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		<title>By: Michael j</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michael j</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jesus loves us all and wants the best for His children.  We have to focus on Him and serving His will. It doesn&#039;t matter if we have great faith or just a little faith, because faith the size of a mustard seed can move a mountain.  Jesus tells us that we will do greater miracles than He did with the Holy Spirit in Jesus name.  Jesus also says that whatever we ask for in Jesus name will be given.   I hear a lot of people feeling sorry for themselves here,  pretty much asking for hand outs.  Well, to everyone who is asking for handouts, you are asking the wrong people.  Ask God to meet your need, tithe from your need not from your abundance.  And have faith that God will answer your prayer.  You have to believe with 100% of your heart though, He says ask and do not doubt.  So stop feeling bad for yourself and put your hands to heaven and thank God for what you do have.  No matter how bad things are, it could always get worse, let&#039;s be thankful for the blessings we do have.  Even if the only blessing is that it&#039;s not worse.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jesus loves us all and wants the best for His children.  We have to focus on Him and serving His will. It doesn&#8217;t matter if we have great faith or just a little faith, because faith the size of a mustard seed can move a mountain.  Jesus tells us that we will do greater miracles than He did with the Holy Spirit in Jesus name.  Jesus also says that whatever we ask for in Jesus name will be given.   I hear a lot of people feeling sorry for themselves here,  pretty much asking for hand outs.  Well, to everyone who is asking for handouts, you are asking the wrong people.  Ask God to meet your need, tithe from your need not from your abundance.  And have faith that God will answer your prayer.  You have to believe with 100% of your heart though, He says ask and do not doubt.  So stop feeling bad for yourself and put your hands to heaven and thank God for what you do have.  No matter how bad things are, it could always get worse, let&#8217;s be thankful for the blessings we do have.  Even if the only blessing is that it&#8217;s not worse.</p>
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		<title>By: Helen</title>
		<link>http://christianpf.com/help-the-poor-people/comment-page-1/#comment-154427</link>
		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have to wonder WHY it is so automatically assumed that a person is poor of their o own doing; in your article you wrote: &quot;If they are having difficulty budgeting and blowing their money on frivolous things, I think we owe it to them to confront that and try to teach them some basic budgeting and money skills.&quot;

May I be so blunt as to explain: ONE income is ALWAYS weaker and more vulnerable than TWO! All that person on one income needs is for the car or washing machine to break down to send the budget out of whack! So often it is single mothers who are left coping with raising kids all alone on one income. Yet, we don&#039;t say &quot;Oh she must be finding it so hard on one income!&quot; Instead we ASSUME that she doesn&#039;t know how to budget, or that she is frivolous wit her money..&quot; instead of admiring her for doing the most wonderful and hardest job in the whole world! I raised 2 kids entirely on my own and NEVER incurred any debt! No credit card, no borrowing at all. A married woman could spend whatever, pay with the credit card and there will be no judgement or assumption with regards to her values and character!  

I have hit some hard times, lost my job like millions of others globally. Yet because I don&#039;t have money in the bank, somehow, I need budgetting advice or it is assumed that I must be spending frivolously. Currently my income is $260 per week and my rent ALONE is $320. Please tell me how to budget to make it work.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to wonder WHY it is so automatically assumed that a person is poor of their o own doing; in your article you wrote: &#8220;If they are having difficulty budgeting and blowing their money on frivolous things, I think we owe it to them to confront that and try to teach them some basic budgeting and money skills.&#8221;</p>
<p>May I be so blunt as to explain: ONE income is ALWAYS weaker and more vulnerable than TWO! All that person on one income needs is for the car or washing machine to break down to send the budget out of whack! So often it is single mothers who are left coping with raising kids all alone on one income. Yet, we don&#8217;t say &#8220;Oh she must be finding it so hard on one income!&#8221; Instead we ASSUME that she doesn&#8217;t know how to budget, or that she is frivolous wit her money..&#8221; instead of admiring her for doing the most wonderful and hardest job in the whole world! I raised 2 kids entirely on my own and NEVER incurred any debt! No credit card, no borrowing at all. A married woman could spend whatever, pay with the credit card and there will be no judgement or assumption with regards to her values and character!  </p>
<p>I have hit some hard times, lost my job like millions of others globally. Yet because I don&#8217;t have money in the bank, somehow, I need budgetting advice or it is assumed that I must be spending frivolously. Currently my income is $260 per week and my rent ALONE is $320. Please tell me how to budget to make it work.</p>
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		<title>By: Helen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Interesting that I should find this article today. This morning I approached my church for &quot;prayer support&quot; because I am facing the worst crisis of my life to date. I am a lady in my 50s who came out of a violent marriage. My ex husband never paid a cent toward our 2 children&#039;s upbringing after I fled to save my life so my children could have a mother. 16 yrs of raising them all alone, taking them to church, tithing etc... 
