And 2014 is almost over. It's been a tough year for me. Experienced magnitude 6 earthquake ,signal number 3 typhoon Haiyan,discovered my husband's pornographic habit, my kids were diagnosed of Koch's infection, my husband turned jobless, mom was sick and hospitalized with me to handle all the bills. I am having difficulty (understatement) of making ends meet. Mentally, emotionally I was torn into pieces. I wonder what has kept me sane from all of these. Being a woman in a third world country with no support from government, these things without SOMEONE'S power holding, can absolutely take me to a mental hospital. I thank THEE Father for walking with me. I am not asking THEE to lessen challenges just promise me that THY will be with me all the way. I beg THEE to grant me long life for my children. I can't bear the thought of leaving them in the hands of a passive, lack of initiative father. But THOU has given him to me which I accepted and I am willing to bear this cross until the day I leave this world. Walk with me, Father. Amen

In times when I need prayer,this is the only community I run to. I have no one to talk to and ask for prayers except this place. I thank God I found this. They say we need to be specific in our prayers. Could you please include me in your prayers? I have these Vietnamese nationals considering to buy a penthouse amounting to 28.1Mn Phil. peso. The decision is on Monday. Please help me pray that this will be closed positively. The commission could help me greatly in paying a lung specialist for my two daughters, second daughter's hernia surgery and to pay for a house down payment.

Few hours from now a foreign national is visiting condo units for his investments in my country. Please help me pray that this deal will end positively. I've been working so hard all my life since childhood until now fighting for survival. It was easy then because I was solo but now I have kids to raise and I can't bear the sight of them enjoying the boxes they converted into a playhouse. I want to give them more and I want to bring them to a lung specialist soon. PLEASE PRAY!

Please help me pray that I can close this hectares of land deal with a memorial park developer so that I can bring my kids to a lung specialist in a big city. They have been under medication for two months now but the cough hasn't been alleviated yet. I've been working hard and never been lazy my entire life. I am never asking to live a millionare's life but I am only asking that I will be able to raise these children well and that they will not be deprived of things I was deprived of in my childhood. Please pray for/with me.

Brothers and sisters in Christ,please help me pray that I can make ends meet. It's been tough facing this battle alone when everyone whom you expect to help seems so passive.

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,I will never grow tired asking your prayers for me. This is the only COMMUNITY ,though virtual , where I can find a support system. Please pray that God gives me blessing financially. I am working hard as a real estate agent, a content writer, editor, proofreader and an English tutor but all these seem short for all my financial needs. They say our GOD is Jehovah-jireh-please help me beg HIM to provide our needs. I have two kids suffering from Koch's infection, a mother with Alzheimer's disease, a younger brother with schizophrenia, a jobless elder brother who lives with me and a jobless husband. I am supporting all of them. I am NOT exaggerating. Has God forgotten me?

Dear Brothers and Sisters,please include me in your prayers. Please pray that God will help me in my effort these days. I need HIS help because many people depend on me financially. I have two kids to raise and send to school who are still undergoing treatment of their disease, a jobless husband, an elderly mom to support for her daily necessities, an older brother to support for his daily needs and schooling including his medicines. I want to be generous but my resources are limited. Pray that God will bless me so that I can share the blessings to others. I have had sleepless nights just to make ends meet. Please pray for good health ,too. Thank you

God does not change the situation ;He changes our hearts. That's how He dealt with my past struggles. He indeed answers prayers but exactly the opposite from what I wanted. Please help me pray that God reveals His plan to me. Right now, I am tied up with many preparations for new ventures I have to take. But, I am afraid that this is NOT what and where HE wants me to do and to be.

Dear brothers and sisters,
If you were me, how would you feel and what would you do?
1. I have a househusband-It does not matter to me at all if I am a breadwinner. I just don't feel secure and satisfied of what he does for the family that we are building. For me , being a househusband, is not just doing the housework-which he does , but to exercise his authority as a father and lead his children to righteousness. Am I asking too much? If he has time to browse Facebook and visit many sites, watch movies online, he should have time to pray with us. IT REALLY BREAKS MY HEART TO PIECES THAT HE LET ME FEEL LIKE OUR FAMILY IS NOT HIS PRIORITY.

2. In emergency situation he seems so calm. I wish I could be him.To just sit at one corner and let the hours pass without any concrete solutions or plans but I can't. I do the planning and execution at the same time. I wish you could see my family so that you would understand how shattered my heart is. As of this writing, my tears are falling. I want to run away have my own life,live my life-I have spent all the minutes of my life with this family. I am trying so hard to make this whole. But this is a one way traffic.

3. I have tried many solutions like being a supportive wife to him. I ask him his plans as to where he wants to take my family. But effort is futile. whether I nag or not he is still the same person-passive

4.I cannot rely on him. I do the duty of a husband PROTECT, PROVIDE and PRESIDE. Literally, I do them. I check the drainage when it rains because he is already asleep at night, I buy insurance for the family and go shopping for two weeks consumption. i walk with my kids in their studies despite lack of sleep-because I do moonlighting.

If I were wrong to feel so sad of these situations, please help me beg our Father in heaven that I will see the truth and not just to highlight the negative things I see. Because, I am now so weak emotionally. Abba! Please help me. I BEG THEE.

Another mountain to climb and this is such a steep mountain to conquer. After my mother's recovery and discharge from the hospital ,I am now facing another health problem. This time involving my two kids-which are both diagnosed of Koch's infection.Their contact with a nanny 5 years ago was probably the root cause. I am just grateful that WHO has a program of defeating this disease and somehow my burden is lightened. But self-pity, doubt and anxiety is devouring me. I pity myself because I seem to have the greatest portion of trials compared with my friends. I doubt if these series of tests have an end. I am anxious because my kids' bodies are now accustomed to high dosage of antibiotics and they are still at a young age. The future seems so dark. I have no one to talk to. My mother has Alzheimer's and it feels like she is not existing at all. Lord, I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill but I am really breaking inside. Literally, I felt heaviness in my heart. I am not complaining;I am just expressing how I feel. Please help me in this battle through your prayers. It such a great comfort to know that virtually some know how I feel and what I have been through.