Approximately 3:20 p.m.: Kiddie Pool
When they returned, Patrick wanted to play in the kiddie pool, which was no more than 12 inches deep. He didn’t need his life vest there. When no one was looking, he wandered away.
A while later, the nurse in the hot tub closed her eyes to enjoy the sun and warm water. Her daughter stood and pointed at the lazy river. “Mom, I think that little boy needs you!”
Approximately 3:40 p.m.
Two of Therese’s nieces stopped and said, “A little boy drowned in the lazy river.”
“What?”
“Yeah, he looked a lot like Patrick, but his hair was a different color.”
“Where is Patrick?” she asked, scanning the kiddie pool.
He wasn’t there.
Therese hurried to Shawn. “Have you seen Patrick?”
“No,” Shawn said, rising.
Together, they looked for their son.
Noticing their concern, an employee stopped them.
“Is there a problem?”
“We’re looking for our son.”
“How old is he and what’s he wearing?”
“He’s 4,” Therese explained, describing what Patrick was wearing.
The employee spoke into a radio, and a female employee hurried toward them.
She held a child’s shirt that had been cut with scissors.
A blue shirt.
Patrick’s shirt.
Death Makes a Move
“That’s my son’s shirt!”
“Come with us.”
“Is he OK?”
“There’s been an incident. They’ve taken him in an ambulance to the hospital.”
Shawn didn’t miss a beat. He continued walking, following them as he spoke God’s Word.
“Patrick will live and not die,” he said.
“He will declare the works of the Lord. We are tithers. The devourer is rebuked in our lives.”
Weeping, Therese tried calling her father, Bill Krause, who pastored Family Community Church in Sacramento.
His phone was dead.
Shawn continued speaking God’s Word. He never stumbled, stuttered or stopped.
Therese thought of a song, “Till the Wheels Fall Off.”
“Lord,” she prayed, “I want to settle this right now. I will always love You and serve You.”
She dialed her father’s number again. This time, he answered.
“Dad, Patrick has drowned.”
4 p.m. Hawaii Time / 7 p.m. California Time
Choir members gathered at Family Community Church in Sacramento to practice. Bill Krause had put out a call for prayer. They prayed and interceded for Patrick for two hours.
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