that she was there....he was just talking about what he had saw. 

     To me, that is the goal of these vigils... to get people talking about the war and thinking about it. Going to work and discussing it, or with their friends and families. He said it was so shocking to see something like that in Bel Air and that he wanted to join us, but couldn't. This man also had been in the service for 10 or 15 years, and had just gotten out a few years ago. How encouraging is that to know that people are talking about our vigils... and ex-military people to top it off.

     We also had the pleasure of hearing one of our youngest protestors speak to the crowd. 11 year old Lydia read her homework that she had written about the war. She had to use her vocabulary words in a paragraph.....

    The war in Iraq is very bad. Innocent refugees flee from their homes are pulled out of their homes or they get killed! Back in America, Susan has established a peace club to persuade other people to stand up to Mr. Bush and his toy war! The more we have an assembly the more people will stand up. Some people look at our signs for resolved peace and to make a wiser choice of who you VOTE FOR!

      She said it was important for her to speak out because people are getting hurt... guess we really couldn't have said it any better ourselves. Thank you Lydia for caring....

       And thanks to the group for caring. The tide has turned on this war, and we must continue to press on to get our troops home and keep America from attacking Iran.

      In case you are interested.. tonight (Feb. 25th) on the 60 Minutes show on CBS @ 7 PM will be Military members speaking out against the war.  Should be an interesting show... interesting to hear what message they send to our politicians that have never even been in a war.

      One more encouraging word before we go.... On Feb. 22 an assembly of religious leaders gathered and spoke out against the war. This a very important step in the right direction.  We have often wondered "who would Jesus bomb?", yet the church continued to keep silent in an effort not to make waves and to avoid being "politically incorrect". Below is an link to the article about the gathering and what was said.

   

     So please continue to spread the word, and look for another vigil in March... to commemorate 2200 dead and the 4th anniversary of this unjustified war.

    Peace to you and your families,

    Mike and Susan