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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/14/2008 9:21:37 PM
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joy2give2u
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Thank you everyone for your prayers. God is so amazing and prayers make a huge difference........
I meet Kimber at the airport, where we sat for almost an hour as she wept, the pain of her mother not greeting her at the gate was almost too much for her.
We left and I drove around, taking the long route to her hometown, because she was fighting going.
We went to the cemetery where the tears which were just a sprinkle because a down pour again.
I listened, spoke when I felt God's leading and often just held her.........
It was strange being in the cemetery at night, though I have gone quite a bit at night to my fathers, being at this one just seemed different..........the sky was beautiful, with clouds dancing with the moon, so I shared with kimber the time I was most broken at the cemetery.
I told her how in my brokenness God began to play pee a boo with me. How he had one cloud cover the moon, when I would look up, the cloud would move........over and over God did this as I heard my father's laughter and voice just like when I was a child.
In your grief and pain he will be there.....look for Him and you will find Him.
Her reply........I wish I had your faith......I wish I could know there was a God..........I need to know there is a heaven.
Finally after leaving the grave site and driving around avoiding the house for another hour or so we drove up the driveway.
Kimber was shaking and sobbing with pain..........
She took a deep breath and said lets go.......
I asked her........Kimber is it ok if we pray before we go in the house.......
In the past she has said I may pray for her later but she has never let me pray with her present.
She took my hand, squeezed it and said yes please pray......
I prayed one thing.......Lord please let kimber walk into the house and feel your peace.......Lord let her find comfort in the house and a place of refuge from the pain.
As the words left my mouth a thought crossed my mind......when she goes in an is overcome more so with grief and pain once again she will have reason not to believe....
But I knew God was the one leading the prayer not me so silently I asked God to give me the faith to believe in the power of His prayer........
We walked into the house and for the first time since picking her up at the airport.......a slight smile came to her face.......her eyes lightened a little and she calmed down.
We spent a couple of hours going room by room, looking at the things her mother had left out, the things she was doing, the books, notes etc.......and the whole time all kimber kept saying....with an awe and wonder in her voice was ..........Dawn I just feel so at peace........
I love the Lord so much.......How can people not see the power of prayer when it is shown to us over and over.........
I have no doubt that peace only came because of the prayer of you my faithful friend and the prayer God had me pray before going in.......
I think sometimes we take prayer for granted and think of it as more a means for us to talk to and grow closer to the Lord because we don't really believe our prayers make a difference.
But they do......your prayers, the prayers of my ladies and the prayer said before going in the house.........they were all answered in a way only God could make happen.
Today we saw people Kimber needed to see, but did not feel strong enough to see alone, and each time she mentioned with surprise how nice it felt to go into the house....how shocked she was at the comfort and peace she felt.........
Each time we came home from somewhere as soon as she walked into the house she felt peace..........how cool is that.
So tlims, veronica, Ester and all the others requesting prayer please know I am praying for you this night......for I know that prayer is a powerful tool.
Again thank you everyone who prayed
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/14/2008 10:07:51 PM
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Awesome testimony joy. Praying for Kimber and you.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/15/2008 1:26:49 AM
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Thank you for sharing, joy. Praise the Lord! He is so awesome... beyond words...
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/15/2008 8:10:37 AM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: joy2give2u
Thank you everyone for your prayers. God is so amazing and prayers make a huge difference........
I meet Kimber at the airport, where we sat for almost an hour as she wept, the pain of her mother not greeting her at the gate was almost too much for her.
We left and I drove around, taking the long route to her hometown, because she was fighting going.
We went to the cemetery where the tears which were just a sprinkle because a down pour again.
I listened, spoke when I felt God's leading and often just held her.........
It was strange being in the cemetery at night, though I have gone quite a bit at night to my fathers, being at this one just seemed different..........the sky was beautiful, with clouds dancing with the moon, so I shared with kimber the time I was most broken at the cemetery.
I told her how in my brokenness God began to play pee a boo with me. How he had one cloud cover the moon, when I would look up, the cloud would move........over and over God did this as I heard my father's laughter and voice just like when I was a child.
