Back on the straight and narrow

Dear Pastor,

Greetings in the mighty name of Jesus. I have a problem that is bothering me. I am in my early twenties and I have one child. I got pregnant while I was attending school. The father was not supporting the child, so I had to take a job as a live-in helper. My child had to stay with her grandparents.

My baby's father got involved with another girl. When I first heard about it, I did not believe. But one weekend when I went home he was not expecting me. I went to his house and I saw him in bed with another woman. I couldn't believe he would do that to me.

From that day I started to have sex with many different men. And these men were giving me money to get me out of my financial problems. Then I came to myself and I stopped having sex with a lot of men.

I met a man who told me that he loved me and I decided to settle down with him. Everything is going well. I want to go back to my church. I need your prayer. I love this man very much.

Please pray for me.

Initials & Parish Withheld

Dear ....,

I am glad that you met a man who loves you. I know that you have made mistakes. I am sorry that your child's father has disappointed you and is not supporting the child. Frankly, he should be taken to court for child support. He is a wicked fellow. Regardless of how he feels about you, he should support his child.

I will be praying for you. Do not be careless with your life. Go back to church. Encourage your boyfriend to attend church too. I would also like to encourage you to go back to school. You are young, so use up every opportunity you can get to further your education. I hope the man and you will get married soon.

Pastor

Desperate to lose weight

Dear Pastor,

I am having a big problem and I hope you can help me. Since I was a baby I have been fat. I am now 15-years-old and I would love to take off weight. My tummy is very large and I always look as if I am nine months pregnant. At present none of the clothes I have can fit me.

I have tried exercising and dieting and nothing seems to be working. I do not know what to do. Can you recommend some tablets or something I can buy to get off this weight? I desperately need to lose weight.

K., Manchester

Dear K.,

You should ask your parents to take you to a medical practitioner. You should not try to diet on your own. It should be done under the supervision of a medical doctor. The doctor would be able to tell you if your excess weight is as a result of any physical problem.

Please do not buy anything in the stores to reduce your weight unless you are advised by the doctor to do so. Perhaps I should send you the name of a doctor who can help you. I will do just that. God bless you.

Pastor

Needs to contact father

Dear Pastor,

Greetings in the name of Jesus. I have a problem and I am hoping you can help me solve it. I left Jamaica at the age of 12 . I kissed my father goodbye and I have not seen him since. He used to communicate with me, but my mother changed the telephone number, so we stopped hearing from each other.

Since my return to Jamaica in 1996 my uncle has refused to give me any information about my dad. I asked him for a photograph of my father. He promised that he would let me have one, but afterwards he said that he cannot find any.

The reason why my uncle does not want to give me any information about my father is because he thinks that if my father knows that I am in Jamaica, he would have to give me a place to live because I am having a difficult time here. I am partially living on the street and my uncle has rented out my father's house. He is collecting the money. He believes that he will stop receiving benefits from the rent.

The only information I have about my father is that he is living in Las Vegas, Nevada, and his name is Kenneth Longshaw. He is about sixty-three-years-old.

Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to read my letter.

D.L., St. James

Dear D.L.,

I will not comment on what you have alleged your uncle to be doing. However, I hope that it would be possible for you to make contact with your father through this medium. I trust also that your father is eager to find you.

I am sorry to hear that you are having a difficult time in Jamaica. I will pray that God will help you. May God watch over you.

Pastor

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