I have listened to the Word of Faith teaching for many years and tried to hard to apply all those conditions and principles; yet it never worked for me. It seems that those ministries get richer and richer but you can be &#039;assured&#039; that they are &quot;blessed to be a blessing; to be in a position to help those in need&quot;. 
Well this morning, one of those in desperate need, came to ask only for &quot;prayer support&quot; to one of those &quot;blessed&quot; preachers who often boasts of how &quot;blessed to be a blessing&quot; he is. The one in need got an icy cold reception, judged purely based on presumption and then a &#039;prayer&#039; than sounded more like a not very nice sermon addressed to the needy one (me) rather than a prayer of love and compassion to the One Who hears! There was no love whatsoever, just an icy cold, judgemental, stand-offish attitude and definitely offer of help in any way shape or form. I was sent to Welfare with a &quot;I&#039;m sure they have some way they can help you&quot;. &#039;We expect the government to care more than the church does&#039; type of view!

I walked out of there feeling completely humiliated and judged for having a need. Yet, I have never done drugs of any kinds; in fact I am into very healthy lifestyle, diet etc. As a born again Christian, I raised 2 kids all alone for 16 yrs, we ALWAYS went to church, tithed etc... I love listening to various preachers at home, love Jesus, the Bible and have tried my best all those years to live by faith. I have received many miracles too!

Jesus DID say that in this world we would face many trials and tribulations; it&#039;s just the world we live in. Yet, the church looks at you with this superior attitude, and so wuick to think and even say; you must have sinned, you must have done something wrong, you must have made a bad decision to be in this situation. It&#039;s just a cop out of what I see is one of the strongest command Jesus gave: &quot;If you give as much as a cup of water... you do unto Me..&quot; Until recently, I worked almost 50 hours each week to support myself. 

Ironically, those church leaders of 250 or so, have been boasting for years &quot;by faith&quot; that they will have a &quot;big church of 3000&quot;; that&#039;s been &quot;the vision&quot; for many years. Perhaps though, God looks at that one middle aged lady who is all alone and who was not cared for nor helped in her time of need, and He is just not keen to bring another 2999 who will be treated the same? God is not impressed with the size of the building, or the size of the tithe and offerings. God has always and always will care about His sheep being cared for.