In your grief and pain he will be there.....look for Him and you will find Him.
Her reply........I wish I had your faith......I wish I could know there was a God..........I need to know there is a heaven.
Finally after leaving the grave site and driving around avoiding the house for another hour or so we drove up the driveway.
Kimber was shaking and sobbing with pain..........
She took a deep breath and said lets go.......
I asked her........Kimber is it ok if we pray before we go in the house.......
In the past she has said I may pray for her later but she has never let me pray with her present.
She took my hand, squeezed it and said yes please pray......
I prayed one thing.......Lord please let kimber walk into the house and feel your peace.......Lord let her find comfort in the house and a place of refuge from the pain.
As the words left my mouth a thought crossed my mind......when she goes in an is overcome more so with grief and pain once again she will have reason not to believe....
But I knew God was the one leading the prayer not me so silently I asked God to give me the faith to believe in the power of His prayer........
We walked into the house and for the first time since picking her up at the airport.......a slight smile came to her face.......her eyes lightened a little and she calmed down.
We spent a couple of hours going room by room, looking at the things her mother had left out, the things she was doing, the books, notes etc.......and the whole time all kimber kept saying....with an awe and wonder in her voice was ..........Dawn I just feel so at peace........
I love the Lord so much.......How can people not see the power of prayer when it is shown to us over and over.........
I have no doubt that peace only came because of the prayer of you my faithful friend and the prayer God had me pray before going in.......
I think sometimes we take prayer for granted and think of it as more a means for us to talk to and grow closer to the Lord because we don't really believe our prayers make a difference.
But they do......your prayers, the prayers of my ladies and the prayer said before going in the house.........they were all answered in a way only God could make happen.
Today we saw people Kimber needed to see, but did not feel strong enough to see alone, and each time she mentioned with surprise how nice it felt to go into the house....how shocked she was at the comfort and peace she felt.........
Each time we came home from somewhere as soon as she walked into the house she felt peace..........how cool is that.
So tlims, veronica, Ester and all the others requesting prayer please know I am praying for you this night......for I know that prayer is a powerful tool.
Again thank you everyone who prayed
Good morning, Joy!
I praise God for people like you. Thank you for sharing....God bless you for your faithfulness to Him.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/15/2008 8:52:38 AM
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Joy, that's awesome! I'm still lifting you and Kimber in prayer. And your cousin's family as well.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/15/2008 4:39:31 PM
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Please pray for my friend here in our offices. She will be in surgery Monday morning. It will be a while before she can return to the office. Pray that her boss will be able to function with out her, and for those that are doing her tasks, as well. Thank you!
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/15/2008 8:01:07 PM
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What a wonderful testimony, Joy. Thanks for sharing. It was obvious to see God's hand in every step. I will continue to lift you all in prayer.
Praying for your friend, offtheisland. I pray that the surgery goes well and that her recovery is quick. And I pray for all that will be affected by this time away from her job.
And praying Shallbe. I can see such a desire in your words to be led by God in this whole situation. I pray you would sense His guidance in it all. and I pray for strengthening in the relationship between you and The Beau.
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So tlims, veronica, Ester and all the others requesting prayer please know I am praying for you this night......for I know that prayer is a powerful tool.
It sure is! And thank you for praying. I was having a particularly rough time today with still believing the reality of what happened. Your prayers are very much appreciated!
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/16/2008 12:27:18 AM
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joy2give2u
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Offtheisland I am praying for the surgery monday and for smooth sailing at work.
Shallbe I am praying for wisdom and that it will be the Lords words which come forth from your mouth and that the Beau will have ears to hear your heart and it he will see love.
Veronica I am praying for you, in your grieving, and in my daily prayer for God's movement in your life.
You have such a heart of gold......thank you for being you.
Please continue to pray for strength.........for me and kimber......today was really hard........the hardest evening she has had.........
Pray she will be able to sleep
Please also pray for guidance for me......I am suppose to leave tomorrow to go home.....I need to go home.......I am worn out.......plus I have to be home to run the art studio for sunday school,
I really need strength to leave or God to speak clearly if I am to stay. If I am to stay I need strength, courage and wisdom........AND someone to fill in for me Sunday.....
