Hello everyone. I’d like to first say that there were many categories I wanted to submit this prayer into. I chose children and family because I think that’s the most important thing about where me and my daughter are in life right now. I’m 29, she’s 7.
But the other categories I would have submitted this into would have been (in order of urgency):
Debt & Finance
Depression & Mental Health
Hope & Strength
Business & Employment
The next thing I’d like to say is that I’m not going to go into great detail about the severity of our situation, I just want you all to trust me that it is unsafe for both of us.
So basically the situation is that I’m a single mother, I always have been. My daughter’s father never wanted to be around. I know a lot of people are in similar situations, I get that.
However, our situation is dire. I’ve never had anyone help me out in life. I’ve also never been good at socializing, so I’ve never had friends or mentors or anyone to really talk to… That being said, I have found it extremely difficult to hold down a job. That and I’m different. I’m a good person, I know that in my heart. I also have a very deep connection with God. One that is unfathomable by most. I was chosen for something. I’ve endured suffering that you probably can’t even imagine. Me and my daughter are now stuck in a living situation with no way out. The amount of negativity engulfing us is immense and unwavering. We have found ourselves living with my parents. This may not seem bad at first glance, but these people are of the most unsavory kind. Which is why I left at 17. I went to college. I have 2 degrees. I am very much an intellectual. My daughter is very smart as well. We don’t deserve to be treated the way we are treated here. Since moving here, about almost 2 years ago now, they have kicked me out on multiple occasions to literally live in the streets by myself. They have kidnapped my daughter and taken her out of state on multiple occasions without my permission or me even knowing at all. My mother signs my name on my daughters medical and travel waivers, and anything similar. They’ve taken my daughter to have 4 teeth pulled and silver caps on almost all of the rest because when they kick me out they don’t make her brush her teeth. The list goes on and on but I’m really not trying to have a pity party for myself. I just know we deserve to be in a position to live our lives happily and together without any negative outside forces belittling our existence.
I ask you all to please pray for us.
I’ve exhausted all other resources and believe me, I’ve spent every day pleading with God to help us out of this life we’ve been living.
I know I can’t do this alone. I need a lot of help. I’ve even (ashamedly) started a go fund me for me and my daughter and was immediately chastised by our community because of it.
Please, if there’s anyone out there who can help, who wants to help, who knows of any kind of organization or anything that will help me, please contact me. I don’t know what else I can do and we HAVE to get out of this situation or we won’t make it. I am extremely serious when I say this.
Please pray for me and my daughter.
God bless and I love you all.
-Carley & Olive
of Louisiana, USA
Finding this website has been a blessing.