I hope all is well. During my morning ritual of creeping on FB, I clicked on your page, and then clicked on your site. When I read “Some very non-technical thoughts,” I freaked.

Very likely, that same lady came to our house on Halloween night around 10:30 p.m. She was driving a green car that was very loud. She told the exact story: 1) she wanted to come inside to use the phone; 2) her night was awful; she was balling her eyes out; and 3) she needed gasoline to get back to Savannah.

I politely told her that she could not come inside, but that I would give her some gas money. Closing the door, I went to our bedroom to grab some cash. My wife looks out the window and spots a male in the bushes. At the point, we panic — we dunno if the lady wants entry into the house so that the male could then come inside, or if the male and female were having some type of domestic disturbance. Compounding our panic was the fact that this lady came to our house after we turned off all of the exterior lights and den lights (we were out of candy, and celery sticks ain’t too popular among trick or treaters). Why would someone show up at our house this late when there were no lights on?

I decided that I was going to give her money, but that the police needed to check out the situation first. Thus, I called 911. After 10 minutes, a police car drove by our house two times (never stopping, though I was on the phone with dispatch telling them to tell the officer to stop). After the second pass of the patrol car, the lady, child, and male got in their car and took off.

I was so bothered by the situation that I decided to find the car and call the police again. After ten minutes of driving around, I located the car at a house on the other side of my neighborhood. I called the police again, but an officer never showed up. After fifteen minutes of watching the lady at my neighbor’s house, the lady and child left. During this time, I did not see where the male was — he had to be in the car where I could not see him.

After they left, I approached my neighbors, introduced myself and discussed the situation with them. They told the exact story, and they were really bothered by the situation, too. I tried to locate the car again, but after thirty minutes of driving around with no success, I gave up.

What night did the lady some to your house? What neighborhood do you live in? Did she say she was going to Savannah? If you don’t mind, I would like to share your story, along with mine, to the police. I fear that something much more serious is going on here, and that DeFCS needs to check on this child. At a minimum, the police need to be aware of the situation.

Thanks.

Paul

But wait – I feel like I just heard this story? At BJ’s.

Hebrews 13:2 says “Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!” (http://read.ly/Heb13.2.NLT)

Matthew 25:34-36 also applies. (http://read.ly/Matt25.34.NLT)

As long as you’re not putting your family at risk (financially, physically, safety, etc…), then I think we’re supposed to help.

Thanks for sharing Travis!