Still, maybe if I become homeless next month, I might run into one of their street evangelist some day, and they&#039;ll feel compelled to tell me all about how much Jesus loves me and invite me [back] to their church!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting that I should find this article today. This morning I approached my church for &#8220;prayer support&#8221; because I am facing the worst crisis of my life to date. I am a lady in my 50s who came out of a violent marriage. My ex husband never paid a cent toward our 2 children&#8217;s upbringing after I fled to save my life so my children could have a mother. 16 yrs of raising them all alone, taking them to church, tithing etc&#8230;<br />
I have listened to the Word of Faith teaching for many years and tried to hard to apply all those conditions and principles; yet it never worked for me. It seems that those ministries get richer and richer but you can be &#8216;assured&#8217; that they are &#8220;blessed to be a blessing; to be in a position to help those in need&#8221;.<br />
Well this morning, one of those in desperate need, came to ask only for &#8220;prayer support&#8221; to one of those &#8220;blessed&#8221; preachers who often boasts of how &#8220;blessed to be a blessing&#8221; he is. The one in need got an icy cold reception, judged purely based on presumption and then a &#8216;prayer&#8217; than sounded more like a not very nice sermon addressed to the needy one (me) rather than a prayer of love and compassion to the One Who hears! There was no love whatsoever, just an icy cold, judgemental, stand-offish attitude and definitely offer of help in any way shape or form. I was sent to Welfare with a &#8220;I&#8217;m sure they have some way they can help you&#8221;. &#8216;We expect the government to care more than the church does&#8217; type of view!</p>
<p>I walked out of there feeling completely humiliated and judged for having a need. Yet, I have never done drugs of any kinds; in fact I am into very healthy lifestyle, diet etc. As a born again Christian, I raised 2 kids all alone for 16 yrs, we ALWAYS went to church, tithed etc&#8230; I love listening to various preachers at home, love Jesus, the Bible and have tried my best all those years to live by faith. I have received many miracles too!</p>
<p>Jesus DID say that in this world we would face many trials and tribulations; it&#8217;s just the world we live in. Yet, the church looks at you with this superior attitude, and so wuick to think and even say; you must have sinned, you must have done something wrong, you must have made a bad decision to be in this situation. It&#8217;s just a cop out of what I see is one of the strongest command Jesus gave: &#8220;If you give as much as a cup of water&#8230; you do unto Me..&#8221; Until recently, I worked almost 50 hours each week to support myself. </p>
<p>Ironically, those church leaders of 250 or so, have been boasting for years &#8220;by faith&#8221; that they will have a &#8220;big church of 3000&#8243;; that&#8217;s been &#8220;the vision&#8221; for many years. Perhaps though, God looks at that one middle aged lady who is all alone and who was not cared for nor helped in her time of need, and He is just not keen to bring another 2999 who will be treated the same? God is not impressed with the size of the building, or the size of the tithe and offerings. God has always and always will care about His sheep being cared for.</p>
<p>Still, maybe if I become homeless next month, I might run into one of their street evangelist some day, and they&#8217;ll feel compelled to tell me all about how much Jesus loves me and invite me [back] to their church!!</p>
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		<title>By: Cody</title>
		<link>http://christianpf.com/help-the-poor-people/comment-page-1/#comment-144530</link>
		<dc:creator>Cody</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great article! It&#039;s sad to see how many people truly need help in our world. In Milwaukee there are plenty of homeless individuals who have had to try to overcome remarkable circumstances and have failed. I have met my fair share of homeless men and women that are some of the nicest people. It&#039;s very unfortunate that some people don&#039;t realize it&#039;s important to help others.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great article! It&#8217;s sad to see how many people truly need help in our world. In Milwaukee there are plenty of homeless individuals who have had to try to overcome remarkable circumstances and have failed. I have met my fair share of homeless men and women that are some of the nicest people. It&#8217;s very unfortunate that some people don&#8217;t realize it&#8217;s important to help others.</p>
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		<title>By: Lynette Collins</title>
		<link>http://christianpf.com/help-the-poor-people/comment-page-1/#comment-143383</link>
