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2002-09-13

I WAS AT HOME GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR MY WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY. THE PHONE RANG AND IT WAS MY UNCLE, A FIREFIGHTER IN SOUTH BEND, HE ASKED ME TO TURN ON THE T.V. QUICK. I ASKED HIM WHY AND HE SAID THAT AN AIRPLANE JUST HIT THE TRADE TOWER IN NEW YORK. I TURNED ON THE T.V. I WAS DEEPLY SADDENED AND HAD A FEELING OF DISBELEIF ABOUT ALL THAT THEY WERE REPORTING. I COULDN'T WATCH T.V. FOR VEWRY LONG. I GOT READY AND I LEFT FOR MY STUDY. WHEN I GOT THERE EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT TERRORISIM. THERE WERE OVER 400 WOMEN AT MY BIBLE STUDY AND WE PRAYED FOR OUR COUNTRY, OUR LEADERS AND FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE TWIN TOWERS. WE PRAYED FOR THEIR
FAMILIES,FOR COURAGE AND STRENGTH TO GET THROUGH THIS AWFUL TRADGEDY. I WENT HOME AND WATCHED T.V. AND PRAYED AND CRIED THE REST OF THE DAY. TERRI