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Terror by night : the true story of the the true story of the brutal Texas murder that destroyed a family, restored one man's faith and shocked a nation / Terry Caffey with James H. Pence

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Carol Stream, Illinois : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., c2009Description: xviii, 261 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781414334769
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV 4909 .C34 2009
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A Gathering Storm -- Chapter 2 .Charlie -- Chapter 3. The Last Good Times -- Chapter 4. Night Terrors -- Chapter 5. Darkness -- Chapter 6. 911 -- Chapter 7. Critical -- Chapter 8. Recovery -- Chapter 9. Homeless -- Chapter 10. Suicidal -- Chapter 11. Funeral -- Chapter 12. Job -- Chapter 13. The Elephant in the Room -- Chapter 14. Larry and Virginia's -- Chapter 15. A Message from God -- Chapter 16. Finding Purpose -- Chapter 17. Starting Over -- Chapter 18. Ministry -- Chapter 19. Home Again -- Chapter 20. Crises -- Chapter 21. Certified -- Chapter 22. Sonja -- Chapter 23. Forgiveness -- Chapter 24. Face-to-Face -- Chapter 25. Plea Bargain -- Chapter 26. Facing Reality -- Epilogue -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- About the authors.
Summary: "At 3:00 a.m. on March 1, 2008, Terry Caffey awoke to find his daughter’s boyfriend standing in his bedroom with a gun. An instant later the teen opened fire, killing Terry’s wife, his two sons, and wounding him 12 times, before setting the house ablaze. Terry fell into deep depression and planned to kill himself, but God intervened. Upon visiting his burned-out property, Terry noticed a scorched scrap of paper from one of his wife’s books leaning against a tree trunk. The page read: “[God,] I couldn’t understand why You would take my family and leave me behind to struggle along without them. And I guess I still don’t totally understand that part of it. But I do believe that You’re sovereign; You’re in control.” That page was like a direct message from God, and it turned Terry’s life around. Now, one year later, Terry is remarried, the adoptive father of two young sons, and working to rebuild his relationship with his 17-year-old daughter, who is currently serving two life sentences in a Texas state penitentiary for her involvement in the crimes. Terror by Night tells the compelling story of how Terry Caffey found peace after his wife and sons were brutally murdered and his teenage daughter implicated in the crime. Sharing never-before-told details about the night of the crime and subsequent murder trial, it explains how Terry was able to forgive the men who murdered his family, and how he even interceded with the prosecutors on their behalf. A powerful example of how the power of forgiveness can bring healing after tragedy and great loss, it shows how God can bring good out of even the darkest tragedies."
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Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A Gathering Storm -- Chapter 2 .Charlie -- Chapter 3. The Last Good Times -- Chapter 4. Night Terrors -- Chapter 5. Darkness -- Chapter 6. 911 -- Chapter 7. Critical -- Chapter 8. Recovery -- Chapter 9. Homeless -- Chapter 10. Suicidal -- Chapter 11. Funeral -- Chapter 12. Job -- Chapter 13. The Elephant in the Room -- Chapter 14. Larry and Virginia's -- Chapter 15. A Message from God -- Chapter 16. Finding Purpose -- Chapter 17. Starting Over -- Chapter 18. Ministry -- Chapter 19. Home Again -- Chapter 20. Crises -- Chapter 21. Certified -- Chapter 22. Sonja -- Chapter 23. Forgiveness -- Chapter 24. Face-to-Face -- Chapter 25. Plea Bargain -- Chapter 26. Facing Reality -- Epilogue -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- About the authors.

"At 3:00 a.m. on March 1, 2008, Terry Caffey awoke to find his daughter’s boyfriend standing in his bedroom with a gun. An instant later the teen opened fire, killing Terry’s wife, his two sons, and wounding him 12 times, before setting the house ablaze. Terry fell into deep depression and planned to kill himself, but God intervened. Upon visiting his burned-out property, Terry noticed a scorched scrap of paper from one of his wife’s books leaning against a tree trunk. The page read: “[God,] I couldn’t understand why You would take my family and leave me behind to struggle along without them. And I guess I still don’t totally understand that part of it. But I do believe that You’re sovereign; You’re in control.” That page was like a direct message from God, and it turned Terry’s life around. Now, one year later, Terry is remarried, the adoptive father of two young sons, and working to rebuild his relationship with his 17-year-old daughter, who is currently serving two life sentences in a Texas state penitentiary for her involvement in the crimes.
Terror by Night tells the compelling story of how Terry Caffey found peace after his wife and sons were brutally murdered and his teenage daughter implicated in the crime. Sharing never-before-told details about the night of the crime and subsequent murder trial, it explains how Terry was able to forgive the men who murdered his family, and how he even interceded with the prosecutors on their behalf. A powerful example of how the power of forgiveness can bring healing after tragedy and great loss, it shows how God can bring good out of even the darkest tragedies."

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