		<dc:creator>Lynette Collins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My name is Lynette Collins.I live in Baton Rouge,Louisiana.I&#039;m a single christen mother of three children.The father of my children are decease.He died from someone robbing and killing him last year.I&#039;m going to school for business management so that I can open an restaurant next year.Unfortunately with an eviction notice,pass due bills,rent,utilities,water,phone and car note.I will always be held back from my Dream,as a single independent mother with goals.I can&#039;t afford school supplies,uniform, or even provide my children with any clothes other than torn hand me down.My bank account is over dawn.My bills are behind.I&#039;m using my pay checks to catch up with the rest of the pass due balances of my bills.It&#039;s extremely difficult for me to manage off one income.My pay checks only allows me to be broke as soon as I get it.I&#039;m at rick of getting put out of school and losing my car.Because of the note being behind.My vehicle is broken.I can&#039;t afford a new car or pay a mechanic to fix the one I have.I&#039;m at risk of losing everything!!!!I exhausted all of my resources through different churches and community.Theirs hardly any funds available due to the economy.It&#039;s horrifying trying to struggle and figuring out how ends meat will be brought to the table each day as a single parent.Where living by the skins of our teeth.I&#039;ve gotten so depressed from the reality of whats going on and living in pain every single day,all day,has taken a major toll on  me and my body.I&#039;m down to the wire.I&#039;ve been working for this restaurant business for two years.I&#039;ve applied for a second job on the Internet,library and in person.But,haven&#039;t had any luck.One job did call back. But,they wanted me to have transportation.I&#039;m a adopted child that was never fortunate in life to anything.My adopted parent was always classified as a low income family.My adopted parent are decease too.One pass away from cancer and the other passed away from diabetes.They were the only family that I&#039;ve had and the only source of help that I&#039;ve had and now it&#039;s only me and my three children.It&#039;s very hard to get anything or any kind of help,due to the recession.I&#039;m a very hard worker.I&#039;ve help the community,different churches and organization.I devoted my life to Christ.So,please pray for me and wish me and my children Luck on anything the Lord is gonna provide for us.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My name is Lynette Collins.I live in Baton Rouge,Louisiana.I&#8217;m a single christen mother of three children.The father of my children are decease.He died from someone robbing and killing him last year.I&#8217;m going to school for business management so that I can open an restaurant next year.Unfortunately with an eviction notice,pass due bills,rent,utilities,water,phone and car note.I will always be held back from my Dream,as a single independent mother with goals.I can&#8217;t afford school supplies,uniform, or even provide my children with any clothes other than torn hand me down.My bank account is over dawn.My bills are behind.I&#8217;m using my pay checks to catch up with the rest of the pass due balances of my bills.It&#8217;s extremely difficult for me to manage off one income.My pay checks only allows me to be broke as soon as I get it.I&#8217;m at rick of getting put out of school and losing my car.Because of the note being behind.My vehicle is broken.I can&#8217;t afford a new car or pay a mechanic to fix the one I have.I&#8217;m at risk of losing everything!!!!I exhausted all of my resources through different churches and community.Theirs hardly any funds available due to the economy.It&#8217;s horrifying trying to struggle and figuring out how ends meat will be brought to the table each day as a single parent.Where living by the skins of our teeth.I&#8217;ve gotten so depressed from the reality of whats going on and living in pain every single day,all day,has taken a major toll on  me and my body.I&#8217;m down to the wire.I&#8217;ve been working for this restaurant business for two years.I&#8217;ve applied for a second job on the Internet,library and in person.But,haven&#8217;t had any luck.One job did call back. But,they wanted me to have transportation.I&#8217;m a adopted child that was never fortunate in life to anything.My adopted parent was always classified as a low income family.My adopted parent are decease too.One pass away from cancer and the other passed away from diabetes.They were the only family that I&#8217;ve had and the only source of help that I&#8217;ve had and now it&#8217;s only me and my three children.It&#8217;s very hard to get anything or any kind of help,due to the recession.I&#8217;m a very hard worker.I&#8217;ve help the community,different churches and organization.I devoted my life to Christ.So,please pray for me and wish me and my children Luck on anything the Lord is gonna provide for us.</p>
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		<title>By: JESUSJF</title>
		<link>http://christianpf.com/help-the-poor-people/comment-page-1/#comment-134503</link>
		<dc:creator>JESUSJF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love to help people and make people happy ,I work as a technical support 
engineer,and when a person call&#039;s in with a problem and is feeling upset,I like to let them know that they are in good hands ,I also help my fellow techs on the floor,which I don&#039;t have to but just like to,God is good and I love him with all my Heart !!!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love to help people and make people happy ,I work as a technical support<br />
