Pray for Skye

Dear Friends,

Some of you know Skye, and some of you don't. Skye is a personal friend and a young adult I minister to at Manoa. He was involved in an argument with one of the tenants of the house he and his fiance bought, and intend to move into when they get married. From what I have heard he was trying to confront them one last time with documents proving that they owed him money. They had apparently been purposefully avoiding him for weeks, and were trying to move-out the night in question without paying what they owed him. The tenant had her brother and father with her, and the brother threatened Skye several times, before finally attacking him. Skye produced a weapon for his own safety, and used it to ward off the brother until he could safely return to his room, lock the door, and call the police. Shortly after the police showed up, and were quickly intercepted by the tenant and her family, who told their story first. Skye was arrested and was forced to spend the night in jail. He is now being charged with three counts of assault, including "terrorist threats." I am assuming this last charge is based entirely on the fact that he is a person of color.

Skye is a very peaceful person, and I know he would never use his firearm for anything short of self-defense. Unfortunately the media has already spun it to make him seem like the villian.

Skye will have a court-hearing sometime in the next couple weeks. Please pray for him as a brother in Christ, and spread word about this to anyone who you think would be willing to intercede with the Lord on Skye's behalf. Skye is a well-grounded Christian, and is working on his Master's degree right now. He and his Fiance Cheryl are in the midst of wedding planning. I cannot begin to imagine what sort of impact an unjust ruling would have on Skye and Cheryl's life. Please pray for justice.

In Him,
Elliott