I have been reluctant to ask for prayer cause there are more deserving of prayer than me. I have been having a tough time worring about my job lately because of the stock market and price of oil going down a lot of rigs have been shut down and a lot of good men have lost their jobs. I do not know how much longer mine will last. I just hope and pray the Lord continues to bless me. I do trust in Him as He is the one in control.
We are in the process of buying a new home and then this hit and worry over being able to afford the new house is really stressing me out. Please pray for me and my wife Kimber.
I am trying to stay strong and keep my faith in the Lord.
Donald
Prayers for you and your wife Kimber
God Bless
Amen prayers continue.
Honey, you are being the strong God fearing man you are to be as the head of the house. No matter what happens we will be fine, I love you, you love me and We both love GOD and he loves us. HE isn't just going to forget about us. He never closes one door beore he opnes several others.
I Love you
Prayers sent from Ct. (nut)
Don,
I'd say your blessings just multiplied when your wife comes on here publicly to tell you she's behind you 100%!
I won't call you "Honey" but I echo her encouragement. :)
Take time to listen on the house deal and know His true will.
Blessing and prayers for insight and continued strength to walk in faith.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
What a blessing to hear " you are the God fearing head of your home" from your wife...Praise the Lord! You are being the example God has called all us husbands to be to our wives and children....
Will lift your job situation up to the Lord, asking Him for leading, strength and peace in what he has in store for you and Kimber.
Kinger. You are awesome to stick behind you man. The world needs more of you. Take care, God bless and good luck Nakohwe. You have the whole gang looking out for you
Thank you all so much for your prayers and I agree my wife is fantastic. She is a firm believer in God's Word and is a true woman of God. She takes good care of me and our home and is always there to encourage me and chastise me when need be to keep me on the right track. I thank God for her daily.
You all have lifted my spirits. God Bless and keep you all.
DON, PRAYERS CONTINUE FOR YOUR WELL BEING. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH.
JED
HE is watching over you Bubba. Prayers up.
Danny
Thanks yall for all the prayers, we have truly appreciated them and are grateful for them. We just ask that yall keep praying for us, this upcoming weekend. Most of yall who know Donald know we just got married in May of 08 and this weekend we are having his daughters and grandkids here and we just pray that it will be a good, joyful non stressful time. I am really anxious about this weekend and I needs Gods grace to help me through.I pray that they see that I love their daddy and that I want nothing from him except to love him.
Thanks,
Kimber
No worries Kimber. ;)
Girl,
You ain't got a thing to worry about, they are all good kids.
Danny
Kimber....lifting you up and asking God to give you peace about this. That they will see the blessing God has given Donald in bringing you into his life. You're postings show you have a heart for God and a love for your husband and I'm sure they will see that in person. Also continuing to lift up Donald's job situation. Have a great weekend and God Bless.
Hang in there Donald, we'r all behind you.
Been away, Kimber, but looking to hear joyous reports of a great weekend... Whatever the outcome, the Lord will make straight the path to those young'uns hearts!
Thanks yall for the prayers, they are so appreciated. We had a great weekend, we only had 2 of the girls and their families, but in reality it was nice to only have 2 of them that way I wasn't overwhelmed with a housefull of people. They spent the day and when they left, we were tired, but so pleased. There were a lot of forward tracks made, and I think they saw how much I love him, and how I do try to take care of him and our home. Life is so good, and it is all because we have an amazing savior who loves us not for who we are, but for what we are...
Don and Kimber you are both in my prayers. May God bless you and keep you close to his heart. :pray:
i pray that God will keep you both strong and increase your faith thru this time,this could happen to anyone God bless,Ralph
I wish you the best. You are in my prayers.
I will keep you and Kimber in my prayers!
Donald, the man you are proving yourself to be during this trying time amazes me at Gods grace each day- I am so proud to be your wife and I know that God is going to honor our prayers.
Prayers sent from south georgia....
Challenges help us ferret out our true reliance on God.
What I read in exchanges between Don and Kimber makes be believe God has already smiled on them...and if some rain falls, it will be used to bring forth bountiful spring flowers!
Hang in there guys....
Keep the Son in your eyes!
Doc, Thanks so much for the kind words- They are so needed- WE are truly blessed and we are confidant that God is going to take us in the direction he wants us, we just have to get better at listening.
PRAYERS SENT !!
Eveyone, your posts encourage me so much. I am getting through this with God's help and the support of a wonderful wife in Kimber and through the prayers from you all my family. God Bless each of you.
Don, I'm praying for you brother.
