[Faith-Talk] concerning me serving and bit of my story

Sat Dec 7 01:05:20 UTC 2019

This is the church of Christ, nothing to do with the Mormon church!
David mMoore!
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From: andrew edgcumbe via Faith-Talk
Sent: Friday, December 6, 2019 5:35 PM
To: Faith-talk, for the discussion of Blindness in faith and religion
Cc: andrew edgcumbe
Subject: Re: [Faith-Talk] concerning me serving and bit of my story

is this the morman church or actually the church of christ?

On 12/6/19, David Moore via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Andrew!
> I have been in some churches where I was taken to the front of the church
> and they prayed over me right there for me to see!
> I have been in many churches where everyone only wanted me to see.
> They thought that was all I needed.
> They did not see me as needing friends like anyone else!
> All they concentrated on was for me needing to see and that was all!
> Traci and I are in a Church of Christ, and they do not even see my
> blindness!
> Look for a Church of Christ in your area, because they seem to not see you
> as blind.
> They let me teach Sunday school, read scripture, lead adult classes, and
> what ever I want to do!
> They see me as just like anyone else!
> They are the best church I have ever been in where they treat me like anyone
> else!
> Thank you for your story, Andrew, and I will pray for you!
> David Moore
>
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>
> From: andrew edgcumbe via Faith-Talk
> Sent: Friday, December 6, 2019 4:10 PM
> To: Faith-talk, for the discussion of Blindness in faith and religion
> Cc: andrew edgcumbe
> Subject: Re: [Faith-Talk] concerning me serving and bit of my story
>
> Hi  actually there is probably 3 or 4 or 5 churches and then there are
> churches in surrounding communities but i been to quite a few and it
> is hard to find get my needs met.
>
> On 12/6/19, Ericka via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Andrew, please write me off list. You and my husband seem to have a lot in
>> common except he’s older than you. Perhaps between the two of you you
>> can’t
>> either solve this problem or at least you have a Christian friend who
>> understands for support. Sorry were in the US. I guess Wisconsin isn’t too
>> far from the Canadian border. LOL I will give you my husbands email and
>> cell
>> phone number off-line. I am going to forward your email message  So he can
>> help you better and let him know that this person is going to contact him.
>>
>> We have not been prayed over or told our faith isn’t strong enough to see
>> too often thankfully. But this is really crazy and unless you have strong
>> scriptural information to change their hearts and minds they will always
>> see
>> you as someone who sin prevents you from seeing or whatever crazy thought
>> they have. I would go to different churches if you can and attend a couple
>> of services, talk to the pastor and maybe do some googling about the
>> denomination or nondenominational beliefs. Some people call his church
>> shopping. You’ll know what feels right and where you are most excepted.
>> Keep
>> talking to Jesus. I know that It’s tough to do in a small community. Some
>> communities only have two churches and not necessarily within the city
>> limits. My heart goes out to you and so do my prayers.
>>
>> Ericka Nelson
>>
>>> On Dec 5, 2019, at 10:20 PM, andrew edgcumbe via Faith-Talk
>>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi as i almost started to reply again i realized that the subject line
>>> did not reflect my stuff what a fool i am as i want acerate subject
>>> lines. so trying to do what we w told to do. Anyway getting into what
>>> I said in the other emails. I think I will put some of my story or my
>>> story.  Anyway before i talk about my struggles actually they might
>>> end up within my story. it might be shorter then some will see. Anyway
>>> I was born in a Christian home. I  at that time had some site but I
>>> lost the rest of my sight at the age of 11. I  lost rest of my site at
>>> age 11 due to retnal detachment.  after that i couldn't see colours i
>>> could see nothing at all. I did ask the lord into my heart around age
>>> 13. I also did that when I sat in bedroom with my mom when i prayed
>>> the sinners prayer and asked him in.  I did end up not really praying
>>> or paying much attention to scripture or prayer   some time after
>>> that. I  did come back running back to Christ after that.  I asked the
>>> lord redeadicated my life back to christ actually. I actually  after
>>> that got baptized  and around the time of my baptism I  was going to a
>>> school for the blind I didn't have an easy time of it when I went to
>>> the school for the blind the year and a half i was there.  had hardest
>>> time with room mates. and just being bullied and things. I never was
>>> bullied much until i went to the school for the blind in Brantford.
>>> So i did finally graduate from school for the blind  which i was so
>>> glad to be able to do.  After that I did go through a month or two
>>> month employment program i did get a small job at a furniture factory.
>>> I actually ran into struggles then even one night I felt really down i
>>> felt like I had no real friends I had thoughts of wanting to end my
>>> life.  but no  plan to do anything though.  but anyway a person who i
>>> had been talking to that night  reported me to the police and the cops
>>> came to check on me to make sure i was safe. I did go  into counciling
>>> actually. I  had something happen to similar affect happen 2 or 3
>>> years later when somebody from the blind community was involved who
>>> called cops that is but anyway I have had allot of struggles fitting
>>> into church over  all i could go to groups bible studdies or sunday
>>> morning stuff but it was problematic when it comes to those serv
>>> letting me serve there were times pastor almost gave me that glimmer
>>> of hope when it came to serving then was not long before that was
>>> taken from me as he brought up my blindness. even recently i was
>>> talking to somebody who is blind who said that pastors can be hezatant
>>> on letting the blind serve.  I have been excluded from certain
>>> activities when people get into clicks. Friendships is something I
>>> have really needed. I was told by some i needed a healing and that the
>>> devil stole my sight.  I also have had experiences where even some
>>> places  i tried to vollunteer at wouldn't let me even. I do live in a
>>> small town. Anyway just september 2019 I had another issue i got
>>> talking to somebody i may have said i was going to give up but can't
>>> recall what i said but at 1 30 the police had showed up to my place
>>> now let me back track before i we go any further. I used to live with
>>> my parents.  in 2016 I  moved into town and get bit of help from some
>>> support staff but for most part i am fairly independent although i
>>> have desire to do even more independently for myself. but anyway cops
>>> came around 1 30  in the morning. I  got knock from staff and in came
>>> the two cops behind him first off staff said are you feeling okay and
>>> then he said somebody is here to see you was his words. Anyway  they
>>> talked to me for a bit but anyway my building soupervisor came to chat
>>> with me the next morning.  My life has not been easy.  I been
>>> searching for stuff and often what I been feeling is like something is
>>> missing in my life. when it comes to friends or something like that.
>>> I  am trying to find my purpose in life and it has been hard. I  been
>>> needing some sort of purpose in my life and stuff like that and need
>>> ways of  vollunteer and  things i can do as i need things i can do so
>>> I can be both fophiled and things to do that have a purpose to them.
>>> I have not parked myself in a particular church and i really unsure if
>>> i really fit in any church at all it often feels that way to me
>>> anyway.  and it is like people can't help me be involved in a sence
>>> and i don't get anywhere when i bring it up. as I said i live in a
>>> small town so it can be much harder to find things to do and small
>>> tons may or may not have much.  As i said I really going to church to
>>> church sort of in a sence as i have trouble finding some sence of
>>> belonging as i both want to serve and want to be around or have
>>> connection with christian people my age. I am 32 years old.  and i
>>> want to connect with people my age.  i been searching for answers and
>>> searching for needs of mine at timeas actually quite often I feel
>>> restless and stuff like that.  I  am connected with canadian nfb
>>> canadian version but i have not gotten anywhere with them it is kind
>>> of hard when somebody isn't here to know how to help me inless they
>>> are there near me.  There is no blind groups in my area that get
>>> together and stuff like that.  Thanks for letting me share.
>>>
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