Re: [PRAYER] Need some now
Posted by: wjelb75trb5 <wjelb75trb5@...>
be praying for you here.
Walt E.
Monte Butts wrote:
> This has been one of the crappiest days ever. In a meeting today of our
> small company, our owner/ boss announced that we have run out of funding. He
> has enough himself to keep us afloat until Jan 31st, but unless our small
> 3.5 person company starts making some better money soon, he will have to
> pull the plug then. As the marketing guy, it is my responsibility to figure
> out how to do this in about 6 weeks. I have some good irons in the fire, but
> have never been given a marketing/ advertising budget, so to make it work,
> I'll have to rely on good old fashioned leg work and phone calls. Pray that
> I can save these jobs, as well as my own.
>
> On top of this, I'm sitting at home waiting for the plumber to unclog my
> sewer line, which was done 7 months ago. If, as I suspect, I need to replace
> the old line, that will wipe out nearly everything we've saved up this year
> after two huge expenses wiped out our reserves last December. For obvious
> reasons, this is not a good time.
>
> The third thing is that as of yesterday we have a new foster daughter; 16
> year old Yesenia, or J as she prefers to be called. The background of this
> poor girl is just heartbreaking. Her mom is illegal, and about every family
> member has turned their back on her after she called authorities when her
> little sister over dosed on cough syrup. J did the smart thing as a 13 year
> old in calling 911, but her mother blamed her for calling authorities that
> got her in trouble with California DHS. To get away from the trouble, I
> assume, the three of them moved to Oklahoma to live with grandma. When mom
> moved to her own place, she told J she was a traitor and said she couldn't
> come. J lived with grandma until 3 months ago, when uncle comes by, tells
> her that at 16, she is old enough to make it on her own, and kicks her out.
> She then moved in with a friend, but caused tension with the friend by being
> *too* good. The parents were always telling their daughter "Why can't you be
> more like J?" After 3 months of this, friend tells J she has to get out; the
> day before Thanksgiving.
>
> Fortunately, she called a lady she had baby sat for, and the lady called my
> friend at Deaconess Home, which typically does adoptions and unwed mother
> care. This friend, knowing we had the 14 year old last year, asked if we
> could foster J. so Deaconess could try adopting her out, which would happen
> much more quickly if J didn't have to enter the system. The mother signed
> parental termination papers and will hopefully show up to court tomorrow, so
> please pray for that.
>
> If she does, it could only be a month or two before J can be adopted. In the
> 5 days I've known her, J is a great kid. She is in a magnet college prep
> high school, plays soccer, is a cheerleader, and has a wonderful
> disposition. Obviously, she has abandonment issues, and worries that we will
> be getting rid of her. Please pray that some family will be able to adopt
> her.
>
> UPDATE: Plumber just came in and gave me an estimate of $5100 to replace the
> sewer line because of the fences he would have to go through. That does not
> include a huge tree that may have to be removed. That is more than DOUBLE
> what I thought it would be. I have a second estimate on the way, and have no
> idea how I can afford it.
>
> Thanks in advance for all the prayers.
>
> Monte
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