This morning we woke up to find that our van and trailer had been stolen from outside the house we were sleeping at in Rancho Cordova, California.
Through the help of the Rancho Cordova Police Department and Councilman Ken Cooley, our van and trailer were discovered a few hours later on the side of the road just a mile away. The thief even used a couple of our debit cards at a local chevron station where many cameras were around, and left a healthy amount of fingerprints in the grime of our dirty van. CSI is on the case... really.
Thankfully, whoever robbed us couldn't get into our trailer, so the Showbread equipment is all still with us. Unfortunately, they did manage to gut our van pretty thoroughly. Among the things stolen were some five thousand dollars in photography/videography equipment, 4 ipods, 3 cell phones, 4 wallets, social security cards, and thousands of dollars in cash, etc. etc... Just fleeting things of the material world that don't really matter at all.
They even stole our coats, ricky's food, and Patrick's bible! But they left a nintendo DS, what an insult.
We're working to get our back window repaired and we'll hopefully be rejoining the tour with Maylene tomorrow in Hollywood, California.
There was a HUGE flood of support from all our friends. People offered prayers and encouraging words and all kinds of things and it honestly means the world to us. So if you prayed, wrote, called or emailed, thank you so much for being a friend.
We have insurance, and we're hoping that the "good hands" we're in with Allstate will come through for us.
Several people asked about supporting us with donations. Currently we have no cash and no cards and a big dent in our account with several weeks left of tour to go... Our version of "in need" at this point pales in comparison to those who really are in need, so we'd hate to suggest that we're worse off than we really are, so don't think that. We're actually just fine, our spirits are high, we are thankful and all things considered the situation ended amazingly well. We do have a small hole in our wallet, so for those that asked and feel led to help, you can use the button below. Don't feel obligated in any way, but if you do feel so led, know that it humbles us greatly and means more than we can say.
Know this though, if for some reason insurance covers the stolen cash, your donations will be redirected to Compassion International, to those REALLY in need...
again, thanks everyone, what a wild day.
13 comments:
Man, you guys really have been through a lot. What really inspires me is how you guys keep your cool and put all your faith in God. He knows you guys can handle this and is looking out for you. God bless and good luck getting your stuff back.
this is such a blessing. i read about it this morning and was stunned. i mean, this thing happens all the time but i was still taken aback. im so glad you guys got everything back (well, almost everything) and i hope the rest of the tour continues smoothly!
your steadfast faith and overall trust in God is extremely inspiring
If you still make it out to dirty'ol Arizona, I've got a place you can stay thats minutes from the venue.
dude, at least they stole the Bible.. hope they read it.. and meditate on it.
i used to live in Folsom an my husband worked in Rancho for a long time... wow, i miss it. NOT.
ahh...this was nothing!
you guys handled it like the bug dogs that you are
like they say, "you can't hang with the big dogs, if you piss like a puppy"
i hope one day I'm able to hang with you guys
p.s. im super glad that you guys weren't harmed during this ordeal, and that you guys got you're stuff back
and THAT abi, is why we don't wash the van!
i am SO glad God has worked it out like he has, i was praying for you
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. (NIV).
Great job guys. God is shining down on you and this is a testimony to all who hear about this.
It makes me sick when I hear that a band has been robbed. I'm glad that you guys are handling it well. I pray all the time that God will strengthen my own faith in Him during rough times. And, it's hard. Really hard. At least they left the instruments. That means you guys can still ROCK.
Oh, and the Bible being stolen was ironic. God does have a sense of humor.
Yes! You got fingerprints too!
ya, I was one the way to the Victorville show when I see the bulliten u posted. I'm praying for u guys.... It kinda sucked that showbread wasn't there, but all the breadheads understood.
wow u guys have such a positive attitude. if someone stole my van i would track them down duct tape them to a chair and then fore them to wath a teletubbies marathon. u r amazing.
rock on!!!
can't believe they took your bible. what the hello kitty is wrong with them??? yeah break into someone's van and take a bible??? well if they needed it that bad then i guess u guys being robbed was a good thing. one more person is going to heaven...hopefully
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