not really a prayer request, more of a thank you Lord!

[Mark]

Today when i got home from work i was out in the back yard setting up a new leash thingy for my dog, so he can run around in the back yard some. Now in the yards across from my back yard are 2 abandoned houses, just as i look up i see a kid come around from the back of one of them, he sticks his arm in through one of the broken windows and sets the curtains on fire. The first thing that goes through my head is "that just didnt happen", but it did. I watch the flames go and sure enough he set the house on fire.

I yell for my son to stay where he is and race across the field through the yards and i catch the guy that just set the house on fire. Thank you Lord Jesus for giving me the resolve to hold this guy and keep him in place until the police and fire department showed up. I stopped him and wouldnt let him leave, i yelled at the neighbors that came out to call the police and fire department telling them he just set the house on fire. I dont think they believed me at first, heck i didnt believe it was happening, but just then you could see the smoke and start to smell it, and thank you Jesus for sending the Fire and Police so fast.

I was able to keep the guy there with out any physical violence, thank you Jesus!! The police and fire arrived took custody of him and put out the fire. Ill have to testify in court. I still cant believe it all happened, its so unreal. Praise the Lord no one was hurt, and the kid didnt put up a fight. He didnt look all that stable and he had a lot of burn marks, old ones up and down his arms. Glad im in super fit condition, and have some descent guns.  praise Jesus i didnt have to use them.

But the Lord had this all happen, i mean what is the chance that i would look up at just the right moment and catch this guy in the act, and than actually run over and catch him.  Well that was my evening, how was yours?

[Psalm 51:17]

Rom 2:25  For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
Rom 2:26  Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
Rom 2:27  And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

Gal 1:3  Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
Gal 1:4  Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
Gal 1:5  To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Gal 2:16  Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Gal 2:17  But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
Gal 2:18  For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
Gal 2:19  For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
Gal 2:20  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Gal 2:21  I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

[Christian40]

i read that, well someone setting fire to a house is pretty nutty, i wouldn't have believed either if i had seen it myself.

[Mark]

Akron Firefighter Injured in Possible Double Arson

AKRON, Ohio — Police say one suspect may be responsible for setting fires to two homes in Akron Sunday, one of which injured a firefighter.

The Akron Fire Department says one fire was started at about 7:30 p.m., and the other shortly after 8 p.m. on 1103 and 1107 Laird Avenue. Both homes were vacant at the time of the fires.

The injured firefighter was transported to Akron City Hospital for treatment.

The fires are currently under investigation.

http://fox8.com/2012/05/27/akron-firefighter-injured-in-possible-double-arson/

[Kilika]

What a day! Yes, thank you Jesus.

"Would to God ye could bear with me a little in [my] folly: and indeed bear with me." 2 Corinthians 11:1 (KJB)

[Christian40]

Akron Firefighter Injured in Possible Double Arson

AKRON, Ohio — Police say one suspect may be responsible for setting fires to two homes in Akron Sunday, one of which injured a firefighter.

The Akron Fire Department says one fire was started at about 7:30 p.m., and the other shortly after 8 p.m. on 1103 and 1107 Laird Avenue. Both homes were vacant at the time of the fires.

The injured firefighter was transported to Akron City Hospital for treatment.

The fires are currently under investigation.

http://fox8.com/2012/05/27/akron-firefighter-injured-in-possible-double-arson/

So its in the news too!

[tennis shoe]

I was able to keep the guy there with out any physical violence, thank you Jesus!! The police and fire arrived took custody of him and put out the fire. Ill have to testify in court. I still cant believe it all happened, its so unreal. Praise the Lord no one was hurt, and the kid didnt put up a fight. He didnt look all that stable and he had a lot of burn marks, old ones up and down his arms. Glad im in super fit condition, and have some descent guns.  praise Jesus i didnt have to use them.

Burn marks? Sounds like something happened to him. Like he wanted to get caught. Did he speak to you much? God was definitely with you, keeping the scene safe. These days, it’s not uncommon for some scared adolescent to be armed. I’ve had cops tell me this as I was reporting something stolen/vandalized.

Causes

Most studied cases of pyromania occur in children and adolescents and 90% of all pyromania cases are male (Gale 1998). There is a range of causes, but an understanding of the different motives and actions of fire setters can provide a platform for prevention. Common causes of pyromania can be broken down into two main groups: individual and environmental.

Individual

Individual factors that can lead to pyromania mainly deal with personal issues in someone's life. This category includes adolescents who have committed crimes in the past. For example, 19% of adolescents suffering from pyromania have been charged with vandalism and 18% are nonviolent sexual offenders. Other causes may include the seeking of attention from authorities or parents and resolving social issues such as bullying or lack of friends (Frey 2001). Another cause may be that the patient is subconsciously seeking revenge for something that has occurred in the past (Oliver).

Environmental

Environmental factors that may lead to pyromania include an event that the patient has experienced in the environment they live in. Environmental factors include neglect from parents and physical or sexual abuse in earlier life. Other causes include early experiences of watching adults or adolescents using fire inappropriately and lighting fires as a stress reliever (Frey 2001).
--wiki

[Mark]

Burn marks? Sounds like something happened to him. Like he wanted to get caught. Did he speak to you much? God was definitely with you, keeping the scene safe. These days, it’s not uncommon for some scared adolescent to be armed. I’ve had cops tell me this as I was reporting something stolen/vandalized.

Causes

Most studied cases of pyromania occur in children and adolescents and 90% of all pyromania cases are male (Gale 1998). There is a range of causes, but an understanding of the different motives and actions of fire setters can provide a platform for prevention. Common causes of pyromania can be broken down into two main groups: individual and environmental.

Individual

Individual factors that can lead to pyromania mainly deal with personal issues in someone's life. This category includes adolescents who have committed crimes in the past. For example, 19% of adolescents suffering from pyromania have been charged with vandalism and 18% are nonviolent sexual offenders. Other causes may include the seeking of attention from authorities or parents and resolving social issues such as bullying or lack of friends (Frey 2001). Another cause may be that the patient is subconsciously seeking revenge for something that has occurred in the past (Oliver).

Environmental

Environmental factors that may lead to pyromania include an event that the patient has experienced in the environment they live in. Environmental factors include neglect from parents and physical or sexual abuse in earlier life. Other causes include early experiences of watching adults or adolescents using fire inappropriately and lighting fires as a stress reliever (Frey 2001).
--wiki

They were burn marks like he sits there with a cigarette and burns himself. he had a lot of them up and down both arms.

[Kilika]

Were the burn marks only on the arms? If elsewhere too, then I'd say meth addict, and they aren't burn marks, but sores where the meth literally leaks out of the skin.

[Mark]

Were the burn marks only on the arms? If elsewhere too, then I'd say meth addict, and they aren't burn marks, but sores where the meth literally leaks out of the skin.

i dont know, but it looks like they are self inflicted. Kind of how girls will cut themselves...

[tennis shoe]

i dont know, but it looks like they are self inflicted. Kind of how girls will cut themselves...

Ya, I was thinking he's same as a cutter. If so, I believe there's a spiritual component there. The ?Baal? priests did that. He needs prayer and probably doesn't know it.