#4 Dear Jonathan, Sarah, Joshua and Christina,
#4 Dear Jonathan, Sarah, Joshua and Christina,
Hi. A drizzly day here. Are you kids putting in vege gardens? Hope so. We just picked up another batch of chicks. To replace our 3 year old ones. They will be dispatched to the freezer this year. Went through old files yesterday. Found letters. Have saved so much. I will stop writing publicly letters to you when you stop isolating from me.
From Keith Raggio. Keith and Debbie raised their family at Calvary Temple in Sterling Virginia. Keith was likable, Debbie was nice and fun. Their younger 4 kids were terrific. They visited us at our farm. Have many pictures of you kids and the Raggio kids hunting, skiing, at dances, playing cards up home at the farm. Years after Pastor Scott had your dad remove me from our home, dad apologized to me and he shared things. Like this letter. Dad knew things I didn’t. Pastor Scott encouraged the men to keep secrets from their wives. (The wives don’t know. Their husbands don’t come home declaring they are keeping secrets from now on!) The letter is shocking. Read it all. A father justifying putting out his child (names withheld to protect them.) Encouraging your dad to do it. Using the bible and God to justify ‘sacrificing’ a family member. (Think of the Israelites sacrificing their children on the altar of Baal. Bringing the wrath and judgement of God on the nation.)
To date, Keith and Debbie Raggio and their two remaining adult children, Emily Gardner (Wife of deacon Mike Gardner. Recall he cut off his parents for decades.) and Dan Raggio also of Calvary Temple of Sterling Virginia; have cut off 3 of their children/siblings. 3 of their 5 kids! Sacrificed. So evil. Because Pastor Star Scott told them to. Pastor Star Scott is wicked. He taught these formerly nice parents to do this. Pause and think of the cruelty.
Luke 17:1-3 “ Jesus said to his disciples; “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. So watch yourselves.”
Love you with all my heart and strength, Mom.
