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September 11th, 2001
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Posted by: Faith Hampton from Dallas
Wednesday October 23, 2002 @ 12:00 PDT
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i was sleeping in the car on the way to school and my mom woke me up to tell me what happened. i'm a really sound sleeper, so when she told me, it didn't really register and i went back to sleep. when i got to school, everything was chaos. people were crying and praying or just sitting and listening to the news reports with wide-eyed, frightened expressions. my government teacher was speculating on the best potential target left besides the white house, and she suggested fort knox and other military bases in that area. i got really scared, since my brother was at fort knox for basic training and he hadn't called or anything, so i prayed to my jesus for peace,asking him to keep my brother safe. i felt his peace then as i feel it now.
so please don't think god caused this to happen or anything. he was crying along with the victims and their families. we were not abandoned- he was there the entire time- i saw his influence in the cancelled meetings and changed minds of people who should've been in the towers that morning and weren't- i saw his care through his children's prayers and outreach. i saw him take such a terrible evil and work outside of it to change lives and opinions for the better, bringing about feelings of unity and brotherhood and comforting the hurt. i know he was there, i know he was working, and i know that what happened was not his will. i am praying for all the families and others touched by this disaster that it will lead them to seek after him and find his purpose in all this chaos. god can take the worst tragedies and make something beautiful happen. i know he did in my life. love, faith
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