Thank you for your continue prayer.
Joy
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/16/2008 7:39:53 AM
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On Tuesday, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. It's extremely painful and exhausting. Without God, it is incurable. I've been trying to get it diagnosed, after a specialist told me that he didn't believe it existed. I got a second opinion on Tuesday. Other than giving me some low dose painkillers, she can't help me. I'm glad to finally have a diagnosis and know what's causing me to feel as bad as I am. I've been running on adrenalin, but from Wednesday I've been an absolute mess. I'd really appreciate prayer for myself, and also for the couple that I live with. It's really hard on them. They are my spiritual parents and don't know what to do to help me, especially when I'm having a bad day.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/16/2008 8:55:40 AM
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On Tuesday, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. It's extremely painful and exhausting. Without God, it is incurable. I've been trying to get it diagnosed, after a specialist told me that he didn't believe it existed. I got a second opinion on Tuesday. Other than giving me some low dose painkillers, she can't help me. I'm glad to finally have a diagnosis and know what's causing me to feel as bad as I am. I've been running on adrenalin, but from Wednesday I've been an absolute mess. I'd really appreciate prayer for myself, and also for the couple that I live with. It's really hard on them. They are my spiritual parents and don't know what to do to help me, especially when I'm having a bad day.
Trish I will pray for you as you travel in this journey.
Please pray for our 11 year olds here at church graduating from, Missionettes, a girls club that starts at age four. Their ceremony is this afternoon at 4,and they each have to recite from memory verses that they learned while acheiving various badges. Some verses are long and one in particular, my daughter, will recite the Assemblies of God statement of Faith that is a whole page long. She froze during rehearsal last night at was close to tears. All girls have their fathers escorting them, but my daughter does not have her father escorting her. I know she is heartbroken about it, but her brother in-law stepped up and will walk her down the aisle. Her older siblings over compensate by affirming their baby sister, of which I am forever grateful. Thank you for your prayers today. Aloha!
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/16/2008 1:57:52 PM
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Continuing to lift you in prayer, Joy. I pray God will guide each step. And I pray He would give you the rest you need. Both for your body and for your emotions. And also praying that God would continue to draw K to Himself.
I'm lifting you up in prayer, Trish. My mom has fibromyalgia so I have at least a little glimpse of what that is like. For many years she was misdiagnosed and finally got the correct diagnosis. Like you, although it's tough, it was good for her to finally be able to pinpoint the why she felt the way she did. I do pray that God would encourage your heart. And I pray that you find ways to relieve the pain whether its thru medications or changes in the foods...ultimately I am praying that God would bring healing to your body. And I pray for the couple you are living with. I know it will have its challenges for them. It did for our whole family...and still does. Please know I'm lifting you all up in prayer.
And lifting your daughter, OTI. I pray God would calm her heart and that all that she learned would flow today. What a beautiful thing that her brother-in-law will escort her.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/16/2008 6:27:05 PM
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Just taking a quick peek in here to see the requests and to let my dear CW friends know that I am praying...
strength, mercy, comfort, peace, courage, wisdom.
And so thankful that our Lord is big enough for all our needs & requests...
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/16/2008 6:40:05 PM
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Please pray for me. I have a huge exam coming up in Oct which I am having a hard time sitting down and concentrating. Summer is the worst time for me to study. It's an exam for my designation, which I find quite difficult. I've put in 6 years of studies already, adn i don't want to quit now, though I'm not really passionate about it. IF I fail, I'll move on to something I'm more deeply interested in. But as of now, I'll give this a good try before I throw it all away.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/16/2008 8:38:09 PM
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My selfish ugly monster called "self" needs some serious prayer.
Tonight the message was about God the Healer, and it brought tears to my eyes several times. There is a lot of healing that needs going on my emotional life, and I'm not sure how to get it going. I pray about it - but the hurt just keeps coming back.
