Progress Report: Was the Rumor True? Has Marie Survived?

Was the rumor true?  (see post)

Yes and No.

There seems to have been a cross communication:  the former owner had given one set of instructions, whereas the new owner, their adult daughter, has issued a different decree.

Marie was caught in the middle of dueling construction projects.

Apparently, the gracious new owner has agreed to negotiate a peaceful, minister-mediated cessation to Marie's tenancy, following the completion of Marie's business with Southwest Baptist University and the Missouri Baptist Convention -- most probably during the October meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention.

Yes, Marie has, thus far, survived.


However, Marie has been severely injured by several days of carelessness by workers on the site, incompetence so bizarre as to seem almost purposeful.


Your continued prayers for her health and well-being (and the health and well-being of her gracious landlords) are appreciated!

Rumor: Marie's Landlords Plan Enforced Eviction, Perhaps Intentional Execution, on Monday, July 19, 2010?

Evidence is mounting that Marie's landlords plan to forcibly evict Marie from her Bolivar, Missouri home on Monday, July 19 or within several days thereafter.

It is rumored around town that, rather than leave tomorrow (after a month of renovations, see previous post), Marie's landlords, who are staunch Republicans and members of the largest Southern Baptist Church, Saddleback Church in California, plan to begin the construction of a new addition adjacent to Marie's living quarters -- thus ending her tenancy, if not her life, in order to disrupt any further attempt at receiving compensation and Restorative Justice for the injuries and abuse she received at Southwest Baptist University. 

Evidently, the pressure is mounting on former Southwest Baptist University CEO/President and Trustee, Republican House Representative Roy Blunt, who is running in a neck-and-neck campaign against Democrat Robin Carnahan for the Missouri Senate seat of outgoing Senator Kit Bond.

From what is said around town, this action has been precipitated by Roy Blunt's recent touting (in several television commercials) of his leadership as the Southwest Baptist University president as a "positive" point in his bid for the Senate seat.  

Apparently, he does not wish revelations concerning his questionable leadership at the university to cast a cloud on his Senate ambitions, as even a switch in one of two percentage points could loose the election for him. 

Current SBU Trustees and local Republicans appear to be supporting the effort to end Marie's attempt to receive compensation.

We hope that this is rumor only, but the threat is so grave as to require this warning. 


Your prayers are requested and appreciated.

More details to follow, later this afternoon and this evening.

Justice Delayed: Renovation and Praying for Recovery

Marie is attempting to recover from injuries sustained during the renovation of her home during the last month.  

The three heat advisories in the last week (including today) and the elevated air pollution index, which has hovered in the high "yellow" range, edging close to the "orange" (unhealthy for sensitive groups) range for the last three weeks, have exacerbated health concerns.

We would appreciate your prayers for Marie's safety, well-being and health, especially on Monday (July 19), which is to be the last day of construction.

Thank you.

NEW INFORMATION!  Rumor: Marie's Landlords Plan Enforced Eviction, Perhaps Intentional Execution, on Monday, July 19, 2010?  (here)