AboutPastor Don Carpenter Expertise I am a father of four and a Baptist Pastor. Before becoming a senior pastor, I was a youth pastor and worker for over 10 years. If you ask this volunteer a question, you will get the benifit of 20 + years experience in the ministry and the counsel of the Bible, God`s perfect book. Feel free to ask any Biblical or moral questions.
Experience I have been involved in pastoral type counseling for 20+ years. Most of my experience has been with chemical addiction, crisis intervention, and some types of severe mental illness. I have some secular training in those areas as well as a Bible College degree.
Organizations Evangelical Baptist Church
Publications Revival Baptist Chronicles
The Fundamental Baptist Voice
Education/Credentials BS in Bible from Baptist Bible College in CLarks Summit PA
Various training seminars in, Co-occuring disorders, treatment of those who have been sexually abused, and Solution Focused Therapy.
Question recently me and my girlfriend were caught sneaking out of our houses to spend some time together but that didn't happen i was really close with her parents and she was close with mine....now my parents don't really mind me being with her but hers do they haven't lets us talk in a while the only time we talk is when she steals her dads phone to text me she has made plans with me to run away with me because she cant take the way her father treats her he hits her and calls her names that should not be said to anyone yet alone his on daughter.....and i have been thinking about it and i just want to do what makes her happy i don't know what to do please help
Answer Hi Gilbert,
Thanks for this great question. I am sorry for my late response. I do not know how old you are. This would make a difference. I will assume that you are both teenagers, not adults. If this is the case, you are not ready to take on the responsibility of running away with her. The only way it would be right would be if you two were planning to be married... and it does not should like either of you are old enough or financially secure enough to do that. If her dad REALLY is hitting her, then she needs to report him to the authorities. I am sure that there are some adults at school that would help you with this. You say that you just want to make her happy... she may think that running away would be a solution, but the happiness would only be short term... believe me, you would be in a world of hurt soon. It is possible that unless you have witnessed the behavior by her father, she may be playing up the severity of her situation a bit. Be careful not to act too rashly.
