Donations keep Virgin Mary visionary's lawsuit alive

CONYERS - Thousands of dollars in donations will allow the continuation of a lawsuit over millions of dollars collected by self-proclaimed Virgin Mary visionary Nancy Fowler, Fowler&#39;s lawyer said. <br> <br> A judge threatened last month to dismiss the case, but a handful of parishioners have given money to help Fowler continue the case, attorney Elizabeth Kertscher said Friday. <br> <br> On Thursday, Kertscher sent a check for $15,000 to the Superior Court to complete an audit of Our Loving Mother&#39;s Children. The nonprofit agency collected more than $4 million for Fowler during the 1990s, when she attracted hundreds of thousands of followers to her Rockdale County farm to hear about visions she said came from the Virgin Mary. <br> <br> ``We are very pleased to see people opening up their wallets trying to make justice happen,&#39;&#39; Kertscher said. <br> <br> Fowler co-founded Our Loving Mother&#39;s Children a decade ago. She now claims the group illegally uses donations intended for her to support other ministries. <br> <br> The lawyer for the organization and its executive director, Bob Hughes, are skeptical of Fowler&#39;s timing. <br> <br> ``It&#39;s curious that people other than Nancy Fowler are all of the sudden investing in the case,&#39;&#39; attorney Michael Powell said.

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