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Reason #496 not to do Cocaine

August 31st, 2008 | 1 Comment

Calif. man tries to amputate own arm
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Police say a man tried to cut off his own arm at a restaurant in Modesto, Calif., because he thought he had injected air into a vein while shooting cocaine and feared he would die unless he took drastic action.

Authorities say 33-year-old Michael Lasiter rushed into the Denny’s restaurant late Friday and started stabbing himself in one arm with a butter knife he grabbed from a table.

They say that when that knife didn’t work Lasiter took a butcher knife from the kitchen and dug it into his arm.

Police Sgt. Brian Findlen says Lasiter told officers he thought he needed to amputate his arm to keep himself from dying from the cocaine injection.

Lasiter was taken to a hospital for treatment of severe cuts.

The Denny’s closed for the night.

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Summer in Review

August 12th, 2008 | Add a Comment

Everything around me is screaming the end of summer.  School is starting.  A new year in youth ministry is beginning.  My seniors are leaving for college.  And I’m not ready.  It has been the busiest summer.  As some of you know, I was gone for nearly four weeks in a row with back to back mission trips.  This past weekend was my last little retreat trip for the summer and I’m glad.  Don’t get me wrong – I loved all the experiences, opportunities and people I met this summer but I’m in need of some structure, some routine, some downtime.  Yet I’ve got much to do before the new year begins for youth ministry.  I worked 10 hours today on the youth room and although I’m not finished yet, it is coming along.  One of the things I miss about teaching is a clear start and end.  That is not possible in ministry. As you finish one season, you must prepare to immediately enter another.  As I get older, it gets more difficult to keep the pace.  January will be the start of my ninth year in youth ministry at FBCJC and some days I really feel it.

Speaking of years, today is my parent’s 41st wedding anniversary!  For obvious reasons, I’m pretty thrilled that they got married. But I’m just as thrilled with the family that they have created.  They are wonderful parents, grandparents, lovers, followers of Christ, and best friends.  They are my heroes and I am blessed beyond measure to be their daughter.

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