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" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: A PRAYER REQUEST


> 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" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 3:18 AM
> Subject: A PRAYER REQUEST
>
>
>> 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.
>