Dear Jackie,
Oh, Loving! That is wonderful News! I'm going to continue praying for
Matthew, though. I wouldn't want to go through what those men go
through. They deserve the best! I'm praying!
God Is An Awsome God!
He is in complete Control!
Thanks much.
Loving you bunches,
Pat Ferguson
At 10:01 PM 2/22/2010, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Thank you all for your prayers for Matthew. I HAVE GREAT NEWS TO
>SHARE! Last Saturday, nothing short of a miracle happened! When I
>met Matthew this morning, he was so excited; and when I heard his
>news, I was excited as well. You can guess what our first song
>was: Victory In Jesus. He told me that Saturday, he went out to
>check the mail and received a letter from the VA, giving him a 50%
>disability for depression caused by Post-traumatic Stress
>Syndrome. Matthew felt that his supervisor was going to let him go
>at the end of the month; so this is wonderful news. It will be
>harder to fire him now that he has a documented disability.
>
>Please continue to keep him in your prayers.
>
>Thank you!
>
>Love To All,
>
>Jackie
>
>
>
>At 08:35 AM 2010-02-22, you wrote:
>>Dear Jackie,
>>
>>What a wonderful Blessing! Oh, I just love hearing that.
>>
>>I will continue to pray for Matthew and for you.
>>
>>Praise The Lord.
>>
>>Loving you all bunches,
>>
>>Pat Ferguson
>>At 04:34 PM 2/20/2010, you wrote:
>>>Thank you, Pat. I do appreciate your and the group's prayers.
>>>
>>>Just an additional note about Matthew, he is saved and is an
>>>officer in the Salvation Army. He meets me at the bus stop on my
>>>side of the street and helps me across as there is no light. Then
>>>we pray, share scripture together, and sing two or three songs
>>>from a hymn book that he carries with him until the bus
>>>comes. What a great way to start the day! In this way, God has
>>>truly blessed me. He works at the building next door to mine.
>>>
>>>At 01:26 PM 2010-02-20, you wrote:
>>>>Dear Jackie,
>>>>
>>>>I'm praying for Matthew that he will be healed from his
>>>>depression, and that he will be able to get the type of job that
>>>>God would want him to have. We know that God heals everyone, in
>>>>any and every kind of situation, so Lord, please heal Matthew
>>>>from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet, and I pray
>>>>Lord, that Matthew knows you as his personal Savior.
>>>>
>>>>Lord, please provide a huge financial blessing for Jackie, and
>>>>Bill, and I pray Lord, that she would have those things returned
>>>>to her which were stolen from her, and this included her loving
>>>>Victor Reader Stream. Lord, I pray that who ever took her
>>>>backpack would return it with everything that was in it. Lord, I
>>>>thank you for what you are going to do in Jackie and Bill's
>>>>lives. Thank You, Lord. Amen.
>>>>
>>>>Glad to see your post here, Jackie.
>>>>
>>>>Lovingly,
>>>>
>>>>Pat Ferguson
>>>>
>>>>At 12:02 PM 2/20/2010, you wrote:
>>>>> Hi Beloved Friends,
>>>>>
>>>>>I thank you for allowing me to be on this listserv. It is one
>>>>>listserv for which I am greatful to belong!
>>>>>
>>>>>My name is Jackie Shepherd. I am 61-years-old, am married, have
>>>>>2 children; along with 2 step-children which I consider my own,
>>>>>and have 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
>>>>>
>>>>>I am an alumnus of the Oregon School For The Blind, along with
>>>>>my husband Bill, where I met Pat and several others on the list.
>>>>>
>>>>>I accepted Jesus as my Savior in the summer of 1971, and was
>>>>>baptized by Pastor Siers, who at that time had no church; so we
>>>>>were baptized in the River. In 1972, I was baptized in the
>>>>>Calvary Baptist Church, in Portland, Oregon.
>>>>>
>>>>>I currently work at Talking Book & Braille Services, at the
>>>>>Oregon State Library.
>>>>>
>>>>>My hobbies are: Music, singing, amateur radio, and a good book.
>>>>>
>>>>>I once had a Victor Stream; and on one of the cards with the
>>>>>stream was a King James Bible. It didn't have a Concordance,
>>>>>but was read by Alexander Scorby. You could search by both book
>>>>>or chapter, not sure of searching by verses. If anyone is
>>>>>interested, I'd gladly send them the file.
>>>>>
>>>>>Now, on a personal note, I have a prayer request to make. I
>>>>>have a friend named Matthew, who is in the National Guard and
>>>>>for a while was over in Cuait, (I know I didn't spell that
>>>>>correctly, sorry). When he came back he experienced bouts of
>>>>>depression, and had been put on medication. However, it has
>>>>>effected his ability to do his job. His supervisor is trying to
>>>>>get rid of him and he has already been forced to take a pay
>>>>>cut. He is raising a grandson whose mother doesn't want
>>>>>anything to do with, probably because of her current
>>>>>husband. Matthew is trying either to get another position
>>>>>within the agency, away from his current supervisor, or another
>>>>>job altogether. As you all know, jobs are very hard to
>>>>>find. Therefore, would you please pray that God will uphold and
>>>>>sustain him in his current situation and that He will continue
>>>>>to provide for Matthew and his family; and that all the trials
>>>>>will eventually work out for good?
>>>>>
>>>>>Again, thank you for this Listserv and God bless all of you today.
>>>>>
>>>>>Your sister in Christ,
>>>>>
>>>>>Jackie Shepherd
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>At 08:44 AM 2010-02-20, you wrote:
>>>>>>Hi Everyone,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I believe that we have two new members in our loving EChurch family.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I want to personally welcome both Sharon Gill, from Duluth MN,
>>>>>>and Jackie Shepherd, from Salem Oregon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>We would love to hear from both of you, a little about
>>>>>>yourselves, as there are many on this list who don't know you. <smile>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Please share with us about you ! <smile>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>This is a loving group of people who love Jesus!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks a bunch.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Loving you all bunches,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Pat Ferguson
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