Prayers Needed..I know this isn't related but you'll help me anyway! Thanks!

[Guest guest]

I know many times emails go around asking for prayers and they are

> stories

> > that you wonder if they are true or not. Well, this happened to me

> tonight

> > and I wanted to ask you to pray for this little boy, Joey.

> > Colby and his friend Casey wanted to go to the mall tonight so I agreed

> to

> > drop them off and I would take and Fallon over to see Chicken Run

at

>

> > the Hickory Point Theaters next door while they did their shopping.

,

>

> > Fallon and I were the only ones in the theater tonight and about half

way

> > through the movie a little boy came in and asked me if this was

> Chicken

> > Run..I said yes it was..he said " Is that what the sign outside says? " I

> said "

> > yes it does " He came in and found a seat right behind us. I looked

around

>

> > and didn't see an adult so I asked him if he was with his Mom or

someone.

> He

> > replied that no, he had rode his bike over. I asked him how old he was

and

> he

> > replied 7. I assumed he must live near but still I would never let

> > just ride her bike over and go to a movie by herself! He kept talking

to

> us

> > and eventually settled in a seat right next to us and shared our

licorice.

>

> > He asked if he could have money for popcorn because he was hungry. I

> asked

> > him where he lived and he told me Longview. For those of you not from

> > Decatur..that is the Public Housing Projects in Decatur and 5.2 miles

(of

> > busy road) from the theater (I clocked it on my way home)!! I couldn't

> > believe this young boy had ridden so far. I asked him if his Mom knew

> where

> > he was and wasn't she worried about him riding so far? He said " She

just

> > said if I get hurt, well, I get hurt...I've been run over by a car once

on

> my

> > cousins bike " . My heart was breaking for this poor kid. I said " I'll

go

> get

> > you some popcorn..I'll be right back " So Fallon and I went to the lobby,

> > bought him some popcorn and called 911 and told them what was going on.

> They

> > ran a check and said they had a missing persons from Longview for him

and

> > that he runs away a lot. At 7??

> > I just wonder what kind of mother he has and the conditions this kid

must

>

> > live under and I worry about how he was treated once he got home

tonight.

> I

> > told the police the movie was over in 15 minutes so be there! When I

came

>

> > out of the movie, I kept talking to him to see where he was going next.

> He

> > snuck into the Pokemon movie and then I saw the police in the lobby and

> > directed them to him. He didn't act surprised to see them. I left

there

> > worried sick about that kid. I went to the mall and went inside for

about

> an

> > hour. When I came out I drove past the theater and the policeman and

the

> boy

> > were still outside waiting on someone. I don't know if they were

waiting

> on

> > his Mom or DCFS. But I was surprised they were still there. So, after

> > listening to my long story..I want to ask you to pray for this little

boy..

>

> > Joey Green.

> > He has obviously had to fend for himself and comes from who knows

where.

>

> > How sad to be so lost and not have the love that so many of our children

(

> and

> > ourselves) take for granted everyday. Maybe with the power of prayer

this

>

> > boy can have a chance. I know I will never forget him. Thanks for

> listening!

> >

> > Love,

> > Holly

>