Janet,
You asked 'How can a child get so hopeless, so low?' The answer is found in
Deuteronomy 4:8-10 and again in Deuteronomy 11. We have neglected to
remember that our greatness as a nation comes from being close to the Lord.
We have failed as a nation to teach that to our children (ever since the
early sixtiess when prayer & Bible were kicked out of schools). The answer
is Jesus!!
--Allen
On Tue, 9 May 2000 00:35:23 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Today my husband (Frapper) called me from work to tell me that one of the
13
> yr old students hung herself over the weekend. Further investigation
> uncovered the fact that the girl's mother was super critical and hounded
her
> daily for always being wrong or imperfect. The mother is single, lonely
and
> has a drug problem. The girl acted out in school and no one caught on.
She
> spent a lot of time in detention and sac which is a program of being
banished
> to a classroom of like students who are either violent or threatening.
>
> She was not one of Wayne's students, but he knew her. This makes about
six
> kids we know that has successfully committed suicide. The question I ask
is,
> 'How can a child get so hopeless, so low?'. I don't have the answer.
Daily
> they are pulling guns out of lockers, taking knives away from out of
control
> angry children. Now they have 'lock down' for narcotic dogs and possible
> death threats. A week ago the whole school (6th,7th and 8th grades) had
to
> be evacuated because of two kids with pepper spray and mace filling their
> classrooms with the chemicals. Several children had to be hosed down
before
> they went into the ambulances because of the skin irritants.
>
> Some of you are teachers. I can't work because of the health issue any
more,
> so I tutor, work with rangers and write Flat Pan Jack stories. I'm like
you,
> I want to make a difference. Pray for the teachers. Never before in
> history, has this job been so very dangerous....as dangerous as a fire
> fighter or policeman.
>
> Like the motto, be READY FOR ANYTHING, you are going to see more really
> troubled boys than ever before, more anger and rage, even deliverance
> ministry. Be ready, the devil is like a scalded cat cornered. He is in
your
> face. You will either give up and throw your hands in the air or you
will
> dig in and fight for the precious souls of the boys. Keep up the good
work,
> men. Don't 'swallow a camel and gag on a gnat', there's not time for the
> little stuff. Go ye, and preach and live the gospel. No regrets.
> Janet
> OP 190
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