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Can't really explain my faith journey as I don't understand it myself but all I know is I'm currently having the worst time of my life. Me and my kids are essentially homeless, we are in a hotel until wednesday then I don't know what we will do, I have no money left for food or accomodation, lost all our belongings in our house (long story) I've spent the last 8weeks on my knees praying for help/change and everything is just getting worse bit by bit. But it's not making me give up praying I strangely feel closer to God than ever in my life and I can't explain why. My children bless them have both been raised christian, go to a christian school and been baptised, they keep telling me it's ok God will fix things soon and I admire that and want that kind of faith one day.

Anyway I felt the need to google christian chat sites and here I am. I'm hoping I can gain knowledge and faith from being here
 
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kaytee00 said:
Can't really explain my faith journey as I don't understand it myself but all I know is I'm currently having the worst time of my life. Me and my kids are essentially homeless, we are in a hotel until wednesday then I don't know what we will do, I have no money left for food or accomodation, lost all our belongings in our house (long story) I've spent the last 8weeks on my knees praying for help/change and everything is just getting worse bit by bit. But it's not making me give up praying I strangely feel closer to God than ever in my life and I can't explain why. My children bless them have both been raised christian, go to a christian school and been baptised, they keep telling me it's ok God will fix things soon and I admire that and want that kind of faith one day.

Anyway I felt the need to google christian chat sites and here I am. I'm hoping I can gain knowledge and faith from being here
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I b praying for u
 
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kaytee00 said:
Can't really explain my faith journey as I don't understand it myself but all I know is I'm currently having the worst time of my life. Me and my kids are essentially homeless, we are in a hotel until wednesday then I don't know what we will do, I have no money left for food or accomodation, lost all our belongings in our house (long story) I've spent the last 8weeks on my knees praying for help/change and everything is just getting worse bit by bit. But it's not making me give up praying I strangely feel closer to God than ever in my life and I can't explain why. My children bless them have both been raised christian, go to a christian school and been baptised, they keep telling me it's ok God will fix things soon and I admire that and want that kind of faith one day.

Anyway I felt the need to google christian chat sites and here I am. I'm hoping I can gain knowledge and faith from being here
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May God bless and keep you and yours. 🙏
 
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kaytee00 said:
Can't really explain my faith journey as I don't understand it myself but all I know is I'm currently having the worst time of my life. Me and my kids are essentially homeless, we are in a hotel until wednesday then I don't know what we will do, I have no money left for food or accomodation, lost all our belongings in our house (long story) I've spent the last 8weeks on my knees praying for help/change and everything is just getting worse bit by bit. But it's not making me give up praying I strangely feel closer to God than ever in my life and I can't explain why. My children bless them have both been raised christian, go to a christian school and been baptised, they keep telling me it's ok God will fix things soon and I admire that and want that kind of faith one day.

Anyway I felt the need to google christian chat sites and here I am. I'm hoping I can gain knowledge and faith from being here
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See?
This is why Christian's go to church. Because then you dont end up in these situations....long before you end up working and having bills paid.

And just like you can usually only come up with an answer and solution YOU can think of....God has solutions you cant and possibly dismiss out of hand.
 
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kaytee00 said:
Can't really explain my faith journey as I don't understand it myself but all I know is I'm currently having the worst time of my life. Me and my kids are essentially homeless, we are in a hotel until wednesday then I don't know what we will do, I have no money left for food or accomodation, lost all our belongings in our house (long story) I've spent the last 8weeks on my knees praying for help/change and everything is just getting worse bit by bit. But it's not making me give up praying I strangely feel closer to God than ever in my life and I can't explain why. My children bless them have both been raised christian, go to a christian school and been baptised, they keep telling me it's ok God will fix things soon and I admire that and want that kind of faith one day.

Anyway I felt the need to google christian chat sites and here I am. I'm hoping I can gain knowledge and faith from being here
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Reach out to the principal of your Christian school and the affiliated churches.
DHHR should have benefits for single Moms with children as well.
If there's been violence at home, cities have Rape and Domestic Violence Centers . Also ask around by phone and local pastors.
Check with the United Way in your county. They have a listing of resources too.

The main thing is that God is the provider and does so in different ways and through different people in times of need.

Someone else shared this message with me with an open Bible in my living room one day.
I considered it and received a free gift that evening. Since then it's not always been easy going but He started answering prayers. I will pray for you and yours.
>God's Free Gift<
 
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I'm sorry about the challenges you have right now.
There are people here who will pray for you and perhaps offer suggestions that will get you through this.
If you have family, sisters, brothers parents, right now is the time to ask for a place to stay.

I used to work in full time ministries. Benevolence ministries this time of year should have garden vegetables donated frequently. Go early in the day. Ask them if they know where you can get emergency housing and your list of needs.

Evangelicals have different outreach ministries similar to Salvation Army. Check with them too.
Many people get embarrassed to ask their children's school. The people in those positions know that we all go seasons of distress and need. When we are able, we can pass it forward. Right now it's time to receive.
You were a source of blessing by paying tuition enrolling your children until now, so I think I would start there first thing in the morning.

God bless you all
 
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SocHi kaytee00 glad you are joining us, welcome to CC! I'm in SoCal where there is help for mothers and children w/o funds. Is there not any govt programs there for assistance? We have Food stamps here as well as monetray help. I pray you locate some kind of help now, for you and the children. God bless your family and open doors of help now, IJNA🙏🙌
 
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kaytee00 said:
Can't really explain my faith journey as I don't understand it myself but all I know is I'm currently having the worst time of my life. Me and my kids are essentially homeless, we are in a hotel until wednesday then I don't know what we will do, I have no money left for food or accomodation, lost all our belongings in our house (long story) I've spent the last 8weeks on my knees praying for help/change and everything is just getting worse bit by bit. But it's not making me give up praying I strangely feel closer to God than ever in my life and I can't explain why. My children bless them have both been raised christian, go to a christian school and been baptised, they keep telling me it's ok God will fix things soon and I admire that and want that kind of faith one day.

