Pat,

You can call certainly, but I'm no whiz at MSN Messenger. If you call
tomorrow, the weekend,  I got minutes to burn lol, if you can't wait I
understand.

Brad


Att 12/19/2003 on Friday, you wrote:
>Brad,
>
>Please let this couple know that I'm praying for them.
>
>I can't get my msn instant messenger working. Can youhelp me, please if I
>call you?
>
>All Ihave is your cell phone number.
>
>Thanks much.
>
>Love,
>Pat Ferguson
>
>
>
>At 06:35 AM 12/19/03 -0600, you wrote:
> >I have some acquaintances on the net. A husband and wife. The wife I've
> >known for a few years now and the husband a couple years, but more sporadic
> >are my contacts with him. They live in Alaska having  returned there a
> >couple years ago. Her kids are there and he has no family there, he feels
> >trapped there, is having difficulty finding decent work, finances are a
> >real problem for them as they are not making bills, he is in depression,
> >has diabetes, and is talking of dying. She is very down herself now and
> >normally a very upbeat person and has thoughts of cashing in the marriage.
> >I've heard this from  another net friend I've  known since 1996. These are
> >good folks but things are beating them down. I've sent a note to him
> >regarding some web stuff we'd been talking about which I am considering if
> >I venture into another venture, and tagged on a "how ya doing" message and
> >a question  regarding a Bible he sent someone a while back and if he heard
> >they got it. I sent the same back up message to his wife under the guise  I
> >had his right email address after he recently changed it, I believe I do
> >but needed a reason to send a "how ya doing" message to her as well, and
> >asked her something Christian related as well. I really feel for these
> >people. I would have sent more encouragement but I hadn't talked to them
> >directly and, well these things need be in proper order to be respected
> >from both sides. Please pray for protection for him, and strength for the
> >both and that they see God in their lives. They have been married 4 years
> >or close to, and there is somewhat of an age difference between them. I am
> >going to  let both of them know of Church because I know yawl are so
> >supportive. Neither are blind, but he does have some visual impairments
> >corrected by strong glasses though. I'd appreciate any prayer you can do on
> >their behalf.
> >
> >Brad