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New Christian Prayer Thread for February...

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Tuo · 04/02/2013 20:32

Is it too early to call this the ?early Spring? thread? Wishful thinking? Wink

Praying at this time especially for:
amberlight ? for strength to cope with those who would campaign against those with ASDs; and, in contrast, giving thanks for her work in raising awareness of the needs of people with autism;
BabyBeatrice and her family ? for healing and fortitude as they deal with Beatrice?s illness;
BlackEyedSusan ? for health and strength for her; for an easier time at school for her children; and for her mum to feel more settled;
BlueTinkerbell ? giving thanks for her baby DD; and praying for her as she explores her vocation;
charlottecollinsislost ? for her to know more certainty in her difficult relationship situation;
DoctorAnge ? for health for her little girl;
Dontsteponthemomeraths ? for her DS as he is referred to the community paediatrician; for her ?LM? as he tries to establish contact with his children; for her brother to regain full use of his thumb, following an accident;
DutchOma and Bob ? for health for Bob and for him to feel at ease in his new ; and for Oma to feel supported as she cares for him day-to-day;
FlatsInDagenham ? for the family and friends of her colleague, who died recently; for her SIL who has cancer; and for her brother and their family;
GingerCurl ? for the successful and (relatively) stress-free completion of her thesis;
HaveALittleFaith ? for health and happiness as she nears the end of her pregnancy;
jann2013 ? for her health; for an easier relationship with her ex; and for her to feel accepted at her church following the break-up of her relationship;
Kaykat ? for her and her DS to know peace and happiness as they emerge from an abusive relationship;
MadHairDay - for her continued good health; and for her whole family and their mission, that they will find the resources (financial, practical, spiritual, whatever) that they need to grow and flourish;
PositiveAttitude ? for her mission overseas; and especially for her DD1 who has been going through some tough times and may soon be spending some time abroad with her parents; for happiness for the whole Attitude family; also for PA?s mum who has Alzheimer?s; and prayers of thanks for the birth of PA?s baby great-nephew;
raininginbaltimore ? for healing for her broken foot; for health for her baby girl who has terrible reflux; and for her financial situation to improve;
Roomforalittleone - for her hyperemesis to ease and for her house sale to go through smoothly, easing her family?s financial anxieties;
Teahouse ? for healing following her TVT operation;
waitingtobeamummy ? for her to feel closer to God following a series of difficult situations, and in the meantime for her to feel our prayers supporting her;
...and for all who post on this thread, for those who lurk, for occasional visitors, and for those known to us who are in need of prayer, whether mentioned here or not.

Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayers.

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Dutchoma · 21/02/2013 13:47

On top of life is a good place to be Littleone Long may it last.

Kaykat · 21/02/2013 17:13

Really missing my home, feeling very low. Now got to wait for the legal process to get him out and no idea how long that will take.

Bluetinkerbell · 22/02/2013 08:14

My grandad isn't doing very well, he needs surgery for kidney stones but can't have it because he's too weak. If the worst should happen we won't be able to go over to Belgium as DD3 doesn't have a passport yet :(

Dutchoma · 22/02/2013 09:56

Can you apply for an emergency passport? They might do as it is a bereavement.

Bluetinkerbell · 22/02/2013 10:42

No, the only thing we could do is fast track it, which would still take a week.

Dutchoma · 22/02/2013 11:09

Can you start it off today? If so I would do it, grandad or no grandad.

Bluetinkerbell · 22/02/2013 12:15

we're sending it off on Monday, need countersignature from friend on Sunday!

amberlight · 22/02/2013 19:06

Hi all. Praying for you. Here, naff time, having discovered that one of my church leaders has been lying to me. A kind friend revealed all and showed me emails on it. If there's a prayer going for healing and reconciliation being possible after this point (and goodness me I've tried hard in the past with them), that would be great.

Dutchoma · 22/02/2013 19:39

Praying for you Amber. That sort of hurt is hard to bear. May peace be with you.

Kaykat · 22/02/2013 22:02

Somehow in the middle of being homeless and completely devastated I have managed to get a promotion.

