December 24, 2005
South Bend Tribune (hat tip: George):
With Christmas drawing near, Jeff Ake and his family remain in the thoughts and prayers of many in his hometown LaPorte.This Christmas, remember to keep the forgotten hostages in Iraq in your prayers.Eight months ago, the 47-year-old Ake, the owner of Equipment Express in Rolling Prairie, was taken hostage in Iraq while working at a water treatment plant near Baghdad....
Still fresh in the minds of many is the image of Ake flanked by gunmen on television screens across the globe.
Gradually, the vast media spotlight cast upon the city has dimmed along with the seemingly never-ending chitchat in the barber shops, taverns and other gathering places.
"After about two months you stopped hearing about it," said Julie Meyers, a hair stylist at Carter's Barber Shop at 711 Jefferson Ave.
Nevertheless, Ake hasn't been forgotten, judging by signs posted around the city offering prayer and encouragement for Ake and his wife, Lilliana, and their four children.
And in his bid to keep public awareness alive, Mayor Leigh Morris continues to call for God's blessing on Ake and his entire family at the start of each city council meeting.
Posted by: Rusty at
02:13 PM
| Comments (7)
| Add Comment
Post contains 271 words, total size 2 kb.
Posted by: Agent Smith at December 25, 2005 01:07 AM (moNXA)
Posted by: George Ramos at December 25, 2005 09:37 AM (96heC)
Posted by: hondo at December 25, 2005 10:23 AM (3aakz)
Posted by: Agent Smith at December 26, 2005 01:24 AM (gAJh2)
Posted by: George Ramos at December 26, 2005 01:13 PM (96heC)
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 26, 2005 01:55 PM (0yYS2)
Posted by: Agent Smith at December 27, 2005 06:49 AM (LLfvp)
119 queries taking 0.1305 seconds, 256 records returned.
Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink.