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Cousin

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 11:55 am
by Mangafanatic
Hey guys,

If you guys wouldn't mind, I'd really appreciate it if you'd all pray for my cousin.

You see, he's 17, a pastor's kid, and a person I love very much. I just found out that he's been drinking and smoking pot. Oh, can't tell you how much it makes me want to cry! His parents are sending him to spent a week or so with my family and some other relatives who live around me and I don't even know how to start. I thought he was saved, but now I'm not really sure. He never told me he was-- I just took it for granted. I should have seen this coming but I didn't. I'm totally dumbfounded.

I've been raised in the same wonderful, Godly environment. We had the same advantages and the same foundation. I have no idea how this happened. I know I probably sound like a broken reacord, but I really feel like one too.

Pray that I'll know what to say to him. I can't imagine one intelligent word coming out of my mouth if God doesn't give it to me. Pray for my cousins salvation and that I'll just know how to love him. That's probably one of the biggest thing he needs right now.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 12:03 pm
by wiggins
I'll pray for both him and you.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:41 pm
by blueraven
I'll be praying.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 5:51 pm
by Spiritsword
I will pray.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 6:18 pm
by Rogie
I'll pray for you.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:34 pm
by shooraijin
Can do, Mangafanatic. Let us know how it turns out.

PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 3:34 pm
by true_noir_chloe
How is it going on this, Mangafanatic? I will definitely keep praying about it. ^_^

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:00 am
by JediSonic
My mom says that kids who have teachers or pastors for parents sometimes feel the need to be bad to show that they are independent from their parents, rebel, etc.

Anyway, I'll pray that god gives you the wisdom to help your cousin, and your cousin the wisdom to realise that what he's doing is wrong. And that your cousin will have minimal long-term consequences from smoking pot.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 11:43 am
by Mangafanatic
Well, it's going okay. Right now he's staying in my cousin's house-- which is a great thing since he's with a really strong Christian guy his own age. He'll only be here until Thursday so keep praying. Thanks!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 6:45 pm
by Staci
Mangafanatic wrote:Well, it's going okay. Right now he's staying in my cousin's house-- which is a great thing since he's with a really strong Christian guy his own age. He'll only be here until Thursday so keep praying. Thanks!

Thank you for the update, Mangafanatic, and please keep us posted if you need advice, et cetera. I will most certainly pray. *huggles*

PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:03 pm
by Mangafanatic
WOW! MAJOR DEVELOPMENT!!!! My cousin has decided he'll stay here for close to two months!!! Oh, you have no idea how great this is. You see, most of those things he was getting into were in his work place, and the pressures are there at home with him. But he's going to be here for two months! Two glorious months of coming to my church, and being around us and-- oh, I just think I might "a splode". This is a collosal answer to prayer. Please pray that God will keep moving in this situation, and thanks for all the prayer support thus far. I am sure God has his hand in my cousin's life and this is a crutial time for him. Pray that God gets a hold of his life.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 8:22 am
by JediSonic
woohoo! This sounds great! Y'know this and that 'wanna buy some deathsticks' test straylight did in the gallery reminds me of Ep II...

"you want to go home and rethink your life."
"I wanna go home and rethinka my life!"

:lol: Anyway I'm sure this is Gods way of letting you and your cousin to help him do just that :)

PostPosted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 12:18 pm
by Inferno
I shall pray.