so. The next song that played was the song There Is No Such Thing as Perfect People, There Is No Such Thing as A Perfect Life." I believe this message was for all the people making judgment in this case with out all the facts. And then Shine played this song had me singing as load as I could in the Wal-Mart parking lot and I then went to work shining. I think that normally people would have thought that I was a crazy 46 year old woman but when I was able to share the miracle with them they to had experienced the same joy to the news of finding Shannon and they to were shining to. The part of God's plan others may not be seeing yet is that this case has reopened a 22 year old cold case involving this babysitter and another missing child in her care. I believe that little Paul will be found because of this new case. God works in mysterious ways. This case is far from over but from the beginning I have been sure that these events were for a bigger reason. It could be laws that will be passed to keep child offenders from being around children. Legal precedent needs to be established in which the family of the parent in question is interviewed by the state authority governing child care for a newborn if there is any question of that parents emotional or mental competency. In this case, this was where the state authority was found lacking, and may have possibly failed if a pattern of conduct can be demonstrated in other similar cases. The news is full of incidences were there could have been less violence if officials had listened more carefully. The world is in the middle of a big change. I am empowered by the messages that the young song writers are singing, I have heard how people from all age groups are being moved by this music. God is talking to us through these messages and we are changing our lives. You to are acting as a sounding board for God. I know that you think that you are only sharing the love of God but you are also the way for God to talk to people everywhere that needs his help. I am done sounding off now I to just wanted to let you know how Christ was moving through you.
I was just informed that Shannon has been with Doctors all day being checked out. She is a ward of the State for now and is in a Medical Foster Home where she is being loved and cared for. We are all very supportive of this. Again...we do not matter at all..our feelings or pride do not matter...Shannon matters, period.
My heartfelt best to you all
I have wanted to tell you for days now about a miracle that happened. I was listening to you to get the information that I needed and another miracle happened. This is my story. I wanted to call this story "Shannon's Story," because she is the first miracle that I am referring to. I got a call from my sister Kandis Boyer at aprox. 6:00am Saturday evening that her granddaughter Shannon Lea Dedrick was missing. We spend several days watching the internet and news for any word on her an I had to fight many time from breaking down and crying for Shannon but if I did I felt like I would be giving up the hope of finding her alive. So My whole family refused to give into those thoughts and kept everyone focused on finding Shannon. I can tell you this was hard because we were surfing the net for information and some of the things that were being said kept distracting us to thoughts of grievances and why's and how comes, but we kept reminding ourselves that none of this was helping find Shannon. So we called everyone we knew and everyone we knew did the same and the prayerpower kept growing and growing once the story was publicized the whole country was praying for her. We were watching the internet when the first clues as to a baby sitter that was responsible for another child disappearance appeared from a group of awesome sleuths on the net. The next night after getting off work I went to visit my own grandson, when I left there which is only 5 minutes from my home I found myself finally succumbing to the pressure of what was going on and I began to cry. By the time I got to my driveway I could not control the tears. It was dark and my husband came to the porch and waited for me to get out of the car but I just sat there with it running and then a song came on. It was Curtis's song "Miracles Can Happen." It was telling me to not give up now I had come to far and miracles can happen in an instant, and the world will tell me one thing and faith will tell me something else. I listened to this song and filled my heart with hope and faith and shut my car off and went inside. My husband was on the phone with my sister in Florida and they had found the baby alive and well. I hit my knees and knew the song was God telling me he had answered our prayers. It is Friday I have been high on miracles for 2 days and on my way to work tonight I heard Curtis's song again. I started crying again filled with the message that was being given to me again and I pulled over in a parking lot and let the tears flow. The next song that played was "Amazing Grace." This song I have sung my whole life when ever I needed hope. I sang it to my grandchildren when I rocked them to sleep and this was also my Grandmother's favorite song (who has gone to be with Christ). I had asked my Grandmother to look out for Shannon were ever she was and protect her while we were searching for her. I believe hearing this song at that moment was my Grandmother letting me now she had done so. The next song that played was the song There Is No Such Thing as Perfect People, There Is No Such Thing as A Perfect Life." I believe this message was for all the people making judgment in this case with out all the facts. And then Shine played this song had me singing as load as I could in the Wal-Mart parking lot and I then went to work shining. I think that normally people would have thought that I was a crazy 46 year old woman but when I was able to share the miracle with them they to had experienced the same joy to the news of finding Shannon and they to were shining to. The part of God's plan others may not be seeing yet is that this case has reopened a 22 year old cold case involving this babysitter and another missing child in her care. I believe that little Paul will be found because of this new case. God works in mysterious ways. This case is far from over but from the beginning I have been sure that these events were for a bigger reason. It could be laws that will be passed to keep child offenders from being around children. Legal precedent needs to be established in which the family of the parent in question is interviewed by the state authority governing child care for a newborn if there is any question of that parents emotional or mental competency. In this case, this was where the state authority was found lacking, and may have possibly failed if a pattern of conduct can be demonstrated in other similar cases. The news is full of incidences were there could have been less violence if officials had listened more carefully. The world is in the middle of a big change. I am empowered by the messages that the young song writers are singing, I have heard how people from all age groups are being moved by this music. God is talking to us through these messages and we are changing our lives. You to are acting as a sounding board for God. I know that you think that you are only sharing the love of God but you are also the way for God to talk to people everywhere that needs his help. I am done sounding off now I to just wanted to let you know how Christ was moving through you.
I was just informed that Shannon has been with Doctors all day being checked out. She is a ward of the State for now and is in a Medical Foster Home where she is being loved and cared for. We are all very supportive of this. Again...we do not matter at all..our feelings or pride do not matter...Shannon matters, period.
My heartfelt best to you all
