Friday, November 7, 2008

Shooting

Hi Friends,

An hour or so ago I was out on our front step, reading stories with some of the kids while others threw a football. Its pretty warm here right now so there were a decent amount of people outside being that its a Friday night. I said hi to a bunch of different people we knew and then right in the middle of a story gun shots went off. A car drove down our street and as it stopped at the corner just 20 feet away from us let off a couple shots in the opposite direction. We all ran inside and none of the people on our street were hurt although from the looks of it a lot of people are pretty shaken up. I didn't see who they were aiming at or if anyone was hit but for about 20 minutes after the shooting there were still some people outside looking around and what not.

Now though the police have come and cordoned off the block and it looks like most people have cleared out. Pray for us this weekend that as we and our neighbors go about our business we would be safe from any retaliations that may occur. Pray also against the violence that guns have brought to our streets and pray with me for the people who were targeted that they would not respond with violence. We appreciate your prayers and will keep you updated on things here.

Grace and Peace!

2 comments:

Elisabeth said...

Jillian, Sara, and DeWanda-
I am so, so, so glad you girls are okay and no one in your neighborhood was hurt! It is so evident that God has His hand on you and the work you're doing in the neighborhood and protecting you from its dangers. I am praying for you, sisters!

Anonymous said...

I am praying for you all. Praise God for your courage and His protection over you. Definitely praying. - Susan N.