Sad Weekend

The Roberts Family

Friday night was a very sad night for many of us, especially the Roberts family.

I was awakened by the sound of gun shots at 11pm, but I wasn't sure what woke me up. I was thinking it was more fireworks because everyone sets them off here for all holidays.

Then I realized my neighbor behind me was spotlighting something. About that time my phone rang and Addy asked if I heard the gunshots.......I had her 2 kids at my house also. Then I began to realize as I came more out of my sleep fog that something was wrong.

So I called my neighbor behind me and said "what is happening". He told me the house up the road was being robbed. So thanks to his quick thinking with the spot light and he also called another neighbor who fired his shotgun in the air twice (thats what woke me), they were able to help stop what was happening. The police came fairly fast but it seems like never fast enough!

However, it was too late for Mr. Roberts who heard the robbers breaking the glass window in and ran out of his bedroom to see. They shot him in the chest and come to find out later at the hospital it was through the aorta. Unfortunately, chris couldn't have done anything to help.

We were there helping the wife and 2 girls that are 13 & 7. They both play with Addy's kids and my kids. How terrible to lose their father & husband!

So none of us slept Friday night and we had a hard time doing our christmas program with such sadness in our hearts.

Sabbath afternoon we went down to see the mother and 2 girls, the kids took cards, flowers, and little gifts.

We are praying everyday for them....that God will comfort them and help them heal over time. So Christmas was very low key for us because we were all very upset about this occurance.