[Faith-Talk] Serving in Church and Related Issues

Sun Nov 16 01:20:04 UTC 2025

What’s the goal?

On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM Ericka via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> PJ, I have a friend here in Wisconsin that is a part of a church planting
> group. He also has tunnel vision and part-time works at Industries For The
> Blind with me and he and his wife also run a business enterprise vending
> thing. Would you like to talk to Bob? If you do, please send me your
> contact information off-line at DOTWRITERone at gmail.com and I will get you
> two together.
>
> Ericka Nelson
> K E9DYN
> Proud general class him license owner
>
> > On Nov 7, 2025, at 8:35 PM, Pj Navarro via Faith-Talk <
> faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > I don’t recall speaking with a Linda Mentink a couple years ago so sorry
> > about that. A lot has changed since then because my one goal was to
> assist
> > in getting more blind folks out of their homes, up until I’ve become
> > trapped myself. I took my dog for a walk earlier for the sake of just
> > getting the body moving. Nothing has changed over here in Corpus Christi,
> > nothing ever happens for the blind community in this town whether it be
> > adaptive sports or the goals of our local chapter, it’s depressing & with
> > great shame, i have to say I’ve given up. My brains already fried & so
> now
> > there’s not much else I can do but pray I don’t become homeless, the last
> > job I had was paying too much so I made the mistake of canceling SSI,
> after
> > being laid off late February, I was unaware that I won’t be receiving my
> > first disability check for about a year or 2. Thank God my family has
> been
> > assisting me financially since no other employer is hiring me. Andrew & I
> > are simply laying down the obstacles we’ve come across to perhaps find
> some
> > clarity in overcoming them. I’m not sure how old Andrew is but we
> > should never tell another adult that they’re just complaining when he or
> > she is trying to open up. Even his mom has been doing her best to help
> out,
> > like how my mom is the reason my utilities have been paid for. I used to
> be
> > strong, energetic, & optimistic, but then life happened when I tried
> over &
> > over to get a life. People who I thought could help ended up bailing,
> Jesus
> > Christ is the only one I could depend on now. Everyone in my family
> drinks
> > beer so I was just tired of being alone. It’s only with them when I
> drink,
> > it’s not like I can afford to get my own beer.
> >
> > Is the information in this link still accurate?
> > If so, is there Blind Christian Group Meeting coming up on Thursday of
> next
> > week at 7:00pm?
> > https://nfbks.org/chapters-divisions/blind-christian-group
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM Linda Mentink via Faith-Talk <
> >> faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Good evening All,
> >>
> >> First, I'm starting a new message because you all have forgotten to
> delete
> >> old stuff when replying, and the string is WAY too long!
> >>
> >> I have been busy and have not had time to respond. So here goes from me!
> >>
> >> First, Andrew, we have tried to help you on this list many times.
> There's
> >> absolutely nothing we can do from here to help you. Again you've been
> given
> >> some ideas of things you can do. My suggestion is that you work on being
> >> content with where the Lord has planted you, and do your best to improve
> >> what you can in yourself. Concentrate on being a faithful church member
> and
> >> on making friends with people there who will learn to understand you and
> >> your needs as a blind/learning disabled Christian. Complaining to us
> here
> >> without making any changes is not productive.
> >>
> >> PJ, I was surprised to read your  post about things like drinking beer
> and
> >> being a loser. That doesn't sound like the same person with whom I
> >> corresponded a couple years ago. I had sent you my telephone number so
> that
> >> we could talk about things like a Facebook page, but you never followed
> >> through. There are plenty of good leaders in the TX affiliate with whom
> you
> >> could talk about the issues with the local chapter with which you were
> >> involved. Also, you should learn some skills of blindness so that you
> don't
> >> have to be frustrated with tunnel vision. By staying at home, you are
> >> isolating yourself—never a good idea.
> >>
> >> I remember that you sent me a link to something in your church. It
> sounded
> >> like a good church, and I find it shocking that you seem to have dropped
> >> your relationship with your Lord. Being blind is no reason to give up on
> >> life! Please get out of the beer and into the Bible!
> >>
> >> As Chris shared, we are working on a multi-faith toolkit for clergy and
> >> congregations to help with inclusion of blind/low vision individuals.
> >> Coloborators are by invitation of the executive director with the Faith
> and
> >> Inclusion Network. There were some categories in the outline where we
> >> didn't have much written, so, with his permission, I sent an email to
> the
> >> members of the NFB Blind Christians Group a couple weeks ago. It is a
> work
> >> in progress, and I hope it will be a done project soon.
> >>
> >> I must get back to things I need to read for a meeting tomorrow morning,
> >> so I will sign off. I wish you all a good weekend and a blessed
> Lord's-Day!
> >>
> >> In Christ's Service,
> >>
> >> Linda Mentink
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