For the past several hours Facebook has been giving me notficatons of greetings from frends, happy birthday wishes from people in earlier time zones than mine.
Now I always enjoy these greetings, but this year I am going to suggest anyone wishing me well consider a more hands-on approach.
Ever since the fire someone set to our house on Aug. 6, 2024, when we were already in financial straits and unable to insure our house (Something we finally were able to rectify a month ago,(insured now, I mean)) We have been open and pleading about needing help, all the while finding a quiet peace and trust in God to sustain us.
Those financial straits started to crunch us pehaps 5 years before that, Chuches, Jobs, Social Clubs banned me/us charging and punishing us for things others did. And so far, try as we might, we have no insight into why we keep getting accused falsely.
When we realized we were in a downward spiral, with nothing we could change able to affect our trajectory, we started going to friends and relatives to tell them of our plight, pleading for their help. But most did not believe our plight was as serious as descibed, or believed but didnt have funds to help. Those that did believe were as poor as we. The one relative on my side that could have helped us visited us in 2023 and woudn’t even enter our house. Jasini had relatives that we tried to go to, but did’t get to ask because they kicked us out of their house twice.
Since the fire we have been able to raise barely 10k of our 100K crowdfunding campaign. Despite definite detemination by investigators the day of the fire that it was arson, and cameras that clearly identified the prime suspect leaving the scene, no charges have been filed, nor have the police even interviewed or pursued.
We have become invisible. Or if not invisible, then part of an expected background. Any variaions in us from what is expected is not seen.
Members at Gracemor Christian Church, where we have been attending, have said what an inspiration we are dealing with the fire. Let me clarify: We do not feel like examples, We feel very needy, and desire help and aid to make it through. I cry and wail daily about the suffering I am going through, but I do not blame God for the suffering.
Men are good at trying to pass the blame to God instead of taking responsibility. We suffer because of the lack of Christian Charity. We though poor in many ways, are rich in others. We always share the bounty.
The trials of the last five years have made it difficult for me to write the blog, I find myself needing to write in a voice that does not seem familiar yet is truly mine.
I’ve tried several things to make the posts more regular. The most recent attempting to do some Facebook Live broadcasts showing what we’re working on at At The Rainbow and then uploading it to Youtube and posting it on the blog. I’ve only got the first step done on the two samples that we’ve done so far. I want to make these regular as well as educational and infomational.
Whether people help us or not God will always be faithful. My tears are that so few feel God’s compassion and reach out to others.
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