The Long Kiss Goodbye
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I don't know a story more personal and from the heart than the one I'm about to tell. My faith is being pushed into crazy mode by even being on this site, but I'm truly looking for a miracle and expecting the impossible.
I'm a single mom, who foolishly at the tender age of 20 made some mistakes that caused my child to grow up without his dad for the first 10 years of his life. We lived our lives in the unknown until one day the very person who caused me to make the foolish mistake was the person who reunited my family that my child may know his father.
Due to my economic standings and my son's father deportation we were only able to rekindle time lost through telephone conversations. The mere fact that we we able to connect was an answerd prayer especially when you never know if you will see or hear from that person again. On one hand I felt that all hope was lost but I remained prayerful and God delivered. I utilized the time we had to establish a relational bond between my son and his father over taking the role of the angry welfare mom. I was just grateful for what I had.
I'm using this platform to raise money because after eight years of planning, this year was to be THE YEAR that I filled the gap of this void for my son upon his graduation. Unfortunately and sorrowfully we have been robbed of this opportunity right on the cusp of our breakthrough. On January 31, the body of my son's father was discovered in a shallow grave murdered after having been missing ten days prior. This untimely devastation is why I'm telling my story. I need to be able to accomplish in the death of my son's father what I was not able to do during life by taking my son to Jamaica to attend his father's funeral and meet the other side of himself.
Very much like his father my son has pursued throughout his high school years a degree in Culinary Arts. He loves to cook, and also like his father, he takes pride in the love and unity brought on by a home cooked meal. I'm asking for this help because my family needs this closure and outside of the medical aid and subsidized housing I receive from the government, I support my family self employed.
From the time we reunited with his father my son has endured life defining shifts. He went from Honor Roll to unruly. We left our home in Cleveland and moved to Hampton, VA, in search of new beginnings. It has been a rough road but four years later my son has gotten back to that place. For the first time in years, he's back on the Honor Roll and a soon to be graduating Senior. His father, who was also unemployed during this time, had just been offered a position as a Chef of area restaurant on the island. My dream seemed to finally be coming to fruition, only now it feels as though I'm living a nightmare.
I know that we are not supposed to question God but I can't help but asking, "Why or How could God let this happen?" We need this money as soon as possible to not only obtain passports, air and hotel accommodations, but to assist in properly giving peace to the eternal rest to the father of my son.
This means so much because although I wasn't legally his wife we said "I do" to our love five years ago (09/10/11). This means a lot to me because all I have is one child and I'm unable to have any more children. One month later I had a Hysterectomy. He was the giver of my gift. He was the one God allowed to plant a seed. The gift we share in our son is the reason I'm sharing my story to this degree. My son needs this. I need this.
I know my story sounds off the wall but it's mine. The anger we feel for what has happened and the lack of moral support from our family has ignited our faith to look for a miracle and expect the impossible. Our expenses may be well over $5000, but five is my number of grace. I know that God is no respector of persons so thankfulness is immeasurable because I know by the attachments that have been removed that only GOD will get the glory for what I'm asking. I pray that God will touch the hearts of believers to show us that His Hands are upon us and He can do anything but fail.
My son's father was beaten beyond facial recognition and DNA must be done to identify his body. We are told that this could take months due to the limitation of resources on the island and the authorities won't release his body until he has been legally identified. The bible establishes a promise related to the desire of our heart please help my family receive closure and unite my son with his brothers that all may come together and lay their father to rest.
I'm a single mom, who foolishly at the tender age of 20 made some mistakes that caused my child to grow up without his dad for the first 10 years of his life. We lived our lives in the unknown until one day the very person who caused me to make the foolish mistake was the person who reunited my family that my child may know his father.
Due to my economic standings and my son's father deportation we were only able to rekindle time lost through telephone conversations. The mere fact that we we able to connect was an answerd prayer especially when you never know if you will see or hear from that person again. On one hand I felt that all hope was lost but I remained prayerful and God delivered. I utilized the time we had to establish a relational bond between my son and his father over taking the role of the angry welfare mom. I was just grateful for what I had.
I'm using this platform to raise money because after eight years of planning, this year was to be THE YEAR that I filled the gap of this void for my son upon his graduation. Unfortunately and sorrowfully we have been robbed of this opportunity right on the cusp of our breakthrough. On January 31, the body of my son's father was discovered in a shallow grave murdered after having been missing ten days prior. This untimely devastation is why I'm telling my story. I need to be able to accomplish in the death of my son's father what I was not able to do during life by taking my son to Jamaica to attend his father's funeral and meet the other side of himself.
Very much like his father my son has pursued throughout his high school years a degree in Culinary Arts. He loves to cook, and also like his father, he takes pride in the love and unity brought on by a home cooked meal. I'm asking for this help because my family needs this closure and outside of the medical aid and subsidized housing I receive from the government, I support my family self employed.
From the time we reunited with his father my son has endured life defining shifts. He went from Honor Roll to unruly. We left our home in Cleveland and moved to Hampton, VA, in search of new beginnings. It has been a rough road but four years later my son has gotten back to that place. For the first time in years, he's back on the Honor Roll and a soon to be graduating Senior. His father, who was also unemployed during this time, had just been offered a position as a Chef of area restaurant on the island. My dream seemed to finally be coming to fruition, only now it feels as though I'm living a nightmare.
I know that we are not supposed to question God but I can't help but asking, "Why or How could God let this happen?" We need this money as soon as possible to not only obtain passports, air and hotel accommodations, but to assist in properly giving peace to the eternal rest to the father of my son.
This means so much because although I wasn't legally his wife we said "I do" to our love five years ago (09/10/11). This means a lot to me because all I have is one child and I'm unable to have any more children. One month later I had a Hysterectomy. He was the giver of my gift. He was the one God allowed to plant a seed. The gift we share in our son is the reason I'm sharing my story to this degree. My son needs this. I need this.
I know my story sounds off the wall but it's mine. The anger we feel for what has happened and the lack of moral support from our family has ignited our faith to look for a miracle and expect the impossible. Our expenses may be well over $5000, but five is my number of grace. I know that God is no respector of persons so thankfulness is immeasurable because I know by the attachments that have been removed that only GOD will get the glory for what I'm asking. I pray that God will touch the hearts of believers to show us that His Hands are upon us and He can do anything but fail.
My son's father was beaten beyond facial recognition and DNA must be done to identify his body. We are told that this could take months due to the limitation of resources on the island and the authorities won't release his body until he has been legally identified. The bible establishes a promise related to the desire of our heart please help my family receive closure and unite my son with his brothers that all may come together and lay their father to rest.
Organizer
TeLor Made
Organizer
Hampton, VA