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Hi may I humbly ask for a prayer request. Last night I received an email from my sister in the UK who told me that my father is in the hospital in England. He had a fall and fractured his hip, he is 90 years old and blind. They are trying to decide how best to treat him right now, considering his age. I feel very helpless being so far away, my sister and I are unfortunately not close, she is an atheist and totally disapproves of our Christian lifestyle and rarely speaks to me. I am worried, because I cannot just up and go to England, we went to visit my father last year, and financially we just cannot go right now, whioh makes me feel really guilty, though I think he understands that. We may not be able to go anytime in the near future, it costs thousands in air fare, and then hotels, rental car, meals etc – we just cannot do it in these tought economic times. My father lived in a tiny apartment for elderly people – so we cannot stay there. I am unable to talk with him on the phone as he is not able to right now. My sister has no understanding for these things and says I am shirking my responsibilities. So I would appreciate prayers for him, and for a way to find peace for my heart. Thanks ladies. Blessings, Linda
Hi Linda, I feel for you , having to be away from your family in times of need is painful. I will be thinking and praying for you and your family. Remember that God is with you every step of the way and already knows the outcome. I pray that He will give you the peace, love, wisdom and grace to deal with your sister the way Christ would and that she would see Christ through you. This may be a situation when God uses something bad to make something good come from it. I pray that God will use you to be an example and a light to your sister. God bless you and your family! -Miranda
Thank you Miranda, it is a difficult time – my sister has been unable to talk to me for years, and when my mother died, it was a brutal time for me, I was frozen out of the funeral service and it was all dealt with before I could get to England. I think sadly it is something I have to accept and this occasion will be no different. I do pray for her and hold no malice against her, she is what she is, but it does make life very difficult. It is a trying time as we are into our school year and I am a little distracted with all this. Thanks for the prayers, it is appreciated. Linda
I will be praying too Linda, I lost my Dad several years ago and it was tough. I missed being with him through a miscommunication and a series of bad decisions, and I am sad about it but I know I will see him again in heaven so I am OK. The good thing is you got to see your Dad last year and you have that time. He may well recover from this break and be fine to go back home, only the Lord knows, and He knows you can only do what you can do. One friend of mine needed to travel overseas and used Expedia or one of those sites where you name your own price. Apparently sometimes you can lowball a price and they will take it as the economy is so poor and they need to fill their seats? Might be worth a peek anyhow.
My prayers are with you, it is hard. But good may come out of it all as Miranda says. I was estranged from my older brother tll my Dad fell ill and now we are friends again! Miracles can happen!
Heidi
Linda,
Our prayers are with you. It is very hard when one has atheists in the immediate family, I know. My dad is married to one (not my mother) and my half sister — who is 12 — doesn’t see the need for our God. They go to the UU church for community, but no real belief.
I will pray for God to open your sister’s eyes and soften her heart toward you. May peace be over your family during this time, and may your Dad feel your love and presence with him even though you are stateside.
Blessings,
Cindie
Thank you, sometimes I feel quite alone with these things, and I appreciate your kind words and prayers. Linda
missingtheshire,
I’ve been praying for you and your father and was wondering how he is doing. Have you heard anything about what his treatment will be? How are you holding up?
Thank you Karen and everyone for the prayers. I am sorry to say my dad died yesterday, and I am in a bit of a state of shock. I have also found out that for us to travel to England will cost about $6-7000 and we don’t have that to use, I feel really like I am letting my dad down right now – and feel very tormented and upset by the fact that I most likely cannot be there to say goodbye. My sister has not given me the funeral date yet, she just wants to know if I am coming so she can make arrangements. I cannot look into bereavment flights until I have a date – so I have written and told her that, however I still think it will be too expensive. Because of the family situation, my husband would not want me to go alone over there as last time it was really unpleasant and upsetting. I appreciate your prayers and I just hope I can come to terms with missing dad’s funeral when I went to my mothers a few years back. I am sorry to sound whiney, today has been very tough, and doing everything via email, with a 6 hour time difference does not help much. I do appreciate all the prayers though, right now I really need them. Blessings, Linda
Linda,
Thank you for updating us. I’m so sorry for your loss. I will be praying for peace for you and your family during this difficult time.
Cindie
Oh, Linda, I’m praying that you and your husband will have God’s wisdom,
that God’s grace will cover all your steps in the days ahead,
and that God’s peace will surround your heart.
Thank you Cindie and Sonya, we are praying for wisdom, peace and if we genuinely cannot go, that I can live with that in peace. Your prayers are meaningful and precious to me.
What a tough situation to be in. My heart breaks for you. I’ll be praying for God’s peace to dwell in your heart at this time and that you and your husband will have wisdom in deciding what to do.
missingtheshire – Linda,
So very sorry…Will be lifting you up in prayer…May God’s peace that passes all understanding guard your heart and mind…May He grant you wisdom and grace!
Lori S.
Hi, just a quick update, we are driving to DC at the end of next week because we got a reasonable fare to travel to England for my father’s funeral – I am so grateful for the prayers and thank you all. I am also grateful that I can say goodbye to my beloved father in the way that means the most to me. God is always good. We could not find anything out of Chicago that would work, so we chose to drive to Dulles. Anyway, the funeral was arranged and we will all be attending. I will not have internet access – we fly out on 26th September and return on 7 Oct. Look forward to catching up when I get back. School will be on hold for a while, but we will catch up – I hope. May I ask for prayers that we have a safe and uneventful trip. Blessings to all – Linda
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