[Faith-talk] PRAYER REQUEST

[Linda Mentink]

Hi Anita,

Welcome. I see your posts to the NAPUB list, and I believe you're on 
the right track. We all need things to do, and things to look forward 
to, and we all need prayer! Thanks for sharing with us so that we can 
pray specifically for you.

Blessings,

Linda

At 05:42 PM 2/24/2013, you wrote:
>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:
>  For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, 
> thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
>I believe that and it is the reason why I am excited about all of 
>the possibilites that are ahead.
>
>So I am asking for your prayers and I pray that I will be able to 
>meet some of you outside of cyberspace.
>
>Have a blessed night.
>
>Anita
>
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