Called: "Hello, My Name is Mrs. Jefferson, I Understand Your Plane is Being Hijacked?"
Ebook
Overview
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.
From the Back Cover
“On the morning of that fateful day in our beloved America… God scheduled my role.”
September 11, 2001. On what seemed like a normal Tuesday morning, Lisa Jefferson left for work—unaware of the challenge God had prepared for her. Just a couple of hours later, she took the most important call of her life.
Lisa was the Verizon supervisor who spoke with Todd Beamer during the final minutes of United Airlines Flight 93. She prayed with Todd, then listened as he and the other heroes on that flight stood up to the terrorists controlling their airplane.
This ordinary woman was changed by the extraordinary events of that day. She writes, “We can live out our days trying to make sense of the senseless, or we can trust God.” Her story will inspire your faith that God can use even the most tragic experiences—and that He has a purpose for your life.
CONTENTS
In Memoriam / 13
Acknowledgments / 15
Introduction / 17
CHAPTER ONE: Timing is Everything, but Who Has the Clock? / 23
CHAPTER TWO: Someone Is Listening / 41
CHAPTER THREE: Silence of the Innocents / 51
CHAPTER FOUR: The Empty Sky / 59
CHAPTER FIVE: Hold My Hand / 65
CHAPTER SIX: Two Hurting Lisas / 75
CHAPTER SEVEN: A Time for Tears / 87
CHAPTER EIGHT: Face-to-Face / 99
CHAPTER NINE: Are You Ready? / 105
EPILOGUE: Where Was I? / 117
Letters to Lisa: “If God Called Me, Would I Be Willing?” / 121
"Always Remember": Stories from Flight 93 Families / 125
The Flight 93 National Memorial / 147
Fate sometimes throws ordinary people into extraordinary circumstances. Called is the true and compelling story of a working woman, Lisa Jefferson, who suddenly 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, Author and Pastor
Fate sometimes throws ordinary people into extraordinary circumstances. Called is the true and compelling story of a working woman, Lisa Jefferson, who suddenly 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, Author and Pastor
Product Details
- Title : Called: "Hello, My Name is Mrs. Jefferson, I Understand Your Plane is Being Hijacked?"
- Authors:
- Jefferson, Lisa
- Middlebrooks, Felicia
- Publisher: Northfield Publishing
- Publication Date: 2006
- ISBN: 9781575674865
FELICIA MIDDLEBROOKS (B.A., Purdue University) is one of the top media personalities in Chicago, anchoring the award-winning Morning Drive program on CBS Radio/WBBM Newsradio 780. She is the first woman and first African American to co-anchor Morning Drive. She is co-author of Called: "Hello, My Name is Mrs. Jefferson, I Understand Your Plane is Being Hijacked?" She also contributed to Our Voices. Felicia lives in Chicago, Illinois.