engineer,and when a person call&#8217;s in with a problem and is feeling upset,I like to let them know that they are in good hands ,I also help my fellow techs on the floor,which I don&#8217;t have to but just like to,God is good and I love him with all my Heart !!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: rhonda</title>
		<link>http://christianpf.com/help-the-poor-people/comment-page-1/#comment-125798</link>
		<dc:creator>rhonda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We need help to find someone  to help with charity  money  I have a 1 year old granddaughter  who needs  surgery on her arm  and hand that does not work right from birth constriction band syndrome and a grand son that was born this december and we have no money to pay for her surgery and doctors appointments .I have 3 ill sons and  another grandchild on the way ,we run out of food a lot and we have trouble paying our bills our rent ,electric ect…and my sons are kind hearted and they want to help people so, I end up with people that has no home living with me I can not say no that easy because I raised them to help others and to care for the world around them. and we are going to loose our home if we can not pay the rent soon,I have no car as well.   God Bless you and thank you Rhonda Stevens  please contact me at 1741 se 172nd.terrace silver springs florida 34488 if you or anyone who can help me. and i live in the shed in the backyard.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We need help to find someone  to help with charity  money  I have a 1 year old granddaughter  who needs  surgery on her arm  and hand that does not work right from birth constriction band syndrome and a grand son that was born this december and we have no money to pay for her surgery and doctors appointments .I have 3 ill sons and  another grandchild on the way ,we run out of food a lot and we have trouble paying our bills our rent ,electric ect…and my sons are kind hearted and they want to help people so, I end up with people that has no home living with me I can not say no that easy because I raised them to help others and to care for the world around them. and we are going to loose our home if we can not pay the rent soon,I have no car as well.   God Bless you and thank you Rhonda Stevens  please contact me at 1741 se 172nd.terrace silver springs florida 34488 if you or anyone who can help me. and i live in the shed in the backyard.</p>
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		<title>By: New Covenant Bible Institute</title>
		<link>http://christianpf.com/help-the-poor-people/comment-page-1/#comment-123128</link>
		<dc:creator>New Covenant Bible Institute</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How about organizing a seminar wherein we can discuss some IGP or income generating project that they use for them to have extra income. Maybe at first, we can help them in building their small IGP or business and later on, we will let them to do the work on it. They will be the one to invest their time and their effort because they will be the one also that will get the benefits, we will just help them. Of course, we will do it for the sake of our Lord, We will help because He commanded us in His words that we need to help one another as a sign of love.

Praise God!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about organizing a seminar wherein we can discuss some IGP or income generating project that they use for them to have extra income. Maybe at first, we can help them in building their small IGP or business and later on, we will let them to do the work on it. They will be the one to invest their time and their effort because they will be the one also that will get the benefits, we will just help them. Of course, we will do it for the sake of our Lord, We will help because He commanded us in His words that we need to help one another as a sign of love.</p>
<p>Praise God!</p>
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		<title>By: Jacqui La Voie</title>
		<link>http://christianpf.com/help-the-poor-people/comment-page-1/#comment-118250</link>
		<dc:creator>Jacqui La Voie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My faith is being tested - not severly but to a degree and maybe one of you can help me see the light.  I am a good Christian as is my husband and for the past 12 years have run a very modestly income Home for Individual Residential Care in the poorest COUNTY in the US. I am 52, a retired nurse after a knee replacement during one of the few times I have had health insurance since starting my care home.  GOD has always helped me make the right decisions in my life and I have always given when I could to promote the well being of others.  One of my residents was a friend of mine as was her deceased husband.  She lived with me for 6 years after his death as a ward under a private guardianship COMPANY.  The COMPANY was bought by a new lady who this past October, for no reason other than her preference for a care home in Reno, moved my friend knowing full well that her family nor I could financially fight this action.  I advocated for my friends rights as she did not want to move.  I live in a rural area and yes, did depend on my friends income to survive - I am now in jeopardy of losing my home in the current economy.  She did wrong but I cannot afford a lawyer to fight her in court.  