[Blindtlk] an awkward experience

[Beverly]

It happened to me right in the isle of a Kroger store. I just let him do his 
thing. I did feel uneasy, but it didn't seem to bother the person I was 
with, so I shruged my shoulders. When it was over we continued with our day. 
I don't know how the guy felt afterward, and I haven't run into him again, I 
don't think.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael" <bonsai1b at bellsouth.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 6:23 AM
Subject: [Blindtlk] an awkward experience


> Good morning folks,  I lost my sight six years ago and went through a very 
> dark time for a couple of years and eventually became comfortable with who 
> I am and have since then gone on to do most of what I did before.
>
> But I had an experience yesterday that I didn’t know how to handle.  I was 
> at the gym and had just completed an hour of cardio.  I was sitting at a 
> table located in the center of the gym floor cooling down when a woman 
> began a conversation with me.  She said that she was sitting at the table 
> also (which I doubt) and that God had put her there to talk to me and that 
> she was an evangelist.   She asked if she could talk to me.  When I 
> answered in the affirmative she stood next to me, took my hand in both of 
> her hands, and began praying over me.  She asked God to help this poor 
> child, saying that Jesus had healed the sick, cured the blind, and raised 
> the dead.  She prayed for over a minute (at least it felt like), using 
> verbage that I only hear on Sunday morning.  Then she finished and left me 
> sitting there.  I was shocked and didn’t know what to say.  I let her do 
> her thing thinking that I had probably made her feel positive about 
> herself by helping
> “this poor child”.  Understand that I am a christian but have never had 
> such an embarrassing display since losing my sight.  Has this happened to 
> others, and how did you handle such a display?
>
> Michael
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