Then tonight, and I go and get myself hurt. I'm helping with the drama set at my church this weekend. After church I was kinda hanging around the area, making sure I know what needs to be done differently tomorrow morning. Well, I overhear several of the band members making plans to go do something after.
Being lonely after moving so much and being single in a church/community without a strong single community is one of my hurts right now. So the fact that they did this in my hearing and didn't invite me hurt quite a bit. Especially since I have something like an interest developing in one of them, and he didn't say anything either. The rest are married and engaged and what not.
I know in my heart they didn't do that to hurt me - but still, I cried on the way home. I need to not sit here and feel sorry for myself, so I'm going to read some Psalms and see if one of my neighbors, who goes to the same church, is home and wants to hang out.
I guess it is just a big case of the "me-s," and I need to get over it! But I can't do it alone, my "self" keeps getting in the way.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/16/2008 11:01:11 PM
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(((Losgan))) praying!
Need to ask for prayer for Florida - it looks like Fay is taking aim here, and if current models hold up, she's making a bee-line to central FL. Please pray that the mountainous terrain of Cuba rips its apart and doesn't allow it time to re-intensify before making landfall somewhere along Florida.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/17/2008 2:13:39 AM
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Hey Losgan welcome back..........I will be praying for you.
offtheisland and prairehiker I will be praying for you both as well.
I am not going home tonight.........I just can't stand the pain in Kimber's eyes when I talk of leaving yet.
I have to work monday so I will go then.
Please continue to pray for us.......
Veronica thank you for the prayer for physical strength........though I am emotionally drained I hadn't thought about how physically tired I was until I read your post....
It is two AM in the morning and I am spending a few moments alone......
I am running on about 4 hours of interrupted sleep per night.......kimber is as well.....
I know I keep asking for prayer.........I sorry for being so needy.......but I ask cause I am in need.
I am tired.......so very tired....so very weary...so worn down.
LOLOL God just reminded me it is when I am weak he is strong.......and that His joy is my strength..........Maybe what I need more then sleep is time alone with the Lord.......I am going to go curl up on the front porch with the Lord and cry.
Though my post seem negative and my emotions/body/ and mind is exhausted.........My spirit is still dancing and singing.....A deep joy knowing God is working in ways I can't even see......A excitement in what he is doing amist all the pain and tears........yes the joy of the Lord is indeed my strength........
Through out everything going on.......I wake up, tired, but with a smile on my face........and I know it is His joy and your prayers giving me the strength to face each day as a strong tower for Kimber.....
Thank you again for your prayers......and please know I am praying for you as well.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/17/2008 9:36:25 PM
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Thank you Joy ...
I'll be praying for you and Kimber, specifically about you having to leave for work tomorrow.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/18/2008 9:16:11 AM
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A friend of a friend recently gave birth to twins. She was due the 14th of December. Both babies are incubated with tubes and all that yucky stuff. The mother hasn't even had an opportunity to meet them yet. Please keep this young couple in your prayers as they deal with the possibility of losing both of their children.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/18/2008 9:38:19 AM
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A friend of a friend recently gave birth to twins. She was due the 14th of December. Both babies are incubated with tubes and all that yucky stuff. The mother hasn't even had an opportunity to meet them yet. Please keep this young couple in your prayers as they deal with the possibility of losing both of their children.
I am praying for a miracle, peace and comfort at this difficult time.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/18/2008 12:07:45 PM
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Praying for your friends and the babies.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/18/2008 12:22:18 PM
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I just learned our schools will be closed tomorrow and Wednesday. If it gets really bad, I am still coming in to work and bringing my daughter with me. The church is a safer place to be. The area I live in has lots of trees and 2004 hurricanes hit our area really bad. I did not like that experience at all.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/18/2008 5:45:05 PM
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Update on the twins: They lost the boy this afternoon. The girl is still fighting but they said the next 56 hours would be the most critical.
Please continue to keep them in your prayers.
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RE: Singles- Your #1 current prayer request - 8/18/2008 8:05:24 PM
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Praying for all.
Father, please give the parents comfort in this time. We ask that you heal their daughter and strengthen her and that you heal their hearts. In Jesus' name, Amen
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