[Faith-talk] pray for my brother and family

[Paul]

Poppa Bear, do you live in either Anchorage or Fairbanks, or perhaps one of 
the smaller communities like Haines, Bethel, Homer, Nenana or perhaps even 
Nome? I find it fascinating to read true and unvarnished stories of 
contemporary life in Alaska.  And one more question:  Do you know by any 
chance a lady named Lyn Koral (not sure of spelling)? Years ago she was 
supposed to contact me about the same blindness condition that we both have, 
and that is being born without eyes, but somehow we lost contact.  Anyway it 
was heartening to learn that, despite all your obvious self-made 
difficulties, that the Lord pulled you through.  Those are the kind of 
stories I like to hear, because they bring glory to God and build up our 
faith so that, in the words of a well-known gospel song by Stewart Hamlin: 
"It is no secret what God can do; what He's done for others, He'll do for 
you." And Andrew, that goes for you and your family as well.  You just have 
to pray for the patience to bear up under your frustrating difficulties. 
Easier said than done, I know, but many of us on this list have been there 
and done that.  Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Poppa Bear" <heavens4real at gmail.com>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] pray for my brother and family


> Andrew,
> I am sorry, I didn't mean to assume that you were a guest, but at the same 
> time, until we pay the bills we are still a guest in many ways. I am sorry 
> that your circumstances are so hard for you to deal with right now. If you 
> have any thoughts you want to run past me, I will give you my input, but 
> other than that I will try to keep my opinion to myself when it comes to 
> your issues, I don't want to offend you.
>
> I will tell you a little about me just so you know for future reference, I 
> live in Alaska where travel for the blind is extremely difficult, I lost 
> my sight at age 15, had 4 children by the time I was 21, I had became a 
> well known drug dealer, went to federal prison for almost five years, 
> found Jesus, was released 11 years ago, fought tooth and nails to help my 
> wife get into treatment, have dealt with family addictions, a daughter who 
> lived with her mom in Texas and became pregnant at age 13, which tore my 
> heart up something terrible, on, and on the list of the bad stuff could 
> go, but in between all of that heart break I had to put in a lot of work, 
> take care of a family, pay off a home, attend school, learn about all this 
> computer stuff and come to terms with the immature ill responsible boy I 
> was for the first 22 years of my life and look at all that ugly that was 
> inside of me and leave it at the Cross. That is my story, so what I tell 
> you is out of compassion and love because I have been around the block a 
> few times and I didn't get into the blood and guts of my life, just some 
> points here and there that left some lumps on my head, thank God for His 
> grace.
>
> Blessings
>
>
>
>
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