[Faith-talk] PRAYER REQUEST
Anita Ogletree
anita.ogletree63 at gmail.com
Sun Feb 24 22:52:35 UTC 2013
Hello!
My name is Anita. This is my second time joining this list.
Some of you may remember me from several years back.
Since then I have changed zip codes. Almost two years ago I
moved from Alabama where I was boffn to Virginia. It was time
for me to leave behind my past and build something new.
I have faced challenges that I couldn't have overcome without
God's love. After all, besides the two children that have
claimed me as their Naina, their mother and my fiancee, I don't
know very many people. But I believe all that is going to
change.
I just wanted to share a little bit about myself on this list. I
don't have a problem making friends but I haven't been a lot of
places to do that.
One of the things I think is sad is that there is usually no more
than one person that is blind in the churches I've visited. Most
of the time I am the first blind person to walk through their
doors. For years I was the only member in my family church that
was blind. But, I digress.
I am requesting prayer because I have finally found what I
believe is going to be a blessing for me as well as for other
blind people. And I must admit that I regret I had not realized
this before now. By now, my business could have been thriving
and I might not have felt so defeated because things always came
to a halt. I atended 2 colleges but do not have a degree from
either. The lack of braille materials hurt me a great deal
although I didn't know that until recently. As far as the jobs I
couldn't hold onto, I believe those probably weren't in God's
plan for me. I was just trying to find myself. Nevertheless, I
consider each experience to be stepping stones I had to climb to
get where I am now.
Please pray with me for success in getting my business up and
running smooth. I am enrolled in the Braille Literacy course and
I would like to become certified as a transcriber using that to
start a business.
Having access to braille is vital to the success of blind
children and adults. This is my way of joining the fight to save
braille.
I feel a little fearful because 50 is knocking at my door. Most
of my peers have 25 to 30 years advance on me. I am truly
inspired by the stories of other successful blind people. It has
taken me too long--I think' to get to this point.
In The Book of Jeremiah chapter 29 verse 11, the Bible says
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