As I read your post I could only imagine how you and your friends, having experienced first hand, these two horrific events , coped with the reality of what you had experienced...twice.
I don't believe in coincidences....you people are special.
Thanks. We also have friends who went immediately to New York after 9/11 to help with grief counseling, etc. I didn't go because we were in the middle of an adoption, and I really felt that the kids needed us to be with them.
I can certainly say that we have stared evil in the face. Waco was sad on two counts. The people who died in the fire were under mind control by David Koresh, and they certainly were not acting freely. And we aren't even going to talk about the children. They are what keep me awake at night.
When DH was in OKC, and he doesn't talk about this much, he said that he listened and cried with people. The one man who sticks out in his head had only been married a week, and that day was his new wife's first day back to work after their honeymoon.
As to being special: my mom always told me that I couldn't change the world. Probably true, but I have always endeavored to give it my best shot. Without the Lord, we wouldn't have even had half of the opportunities that we have had.
God bless you, TET!
Andie74