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    Called: "Hello, My Name is Mrs. Jefferson, I Understand Your Plane is Being Hijacked?"
    Called: "Hello, My Name is Mrs. Jefferson, I Understand Your Plane is Being Hijacked?"
    Called: "Hello, My Name is Mrs. Jefferson, I Understand Your Plane is Being Hijacked?"
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    Called: "Hello, My Name is Mrs. Jefferson, I Understand Your Plane is Being Hijacked?"

    By Lisa Jefferson and Felicia Middlebrooks

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    With one ring of the phone, Lisa Jefferson went from being GTE Airfone supervisor, suburban wife, and mother to being the listening ear to a nation shattered by tragedy. Called tells the gripping account of 9/11 from her vantage point. She recalls the moment she when took the call from Todd Beamer on United Airlines Flight 93, and when she heard the immortal words, "Let's Roll.” She remembers the way that her life was transformed vividly when she responded to the call. Jefferson sends a stirring challenge to all of us--whether it comes during quiet obscurity or international adversity, we must be prepared to answer God's call.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMoody Publishers
    Release dateJul 1, 2006
    ISBN9781575674865
    Called: "Hello, My Name is Mrs. Jefferson, I Understand Your Plane is Being Hijacked?"

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    • 5/5
      It wasn't Lisa Jefferson on the phone with Todd Beamer that fateful day in September, it was I, or so I felt as I read this firsthand account of conversation between Beamer and Jefferson via Airfone. I possessed her body, I felt her anguish, and her determination to appear calm as she tried to collect as much information as possible about what was happening aboard Flight 93. I lived those horrible moments of her life as if they were my moments. However, while she remained calm and professional, at least on the outside, my tears flowed freely knowing the outcome before she did on that day.

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    Called - Lisa Jefferson

    ———————Praise for Called

    FATE SOMETIMES throws ordinary people into extraordinary circumstances. Called is the true and compelling story of a working woman, Lisa Jefferson, who suddenly one September morning found herself caught up in history, and who somehow found the inner strength and grace to play a role in one of the tragic yet inspiring stories of our time.

    Charles Osgood

    Host, CBS Sunday Morning

    and The Osgood File, CBS Radio

    LISA JEFFERSON stepped from her everyday life into an extraordinary moment on 9/11. She now shares with us her heart-wrenching experience and spiritual journey that followed in a valuable reflection on our national tragedy.

    Catherine Crier

    Former judge and Court TV host

    CALLED is a compelling ear-witness account which will help us ALWAYS REMEMBER our first successful counterattack in this new war on our homeland. It is also a powerful witness as to the source of hope and strength sufficient to sustain us each day and in ALL situations … God and His Son Jesus Christ. Lisa Jefferson is a blessing to the Beamer clan and through Called she will be a blessing to you.

    David and Peggy Beamer

    Parents of Flight 93 hero Todd Beamer

    LISA JEFFERSON’S story of her faith and beliefs during her harrowing Flight 93 experience fosters a spirituality that is the heart and soul of her book.

    David Gerber

    Producer, Flight 93 movie

    AN UNFORGETTABLE BOOK about America’s most unforgettable day. Lisa and my friend, Felicia, have done us all a favor as they take us deep into the tragedy where the true meaning of life is found in the midst of loss.

    Dr. Joseph M. Stowell

    Former president, Moody Bible Institute

    ONE

    PHONE

    CALL …

    AND A

    LIFE IS

    CHANGED

    FOREVER.

    "HELLO, MY NAME IS MRS. JEFFERSON.

    I UNDERSTAND YOUR PLANE IS BEING HIJACKED…":

    9:45 a.m., Flight 93, September 11, 2001

    by LISA D. JEFFERSON

    and FELICIA MIDDLEBROOKS

    NORTHFIELD PUBLISHING

    CHICAGO

    © 2006 by

    LISA D. JEFFERSON AND FELICIA MIDDLEBROOKS

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

    ISBN: 1-881273-75-X

    ISBN-13: 978-1-881273-75-2

    All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the King James Version.

    Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version.

    Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

    Scripture quotations marked AMP are taken from The Amplified Bible.

    Copyright © 1965, 1987 by The Zondervan Corporation. Used by permission.

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

    Jefferson, Lisa D., 1958-

      Called : Hello, my name is Mrs. Jefferson, I understand your plane is being hijacked … : 9:45 a.m., Flight 93, September 11, 2001 / by Lisa D. Jefferson and Felicia Middlebrooks.

         p. cm.

      ISBN 1-881273-75-X

     1. Service (Theology) 2. Suffering—Religious aspects—Christianity. 3. Jefferson, Lisa D., 1958- 4. United Airlines Flight 93 Hijacking Incident, 2001. 5. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. 6. Beamer, Todd Morgan, 1968-2001. I. Middlebrooks, Felicia. II. Title.e.

    BT738.4.J44 2006

    973.93—dc222

    2006011257

    Edited by Elizabeth Cody Newenhuyse

    Cover Designer: Charles Brock | The DesignWorks Group, Inc.

    www.thedesignworksgroup.com

    Cover image: Getty Images, Dimitri Vervits

    Interior Book Design: www.DesignByJulia.com

    We hope you enjoy this book from Northfield Publishing. Our goal is to provide high-quality, thought-provoking books and products that connect truth to your real needs and challenges. For more information on other books and products written and produced from a biblical perspective, go to www.moodypublishers.com or write to:

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    God’s greatest joy is to be believed.

    His greatest sorrow is when we doubt Him.

    In Memoriam

    Acknowledgments

    Introduction

    CHAPTER ONE: Timing Is Everything, but Who Has the Clock?

    CHAPTER TWO: Someone Is Listening

    CHAPTER THREE: Silence of the Innocents

    CHAPTER FOUR: The Empty Sky

    CHAPTER FIVE: Hold My Hand

    CHAPTER SIX: Two Hurting Lisas

    CHAPTER SEVEN: A Time for Tears

    CHAPTER EIGHT: Face-to-Face

    CHAPTER NINE: Are You Ready?

    EPILOGUE: Where Was I?

    Letters to Lisa: If God Called Me, Would I Be Willing? ….

    Always Remember: Stories from Flight 93 Families

    The Flight 93 National Memorial

    IN MEMORIAM

    UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93

    CREW

    Captain Jason Dahl

    First Officer Leroy Homer

    Flight Attendant Lorraine G. Bay

    Flight Attendant Sandra W. Bradshaw

    Flight Attendant Wanda A. Green

    Flight Attendant Cee Cee Ross Lyles

    Flight Attendant Deborah A. Welsh

    PASSENGERS

    Christian Adams

    Todd Beamer

    Alan Beaven

    Mark Bingham

    Deora Bodley

    Marion Britton

    Thomas Burnett

    William Cashman

    Georgine Corrigan

    Patricia Cushing

    Joseph Deluca

    Patrick Driscoll

    Edward Felt

    Jane Folger

    Colleen Fraser

    Andrew Garcia

    Jeremy Glick

    Lauren Grandcolas

    Donald Greene

    Linda Gronlund

    Richard Guadagno

    Toshiya Kuge

    Hilda Marcin

    Waleska Martinez

    Nicole Miller

    Louis J. Nacke

    Jean Peterson

    Donald Peterson

    Mark Rothenberg

    Christine Snyder

    John Talignani

    Honor Elizabeth Wainio

    Kristin White

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

    I dedicate this book to God, because through Him all things are possible. I also thank my husband Warren and our children, Lonye’ and Warren II, for keeping me focused on what is truly important. I am grateful for the comfort you gave me during the stressful periods, and for never leaving my side.

    I am also thankful for my mother and my late father, Bettie and Donald, for their unconditional support and love that inspires me to be the best person I can be every day.

    Thanks to my mother-in-law Minnie and to Lizzie (Big Momma), for your endless support and continuous inspiration, and for keeping me mindful of Proverbs 3:5–6. To my sister and brother De’Brina and Lance Sr., I can’t thank you

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