Sweetie and I need Moral Support and Prayer

[dragonfrog]

I am sorry for your loss. Rest assured that Sweetie is happy on the other side now and will see you again someday. Mary

[SmithFamilyLoft]

In a recent post, I had indicated that I had sent Pastor Tom Lange, an email. I must confess, I was not very kind.

Today, I recieved a very long and detailed email from Pastor Lange. This resulted in a few exchanges of emails, between the two of us.

I found him to be a very good, decent, and honorable man. I am convinced that he went out of his way, to provide food and shelter for some people that were homeless. Most importantly, at least in my mind, he did not return my insults, with insults, but with love and understanding.

There are two sides to this story, isn't there always ? I am not going into details in order to protect the privacy of all the parties concerned.
But, I am now convinced, that the death of the bird Sweetie, which we all came to love was in no way, shape, or form caused by the actions of this dear pastor. The fact of the matter is, Sweetie would have died a long time before, if it were not for the love and concern given by this pastor, and his church.

Pastor Lange, did ask me to search my heart, and if I felt it was the correct thing to do, to mention it on this site, (I had shown him the site). Most importantly, he was not concerned for his reputation, or his church, but for the readers of this site. His concern was he didn't want anyone to lose their faith in God because of Victoria's story of his lack of compassion.

I am personally ashamed of myself, for jumping to conclusions. And for what was a nasty email to Pastor Lange. In my judgement, he really is a very nice and compassionate person, I look forward to "talking" with him more in the future.

[AZWhitefeather]

I must admit, I was a bit shocked & saddened by the allegations made against Pastor Lange, number one, but to have them posted here as they were, was cruel.
My gut feeling was, there was much more going on & we were only hearing the words of a very disgruntled person.

I'm glad Pastor Lange replied to your email. This definitely gives another perspective of the allegations & indicates to me Pastor Lange is indeed a person to be respected rather than one to be looked down upon.
You decision to share this with us was very noble.

Cindy

[Lin Hansen]

Hi Warren,

Thank you for letting us know the whole story. Something held me back from writing to the pastor myself, as I had a nagging feeling that there was more to this story.

Please do not be ashamed....I am sure the pastor realizes and understands that you and others wrote to him based on the way the story was presented to us.

Linda