Amy,

We all end up teaching others about blindness, or making them feel
comfortable around us.  Agreed, it does get frustrating.  Glad you have some
people that treat you like just a person.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Amy Gordon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Right Church


>     I have switched churches before but now I'm back where I started.  I
> still feel a little uncomfortable at church.  Our church has some
problems,
> don't they all but one of the major ones is with our pastor not doing all
> that he should.  I don't really mean to talk about people but I find that
> many people at church look at me different.  There is a few that don't but
I
> feel limited to what I can do because of everyone else.  For example last
> year in bible school I helped out with the nursery.  I've always loved
> taking care of little ones.  I didn't know for sure that I was going to
get
> to help due to finishing up training at the Department for the Blind.  So,
> I'm suppossed to help one of the ladys at church with the nursery and when
I
> go in the first day her daughter is there helping her, which is fine
because
> I wasn't sure that I would be there.  We only had two or three kids and
> instead of her daughter helping somewhere else the other nights she stayed
> with us and that was okay I guess.  But I got the empression that they
> thought I couldn't do anything because all I did was sit there.  When we
> went to music another lady thought I was going to fall down the stairs,
> which I wasn't.  I knew exactly where I was going and the lady I was
helping
> told me she should have been watching me and I told her that she didn't
have
> to watch me, that I was there to help.  So we went to music and sat down
to
> wait for the group before us to leave.  The lady I'm helping sit down
beside
> me with a little one and the other kid we had took off so instead of
letting
> me hold the baby she picked him up and took off.  I really felt useless.
I
> ended up going to help with my Mom's class.  the other nights.  I don't
> know, I guess it is going to just take them time to get used to me being
> blind and being able to trust me.
>
> Amy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pat Ferguson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 11:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Right Church
>
>
> > Vicki,
> >
> > I do agree with you.
> >
> > I would love to go to Church, but I would rather stay at home and
worship
> > The Lord with all of you, my Christian friends, than feel uncomfortable
in
> > a Church.
> >
> > I don't like being judged like I have in the past by some Churches.
> >
> > Just my two cents worth.
> >
> > Love and Blessings,
> > Pat Ferguson
> > At 04:41 AM 1/23/05, you wrote:
> > >Have recently been thinking that I have some what of a jaded attitude.
> Was
> > >just thinking last night of the years I have loved going to church and
> felt
> > >I was there for the right reason for the most part.  Oh there were
those
> > >times, that all of us have, of course.  but now I find it's difficult
to
> > >attend.  I've been attending a church for the last almost year and a
half
> on
> > >a regular basis, and am not managing to fit in anywhere.  Though I love
> the
> > >sermon, and the music, and worship of the Lord, I seem to be just
warming
> a
> > >bench.  I can do that much easier at home and have a cumffy chair in
> > >addition.    Experiences with churches in the last couple of years have
> > >caused me to search my heart to see if there is any unforgiveness for
> church
> > >leadership who really inflicted pain on me.    Having re-visited those
> > >experiences, asking the Lord to show me any unforgiveness, I feel that
> area
> > >is settled as far as I can settle it.  But in a properly functioning
> church,
> > >should there not be a place of service for every member of the body of
> > >Christ?    And what about the verses in Hebrews 10:24-25.  New Living
> puts
> > >it this way.
> > >
> > >Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good
> deeds.
> > >
> > >And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but
> > >encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his
coming
> > >back again is drawing near.
> > >
> > >I like that outburst of good deeds.
> > >
> > >We won't have that perfect church until heaven, but the church today is
> > >severely hampered, and misses out because members of the body aren't in
> > >their places erving, sharing their God-given gifts, ministering and
being
> > >ministered to..  I'm not just talking about the up front people that we
> > >might see every Sunday like the pastor or the worship teams.  But so
that
> I
> > >don't get on a soap box, wonder what others of you think?
> > >
> > >I'm sure glad that we can assemble here on the net.  The physical
> assembly
> > >is still, however, important.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Vicki
> >
> >
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