Many of you have been reading Justiene's blog and you know she is in a less than desirable situation. Well, last night she called me to tell me things were getting really bad. Ted had run her off the street (in her car, he was in his truck) and was pounding on her car window. He told her he wanted her to move out or he was going to damage her stuff or call the police and tell them she was threatening him or hitting him (all made up stuff but it could seriously ruin her future career in law enforcement). He started talking badly about Justiene to his children. It was awful. So, Justiene came to church today and we were able to talk more about it. She said she wanted to move today. So, we spread the word and by 2:30 she had 4 strong men helping her. They probably thought they were just helping her move some boxes and furniture but the truth is they were helping her start a better life. I was really amazed that people were willing to help at such short notice. A couple of the guys didn't even know her or had only seen her in passing. Ted didn't give them a hard time but he wasn't that pleasant either. Jake said he was making his share of comments. He was sitting there with a couple of friends and they never offered to lift a finger to help. Either way, she is out and we are all happy about that.
You may be wondering where she is living now... Currently she doesn't have a place so she put her stuff in storage and now she is staying with us. We don't have anything fancy but it is a roof. We called our old landlord today (from the Grant Street Apartment) because she has something available. We are just waiting for her to call back. I'll keep you updated.
6 comments:
you want to say it's about time, but tell her to keep her chin up, this is the best thing that could have happened.
Thank you so much for updating on Justiene. Glad to hear she is starting a new life, tell her to stay strong and keep the faith, good things will come her way. Who knows, she may even want to visit TN and see how she likes it here!
Aunt D
Glad to have an update. I was wondering. Wish she would have takent he initiative but glad she is out of there!
Bring her to God's country for some r and r. We usually have and extra bed or two.
It was good to see her leave her toxic relationship though I know it was very difficult for her to do so.
I think it is great you and Jake really have a compassionate heart for this girl and follow through with her and make sure all her needs are met. You two really are your "brother's keeper" !!!
Brad.
Just doin' what we are supposed to do....
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