[Faith-Talk] serving and connection

Sun Aug 11 23:16:03 UTC 2024

I’m also legally blind.
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I need to get outside on the weekends when I’m not working.

Respectfully,
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> On Aug 9, 2024, at 10:44 PM, Brian Hatgelakas via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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