anonymous letters

A few months after we started dating, we began to receive anonymous messages through Megan’s Myspace account. In the beginning, we only knew that the messages were from someone at church, and that the person sending them was out to hurt us.

While we immediately recognized that the messages were filled with lies intended to cause conflict in our relationship, we were still bothered by them. What disturbs us is that there is someone who worships among us who is so filled with envy and hate that it spews out of them. After we told a few people about the messages, we learned that other people at CIC had also received anonymous messages. So, what worries us most is that the sender of this hate mail may actually end up hurting someone … and our church.

So, we’re writing this post for a few reasons. First, we want to inform everyone about these messages because you might receive one someday. Who is to say who the next target will be? You should know that the messages we received tried to fool us into believing they were coming from another person. The sender attempted to “frame” someone else. You should also know that the person writing these messages falsely portrays herself as “a friend” who is “just trying to help.”

The second thing you should know is that the messages have come in different forms. At first, we received them only through Megan’s Myspace account. She canceled the account when we started our blog and the anonymous messages ended … until recently.

Last Saturday, we found a typed anonymous message on Chris’ front porch … and the woman who left it made a tactical error. Praise God! So, we are fairly certain we know who is writing the messages. But we want to be 100 percent sure before we inform the elder board.

We debated whether we should drag our blog visitors into this … but we know that evil hates the light … and what could be a better way to expose evil deeds than shining a light on them by informing you? So, if any of you have information that could help us seal the deal please give us a ring.

In the meantime, we ask that you all pray for this situation. We are convinced that the person writing these messages is mentally disturbed—and we say that with all sincerity. Please join us in praying that the person will get the help before she hurts the body of Christ.

We’d also appreciate your attention to another matter … Since we began dating, and especially since we became engaged, there have been people (some reading this right now) who have been less than supportive of our relationship. We know of several people who smile to our faces only to rip us to pieces when they climb in their gossip circles. Christians should know better.

If anyone has a question about our relationship, we are more than happy to answer it. Since the beginning, we have tried to be God honoring in our relationship. It’s by His grace that we will enter into a pure union, and we were hoping our entire church family would celebrate with us instead of running us down. Coincidentally, many of the people who pointing at the “specks in our eyes” are the same people walking around with giant planks in theirs. Isn’t that the way it usually goes?

Sorry this blog hasn't been happy and uplifting like most of our posts are. We promise to get back to that asap! :)

Chris and Megan