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Please pray for a friend of mine whose home burnt completely two nights ago. She is married and 20 weeks pregnant.
Also, I live several states away, what is the best thing I can do for them?
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Oh, I'm so sorry and praying!
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Praying, Leah!
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Praying! Nor any concrete ideas for how to help though. Pray, and simply ask what you can do. They might be overwhelmed with help right now, so maybe follow up in a couple weeks when the onslaught of aid has diminished. That's all I can think of, having never been in that situation.
Oh--was everything lost? Perhaps a gift certificate to somewhere to buy clothes or even just basic household stuff, or find out where they had their wedding photos taken and see if a reprint of their album could be made (I know that's one thing I would hate to see go, even though it is only a material object).
Again, praying. May the stress not affect the pregnancy adversely!
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Praying! My brother's home burned down two weeks ago ... and they have no insurance! I am guessing that gift certificates to Walmart or Target would be helpful in replacing lost appliances and household goods. And copies of any pictures you may have.
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How awful! I am glad they are okay!
I will keep them in my prayers.
I would ask them what/how they need help.
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How terrible for this family. I will pray.
I think a gift card to Walmart would be a great tangible help for a family in need of anything.
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Praying here. Would she be able to come for a visit with her children after the holiday - if they are living in a hotel it could be a welcome break.
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Praying for this family, I had relatives go through this years ago and lost a child too, it is very painful.
I imagine that gift-certificates are very practical considering the distance and any photos you may have that your friends may feature in, that is a great idea, my relatives lost all their photos, including the ones of the daughter that died. They have only 3 small photos of her through relatives searching their albums.
It would be great if their plight could be picked up by a radio or TV station that could set up an online donation line for them....
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Praying for your friends.
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Praying for your friends, Leah.
Peace,
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Thank you all so much for your prayers. She found out today that they are having a boy! They are very excited; it's their first. She is staying with family and things are coming together. They seem to be doing well.
Again, thank you.
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Praying, Leah.
Love,
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