You are an inspiration to go through all you have, and continue training
and get that job and all. Good one Jen.

Brad


At 12/18/2003 on Thursday, you wrote:
>Hi Everyone.  *warning*  This may be a little lengthy... so if you don't
>want to read it... feel free to press the delete key.
>
>I left arkansas on october 23rd and arrived at my new apartment late that
>night.  I was so blessed in that my mom and others had it all set up for me
>before i arrived.  I mean... everything was in place... from furniture to
>potholders!
>
>God was so present with me in arkansas.  I felt so alone sometimes, but He
>always was their to hold and comfort me.  My dad's death was the worse thing
>i could imagine, but i have a father God that loves me and will never leave
>me.  I don't have peace about Dad's death... meaning I don't know if I'll
>see him again in heaven, but i know God is just and true.  Dad never
>rejected the Gospel, he was saved before he went in to the army, but walked
>away after.  I don't know if I believe in once saved always saved... I want
>to... every part of me wants to... but I don't want to believe something
>false.  Dad never rejected the gospel when I knew him... always allowed
>people to pray... took me to church.
>
>I made so many life-long friends in Arkansas in the short time I was their.
>Some believers that I know God put in my path to support and help me through
>that time, and some non-believers who i pray for daily.  I thank God for His
>love, mercy, grace, and loyalty.  No matter how far we stray... how far we
>want to run... he pulls us back.  It's like a rubberband... he lets us go so
>far... then snaps us back.  After my dad died... I knew i had two choices.
>Run away from the One i knew would never run away from me... or cling to Him
>like a life-raft.  I chose the later.  It may not seem like it sometimes,
>but I know the Lord is my only Salvation... not the sleeping Pills i had to
>start to take... not the nonbelieving boyfriend i had after dad's death...
>nothing.
>
>The man who hit my dad got one year probation.  His liscense revoked for
>that year, and if he violates any of it... six months in jail.  I was upset
>at first, but i realized... with Gods help... this man is going through more
>guilt than I could ever imagine.  I pray for him also.  I pray that God
>gives me the privilege to meet or talk to him somehow and pray for him.  I
>know it's only God that's giving me this desire, because I couldn't do it in
>myself.
>
>I truely thank you all for praying for me during my absense.  I love you
>all.  I'm glad to be back.  Please accept my sencere appology for being an
>ungreatful brat before I left the last time.  God is good... all the time!
>Jenifer Barr
>
>"I can do all things through Christ who strengthins me."
>Phil 4:13
>
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