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8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL NOVEMBER 15, 2017 SLRF works to prep for disaster Three dead in Douglas By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com South Lane Fire Chief John Wooten was on the phone with federal authorities for the better part of his morning. It was part of an effort to en- roll the fi re district in two feder- al programs meant to streamline emergency services in the event of a natural disaster or man- made crisis that interfers with communications. The Government Emergency Telecommunications Services would allow the local fi re dis- trict to utilize their cell phones in the case of an emergency without running into busy sig- nals or dead lines. "That cell phone becomes a priority account in the event of an emergency," Wooten said, citing last year's ice storm that rendered local communication systems useless. "We couldn't use it for per- sonal calls but it insures that our personnel can get calls and we can get our resources into place," Wooten said of the plan that would cost callers 75 cents per minute. Similarly, the WTS program would provide the same service for landlines, allowing South Lane County Fire and Rescue to make calls in case of an emer- gency. "The eclipse this past sum- mer is the perfect example," Wooten said. "The phone lines were jammed and with this pro- gram we would be able to make calls." Emergency personnel are giv- en a code to use which enables their phones to operate under conditions like the ice storm and eclipse as well as the com- ing Cascadia Quake. Joyce Kevin Wayne Adams By Caitlyn May cmay@cgsentinel.com On November 7 around 8 p.m., a fa- ther found his foster son waiting for him outside their home. In- side, his wife, daughter and stepdaughter were dead. Shot to death. Kevin Wayne Ad- ams, 16, of Roseburg was arrested on three counts of aggrevated murder after his foster- father, Robert Adams, contacted authorities. The victims were identifi ed by court doc- uments and later by authories as 55-year- old Donya Adams, 26-year-old Amory Adams and 10-year- old Payshience "Tia" Adams. The fi rst two victims were identifi ed as Robert Adams wife and biological daugh- ter. The third victim was Kevin Adams' bi- ological sister and fel- low foster child in the Adams' home. Robert Adams told authorities that he left the house around 6:30 p.m. and when he ar- rived home, Kevin was waiting outside and told him to call the po- lice but asked his foster father not to go inside the house. Robert said that upon entering the house, he found his wife, daugh- ter and foster daughter dead and a handgun out of place and laying on a bed in the home. Authorities arrived on scene at 8:43 p.m. and the Douglas Coun- ty Major Crimes Team activated shortly after. According to au- thorities, Kevin Adams said he shot his foster mother and both his sisters and then waited for his foster father to return home. Kevin Adams was booked into the Doug- las County Juvenile Detention Facility on November 7. Continued from A2 • Intercessor—He prays for us and through us when we don’t know how to pray on our own. • Standby—He stands by us, ready to act on our behalf when we need something. • Strengthener—He gives us God’s grace to do whatever we need to do in every situation. He’s all these things and so much more! God is literally everything we need, and as we fellowship with the Holy Spirit, we can have “the mind of Christ [to be guided by His thoughts and purpos- es]” (1 Corinthians 2:16 AMP). Learn the Sound of His Voice The Holy Spirit is the only One who fully knows the mind of God, so when we pray for God to give us wisdom or the knowledge we need, it’s important for us to realize the Spirit is in us (1 Corinthians 2:12; 6:19). And He communicates to us what He hears God say. John 16:13 (AMP) explains that He is “the Spirit of Truth” and He guides us into the Truth. “For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears [from the Father….]” One way we learn how to hear the Holy Spirit is by understanding that He has emotions and He can be grieved. Ephesians 4:30 (AMP) says, “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God….” Because He lives in us, when He feels grieved, we will feel it too. Ephesians 4:29-31 (AMP) lists some behaviors that cause Him to be grieved: unwholesome (foul, profane, worthless, vulgar) speech, bitterness, wrath, anger, and clamor (perpetual animosity, re- sentment, strife, faultfi nding), slander, every kind of malice (all spitefulness, verbal abuse, malev- olence). When we choose to think and speak in ways that go against His nature, we will feel conviction, and the best thing we can do is confess our sin and repent immediately. James 3:8 teaches that no one can “tame the hu- man tongue” and sometimes we make mistakes and say wrong things. But we can learn from our mistakes; we can pray and ask God to help us only say things that are right and pleasing to Him. I know it’s easy to be insensitive and say the wrong things sometimes. The other day I was wearing a blouse that didn’t fi t me right, and I said to someone, “This thing is way too big for me but it would probably fi t you.” Afterward, I couldn’t believe I had said it! As our Counselor, He wants to guide us in ev- erything we do, and we can learn how to hear His voice. Listen for the still, small voice of the Holy Spir- it speaking to your heart. You can hear it as you wait quietly in His presence, while you’re study- ing His Word, in the midst of your circumstances, and even through nature. God is talking to you! 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