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Mayhem in Chicago
By Jeremy | October 31, 2006
About 20 minutes ago, as I was on my laptop in our dining area, I heard what sounded like a machine gun. About 30 rounds. I went outside and ran down to our corner, 3 houses away. There was a dead man lying in the street, filled with holes. I thought I saw another, but the police were on the scene immediately and put up the yellow tape. One policeman told me that there had been an “execution.†I am honestly not too shaken by events such as this, but I do worry about my wife and kids. I worry about the kids who were playing in the park across the street from the shooting, and the kids on the school bus that witnessed the whole thing. This is where God has called us; out of one hood into another. Please pray all of those who saw any of this, I am sure are some are traumatized. Please pray for the families of the victim(s). My kids just got home from school, and there are about 30 police cars and 2 helicopters throughout our neighborhood…God remains on His throne.For perspective on Chris, he emailed this personal testimony on October 15.
15 years ago today I was in a cell in downtown Minneapolis awaiting trial on 3 felonies: attempted homicide, armed robbery, and burglary. The bad part is that I was guilty of all 3 charges, and I deserved the 15-18 years of prison time that the prosecution wanted so badly for the judge to impose on me. I took the MMPI psychological evaluation and it concluded that I was an amoral sociopath – the most dangerous 1% of the human population. I was scared. Petrified really. A few months away from the outside world can really make one take an inventory of life. I celebrated my 17th Birthday behind bars. I celebrated Thanksgiving behind bars. I watched the Twins World Series celebration through a tiny window on the west side of my 6 x 9 cell. It was rock bottom. When the judge miraculously released me on December 10, 1991, it was THE catalytic moment of my life. I launched out of the depth of depression and the pain of isolation into my new identity as one redeemed. I finished High School, finished my undergraduate studies in 4 years, married my soul mate (we just celebrated 10 years in August), and have been pursuing God’s will for myself, my family, and my community ever since. I still pause in grateful disbelief from time to time. Grace is a beautiful mystery. I wanted to make sure that I paused to publicly testify to the Omnipotence of our God. I deserve nothing. I was sick and dangerous. God broke me and restored me. He rebuilt me. If you ever doubt that God is real, call me. I have no doubt. HE IS REAL!UPDATE: Chicago Tribune article on the shooting.
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