Carol,
I'll be praying. I guess about all you can do in the midst of this kind of
a situation, is to continue to do what you always have done--that is, throw
yourself and your needs completely on the mercy and understanding of the
Lord.
God bless.
Remember God is never late according to his timetable.
Vinny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 4:07 PM
Subject: A FEW PROBLEMS FOR PRAYER, PLEASE
> Hi all,
>
> It's been a hot and sticky weekend, with lots of activity and a number of
> problems - and now I'm really tired!
>
> We need God to answer and make some provision for us pretty quickly. I'll
> spare the details, except to say that, after some difficulties with the
> person from church who has been reading our mail and helping us to keep
> our dog bin and run sorted (on a weekly basis, we do the rest), he's not
> wanting to do it any more and we have no replacement. The right help of
> this kind is difficult to get and church has not been interested in
> meeting other needs, such as help with cleaning etc. We also were forced
> to let our gardener go a couple of weeks ago as he was taking real
> advantage and we'd worked with him on this for a long time. Again, we
> don't know anyone interested. These things really tend to raise the
> anxiety level, especially as some just must be done and we can't!
>
> Please pray also as the person who has stopped coming went to our elders
> and moaned and groaned etc. and they're talking about a meeting with us.
> We felt his behaviour (in not coming to us directly to discuss
> difficulties) was unscriptural and Mike told him this today. We are not
> intending to involve others but he obviously feels it's a good thing to
> have some of his very long-standing friends on his side and listening to
> what he has to say. This has very much hurt us. Now he tells us he will
> continue to think of and pray for us . . .. I am pretty mad as I don't
> see this as the church helping us in our real needs right now. Also, the
> elder to whom he spoke, contacted Mike at work so that he could keep it
> quietly from me. Mike was taken by total surprise and was trying to take
> other calls and then suddenly realised that he didn't want to keep this
> from me, as he never keeps anything, so was very upset late last night.
> He had felt he had to keep it back until after we had had a special meal
> out on Friday and a meeting on Saturday with very long-standing friends
> who I'd not seen for 35 years as he didn't want to spoil these occasions.
> He's not good at having to try to do this though and I know he was put in
> a very difficult situation.
>
> I am sure some will understand how the church's decisions not to get
> involved in real practical needs can be such a problem to us!
>
> Our dog, Fabian, continues to be quite poorly but is still enjoying some
> quality of life, though is very hot in this weather with his big, black
> coat. Please pray that the Lord will be good to us all and enable us to
> cope for as long as we need and then to make it very clear to us if we
> should not continue to care for him.
>
> Thanks for listening and for your prayers, all of you.
>
> God bless: I must try to get some sleep.
>
>
> --
> Carol - Reading, UK
>
> To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
> In You I trust, o my God. . . .." PS25:1-2 NIV.
>
>
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