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Default Urgent prayer request!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Folks, this is an urgent prayer request on behalf of one of our sisters. Some of you would know who she is if I were to give you her name here. But I am keeping it confidential ... for reasons you will understand when you read her message which she sent to a small group of us. PLEASE PRAY for this situation. I truly believe it is as desperate as she says it is. I know our God is true to His Word and Fatihful in all His ways. He is indeed a very present help in time of trouble. David could say "I was young and now I am old but I have never seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging for bread" but I know there comes a time when some of us feel no choice but to call that into question. Please read our sister's cry ... and then pray. Thank you.

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Brothers and Sisters, I haven't told many, if any, of you how bad my situation has gotten. I just kept thinking and praying that the situation would get better or that I would start "seeing light" but it hasn't happened. I have been continually getting more depressed for months, but now I'm getting to the point of "crisis".

First, I have what some call a "disease" that is relatively little known. It's a skin disease called Hidradenitis Suppurativa. It's not known what causes it for sure, or what causes it to get progressively worse in some people and not others. It can (and has for me) become debilitating. People with HS usually "suffer in silence". I have been in chronic pain for several years now, but the condition has gotten worse. I won't go into the details of it, but it can cause the person with it to develop extremely unpleasant "body odors" no matter what measures they take to control it. (And usually those measures make the underlying condition worse.) I was laid off from my last job in December of 2008. Although that wasn't the reason cited, I suspect that HS was the cause--HR had already spoken to me twice about complaints of odor from co-worker(s) and people who were hired after me were not laid off. The only "job" that I feel that I could hold is one where I wouldn't have to have direct contact with customers, clients, patients, students, co-workers or supervisors.

I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to live on unemployment benefits for almost 11 months. Each month, I try to "juggle payments" so that I don't get my utilities cut off. (also relatively unsuccessfully). I have cut back on anything that I could, that wasn't needed to try to keep by bills as low as possible and that includes food. I have lost over 70 lbs in the past 18 months, most of it in 2009.

My landlord who lives out of state, was trying to "work with me" on the rent (this includes when I WAS) working and couldn't afford to make full payments each month. Because of the economy here, the "real estate lady" convinced the landlord that someone who was making partial payments was better than leaving the place empty and having no one to living in the place. I now owe more than $3500 in back rent. The landlord is wanting me to "try harder" to make payments or evict me. There is no extra money at all.

I tried to start my own business, but that has failed miserably. I haven't made any money from it in WEEKS!

For the past few months, I have been praying that if the rapture is not soon, then God just let me die. I don't want to go on. I'm tired of being in pain, and in debt, and being hungry. I'm tired of the "rejection" of people not responding to my resume or responding negatively to my quest for making an income. I feel that the best part of my life is long over and that I've served my "usefulness". I have nothing to look forward to (other than the rapture if it comes in the next couple of weeks)

Up until a couple of weeks ago, I was praying that God would "take me home". He hasn't. Now, I've been actually contemplating suicide---something that I never had thought of seriously. It has gotten to be almost overwhelming. Maybe there is something "organic" going on--I don't know. Or, I thought about just getting into my car with my cat and just "disappearing".

I tried talking to the wife of a pastor here about it, but apparently couldn't convey the despair that I was feeling. She wanted to do a "book study" with me.

Scott (my niece's friend) has been using my car to go to work since he doesn't have a car. In exchange for keeping up the insurance on it. I wasn't using it at night and he's been working graveyard. Last night, he called me to tell me that the car had died when he was almost to work. He was able to get it to start up again to get to work, but then it would not start again. He was going to have a co-worker look at it this morning when his shift finished to see if they could get it started. They were not able to. He said that a couple more guys were going to look at it, but they had no idea so far what was wrong with it and what it would take to get it running again. I don't know how long I will be without a car.

I can't take any more. I haven't written or said anything before because "Christians don't commit suicide". They are supposed to trust that God will meet their needs---that things will "get better". I've been waiting. They haven't gotten better. I don't know where God is right now.

Father, I come to you asking that you show this individual that they can trust you and if they seek you and your righteousness, then all there needs will be met. You will supply there needs according to your riches in glory.

I pray that they cast there cares upon you, for You care deeply for them. Let them know that you do answer prayers and that the thoughts of suicide is from the devil. Guard there mind and bring peace that surpasses all understanding in there life.

Let them know that they are not forsaken and they are not alone and forgotten. They are loved and there life has meaning and purpose.

Bless them Lord! Guide them with your Spirit and give them the direction they need. Send them someone that can minister to them and comfort them during this time. Father, I ask these things in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen!

]Lord, I come to you today lifting this young lady up to You.

Lord, You know all her needs,and I prayerfully ask You to meet her needs according to Your will.

Send family members and friends to help her...

Send her to the right place where she can get help to get back on her feet.

We praise You, Lord.

Heavenly Father, I ask You to rescue this person from her debilitating condition. I also trust you to meet all her needs; physical, financial and emotional, in Christ Jesus. Our hearts got out to her Dear Lord and we ask that You would encourage her so that she will not lose hope because you are the God of all hope. In Jesus we pray.

Father God, I pray you send this dear sister a friend who will minister to her needs...encompass her about with your loving arms, and help her in this hour of great need.
Please, Lord, put a burden on someone's heart that they can't resist...send them to her today, and let her know they come from you. In Jesus' sweet name, I pray.