Sweetie and I need Moral Support and Prayer

[Sweetie]

It started out pretty well, being able to stay at the church for a while. The pastor said I could bring Sweetie inside the church at night. We did this for two weeks. Then the cleaning ladies that cleaned the church saw a seed on the step going upstairs up to the loft. They asked the pastor I guess, what kind of bird it was and the pastor told them. They in turn called the Department of Natural Resources and they told the pastor that all wild birds were against the
law to keep unless you were a licensed Rehabber. I looked and did a research and all I know is I have a list of what Michigan lists as wild birds and all I saw was that the Mourning Dove was listed as a wild bird, but the Rock Dove is listed as a Domestic Pigeon and commercial. Well, it was
dipping down at night to temperatures down in the lower to
mid 20's. There was another box, so we sneaked Sweetie upstairs for another two weeks. The pastor found out yesterday and he talked to my husband and said that under
no currcumtances was we to bring the pigeon inside the church, that it had a disease and he didn't care if it reached
40 degrees below zero, we were not to bring that bird inside the church. He then asked my husband where the bird was hid, my husband told him. When my husband told me, I then was worried about Sweetie's safety and couldn't leave her outside in her box today. Right now she is safe, warm, dry, and feeling quite secure at this moment.
I had to place her in my purse last night, because I knew because of her leg, that it would get frostbite and I didn't want that to happen. The purse was nice and comfortable, Sweetie I think likes it. She is not making a fuss like she did at the other library. She is now asleep at this moment. I have the zipper opened enough so that she can breath and get some light. If she wants to see me she can. Sweetie also enjoys the zipper pulls inside my purse. I feel
that I can't trust the safety of the box. I lined the bottom of the box with paper toweling and tried to put her food bowl in the purse but the bowl tipped so now she can forge
for her food. I don't really mind if she has an accident in my purse, I will just clean it out each day. I just don't feel safe anymore leaving her outside in her box at this time. Sweetie is eating very well, and when nobody is at the church, I let her get her excercise. She is being really good
about this. All I could do was cry last night while holding her. It really hurts to think that a pastor of all people would act in this manner. It is not right at all and it is not Christian. I am keeping Sweetie and I am not giving her up to anyone. Me, Victor and Sweetie are very close. We love her and willing to stand up for her. Please keep us in your prayers.

Victoria, Victor, & Sweetie