Carol, Sweetie,

What you say below is not a moan, but a statement of fact!


LOVE AND GOD'S ETERNAL BLESSINGS ON ALL OF YOU,
Reeva Parry.


On Monday 4/16/2007 07:18 AM, Carol Pearson said:

>Thanks, Virgie, and to Jennifer also.
>
>"The blind thing" just gets in the way too much in church life for 
>me!  I just want to join in with everyone else, but there are some 
>things you can and some you definitely can't!
>
>When it came to washing up, it took months before finally I was 
>allowed to sit in the kitchen and dry dishes.  The excuses were so 
>many:  "Well, there's not room for a chair . . . we just want you to 
>enjoy being with us . . . and more" because it was easier for them 
>that way.  This is the fourth of my friends to go into hospital in 
>the past couple of years and there have been others that have not 
>been special friends of mine that I'd like to have visited, but 
>nobody ever wants me to go along with them!
>
>I'm really glad God doesn't leave us out!
>
>(Sorry for my moan.  I'll put on my "normal" hat now!  <Smiles>
>
>
>--
>Carol
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD" 
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>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 11:27 AM
>Subject: Re: A PRAYER REQUEST
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>>Hi Carol,
>>Please know I am praying for you and your friends.  Sometimes the 
>>blind thing sure gets in the way but we know the Lord loves us and 
>>He will see us through it all.
>>Huggs,
>>Virgie and Hoshi
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson" 
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>>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 3:18 AM
>>Subject: A PRAYER REQUEST
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>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I heard last night that our closest friend here in our church is 
>>>in hospital following an accident, when he came off his bike.  He 
>>>has broken his hip and his wife is not sure about his thigh.
>>>
>>>This may not sound too drastic, but Steve apparently, is 
>>>absolutely traumatised by the whole episode and, although the 
>>>accident occurred on Thursday, he just hasn't even been able to 
>>>let the nurses get him up out of bed.
>>>
>>>Our church started house groups up again a few months ago and he 
>>>is our leader.  Already our group has suffered a number of setbacks.
>>>
>>>There sure are many things in my life right now which make not a 
>>>bit of sense as my closest friends seem to be suffering very much 
>>>and I'm unable to reach them.
>>>
>>>I would certainly be glad of your prayers for Steve and also that 
>>>someone, somewhere, somehow, will let me in on visiting 
>>>him.  (They seem to think us blind folk don't need to go to see 
>>>loved ones in hospital etc and crowd out the visiting times so 
>>>that you feel quite unable to push in.)
>>>
>>>Remember everyone, "The Lord is at hand", ever present, with us 
>>>right now, so go on crying out to Him for all in your hearts and 
>>>see what He does!
>>>
>>>--
>>>Carol - Reading, UK
>>>
>>>To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
>>>In You I trust, o my God.  . . .."  PS25:1-2 NIV.