I have never hated anyone in my life but how this woman can come into our lives and do this is beyond me and I pray daily for some clarity on GODS purpose and plan.  Seniors in my area are literally staying in homes that are falling down around them because they fear selling will not support their personal care needs. I want to provide the services in my home but unless I have a short sale buyer willing to let me buy this back, there will be no more home for me, my husband or all the animals I have allowed my past residents bring with them and promised to care for after their demise.  I have always loved caring for seniors and disabled and my home has been a place of comfort for many terminal residents and their families over the years.  My rates have not been outrageous for my care - families have donated trees to my home in rememberence of passed loved ones. I have never had money nor has my family - I have no children except the four legged ones, my husband is semi-disabled without disability.  I have always been frugal in the running of this business - I shopped for my friend and all residents, with coupons only to recently find out the COMPANY having her guardianship is running rampant with her finances in paying themselves!  I cry daily but am trying, against all odds, to go on and see the big picture.  If money were not an all important issue, I&#039;d know my path clearly - my friend would come home, her niece and brother would be relieved of their concerns for her, I could provide for another low income resident (maybe still no health insurance but...) and we poor people could plug along happy again with our meek, rural existance.  I am on welfare at this time and in a place I never imagined being but the climb out without financial assistance is bleak.  I recieve no income because self employed in Nevada with this small a business don&#039;t get it.  My home, on paper, is a 1975 mobile although remodeled above HUD standards and converted to real property, the location is rural and in the poorest county so who cares if it is mine and used for the care of others in need.  I have learned that it is OK to ask for help and pray (maybe wrongfully) that GOD sends the help I need.  I have worked hard all my life and every penny of money went into this property and business with great and honorable intentions.  I was naive as to what others could and would do to take that away through deceptive COMPANY actions with no regard for the humans involved.  Does GOD want me to fight this injustice being done to defenseless seniors, am I supposed to look the other way while this is done, am I supposed to lose everthing like I am about to?  It&#039;s not all about money but the lack of human kindness to others in some cases that puts some of us in conflict with right, wrong, advocating and poverty.  If you see a couple my age on the side of the road with a broken down 1995 handicap van and an old horse trailer loaded with pets, stop and give us a hand  because something not quite right put us in a predicament through no fault of our own that we could not financially fight, correct or overcome.  I will be distraught about having to leave my friend in the hands of that guardianship COMPANY, her family with no help (out of state and portrayed as &quot;not caring&quot; by the company), losing my home and business (which is needed here) and heading to Virginia in hopes of living with family until I am back on my feet again.  I did everything right in my eyes to provide for us and others in need with my home and property and business but the actions taken by one owner (she only saw my friend 5 times in six years) of one COMPANY - was sent my way to do evil and is winning!         WHY and WHAT DI I DO NEXT?                   Jacqui</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My faith is being tested &#8211; not severly but to a degree and maybe one of you can help me see the light.  I am a good Christian as is my husband and for the past 12 years have run a very modestly income Home for Individual Residential Care in the poorest COUNTY in the US. I am 52, a retired nurse after a knee replacement during one of the few times I have had health insurance since starting my care home.  GOD has always helped me make the right decisions in my life and I have always given when I could to promote the well being of others.  One of my residents was a friend of mine as was her deceased husband.  She lived with me for 6 years after his death as a ward under a private guardianship COMPANY.  The COMPANY was bought by a new lady who this past October, for no reason other than her preference for a care home in Reno, moved my friend knowing full well that her family nor I could financially fight this action.  I advocated for my friends rights as she did not want to move.  I live in a rural area and yes, did depend on my friends income to survive &#8211; I am now in jeopardy of losing my home in the current economy.  She did wrong but I cannot afford a lawyer to fight her in court.  I have never hated anyone in my life but how this woman can come into our lives and do this is beyond me and I pray daily for some clarity on GODS purpose and plan.  Seniors in my area are literally staying in homes that are falling down around them because they fear selling will not support their personal care needs. I want to provide the services in my home but unless I have a short sale buyer willing to let me buy this back, there will be no more home for me, my husband or all the animals I have allowed my past residents bring with them and promised to care for after their demise.  