House Church Talk - Re: House Church Talk Digest, Vol 3, Issue 169

[Claire Bennett]

Yesterday I spent most of the afternoon printing out and putting up flyers
with info in the common areas and they were "mysteriously" torn down - but
they missed a few.  So I was very upset about that.  I know they are cooking
something up.  Russell found something in the board packet that said to take
down our fence - only mentioning it by lot number.  When he contacted the
mgt. co., of course he was told it was a mistake and they didn't know who
authorized it.  He sent back a letter saying anyone tried to do anything to
our fence would be arrested.
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> Subject: RE: House Church Talk -  I've been fretting because of evildoers
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> Claire,
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> Thanks for sharing with us and getting specific enough that we could pray
> specifically.  Any new word on how things are going?
>
> I will be praying for safety for the whole family, and praying that the
> growing darkness around you will only make the light within you more
> distinct. What the enemy means for evil, God will turn around and
accomplish
> much good. I don't know how that will look as far as the decisions you
make
> or the results of the vote, but I know that Father has deliverance of some
> kind already on the way. And it will be good.
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> Prayerfully,
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> Scott D.
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> > [mailto:House Church Talk -bounces at housechurch.org]On Behalf Of Claire Bennett
> > Sent: Friday, 04 June, 2004 7:21 PM
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> > Subject: House Church Talk -  I've been fretting because of evildoers
> >
> >
> > I have been encouraged to share my prayer need by our
> > "lawnmower" brother who shared his.  I have been fretting
> > because of evildoers.  I know the bible cautions us not to do
> > this.  Its difficult to explain the situation without writing
> > a thesis, which I am sure you won't want to hear :)
> >
> > Basically:  We live in a development of about 200 homes.  We
> > have a dictatorship/Gestapo situation with the collusion of
> > the board president, 2 of his cronies (who make a majority)
> > the management company who is in cahoots with the president -
> > he renews their contract, they keep him in office) and their
> > attorneys who are under investigation by the state bar.
> >
> > Two years ago my husband ran for the board and won, and the
> > following year a neighbor of ours also ran for the board (at
> > my husband's encouragement) and won.
> >
> > The board president has been giving his buddies non-compete
> > contracts and is involved in other questionable dealings
> > where we suspect kickbacks.  But the vote is always 3-2, so
> > we haven't been able to do anything about it.  We suspect
> > last year's election had some funny stuff going on, as 3 of
> > the president's buddies counted the votes, and when I
> > insisted that an unbiased entity recount the votes, I was
> > treated to mocking by the management company.
> >
> > Those who stand to lose power and $$$$$ have made a point of
> > harassing my husband, myself and our kids.  Next Thursday is
> > the election meeting, and since every meeting begins with
> > harassing my husband, and last year's election (when dh
> > wasn't even running) had a lynch mob of the presidents
> > buddies verbally abusing my husband - we have reason to
> > believe this election will be even worse, as he is running.
> >
> > To give you an example of some of the things that have happened:
> >
> > One of the benefactors of the president's non-compete
> > contracts distributed a slanderous, hateful letter (unsigned)
> > about my husband, although witnesses told us who the author
> > was - and we suspected it anyway.  My 8 year old got a hold
> > of the letter and got very upset, saying "What if "R" - the
> > board president, hires someone to shoot my daddy?"  One of
> > the president's buddies who is running this election caused
> > Jonathan to run home crying, telling him his mother doesn't
> > discipline him. One of the "gestapo" then called the police
> > claiming that a young child was left at home alone. My  older
> > son plays with her son, and when she realized who's child he
> > was, she told him he couldn't play with her son anymore
> > because his mother was a "psycho."  My older boy, Michael,
> > said her son called him a "stuipid Jew" but he apologized for it.
> >
> > During one meeting I was outside the room where the meeting
> > was held and could hear people screaming and using profanity
> > at my husband, ordering him to resign.  One woman, a retired
> > public school teacher ( thank God she never taught my kids)
> > said "F" you, right to my husband's face.  Although I tend to
> > stay away from this stuff since it upsets me, I went into the
> > meeting to support my husband.  The woman is now running
> > began screaming at me to leave, threatening to call the
> > police if I didn't.  I have as much right as any homeowner to
> > be at a meeting.
> >
> > One person, buddy of president, has continually asked my
> > husband why he doesn't move out of this community, and yelled
> > at him that he shouldn't run for re-election.
> >
> > We have had fraudulent violation notices sent to us -
> > courtesy of the management company, fraudulent notices that
> > our children had been at the pool unattended, the president
> > and his buddies driving slowly past our house going around
> > the block several times or parking up the street or across
> > the street and staring into our yard.  We put up a fence as
> > the kids were getting upset.  My husband has been threatened
> > by the mgt. co. lawyers with a lawsuit if he put up a
> > website, took a poll of the community or brought a video
> > camera to meetings - to make sure there is an accurate
> > record, as the minutes of the meeting are biased.
> >
> > One meeting I attended the president told my husband, "Can't
> > you shut your wife up?"  He seems to hate women.  He told
> > another woman to, "Shut up and get out of here."
> >
> > As you see, all kinds of nasty stuff.  And some people
> > believe the lies and slander of this group.  I am concerned
> > that the election will not be a fair one.  I am planning to
> > write something up to distribute to the homeowners, just to
> > share my heart.
> >
> > This whole deal has upset my husband - which upsets the rest
> > of us, and threatened the kids.  Some friends from our
> > homechurch are hopefully going to come to the meeting
> > Thursday evening to support Russell (my husband) and be
> > witnesses to this behavior - and hopefully encourage some to be civil.
> >
> > I know that there is a purpose in everything, and my husband
> > says he knows who his real friends are.  So I appreciate your prayers.
> >
> >
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