Anyway I felt the need to google christian chat sites and here I am. I'm hoping I can gain knowledge and faith from being here
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Hi Kaytee, praying for you. I am very sorry for what you and your children are doing through. Hope you will get an answer through the suggestions shared here.
 
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Reach out to the principal of your Christian school and the affiliated churches.
DHHR should have benefits for single Moms with children as well.
If there's been violence at home, cities have Rape and Domestic Violence Centers . Also ask around by phone and local pastors.
Check with the United Way in your county. They have a listing of resources too.

The main thing is that God is the provider and does so in different ways and through different people in times of need.

Someone else shared this message with me with an open Bible in my living room one day.
I considered it and received a free gift that evening. Since then it's not always been easy going but He started answering prayers. I will pray for you and yours.
>God's Free Gift<
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The school is currently closed for summer and I have no was of contacting any staff from there. There has not been any domestic violence involved but yes your right there are refuges in my city that i could stay at if there was and I had evidence of that but I don't. My only option is to try to private rent which i have tried but all the houses/flats have multiple aplicants and I am not being chosen for anywhere.
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Hi Kaytee, praying for you. I am very sorry for what you and your children are doing through. Hope you will get an answer through the suggestions shared here.
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Thank you so much for your prayers
 
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SocHi kaytee00 glad you are joining us, welcome to CC! I'm in SoCal where there is help for mothers and children w/o funds. Is there not any govt programs there for assistance? We have Food stamps here as well as monetray help. I pray you locate some kind of help now, for you and the children. God bless your family and open doors of help now, IJNA🙏🙌
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Hey i'm in england and they give me universal credit but thats just to cover cost of living so basic food and bills. The cost of the cheapest hotel is actually more per month than the amount of money I'm receiving which is where I'm staying its very basic with only beds in a room no cooking facilities etc. In order to keep us in here I've gotten into debt but now run out of resources. The problem is the homeless team will not help me because technically I do have a house its just unsafe to go in but they won't register me as homeless atm even though I have tests, specialist companies that say I'm not allowed to go inside the house. So I have a choice to sleep on the streets or risk harming my childrens health.
 
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kaytee00 said:
Can't really explain my faith journey as I don't understand it myself but all I know is I'm currently having the worst time of my life. Me and my kids are essentially homeless, we are in a hotel until wednesday then I don't know what we will do, I have no money left for food or accomodation, lost all our belongings in our house (long story) I've spent the last 8weeks on my knees praying for help/change and everything is just getting worse bit by bit. But it's not making me give up praying I strangely feel closer to God than ever in my life and I can't explain why. My children bless them have both been raised christian, go to a christian school and been baptised, they keep telling me it's ok God will fix things soon and I admire that and want that kind of faith one day.

Anyway I felt the need to google christian chat sites and here I am. I'm hoping I can gain knowledge and faith from being here
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Bless you sweetheart, i'm British too and live in England. Know a razor blade has been taken to the financial safety net here, I have some knowledge of such things and wonder if you could briefly outline why you can't live in the house?

It's great you're not getting upset at or angry with the Lord, kudos sweetheart. Sure i'm not the only one who would love to be able to offer some advice, if you can give more info.

God's blessings to you and your children, hugs from me too 🤗
 
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HealthAndHappiness said:
PS:
I'm sorry about the challenges you have right now.
There are people here who will pray for you and perhaps offer suggestions that will get you through this.
If you have family, sisters, brothers parents, right now is the time to ask for a place to stay.

I used to work in full time ministries. Benevolence ministries this time of year should have garden vegetables donated frequently. Go early in the day. Ask them if they know where you can get emergency housing and your list of needs.

Evangelicals have different outreach ministries similar to Salvation Army. Check with them too.
Many people get embarrassed to ask their children's school. The people in those positions know that we all go seasons of distress and need. When we are able, we can pass it forward. Right now it's time to receive.
You were a source of blessing by paying tuition enrolling your children until now, so I think I would start there first thing in the morning.

God bless you all
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You rock friend, lovely, genuinely caring advice 🤗
 
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LifelongLearner said:
Bless you sweetheart, i'm British too and live in England. Know a razor blade has been taken to the financial safety net here, I have some knowledge of such things and wonder if you could briefly outline why you can't live in the house?

It's great you're not getting upset at or angry with the Lord, kudos sweetheart. Sure i'm not the only one who would love to be able to offer some advice, if you can give more info.

God's blessings to you and your children, hugs from me too 🤗
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Hi,
I have cracked, peeling paint on the walls have done since I moved in, asked landlord why it keeps happening and was told not to worry so just keep painting over it and it happens again. I saw something online so did a DIY lead test which showed positive. That triggered a lead survey on the house which confirmed there is lead paint in every room in the house. But its damaged so thats why it is dangerous because of the airborne dust. So I've paid for dust sampling from a lead specialist and 31 samples were taken through the house in different rooms they are all positive proving that the household dust is contaminated with lead at high numbers too. We have had to had blood tests to determine how much lead we have in our blood at the moment but havent got the results yet. In the mean time the doctors say the children cannot go back in the house until the source of lead contamination is rectified and the house is decontaminated both of which my landlord is refusing to do and the amount of money it would take for me to hire someone to do the work isnt feesable its thousands. I've contacted my MP and councillor who have reached out to the landlord for an explaination and they are refusing to reply. Ive been told to seek legal advise but all they can do is take them to court for money which takes years which doesnt help my situation right now. Theres literally nobody who can help me I've contacted every service I can think of.
 
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