There are way to many promises God gives us in his word that he will take care of us for circumstances like you are going through. Keep your head up my brother, because greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the world.
God Bless you and yours
I would be happy to pray for you. Lord please be with Donald as he worried about his job. Please contiue to give him the ability to turn to you and to keep putting his faith in you. Please let your will be done. Please give us the understanding that you will have us to have. We pray that you be will all those that are facing hard times right. Thank you for your grace, mercy, forgivness, and may you recieve all the Glory. In Christ name we pray Amen!!
Donald I have family members that have lost jobs. Matter of fact,my place of employment is rocky now. All we can do is pray for the Lords' will and pray for our econmy. I can't help but believe that everything is going to be fine. Rember to SMILE, JESUS LOVES YOU. GOD BLESS!!!
Hi All, The prayers and support you all have shown us is truly a blessing, we appreciate it more then you can know. We know God has a plan and we are trying to be faithful and listen for him. I ask that when you say your prayers at night, would you please pray for my husband? Donad is being attacked by the enemy and he needs all of us to gather round and lift him up. Donald is the most faithful man of God and I know and it is so hard to watch him loose hope and faith a little more each day. I love him so much and I know that we are stronger then this, and I am so tired of seeing the enemy try to rip us apart. WE appreciate the prayers, we know God hears them.
Thanks so much!
Kimber
SEnt you a PM, Kimber.
Keep the Son in your eyes! You too, Don! Darkest hour is just before Dawn! :)
Prayers sent.
There is a possibility that a job will open up in West Virginia. I ask that my trad family pray that God open up this doorway wide. I am trusting Him to supply me with a needed job and feel this is a good one. Thanks in advance for prayers.
Prayers from Louisiana way...keeping the faith..Marco
Prayers for God's very best!
prayers sent, you are a graet man that has helped so many others, stay strong bro.
Thank you all for the prayers for us and with us, we are just praying that God throw the doors off the hinges and throw them open for us. At this point this Texas girl would move to WV in a heartbeat! We just want, need and desire his path in our life.
HE lives here too. May God bless you and care for all of your needs.
HE is in charge of this household. My prayers go out to you and yours. I watch the oil prices everyday hoping something will change. I guess that's out of our hands. I own oil production of my own and a service rig also. Times aren't as bad as I've seen them before, but they're gettin there. I wish the very best for you and your family.
God Bless,
James
And my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Jesus Christ.
Again, thank you thank you thank you all for your prayers, we really feel the Lord working in our lives. We both feel that WV is going to open up and that is where we are to be, so we are just trusting and believing in him and letting him lead us. Thank you all again!
May God bless you both...........
"Heavenly Father,please watch over my brother and his family and open a door wide soon with a well deserved job. Keep them strong and safe in your loving arms and show them the way. Grant him a well paying job and do not let them loose their home in these trying times. All this I ask in Your Name for you are my savior and you died on the cross so that we all might live. Amen"
Danny
Praise report! DOnald got a job in WV! Thank you GOD! HE is so good. Thank you for all your prayers and we serve an awesome GOD!
I want you to know we serve and awesome and mighty God. He takes care of us and provides for His people. I give Him all praise and glory. Thank you all for your prayers. I thank Kimber my wife for not giving up on me. I love Jesus more every day I am in awe of the way He works in our lives.
Donald
Congrats on the job.....God is Good! Will continue to pray for a smooth move and transition. You will love WV, good people and good hunting.
trust the Lord, pray'n for you
Donald and I are so blessed beyond measure- God really provided for us the time he was off, all we can say is thanks to the many people on here who privatley helped us and prayed for us. We appreciate it. Donald now has a great job and he is loving it. To let yall know kind of where we were, we had literally mailed in the last house payment we could on a monday and Donald got called on Wednesday to go to work. God knew our need and he provided for us in his timing, not ours, and I will take Gods timing any day! Yall who are struggling by just being encouraged by our story, Donald never quit believing in God, and the day we sent in that house payment God gave Donald a series of scriptures in Matthew 6:24-35 and it was eye opening for both of us. God is in control, let him have control and be there for his blessings and his provision.
Prayers for you with peace and understanding for your family.
Kimber's response says it all. You deserve one another. Best is ahead. God Bless your family.
KImber, it's been a joy to stand with such two good people in their walk of faith. Thank you both for being so open and revealing... we all need to see others struggle...and that perseverance in faith is rewarded. Both are part of our human existence...the anguish and the faithfulness of God.
Keep the Son in your eyes.
WONDERFUL NEWS. AMEN!