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 22/02/2013 22:59

Well done Kat, although it must be bittersweet and rather surreal. I'm praying for your awful situation x

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Tuo · 22/02/2013 23:11

Prayers for all, but especially...

... for amber for the possibility of reconciliation, for the person who has been lying to see that what he has been doing is wrong and hurtful, and for resilience to bounce back from this hurt;

... for Blue's grandad and for DD's passport to arrive quickly;

... for Kay, thanking God for her promotion and praying that she'll be back home and feeling safer and more settled very soon;

... for Oma and Bob to find the respite care that they need;

... and for Room, thanking God for a healthy baby, for the house sale and for generally feeling more on top of things.

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blackeyedsusan · 23/02/2013 00:25

hello. I have caught up. I hve been off line, away and with a dodgy computer. the childen have been awake a lot this evening. I m off to bed now. I maay not be online agin fo hwile if the computer has a wobbly again nd I can't follow the instructions to fix.

PositiveAttitude · 23/02/2013 10:00

hello all.

Amber prayers for your situation. Being hurt by Christians always seems to cut deeper somehow. I have found it so much easier in the past to forgive non-Christians!!

KayKat well done on the promotion and prayers that you will be back home soon.

DO prayers for you and Bob and that you can have a break without having to worry about Bob being happy in respite care.

Oooops cannot scroll, so just to let everyone else know that I have been reading and praying.

Thank you for your prayers for us. DH is now well after being scarily very ill for about 10 days. - when he asked me to take him to the hospital I seriously thought that he was on his way!! Now he is well again, but lacking energy. I have now got a rotten cold!
BUT the meetings with the CEOs went very well this week, I think. They certainly seemed to understand and take on board our various frustrations and knew exactly where the problems lie etc. Things will definitely improve after the summer, but I just don't want to feel as if our first year has been wasted before we can get going on what we should be doing here.
DD1 could still do with prayers, but all seems to be quiet on that front at the moment - not sure is she is quiet because things are going well, or whether it is because of the opposite. Time will tell!!
DD2 is in Ghana and returns next weekend
DD3 is preparing for her summer wedding and trying to get her health as good as possible so that she can start married life in a good place healthwise.

DS and DD4 have just returned from a week long school retreat, which sounds as if they have both had a fantastic time and have both been challenged in their spiritual walk. DS especially seems to have matured spiritually this week. What a blessing it is to have the children at a Christian school where all the teachers are so committed to encouraging their spiritual journey as well as their education. All the staff are certainly not here for the money as it is just about enough to live on, but here to teach missionaries children. Also, the children in the classes freely and openly talk about their faith to each other and encourage each other in such a mature way. It is wonderful!!

Bye for now, but a special (((hug))) to Sooz .

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 24/02/2013 13:56

I'm really struggling today. Feeling very grumpy and tearful and it's not pmt. That was 10 days ago. I think it's just life in general as a lone parent, an estranged relationship with my Dad, tiredness and two young kids. I also feel I'm not doing my best as a mum right now, just surviving. I have no energy and I'm too grumpy Sad

I don't know what to ask for really. I found the talk really helpful this morning at Church but do not know how to put it into practise iyswim? I feel stuck...

Dutchoma · 24/02/2013 14:23

Are the children being noisy, Mome? If so ask one of the them to play in the bedroom and have the other with you for half an hour. If they are playing happily together, say you are going to have some 'time out' as you have been grumpy and you need to think about your behaviour Grin

Kaykat · 24/02/2013 15:37

Sorry you're feeling sad, Mome, really hope you feel happier soon. I have wondered so many times whether I should do anything differently to be a better mum. Trouble is its all out of my control, there's no way I can risk going home with him there and the threats he has made, that would definitely make me a bad mum. I worry so much about the long term affect this will all have on DS. And I feel so very very sad, missing my home so much, it shouldn't really mean so much to me should it? I feel very lost not having a home any more. I also worry about the long term affects of witnessing all those years of a controlling, dominating dad and I didn't even realise it at the time, now I am free I look back and feel horrified by what I thought was normal.

Dutchoma · 24/02/2013 16:44

The only thing you can pray for Kay is that you both come out stronger. But it is a terrible situation. What is happening about getting him out?