I have always loved caring for seniors and disabled and my home has been a place of comfort for many terminal residents and their families over the years.  My rates have not been outrageous for my care &#8211; families have donated trees to my home in rememberence of passed loved ones. I have never had money nor has my family &#8211; I have no children except the four legged ones, my husband is semi-disabled without disability.  I have always been frugal in the running of this business &#8211; I shopped for my friend and all residents, with coupons only to recently find out the COMPANY having her guardianship is running rampant with her finances in paying themselves!  I cry daily but am trying, against all odds, to go on and see the big picture.  If money were not an all important issue, I&#8217;d know my path clearly &#8211; my friend would come home, her niece and brother would be relieved of their concerns for her, I could provide for another low income resident (maybe still no health insurance but&#8230;) and we poor people could plug along happy again with our meek, rural existance.  I am on welfare at this time and in a place I never imagined being but the climb out without financial assistance is bleak.  I recieve no income because self employed in Nevada with this small a business don&#8217;t get it.  My home, on paper, is a 1975 mobile although remodeled above HUD standards and converted to real property, the location is rural and in the poorest county so who cares if it is mine and used for the care of others in need.  I have learned that it is OK to ask for help and pray (maybe wrongfully) that GOD sends the help I need.  I have worked hard all my life and every penny of money went into this property and business with great and honorable intentions.  I was naive as to what others could and would do to take that away through deceptive COMPANY actions with no regard for the humans involved.  Does GOD want me to fight this injustice being done to defenseless seniors, am I supposed to look the other way while this is done, am I supposed to lose everthing like I am about to?  It&#8217;s not all about money but the lack of human kindness to others in some cases that puts some of us in conflict with right, wrong, advocating and poverty.  If you see a couple my age on the side of the road with a broken down 1995 handicap van and an old horse trailer loaded with pets, stop and give us a hand  because something not quite right put us in a predicament through no fault of our own that we could not financially fight, correct or overcome.  I will be distraught about having to leave my friend in the hands of that guardianship COMPANY, her family with no help (out of state and portrayed as &#8220;not caring&#8221; by the company), losing my home and business (which is needed here) and heading to Virginia in hopes of living with family until I am back on my feet again.  I did everything right in my eyes to provide for us and others in need with my home and property and business but the actions taken by one owner (she only saw my friend 5 times in six years) of one COMPANY &#8211; was sent my way to do evil and is winning!         WHY and WHAT DI I DO NEXT?                   Jacqui</p>
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		<title>By: disaboo</title>
		<link>http://christianpf.com/help-the-poor-people/comment-page-1/#comment-86274</link>
		<dc:creator>disaboo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m in need of a job. I&#039;ve been fired for &quot;disability&quot;. I don&#039;t want handout. I&#039;ve applied for (literally) thousands of jobs only to be screamed at &quot;WE DON&#039;T HIRE THE DISABLED&quot;. 
More things that you need to know if you really want to help:
I&#039;m UNABLE to do telemarketing.
I&#039;m UNABLE to pass a Schedule A.
I&#039;ve been somewhat disfigured.
I&#039;m ABLE to do everything that everyone else does, most times I do better than others. I&#039;ve received many accolades for my work. I have a great deal of education and experience. As my boss fired me, he said that he would give me glowing recommendations.
I&#039;m hungry and cold.
Any suggestions to find VIABLE employment? I would greatly appreciate any do-able suggestions.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m in need of a job. I&#8217;ve been fired for &#8220;disability&#8221;. I don&#8217;t want handout. I&#8217;ve applied for (literally) thousands of jobs only to be screamed at &#8220;WE DON&#8217;T HIRE THE DISABLED&#8221;.<br />
More things that you need to know if you really want to help:<br />
I&#8217;m UNABLE to do telemarketing.<br />
I&#8217;m UNABLE to pass a Schedule A.<br />
I&#8217;ve been somewhat disfigured.<br />
I&#8217;m ABLE to do everything that everyone else does, most times I do better than others. I&#8217;ve received many accolades for my work. I have a great deal of education and experience. As my boss fired me, he said that he would give me glowing recommendations.<br />
I&#8217;m hungry and cold.<br />
Any suggestions to find VIABLE employment? I would greatly appreciate any do-able suggestions.</p>
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