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Before we left Tulsa I remember my parents taking me aside on the Sunday everyone wanted to talk to me. They told me the police were looking at Shaun as a suspect in my sisters murder. My mouth dropped open. My dad started sharing with me what God had shown him. He said that in the spirit God showed him a noose around Shaun's neck and the more he talked the tighter it got. I was baffled. Here was the man I had loved and trusted so much. When I was 14 I lived with Trisha, Shaun, and Shane. I was living in an area that had gangs and I had been targeted by the gangs. So my parents sent me to live with my sister for the rest of my Freshman year. That time was an eye opener into the life and character of Shaun. People had a lot of questions for me after they found out he was the one who murdered Trisha.
Shaun's mom told my mom and my sister they should call everyone invited to Lauren's birthday party and tell them the weather isn't going to be good that day so the party is canceled. My mom said "Leah this has been on the news, they all know what has happened. Let's just tell them the truth. She just lost her mother, they can handle the truth."
After we left Tulsa Shaun went into hiding. He left Shane and Lauren with my oldest sister and hid for as long as he could. I don't remember if they caught him or someone convinced him to turn himself in. He was in general population (in prison) for the first year awaiting trial. He was almost hanged by a noose some inmates had made for him out of bedsheets. Again he had opened his big mouth. They didn't like him in the general population to much. He's cocky, he's a bigot and he thinks he is smarter and better than everyone else in the world. That coupled with what he did to my sister, he was not liked at all by most of the population. He made some friends and shared with them all he had done with the murder and some con's he had done as well. That all came out in trial.
My mom tried to get me help with what I was going through. She sent me to an old college prof of mine. I had gone to Bible college to become a counselor but didn't finish. So I saw this old prof of mine as a counselor this time. She said to me. You have to much word in you. You don't need a counselor you need a mentor. So she mentored me and I learned a lot from her. We went through a couple of books that escape my mind right now. She then suggested I work for the ministry to help in my healing. I applied and worked for a prominent ministry for 3 1/2 years out of a 5 year stretch. I was on disability the other year and a half. So I started working at the ministry 5 days a week from 4 a.m. till noon. I learned and grew so much working there. I really enjoyed it. My job title was Prayer Warrior. That's right I prayed with people for a living. I was able to focus on my relationship with God while I worked. I loved every minute of it.
I also found a new church. I went to a church to hear a guest speaker. I walked through the door and I felt God say "you are home." I have been at that church ever since. I love my church and my Pastor's. I have not gotten to know them only because of the abuse I suffered from the other Pastor's. I stay hidden in the back ground I suppose so no one can hurt me that way. I remember one day sitting on the front row like I used to and my Pastor called me up. He prophesied over me. He said "You have been through a lot. More than most people ever go through in their life time. But God is pulling up with 2 big semi-trucks and He is packing every hurt and every abuse and every trial you have ever gone through and He is putting it in the truck. After it is all packed up it is driving away and all that will be left is Joy. God will fill you with His Joy." Oh that word was directly from God. I had never met this man before in my life. I had never told him anything I have gone through and he hit the nail on the head with that Prophecy.
I had two other jobs besides the ministry. I also waitressed at a Mexican Restaurant and I coached gymnastics. I'll talk about both of those another time.