Lisa Miller case

Lisa Miller fled the US and its courts, vanishing abroad with her young daughter Isabella. Others got swept up into the case for helping her escape.

Isabella turned 18 in 2020 and Lisa voluntarily surrendered (on January 19, 2021) at the US embassy in Managua, Nicaragua.

Timothy Miller Update

Yesterday I was informed:

As of Friday evening Joanna does not have to appear in court on Thursday May 5th, as she was originally told. She may have to in the future, we just don’t know. She claimed her rights as a spouse. But now they are talking about maybe seeing her in court with charges against her…

Now within the last hour I learned of a site set up to provide information on Timothy Miller and the court action against him.

Here are some excerpts from across the site:

Lisa left the US before the order was issued by the Vermont Court transferring primary custody of Isabella from Lisa her biological mother to Janet Jenkins her former lesbian partner.

And if you were Timo, a pastor who has dedicated his entire life to helping others, and you were faced with a desperate call for help from someone you didn’t know, would you respond?

When Timo received that plea for help, he didn’t know that it could be illegal to assist with arranging travel, as Lisa was the sole legal guardian of her child and there were no travel restrictions. But even if he had, should have he responded differently?

Source: The Timothy Miller Support Network

The site has a page dedicated to facilitating donations to the family and the defense fund.

They also have a subscription link for a GoogleGroup dedicated to providing updates and prayer requests.

Oh, and I doubt the site is official in any sense. (According to Network Solutions, it was created on May 1, so it’s brand new.)

Tim Miller Case Corrections

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.

USA v. Timothy David Miller

Is Timo Miller on the right side?

What’s the deal with Timothy David Miller’s alleged involvement in Lisa Miller‘s alleged international parental kidnapping of her own biological daughter (a minor of whom she had legal custody)?

I don’t know, even though I’ve read plenty of news accounts and other online commentary.

Is Timo guilty as accused?

I don’t know that either. After reading a document purporting to be the official Read it all

Above all, love God!