Hi Yall, I wanted to ask yall to pray for us again please. Donald got laid off again this morning and he is on his way home as I type. We know God has a bigger plan than this for him, it is just so hard to keep having faith. I worry that my husband is going to feel beat down through this and that the enemy is going to beat him up. Please pray for Strength, Grace and Peace for us during this time. There is a strong possibility of a position in LA in 3-4 weeks so we are praying if that is Gods will that he open the door for us. I appreciate you all.
Kimber
prayers sent, hope all works out, God bless.
Praying for you both!
Amen Praying
Tough times abound for sure.
Can't personalize it, but danged hard after a year to not do so...or so I'm finding for myself.
Yet, we have to realize it's the economy, not just here but all over the word. Greed has woven a tangled web we all now pay for.
Don has to realize that. We are but the pawns in the game of chance the big boys are playing.
Prayers that it all works out. I've got 3 weeks till I'm totally in the soup so I'm praying for all of us, the 400-500,000 per month that have lost work for how long? Only 350,000 in May so they say things are lookin up!
:)
We can't let us feel that it is us.
Don, Kimber, Keep the Son in your eyes. We gotta pray each other through this!
Thanks for the prayers all. We will be praying for ya Doc, we know what you are feeling and I am so sorry you are.
God is in Control, we have to pray without stopping and we have to stand firm for each other and ourselves. We as Christians can get through this, God didn't bring us here to forget about us.
Thanks...but this is far from personal. With half million per month... there are so many to pray for, it boggles the mind. Suffering abounds.
Your point to pray without ceasing hits home. I get wore out some days...
Time to get renewed!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
Doc, it is hard not to personalize it. I know it is the economy more than anything, but it is hard not to wonder "Why Me". I look around and see people who have no clue who the Lord is and do not even care and they seem to prosper while we all suffer. Injustice for sure, but I know deep in my soul that He will provide for us all. He promised in His word that He would. In these hard times it is hard to hold on to that, but we as believers have to have faith and believe and trust in Him who is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Even so come quickly Lord Jesus. Amen
Don,Kimber,
Yes, some around us prosper while others suffer.
And the "why mes" takes me into a Waring Blender more than I like to admit. But grandma used to sing a song over and over and all I remember of it was "this world, this world is not my home...this world is not my resting place."
Much as I don't like it, Christians, I'm reminded have suffered throughout time while in this realm, others prosper.
Some, even within our own Christian family, like to sit in judgement and assert that we must be doing something wrong in our walk.... that we don't prosper. Sad.
Trails come in many forms and while I claim His promise here, the one I'm bankin on is the one hereafter.
Hi yall, I come here asking once again that yall pray for us. I think this time with Donald being out of work is the hardest one yet. It kills me to watch Donald have to sell the bows he loves so much. I have to wonder, why us God? We pay our tithes, we do for everyone we hear about that has a need we try to help them, we try to live in your light, so why do you keep sending us to the fire? What is it you want us to learn that we aren't learning? Donald proves he is a true godly man when he willingly sells bows he has drooled over for months, he does that for us. I don't know if there is a bigger act of service Donald could ever do that would prove his love for me and our family. I am not much of a sportsman (correct that, I am NOT at all a sportsman) but my husband loves this sport and he loves it so for many reasons and one of those reasons are yall. Each person on here that he makes contact with changes his life for the better. I am so thankful he has a venue such as this to go to for fellowship and uplifting. I just ask yall to pray for us, ask God to show us our path and just pray for grace and patience for us through this. Thank you all for listening, and thank you all for being strong Christian Men who listen to God. My husband is better because of yall and that makes our marriage better.
GOD BLESS!!!! prayers sent :pray: :pray:
Keep the Son in your eyes! :)
Still not working, but I am encouraged by the Lord. He came to me the other night and said "Follow Me. Love Me. I will give you riches beyound comprehension. I am your God. I will provide for you. You only have to believe. Follow me."
WOW was that powerful I was and am still overwhelmed. I always am when he speaks in that still soft voice. He shouts for us to hear, then speaks so softly to make sure we strive to hear Him.
The last two days I have been getting quite a bit of positive feed back on my job search. I pray He flings a door wide open.
I know you and Kimber have pulled stakes and followed opportunity...but after my own 13 months of one major job search disappointment after another..even jobs that were solid on paper just drying up before my eyes (or behind my back), I can only say that it appears Lord allows us time in the desert, as one writer put it, to be sure we've enough faith to follow His big dreams/plans for us.
He may have just did a "tele-prompter" moment with you there bud!
Keep the Son in your eyes.
