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from the desk of Arlene Lowery

God led me to the halls of justice on behalf of all of His 'bruised reeds'. 'Through it all Charlene and
I learned to trust in Jesus.
Therefore it is only fitting for us to give Him thanks and honor, for without Him neither of us would
have been here to be a voice for His bruised reeds.
My pursuit for justice was my promise to Charlene before God, that one day Id find the strength to
seek justice for her. We began this website together but it became her website as what I had to say was
more the legal journey and documents that I wanted my readers to digest. To see the obstacles and
barriers that are within our Canadian justice system for the 'bruised reeds' of our nation.
This led to a second website to attach these documents entitled: thedemandsofjustice.com.
Jonathan and Charlene are adults now living on their own. They are Survivors. I am so proud of them.
They are lending their voices through their documents on the website: voicesofthebruisedreeds.com
The accounts within the legal documents are graphic and tell of horrific ritual abuse suffered by
Charlene and Jonathan. In reading our documents please govern yourself accordingly.
The 'bruised reeds' of our nation need to be heard and be validated so they can heal and our
communities can be safer for them..
We also are using these websites as a healing journey for us. We have attached music and
informational You-tube videos to bring clarity to the issues, uplift you and overshadow the darkness.
When you face such evil as Charlene had suffered, this requires a Savior and a Healer . In Biblical
scripture we are told that it is by the blood of the Lamb shed for us and by 'the word of our testimonies
(our voices)' that we overcome such evil:
And they (His bruised reeds) overcame him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb,
and by the word of their testimony (the voices of the bruised reeds); and they
loved not their lives unto the death. --------------- Revelation Chapter 12:11
Unless God leads you to the 'halls of justice' I would never advise it. Yet, if He does, like in my case,
then do it, but only in 'His strength' because the miscarriage of justice for the orphan, the poor, the
oppressed, the widow and the vulnerable like infants and children still exist and their issues are too
often ignored or by a miscarriage of justice like in our case. This is the case is so aptly explained in the
following scripture:
New Living Translation (2007)

Don't be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if
justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders
from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

The following reflections made by Dr. Ruth Ann Foster reflects my struggle as a Christian that I
had to do this lawsuit and this website:
The waters of justice and righteousness are dangerous to those of us who have
promised to follow Christ and to live in covenant with His people. Gods justice is
dangerous because:
to ignore it reveals we are not truly his;
to misunderstand it can lead to depersonalizing and compartmentalizing those made
in Gods image;
to rationalize away its demands hardens our hearts to God;
to seek to live out the demands of Gods justice is risky and goes against the grain
of normal behavior and cultural norms;
To pray for Gods justice calls us into involvement with those who need justice. Are
we courageous disciples? Are we brave enough to be Gods light and justice to those
in the shadows? If we are to know God fully through his Son Jesus Christ, we must
live justly. If the world is to know Jesus Christ through us, we must risk entering
into the dangerous waters of Gods justice and righteousness.[14] ---- by Dr. Ruth
Ann Foster.
[Dr. Ruth Ann Foster is Assistant Professor of Christian Scriptures at Truett Seminary
at Baylor University. She prepared this address for the 1999 annual conference of the
Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission.].