Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Thank you so much! I actually had some lurker threaten me via a direct message earlier today for posting here, being honest about my life. Some people are just sad...
I'm a bit of a word nerd. Not nerdy enough I suppose, since I had abandoned my ambitions to major in computer science and instead chose business (along with everyone else who can't figure out what to do with his/her life). Anyhow, it sounds like you got up to the sad part of the story when that girl's family was wanting me to marry her instead of the girl I did marry. It gets a bit sadder after that, yet still has a happy ending. I had reached out to the girl I was close to last December. While she has yet to contact me (I sent her another postcard today), she at least thought enough of me to mention about me to her family, and her dad asked to get my contact info. We've been in fellowship since then. I tell him that I pray for his wayward children every day. He said that I had a big impact on his son's life, the one I had mentored, because he grew up to marry an Asian girl like I did (albeit his wife is Chinese). For over a half year already, God is witness to the prayers and tears I have given for that girl I was once close to. She was a kindred spirit, and I pray for God to take her back into His loving arms. Her family needs her to lead them to God.