Prayers sent up for you/your family.....
prayers sent
Donald and Kimber,
I keep praying for you. I know it is tough. God tests us and prepares us in this life for the next one. He just took a good friend of mine two days ago in a small plane crash here in Oklahoma City. We were both flying our planes to a breakfast in Enid, OK, and I was the last person on the ground to see and talk to him and his wife other than the three people who got in the plane with them. The plane had engine troubles and he had to do an off-airport landing. He did a great job and everyone but him survived, although with injuries. He would have survived too if his older plane had been equipped with shoulder harnesses on the seat belts. He was a wonderful person and friend. It just goes to show that we have to be ready everyday, and God helps us get there by testing us and putting us through difficult times. I knew that when I was going through cancer treatments, and I see it happening to others around me every day, including the two of you. It breaks my heart, but I know God will see you through this. I thank Him for bringing the two of you together and giving you a life of joy, albeit with trials and tribulations. I know God will help you through all of this. Nevertheless, I am so sorry you have to suffer in the meantime.
Allan
Prayers sent for both of you in your continued quest for work. Prayers for a job and for peace while you search.
I will keep you in my prayers. I too lost my job of 32 years so I know how it effects a man. Things will work out. Keep the faith.
Allan, thank you so much for your post and prayers. I am keeping the faith that God will bring us through this in His time. He is never late, but always on time. We as humans must learn to wait on Him. But it is so hard.
Thank you all for your prayers. It means a lot.
Thank you all so much, I sit here without words to express what your thoughts and prayers mean to us both. We know our God is working and we know he hasn't forgot about us, and yall help us remember that.
Allan, it is such a pleasure to call you a friend I can't wait until we get to meet you and your wife!
Thanks again for all your prayers and lifting us up to the Lord.
Sleep with the angels,
Kimber
God hears ALL prayer and there are NONE of us deserving, you are right, but I am thankful God loves us and answeres our prayers anyawy!!!!!! I will be praying for you!!!!
Well everyone, at long last there is hope. If everything works out I will be going to work in Mexico on Tuesday on a 28/28 basis on a rig. Final word should come down tomorrow or Monday. Pray that all works out.
Prayers for His will, Don and yoru insight to know that Will.
Peace brother,
Keep the Son in your eyes!
Glory be to GOD! Donald got definate word that he is leaving on Tuesday. God is amazing! This is a great opportunity for us, the benifit package alone is amazing. healthy insurance on both of us. We will be making a home move in the near future just not sure where God is leading us yet, our hearts want to go to San Diego and our minds think Houston, so if you could please pray a little more for us that he give us direction concerning location. God always provides and I am so thankful for a strong group of prayer warriors here.
Stay away from California, too much crime and the state is bankrupt plus they are not friendly to people who own guns or hunters. San Diego is over run with gangs and drugs. Go to Houston I gaurentee you will be happier there.
I praise the Great One that he has finally granted your prayers Bubba. Hopefully it will be a more permanent position than your last.
Danny
Danny, This does seem to be more premanent then the last ones he has had. This is with the actually drilling company and since he has worked with them before he knows they are solid.
I am leaning the Houston way too- although at the moment I have 3 trains of thought, we have this house till may, why not just stay put here, get our savings back up, get some things that are looming over our head off and then move- I think Donalds job needs to show some stability before we make a move and if we wait till May then he should be able to gauge that.
Love ya! Can't wait to see you!
Continued prayers for Discernment and courage to let go, Let God!
prayers sent
Yeah, Kimber, may be a good idea to stay where you all are at till May. I will see ya in Nov. I continue to pray that this is a permanent position, better working for the company than a contractor as he was.
Danny
It is such a GREAT thing to see people that truly believe in the "Master's Plan". He will provide, and having gone through something very similar a few years ago.....I can relate in many ways.
He helps those that help themselves. Prayers are on the way.
Winterhawk1960
hi yall, Donald made it to POZA RICO MX yesterday got there, there is no power in the yard yet, so I am sure he spent a miserable night in the heat. He wasn't able to use his breathing machine cause of no power and it makes me worry, I kknow it is in Gods hands and GOd will bring him home safely, just please pray for his health and safety!
27 days to go!
SO HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS. PRAYERS FOR STRENGTH AND GUIDANCE ARE ON THE WAY.
Praise God.....will be praying for God to speak to you and make it clear where He wants you to be...God has opened this door for His purpose and we all give Him the praise....keep us updated...I am so happy for you both.
YOur trials have been an inspiration to many of us who also have struggled with ups and downs in the job market.
