Carol, you have explained the situation very well, and be assured that I am
praying.

Love,
Helen

At 05:20 AM 12/31/03 +0000, carol pearson wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I need you to pray so that I can fit into a situation to which God has
>called me.
>
>In brief, Jenny, who has been a Christian for some time comes to our church
>and shares her problems with a number of us.  She shares her home with
>someone who used to be a drunkard and they do lots of things together.  He
>does not come to church.  She has had cancer now for some time and some
>months ago the Lord spoke clearly to me about being involved in preparing
>her to meet Him.  According to doctors, she has probably only months to go,
>maybe a year;  but what do they know?  One of her sons had a little boy who
>is now five.  Her son is very depressed and it has been decided that he does
>not look after the child sufficiently well.  Until now, Jenny has cared for
>her grandson (Mark) and had him regularly to be with her at weekends and
>sometimes in the week.  He has come along to church and appears to love it.
>Now he's going into Foster care and, the last I heard, Jenny isn't going to
>be allowed contact with him.  (This makes me very sad because I don't
>believe the social workers are acting in the best interests of either the
>child or his grandmother.)  However, I do accept that God is wanting to do
>things in her life in preparation for her death and to deal with some of the
>things that have really dogged her over the years.  (She comes from a
>background of abuse, failed marriages etc.)
>
>I know I have to keep looking out for her (whatever that may mean) and my
>friendship is certainly one more of prayer for her than involvement with her
>on a regular basis at the moment.  I want to be faithful both to the Lord
>and to her in this and so would value your prayers for the situation.
>
>Sorry if I haven't explained things too well.
>
>
>--
>Carol