Reports have it that Timo Miller (aka, Timothy David Miller) got involved in the Lisa and Isabella Miller case because Lisa attended the church he pastors in the US. As I understand it, that is not true.
- Tim has never pastored a church in the United States. He pastors a small congregation in Nicaragua.
- Lisa attended a Baptist church. Timo is not Baptist; rather, he is Beachy (also variously known — I guess — as Amish-Mennonite and Beachy-Amish).
I’ve also seen it reported that Christian Aid Ministries (CAM) was involved in this case. I understand that to be a false report as well. CAM has made it very clear they were not involved with Lisa and Isabella.
Now a few excerpts from some notes by Loyal Martin (Philadelphia, NY) after Timo’s court hearing Monday morning:
- Tim, Joanna, and the family came in (and departed) with the appointed attorney to help avoid entanglements with the press. They appeared calm and respectful.
- The courtroom was filled to capacity with support from 3 NY churches, 2 VT churches, and several families from PA.
- A family support fund is being set up in PA.
- Charges are being considered against Joanna and her mother as well.
I had this post mostly ready to post late last night, but I held off, awaiting confirmations and clarifications of some details.
This morning I read a piece that says Timo is in prison. No, he isn’t. He’s free on bail.