Run-A-Wway Bride

You may remember the story of the RAWB from Thought From The Little Apple, if not then read on ...

I was sniffing around FaceBook and saw a post from her.  It read oddly and I wondered what was up ... it sounded like she was in Seattle and I have no idea why.  So, I messaged her and she replied, yes she was.  Well that calls for a lunch!

Unlike every interaction I have had with her since she was 10 years old, she was not talkitive, nor friendly, nor even happy.  Everything about her screamed, "I am traumatized!"  She was exactly like my first daughter when I adopted her.

So, although we were able to get past her walls and find out what is going on - it will take her years to get past the mess made of her life!

You might want to be in prayer for her, you don't need her name, God knows whom she is.
Physical protection - some rather violent men are after her.
Safety - she is in hiding and exactly well cared for.
Needs - job, shelter, food, etc.

I could not get her to think in these terms, she is too far gone in shock.  I got her to agree to talk to the police here in the Seattle area, change her cell and number, I found her a place to interview for a job (if she will do it), etc.

I am very concerned.  I tried to talk with her parents but, nope, that conversation was over before it even began - they are sort of the "you get what you deserve" type, so .....?  Don't ask me - I am the one whom intervene and not let things go as they will (downhill!).

I will think on this.  She made a really poor choice while in high school and now she is paying for it at 30 years old.  Back to that problem I have of "cause and effect" or it might be causes this time.  I will probably be plagued thinking on this all weekend long and in prayer for God's resolution to this mess.

Yesterday was quite the bummer ... yet I know, and she does now too, that God is calling her back - if she will listen ...