Walkin' Towards The Blessing!

[FaithfulH]

babybliss,

I am so glad you found encouragement here.....I don't regard any of this discussion as a "highjack". I am happy to see this thread take this turn...

Regarding our 10 men standing (and it is actually growing almost daily)....I believe God brought us together....using the Rejoice Ministries founders Bob and Charlyne Steinkamp. But here's the whole short story....back on March 13th 4Kids posted this to me:

4Kids "admonition"

He basically told me to lean on God, ramp up my prayer and quit relying on my fellow man for support. Following this post, another stander (now dear friend) I_Wanna_Make_It_Work dropped in and one of us suggested that we have a 3-way cellphone prayer time. This was an amazing time....we prayed for each other for several hours one Sunday afternoon. Even though there were already lots of positive signs in my sitch...I saw God moving mightily...really in all of our lives. Shortly thereafter, IWMIW and I went to Pompano Beach for the Monday night prayer meeting with the Steinkamp's (actually my 2nd trip there). That too was amazing....but, right after that Bob Steinkamp connected us with a stander in the NJ area (not a DB'er) who wanted to pray with somebody. This small group grew rapidly to 10 men (roughly half DBers...half not) from CT, NY, NJ and PA who have met once a month since April for a dinner and prayer time. We meet at a "central" restaraunt in Long Island or Paramus NJ. In between, we share our prayer requests and praise reports mostly via e-mail...and occasionally via phone. Several of us also meet for dinner in smaller groups of 2 or 3 when the circumstances permit...and it has been an amazing source of strength for all of us. The accountability to each other has been key to keeping our path "straight" when our faith waivers (inevitably). Hope that helps!

BTW, ironically, I have never met my dear friend 4Kids face-to-face (he lives out West)...but, he is really the "founder" of this "Metro NY Stander's" group!...although I also know that he (and I) will be quick to give God the glory!