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Praying with you for grace and wisdom especially. I know God will use you
in this.
Vicki
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From: "carol pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10:20 PM
Subject: A PRAYER REQUEST, PLEASE
> 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
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