Prayer Requests/Praise Reports

[deja]

Sorors, Sister-Friends,

Thank you so much for sharing your testimonies/Victories. I just cannot stop crying, I am not sad..It is just nice to have an uplift. That is what this thread has done for me this morning. GOD is truely good to us. I was in the mist of getting tired and becoming extremely negative. Thank you all for helping me to but things back into DIVINE ORDER!

I just cannot thank you all enough.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

SilnGold.....I have been there and God saw me through it all. Praise HIM in the midst of trouble. Don't let your present circumstance shackle you.

LOVE TO YOU ALL!
Deja

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TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN....MUCH IS EXPECTED.

[LadyAKA]

Sorors and friends I have been down and out lately. Just sick and over worked nothing too bad. But I just wanted to stop in and say the LORD is good and all those that ask for his help will get it. I am praying for you all and I hope everything turns out for the best.

Much Luv
LadyAKA

[Discogoddess]

Another praise report:

A soror whom I am close to (and who inspired me to reactivate) has been very sick during the early stages of her pregnancy, in and out of the hospital, too sick to talk to me on the phone, etc. I called to check up on her today and she sounded wonderful! She said she felt much better and has started eating again (she had been throwing up everything).

God is Good, sorors and friends! My husband and I, along with this soror's husband, have taken her to the altar more than once. Prayer works, yes it does!

DG

[Serenity]

Greetings Ladies of AKA, Sisterfriends and the like!

On Wednesday I received some bad news from my doctor about a reccuring health problem. I have another appointment next week to see if anything has changed. Ladies, He has brought me through the darkness before and I am praying that He will again. I know that He is real and if it is His will, I will be fine.



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[tickledpink]

***Serenity***You have my prayers. Sorors and SFs, I am requesting a special prayer for my ability to cultivate my fruit of patience and peace.

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>>>"Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised... Proverbs 31:29-30

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[Soror Pinkacres]

Praise The Lord... Praise The Lord!!!

Thank-you ladies for your prayers!!! My Red Sea has been parted. I have closure! On May 16th I requested prayer and I know someone said a word or two for me and I thank-you. God is a good God. I love my Sorors and sisterfriends.

Pinkacres, Esq.

[Serenity]

Hello Ladies of AKA, Sisterfriends, and other friends!

Well, I wish I could report that my health has improved. It has not. However, we all know that sometimes He has plans for us that we are not aware of. I was kinda feeling sorry for myself when I came home from the doctor's office, but then I thought about how blessed I am to be ALIVE!

I have a wonderful and supportive husband, and a beautiful, little boy. I educate our leaders for tomorrow, I have some $$ in the bank and I am going to NY tomorrow to be with family. I plan to shake my booty at my cousin's wedding in Philly on Saturday and have a great time with her in-laws. Oh yeah....and I got my nails did! OK!

Thanks for all the kind words and well wishes! You Ladies have class. But I guess you knew that!

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Sincerity, Loyalty, Unity

[Ania]

I'm sorry if I seem out of place because I only check this forum once a month but I'm sooo glad that you have this topic.
I don't know if you realize this or not; all of you ladies are blessed to have the strength to be loved and have love to share to others. Let me explain.
I have been out of school for two years, during this time I had tragedies in all areas of my life. I was to the point that I did not think that I would make it through the night and that my life was worthless. I forgot that God is driving my life, not me, and that through him all things are possible.
This January, I started back to school and I just found out that I made 4-A's and
1-C(that I'm taking over this summer). I know that I don't have a car, a man, and I'm poor, however don't be mistaken, because it will come in time when the lord feels that I'm ready. So always remember that through God all things are possible and always believe in yourself because no one else will.
(Note: Yes I'm taking that C over and I will continue to make A's, stay involved in my community, and keep the faith because I hope that I will see that Pink and Green someday!) Sorry So Long but I had to get it out

[tickledpink]

**Ania***God bless you. I'm so glad that you remember that God is the head of your and all of our lives. And, He never puts more on us than we can bear. Trust me, coming from one that had no finances, and the only way that I can tell you that I was allowed to stay in school semester after semester while my counterparts were harrassed about their bills and sent home was by the grace and favor of God. You'll make it through. Always look for the lesson that He is trying to teach you in your trials. And as far as having no car --- one day, that'll be ONE of your testimonies out of many. As far as having no man --- while you're in school that can be a blessing in disguise! But as you've stated, the right one will come along in time. You'll get that "c" handled. Keep the faith. AND congratulations on your 4 A's --- that's tremendous in itself!

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>>>"Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised... Proverbs 31:29-30

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[Eclipse]

**Ania**.
Know that you are blessed. Just as iron must go through the fire in order to be perfected, so must we! This is God way of perfecting you my Dear. Praise him in the mist of the storm! Thank him for no car, and ask for the opportunity to minister to someone on the bus. I pray your strength in the Lord. God bless!

[Ania]

Tickledpink and Eclipse,
Thank you for that support!! It only pushes me harder to achieve my goals through his grace. It's funny I never looked at not having a man in college a blessing, however when you think about it, really it is And I am very grateful that I'm making it through these semesters without having my financial situation "bother" or "harrass" me.
Thanks I need to check out this website more often!

[SlvrnGold]

Out of our tests, comes our Testimony...
Today in church, my pastor reminded us of how important it is to share our testimony with others. At first, I was content to keep the Lord's good work to myself...but I couldn't shake the feeling that somebody needed to hear what I had to say. A little more than a month ago, it seemed like my whole world crumbled. My marriage ended and I struggled with thoughts of ending my life. I remember crying with a bottle of pills in my hand..and calling the ambulance after being scared that I had taken too many. Fortunately...and only through the grace of God...I survived and lived to see another day. When I posted my prayer request on this site, I was overwhelmed at the concern and support of my fellow Sisters in Christ, who didn't even know me personally. I cried everytime I read the kind posts of encouragement. Slowly, but surely, I began to see the Lord's plan for me. My heart is healing and my faith is so much stronger. I'm learning to see the "Value in the Valley". For all my sisters who are going through hard times, I am a LIVING TESTIMONY of the work of the Lord. Just when you think all is going wrong and you have no where to turn...Praise God!!!!!! The tears I cry as I write this second post are so far from the tears of sorrow I cried during my first. These are tears of VICTORY! For I know who holds the future. I know how hard it is to be a Strong African American Woman in this day and age. Sometimes it seems as though we carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. But the Lord provides ALL that we need. Well, to make a long post short...I just want you all to know that your prayers and thoughts were received. Keep witnessing the good works of the Lord, believe me, somebody is listening!

[meeks]

Praise Report:

Greetings Ladies..(and gents who may frequent)

I just wanted to take the time to thank GOD for all HE has given me. This weekend I recv'd a letter from the college of education stating that I had won the minorities in education scholarship I had applied for. I am so happy b/c as all of you who are/have been in school know higher education is not cheap. So thats all I wanted to say everyone have a good week!
Yours in the Christ,
MEEKS

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[Discogoddess]

Sisters (in Christ, in AKA, in humanity):

I'm so glad that this thread is growing and increasing the positive energy! I want you all to know that you are always in my prayers, and for some reason, I am always filled when I bring you before the Lord! Serenity, Ania, and SilvernGold, you are especially in my heart today.

I have yet another praise report: I have accepted a position with a much larger company than I currently work for, which fufills two desires of mine: more income (!!) and an opportunity to work in a Fortune 500 environment. It will be hard to leave the "public relations boot camp" I've been working for the past year, but I go knowing that my next challenge will make me stronger and smarter (hopefully).

"He's been good, really been good, to me; He's been so good to me!"

DG

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[AKA2D '91]

Hello Sorors and SFs. I am so overwhelmed with thankfulness that I can't keep it to myself. I must praise the Almighty for everything HE has done! I must praise Him for ALL of my blessings (good and bad). As I reflect on this past school year, I have come to realize that there are those who are truly threatened by my presence and my being. I am not trying to sound arrogant or anything... but it is true. There are women that I work with who are threatened by my confidence, my intelligence, my resourcefulness, and my educational level, my leadership abilities, among other things. It was hard for me to have to deal with "criticism" from women of another race, but to have to deal with jealousy and negativity from your own was something. I thank God for allowing me to obtain everything that I have. I thank God for the parents I had. They ALWAYS enforced receiving a college degree and advanced degrees. I do not apologize for the experiences the Lord has allowed me to experience, nor for the upbringing that I had. We all make choices in our life. I just thank God that I have him and he knows my desires, ideal, goals and aspirations. He has allowed me to achieve every goal that I have set for myself, including receiving my BA, becoming an AKA, MPA, most recently receiving a +30, and I plan on going back to school in the next year or two to get my PH.D or ED.d. (I am only 27 years old). I am not trying to say I'm all that or anything, but I just want to share that the Lord has been sooo good to me. Whatever negativity my co-workers brought to me, it was Jesus that always protected and guided me. There were many times where I became discouraged, where I did not understand... but it was Jesus that brought a soror to me to help guide me with issues that I faced at our school. She had been there before, therefore she was able to "school" me as how to handle situations. Because of this, she has now become a mentor of sorts. She said I would have a hard time whereever I went because I was a female, black, young, educated, confident, intelligent, professional, independent, serious, determined, and I was an AKA; therefore the "masses" would not know how to handle me. With that, our own sistahs, were threatened by their ignorance, threatened by their jealousy, threatened by the mere fact that they are angry with themselves for chosing the road that they should not have. I posted, sorry it's so long, because their could be someone that could be facing this issue, or could face this issue in the future. As a black, EDUCATED woman, one way or another, you will face this. But as long as you have CHRIST, it won't matter, he will see you through! THANK YOU, JESUS! I thought that I would share my testimony with you! Skee Wee!