When They Were Mine
Memories of a Branch Davidian Wife and Mother
When They Were Mine
Memories of a Branch Davidian Wife and Mother
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Paperback / softback
£27.99
Publisher: Baylor University Press
ISBN: 9781602580008
Number of Pages: 235
Published: 28/02/2009
Width: 12.7 cm
Height: 20 cm
When They Were Mine is the autobiography of Sheila Martin, a member of the Branch Davidian Church at the time of its apocalyptic encounter with the FBI in April, 1993. The assault resulted in a fire that killed 76 Branch Davidians, including 23 children. Sheila's husband and four oldest children died in the fire. Martin told the story of her life, both before and after the attack, to Catherine Wessinger, who then wrote this first-person narrative from the recordings of their sessions together. The result is a haunting account of one life, typical in its ups and downs, made atypical by a collision of faith with history.
- Foreword by Catherine Wessinger
- Purpose of this Book
- Early Life in Boston
- Becoming a Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventist
- Increasing Independence: Moving to New York City
- Meeting Wayne Martin
- Marriage and Living in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- A Growing Family and Relocating to New York City
- Moving to North Carolina
- Jamie Becomes Ill: Wayne Becomes a Branch Davidian
- Joining the Branch Davidian Community: Life at the Palestine Camp
- Life at Mount Carmel
- The ATF Raid on Mount Carmel, February 28, 1993
- The Siege
- Experiences after Coming Out of Mount Carmel
- The Fire, April 19, 1993
- After the Fire
- Work
- Remembering the Loved Ones Who Died in 1993
- Reflections on the Loss of Loved Ones
- Keeping the Faith
- Appendix: Sheila Martin's Drawings
