Dear Virgie,
Thank you! I very much appreciate your prayers! Resolving these issues can 
be frustrating at the best of times and quite challenging.
I may need to move fairly soon, so trying to find help around here may 
become unnecessary. The snack bar in Sacramento I have been doing training 
in will be available for a different vendor as of the end of August. I just 
received the announcement yesterday. I don't know if I want to apply for it 
or not. I have rather mixed feelings about it.  Speaking of applying! The 
vending location in San Francisco I told all of you about a couple weeks ago 
has, well, an interesting outcome! Evidently, my application and resum got 
misfiled and it wasn't discovered until after the interview and awarding of 
the location to another vendor. So, to make a long story short, I never got 
to interview for the location. Perhaps God had a hand in this? I would ask 
all of you for your continued prayers that God shows me hiss will for me 
especially in the area of work!
May the peace of Christ and His many blessings be with you and Hoshi always!
Sheila and Vinnie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: A FEW PROBLEMS FOR PRAYER, PLEASE


: Sheila,
: I will be praying for you and for resolution according to God's will.  It 
is
: frustrating as I well know.
: Hang in there, and blessings to you!
: Virgie and Hoshi
: ----- Original Message ----- 
: From: "Sheila Killian" <[log in to unmask]>
: To: <[log in to unmask]>
: Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 11:12 PM
: Subject: Re: A FEW PROBLEMS FOR PRAYER, PLEASE
:
:
: > Hi Carol!
: > I wanted to add my prayers to those who are praying for a Godly solution
: > for
: > your problem and need of help with
: > various tasks. I certainly know what it is like to be without the
: > essential
: > help you need! I am in that spot right now myself.  Here is a little sad
: > tale of asking for help from folks at church. Last Sunday, after the
: > service, I was mingling with other church members in the garden, when 
this
: > woman came up to me and inquired if I had put the note in the bulletin
: > about
: > needing help. I told her "no. It wasn't me, but in fact, I did need help
: > quite badly at this time! She asked me what sort of help I needed. She
: > said
: > that she would be more than happy to help me in any way she could. I
: > answered that I very much needed help with reading my mail. Her response
: > startled and saddened me! She replied, "oh, that would be a very special
: > sort of help indeed!That's really not something I could possibly do!" 
And
: > then she made small talk for a minute or so and then simply walked away
: > from
: > me as quickly as she could. I wonder what she would have been willing to
: > do.
: > Am I missing something here? I realize that reading another's mail is a
: > very
: > private thing, and maybe I forget that others' cannot even imagine sutch 
a
: > thing! It is difficult for me not to have a negative response or be
: > judgmental toward others with this kind of reaction.
: > I use my scanner for a good bit of my mail, but some things just aren't
: > real
: > possible to read with it.
: >
: > Sheila and Vinnie
: > ----- Original Message ----- 
: > From: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
: > To: <[log in to unmask]>
: > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 1:43 AM
: > Subject: Re: A FEW PROBLEMS FOR PRAYER, PLEASE
: >
: >
: > : Hi Dave and all,
: > :
: > : Well, there's been a development here, so I'm going to share it with 
all
: > : both for prayer and to show you how the Lord has worked - so sit back
: > with
: > a
: > : cuppa and pin back those ears . . ..
: > :
: > : After our friend had been to this elder and Mike had subsequently 
spoken
: > : with him, he told Mike "He was still praying and thinking of us". 
This
: > made
: > : us kind of mad really because all the prayer in the world, if you 
don't
: > give
: > : the coat you own, won't keep your friend warm!  But I must not judge 
and
: > : must continue to love my brother . . ..  I sought the Lord about my
: > attitude
: > : and told Him I wanted him to do what He would to bring about right
: > responses
: > : of my heart and opportunity to ensure that things were put right.  For 
a
: > few
: > : days He said nothing to me and I gently reminded Him that I wouldn't
: > : (couldn't) move until He did.  . . ..
: > :
: > : Yesterday I got up early to see an "Urgent Prayer" email.  It was from
: > our
: > : church asking for urgent prayer as our friend's wife (a very good 
friend
: > of
: > : mine for some years before I came to live here again four years ago) 
had
: > : been taken into hospital in the middle of the night following a 
seizure.
: > : She was still bearly conscious yesterday, early afternoon and didn't
: > appear
: > : to recognise her husband.  They'd done a CT scan which looked clear.
: > They
: > : had made a decision not to perform a lumber puncture but to give drugs
: > : anyway just in case it was a form of Meningitis, though this is not 
very
: > : likely.  They did however find her to be extremely dehydrated and her
: > sodium
: > : levels (by last night) were still very low.  She was by that stage off
: > the
: > : ventilator and oxygen and had been able to understand she was in
: > hospital.
: > :
: > : Again I have prayed for them though have found this difficult.  There 
is
: > : nothing practical that I can do, but I have agreed with the Lord about
: > : something which I may be able to do later.  Other than this, I am no
: > further
: > : to getting an opportunity to sort out this situation.
: > :
: > : Meantime we asked our closest friend, who bails us out of every 
crisis,
: > to
: > : pop by regularly over the next month or so, just to keep other matters
: > going
: > : until we can sort out some more permanent solution.  We don't want him
: > to
: > be
: > : involved on a longer term basis because he already carries a large 
load,
: > has
: > : a family to support and is not physically as strong as some.
: > :
: > : There has however been a further development which we think is
: > significant
: > : and the Lord's absolute timing is really wonderful!  I'll spare you 
the
: > : details here.  (Dave, being up with procedures here you'll understand
: > the
: > : thrust of this one.)  Finally, after what would appear to be an
: > unacceptable
: > : delay, bungles, inefficiency, bad reporting etc by our Social Services
: > over
: > : about sixteen months, we got a call earlier in the week and then a 
visit
: > : yesterday from someone who knew what she was talking about, was 
pleasant
: > and
: > : kind and wanted us to have the money allowed for us to employ more 
help
: > to
: > : meet our daily living needs.  This will take a while to go through and
: > still
: > : has to get a "Yes" from the high-ups, so I'd value prayers about this.
: > This
: > : independent monitary support would enable us to specifically pay for 
the
: > : kind of needs to be met which are essential and some have been met by
: > : friends from church and we have had to do the best we could in other
: > ways.
: > : I personally believe this is waht the church should be doing, but 
there
: > are
: > : those who do not agree with me, so I accept gladly the Lord's 
provision,
: > : even if it does sadden me greatly that brothers and sisters will not
: > extend
: > : their care.
: > :
: > : Well, back to the Throne of Grace, please!
: > :
: > : I'll keep you posted about our friend's progress.  Oh, by the way,
: > although
: > : she could not focus on others or recognise her husband, she was 
calling
: > out
: > : to the Lord for His help!  Amen!
: > :
: > : --
: > : Carol - Reading, UK
: > :
: > : To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
: > : In You I trust, o my God.  . . .."  PS25:1-2 NIV.
: > :
: > :
: > : ----- Original Message ----- 
: > : From: "David Weston" <[log in to unmask]>
: > : To: <[log in to unmask]>
: > : Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 8:58 AM
: > : Subject: Re: A FEW PROBLEMS FOR PRAYER, PLEASE
: > :
: > :
: > : > Carol,
: > : >
: > : > Thank you for you openness to us. We will continue praying for your
: > needs
: > : > and that the Lord will bring some one else into you life that can 
meet
: > : > your
: > : > needs.
: > : >
: > : > Love, David and Ginny Weston.
: > :
: > :
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