ereks mom
06-24-2008, 12:19 PM
I'll give some info, and not go into great detail (you'd be bored), but our family could use some prayers.
First situation: dh is the pastor of our tiny congregation (church plant), and we are all discouraged because our church is not growing; in fact, it is dwindling. We've lost a few who went on to find a church that was a better fit for them, but most of the people who've left are couples & families who have been transferred to other jobs or even ministry positions in other parts of the state. Dh is questioning his leadership abilities, etc.
Second situation: dh's company (he is self-employed & it's a fairly new company -- about 5 years old) has a very slow time, financially speaking, every summer. The rest of the year is much better, but not enough that we can save anything for the leaner times. He has not drawn a paycheck this month, (although his employees have) and we have bills due (a couple are actually past due). Our church doesn't pay a regular salary either. We received some "windfall" money a few months ago which dh & I had agreed ahead of time to set aside to buy ER a car since he'll be going off to college in a couple of months. We recently bought the car (used, not new, & a great deal --just what we'd been praying for). We could've used some of that money to pay bills instead of buying the car, but decided against it because we had already committed to ourselves and to ER that this money would be for a car. We feel that we made the right decision, but there's no denying that things are difficult. Dh's confidence is shaken.
So now, we find ourselves in an uncomfortable financial situation, and also discouraged because of our church situation. Please pray for us.
First situation: dh is the pastor of our tiny congregation (church plant), and we are all discouraged because our church is not growing; in fact, it is dwindling. We've lost a few who went on to find a church that was a better fit for them, but most of the people who've left are couples & families who have been transferred to other jobs or even ministry positions in other parts of the state. Dh is questioning his leadership abilities, etc.
Second situation: dh's company (he is self-employed & it's a fairly new company -- about 5 years old) has a very slow time, financially speaking, every summer. The rest of the year is much better, but not enough that we can save anything for the leaner times. He has not drawn a paycheck this month, (although his employees have) and we have bills due (a couple are actually past due). Our church doesn't pay a regular salary either. We received some "windfall" money a few months ago which dh & I had agreed ahead of time to set aside to buy ER a car since he'll be going off to college in a couple of months. We recently bought the car (used, not new, & a great deal --just what we'd been praying for). We could've used some of that money to pay bills instead of buying the car, but decided against it because we had already committed to ourselves and to ER that this money would be for a car. We feel that we made the right decision, but there's no denying that things are difficult. Dh's confidence is shaken.
So now, we find ourselves in an uncomfortable financial situation, and also discouraged because of our church situation. Please pray for us.