[Faith-Talk] serving and connection

Sat Aug 10 03:43:31 UTC 2024

you said it 100 percent correctly!

On Fri, Aug 9, 2024 at 11:15 PM Ashley Bramlett via Faith-Talk <
faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> It sounds like you are lonely.
> It sounds like you want someone to assist you with walking and getting out
> in the community for fitness participation and social activities.
> I'm going to a church with my dad which is also small and most members are
> older or maybe adults middle age with families.
>
> I have not exactly asked to serve but I suspect they would be fine with
> most
> activities. I have considered helping out with the youth group.
>
> I am also seeking a fitness buddy to have nature walks with or simple trail
> walking or tandem biking.
> But, so far I did not find anyone. I asked our nearest chapter of Achilles
> international, dc chapter,
> But did not find anyone; no response yet.
> So, I know what you mean about needing a guide to do activities with and
> finding no one. I can and do exercise alone at a gym such as by using the
> seated bikes or treadmills but I do so much desire to do some outside walks
> or biking and go with someone so I can focus on the walk and exercise, not
> my mobility skills.
> I also want more social connections either from the church or elsewhere.
>
> It sounds like you have other disabilities given how this is written and
> how
> you write here. I do not know your full situation. I'm just speculating.
> It would be helpful to know what you really mean. So far your emails are
> vague saying that
> You simply are not accepted and you are not finding connections.
> What do you want to do? Some examples? What were some things you tried and
> were rejected from?
> Saying you have lack of opportunity does not tell us much.
>
> I do not mean to be critical but you have written things like this before
> and it comes up year after year.
> Only by getting specific can we help some.
>
> Writing things like this
> " It is like people have been so hazatant to do anything or to support me
> or
> help me find those opportunities either as part of a church or even
> ministry
> and stuff like that."
> Does not say much.
>
> Have you tried finding connections through a community website? Here we
> have
> www.meetup.com, but I'm not sure you have that.
> I've not used this myself, but I know it's a way to find groups to meet up
> with.
>
> I do hope you find something. If there is a Christian ministry for the
> blind
> in Canada where you are, maybe you can help them, even if its remotely.
> Here in the USA we have Christian Record Services and Lutheran Braille
> Workers; both are far from my home of VA but I've considered trying to do
> something with them  remotely. Maybe writing something or conducting
> something over a video platform like zoom.
>
> You have to educate people about your abilities too. You may not be asked
> to
> help as they do not know what you can do or how you can do it, so do
> educate
> them.
>
> Anyways, with more specifics, maybe we can give more suggestions.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Faith-Talk <faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of andrew
> edgcumbe via Faith-Talk
> Sent: Friday, August 9, 2024 10:27 PM
> To: Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: andrew edgcumbe <rollercoasterman86 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Faith-Talk] serving and connection
>
> Hi
> My name is Andrew for those who don't know me.
>
> I have just had struggle after struggle with  just being able to serve as
> part of a church body and stuff like that other then maybe music and stuff
> like that.
> To me the experience is they don't know what to do with me because of my
> blindness and stuff like that.
> It is like people have been so hazatant to do anything or to support me or
> help me find those opportunities either as part of a church or even
> ministry
> and stuff like that.
> The answer I always get is just pray about it while we should do that and i
> been doing that all along but faith should be followed up by action to and
> stuff like that.
>
>
> While I don't know other area's speciffically my church is a very small
> church so it is limited but I want to find christian ministries who
> actually
> let blind people serve even if it is from home or some other way.
>
> The other area is that i have trouble making connections that really foster
> into more then just sunday morning fellowship.
> I have tried to find hiking partners and finding other things.
> i reached out to couple of the other churches for walking buddies and stuff
> like that and just other people whom perhaps i can really make connection
> with from a church to do coffee with or do other things with and I don't
> know they are afraid of the fact i am blind I don't know what it is.
> I just been really looking for answers as to what to do with myself like i
> have few people in building i connect with but they have disabilities that
> keep them from doing walks with me or  other adventures I would like to be
> able to go on and stuff like that.
>
> I struggle making connection through or  church or community  like I said
> even a buddy of mine has tried to talk to t others about  others about
> walking with me or what not but there is great hazatation and never had any
> luck weather it is walking or ki hiking and stuff like that.  or even
> people
> to really connect with.
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