the world watched in horror as the terrorist attack unfolded. many were still stuck inside with little communication to the outside. phillip walton because in the u.s., far from his home in kenya, when he learned his wife and children were among those in the building. all he could do was wait. and pray. here is kate snow. three hours had passed since phillip was awakened by a call telling him his family was trapped inside the westgate mall, pinned down by gunfire. he had been on his computer all morning checking for updates. suddenly he received a facebook message from a friend with a freeze frame and video and there was an unmistakable sight.
he had no way of knowing whether his family was alive or not, no way of knowing that soon some of his prayers would be answered. coming up, phillip and catherine s sons are trapped in the most violent part of the mall, and a 14-year-old realizes it is up to him to protect his younger brother. i just thought, ian first, me second. the reception for this product
erupt again, faith got up and crept toward the exit with her children. i remember seeing a body lying there on the steps as we ran out. but i said i am focusing on where we are going. there was this policeman running too fast and way ahead. the one with my son was lagging behind and i kept on saying, my son, my son. after all those hours, forced to keep her children quiet, they were finally out. i m crying now because i m free, you know. there is all this tears of joy. in his hotel room, 6,000 miles away in charlotte. phillip could only hope his story could have just a happy ending. he was combing through news reports he saw on social media. i remember one specifically where they said somebody had just seen them bring a child s
one would soon forget. katherine wasn t far behind and they weren t alone. these images show the terror on the faces of others being rescued by the police in those same moments. their desperation to be free. in north carolina, phillip got a phone call from his business partner, eric hersman. i got confirmation from eric that he was standing there with them and that they were all safe. your whole family. yeah. then i broke down and cried. yeah. then it then you can let go. then you can just kind of collapse. later, a picture followed. his wife and children trapped in that mall for hours in terror were now in the safety of a friend s house, together. simply the most precious thing i could even imagine to see all of them sitting there in safety and knowing that they had come through it.
are you hiding from these gunmen? yeah. we were laying down on the ground trying to hide from them so they couldn t see us. porsche kept her fingers in her ears. gigi wanted her blanket, her flashlight. gigi said she wanted her brothers. and i told her that we d see them later. catherine could only hope that was true. half a world away, a phone rang in a hotel in north carolina. catherine s husband, phillip, had gone back to the u.s. for business meetings, leaving his wife alone in nairobi with their five kids. i got woken up at about 6:00 with a phone call from our dear family friend, so i knew it was not good. do you remember what he said? there is an attack going on at westgate and your wife and sons are in there and they re separated.