Your faith has fed the multitudes and your candor with your struggles and stumbles are humbling and have earned my respect, support and continued prayers, Kimber and Don!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
Thank you all again for the prayers, they are so needed. Donald is one week away from his first 28 days and I don't think we have ever had such a hard hitch. This job has turned out to be nothing they promised and everything he feared. We are believing in God and trusting in our God for provision. Looking back at the last year, Donald and I both see the decision we made without listening to God that we feel set off this domino affect in our life. We are both like "ok, God we are so sorry and we promise not to do that again!" God hardly ever spanks or scolds us, but when he does he does it in a way that we aren't likely to forget for a long time. This has been a true life lesson for us, and though it has been hard we have both learned from it.
We pray peace and blessings to each of you!
Sometimes the "spanking" isn't of God at all, but of the fallen state of man we live in and God might just allow it to happen because we've strayed from His path.
My "new" job, now in week 6, is turning much the same way. They want everything fixed, but don't want to fix anything. I walk around with a giant bullseye on my back. Of course, when we (I) got desperate with unemployment gone, I just jumped at anything figuring it was a "god-send", but perhaps, He was callin me to have more faith in direst of times and I didn't.
Or, perhaps it's a further test right where I'm supposed to be and I'm caving into believing the worst?
Only time will tell. I share only to let you know that I'm sure in this market, many of us who were out and jumped to take what was available have had similar time to wonder deeply.
Continued prayers for a strong insight, greater strength and discernment and Peace that passes all understanding for you both!
Keep the Son in your eyes
Ive been out since jan this year,just lost my mom on the 12th august.I too was asking God how much more?But while I was off I was able to visit her more than normal.Maybe it was ablessing,but I am ready to get back on the wagon myself,keep the faith its all we can do.best wishes !!!
Doc, I am so sorry that your job is turning out this way. We will be praying for ya! God has a plan. We just have to see it through.
Eagle, I am so sorry about your mom. Loosing a parent is never easy, but it will get better. You never forget about them, they are always there. My dad has been gone 8 years and it still feels like yesterday some days.
Yall take care and we are praying for all of us!
I am not smart enough to know the answer but there is something very wrong when in Country like ours there is this many good hard working people who are having trouble finding a job. I think maybe we should be praying for this Country in addition to those out of work.
Buffalo, we pray for our country daily- we pray that God take control back over our country. When God is in control all will better.
Kimber, no need for regrets for my situation. I'm blessed to have work, tough though it be. My point was simply that we pray for work, and then I want work that has meaning. Ole friend used to say that "if work was to be something fun, they'd call it something else". :) So I'm still grateful, but just don't walk with a light step.
And you're right. This isn't our resting place, just a waystop on the journey. I'm sure that more of my delemma is about perspective than it is about the job.
Don and you will find peace and what is needed. I believe that. In these times, with the choices made by our countrymen, I believe it will get worse before better so we need to shine up our Armour of God for the battle yet to come.
AMEN Doc. I am home for 28 days and the rest is truly needed. God Bless and I hope your situation gets better.
Donald
Donald,
Just wanted you to know I am thinking about you and praying for you. I pray that you will find something in the near future that will be more what you and Kimber want. Perhaps things will continue to improve in the oil patch and people will start more new drilling projects.
Take care and God bless,
Allan
Praying for you and Kimber....God has a plan for you and I'll keep praying that He uses you for his Glory. It's always uplifting to see the strength and faith you and Kimber show thru these trials, keeping God first in your lives and marriage....you both are Godly examples to us all.....Your Brother in Christ Terry
Terry,
You are too kind. Thank you for your prayers. I do hope I inspire people to Christ, that is why we try to share what we go through to show how God works in our lives. I am not worthy of Him, but I praise Him for all things, because without Him I am nothing.
I just got news I am being promoted, so that will make going back to Mexico eaisier. Praise God for the blessing.
Allan,
Thank you for the prayers, we are praying for you also.
I pray that all who need jobs will soon find them.
Donald
Donald, there is no one I would rather be on this journey with then you! God has an amazing destiny in store for you and I can't wait to witness it!
Thank you Guys so much for your prayers, thank you all for accepting me. I am just a girl who knows NOTHING about this sport that you all love, God brought a man into my life that has stretched me and to help me see the beauty in more things then the things I was seeing. This group of people here are some of the finest I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I can't wait to meet many of you in the future! Donald swears he is going to have me shooting a bow in a year and I think differently... I think there are many other things I can do while he hunts... LOL
You go girl. Support is the key... participation is just icing on the cake.
You're both in our prayers..constantly!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
and you are in our prayers daily Doc! This is what God calls us to do, pray for each other and love one another.
Amen. And a good job done on this site by all!