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 24/02/2013 22:06

Lots of things really oma, I'm also convinced no one likes me they just tolerate me at the moment. It's over whelming in fact. My self esteem is very low right now and I am lonely. I'm part of a massive church but weirdly, I've never felt more alone. I'm not making sense I suspect.

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 24/02/2013 22:08

Missing Facebook now. Why did I give it up for lent again? Wink

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 24/02/2013 22:15

Mome I felt like that at my old church to the point that we left for somewhere smaller. Current church feels more like extended family.
It's ok to pour your thoughts out here to try to make sense of things. God knows whats going on, even if you don't!

kay how awful for you :( I hope and pray things will improve soon.

DO I pray you can find the right location for Bob's respite and go on the trip. If its the right place, it could be a positive experience for you both. Praying for God's hand in it.

Still praying for your grandad's situation blue,

Congratulations on the scan Room! How are you feeling in yourself?

I am struggling a bit with the pregnancy now. I've been getting low down pressure/discomfort when I'm active/busy. My MW says its an indication of an irritable uterus and basically when it happens its a sign I'm overdoing it and I should rest. Trouble is, it's happening a lot at work. As a ward based nurse, I often struggle to stop! Last week it got progressively worse. Prayer for this to ease would be great, if it doesn't I'm going to need to consider going off sooner (due to stop in just under 4 weeks). It concerns me slightly as it can result in premature labour! I've been getting things ready just in case!

Blessings to all :)

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 24/02/2013 22:20

Yes. People promise to meet up with you, you try and arrange, chase 3 weeks later etc and it never happens. You find yourself thinking that if they really wanted to, they'd make it happen and you're left feeling worse about yourself. I also find social media unhelpful sometimes, as it can highlight things more.

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Tuo · 25/02/2013 00:09

Hello! I'm struggling to write another stupid talk... Aaargh! Why do I never learn to say 'no' to requests?

Praying for all, but especially tonight for...

... Kay - you are in a terrible situation, but you have always only done what you thought was best for your DS and he will recognise that, even if he's struggling now. Don't feel bad about missing your home... it's not the material things you're missing, but the having a place to call home, a place where you feel safe, and where you belong. I pray that you will be home soon, and that you will stay safe and strong, as you have been throughout this horrible situation.

... Mome - I'm sorry that things are so tough for you. I can see how the big church is helpful in some ways and not in others. Are there smaller groups within it with whom you feel more comfortable? Maybe what you need right now is to focus your energies on a smaller group of core people who can help you to feel a bit more confident and better about yourself. Staying away from social media (this thread excepted, of course Wink) can help with that. Praying for you to feel better about yourself, as a person and as a mum. Sometimes I find I need to remind myself that Jesus told us to love our neighbours as ourselves, not instead of ourselves...

... Faith - for you to find ways to get enough rest so that you stay well for the rest of this pregnancy. Your employer has a responsibility to take your pregnancy into account when planning your work, so if you need more breaks (or whatever) you must say so and they should respect that.

... PA - for your work over there, and for all your children in their different situations.

Back to the grindstone now... I can feel some late nights coming up if I want to get this thing done!

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Dutchoma · 25/02/2013 09:52

Faith the most important thing is your baby. Then you. Then the baby. And then in about the 10th place, the ward. If your midwife says you are not resting enough it is no good pushing yourself into premature labour for the next four weeks. Speak to the ward manager and get yourself signed off.
Tuo you do love it really?
Mome good plan to ask for a small group to meet at yours? Speak to the leadership. We have a scheme whereby the group is hosted by someone with small children or mobility issues and led by someone else. 8 people max.

MadHairDay · 25/02/2013 11:39

Praying as I read for all of you...

Blue, so sorry to hear that, did the DDO give any indication of how long? Maybe your church could get funding for another year? It must be so disappointing.

Sorry to be short and sweet here but be assured of my prayers.

Have to have this op on weds and a bit nervous. Not feeling too well again and on abs so we'll see what they say.

Had a lovely half term catching up with frineds but paying for it now.

Amber :( that really sucks. Praying for reconciliation...poor you.