Blind couple advice?

[Guest BacKaran]

Hi all, 

Our little church welcomed a blind couple from Georgia earlier this year. I'm a people person so I made friends with them right away. It's been months now and they seem stand offish. This is the first couple we've ever had and we sighted people have learned alot from this blind couple.

Does anyone have any experience with blind friends? I've read the guidelines on how to address or lead blind people and they are very techy with their phones but they miss worship sometimes and don't share to much info with others...

How can we make them feel better besides what we are doing ~giving them rides, taking them to lunches with us, offering to drive them if needed....I know safety was a big concern but something else just isn't right and I don't know how to bring this up to them.

Any suggestions?

Karan

[hmbld]

Being a not so friendly standoffish person, you should know that too much prying or trying to help can be detrimental.  However, it sounds like you truly do care and you should know that is important, just talk about yourself or what your studying in scripture.  Being blind is part of who they are, neither dwell on it or avoid it, scripture tells us how to treat other people, let them know they are important.  

[missmuffet]

19 minutes ago, BacKaran said:

Hi all, 

Our little church welcomed a blind couple from Georgia earlier this year. I'm a people person so I made friends with them right away. It's been months now and they seem stand offish. This is the first couple we've ever had and we sighted people have learned alot from this blind couple.

Does anyone have any experience with blind friends? I've read the guidelines on how to address or lead blind people and they are very techy with their phones but they miss worship sometimes and don't share to much info with others...

How can we make them feel better besides what we are doing ~giving them rides, taking them to lunches with us, offering to drive them if needed....I know safety was a big concern but something else just isn't right and I don't know how to bring this up to them.

Any suggestions?

Karan

I would have just welcomed them to the Church and that is all. I would give them their space if that is what they want. I imagine if they want help they would ask for it. Some people who are disabled are very independent.

[Willa]

I also would give them a bit more space.  They may be very private people.  Make sure that they have your phone number and tell them that you are normally available to give them a ride to church should they desire, and please call if you need one.  Tell them you haven't meant to be too forward or pushy but you enjoy them and want them to feel at home in your church.

 It may have nothing to do with you at all.  Perhaps it is not the type of sermon they are looking for or something else, and they don't know how to tell you that they are still church "shopping".  

 

[Churchmouse]

Without a history of these people, no one can truly understand the reasons for anyone to act and react a certain way. My advise would be to not to feed into this by giving them the space they need as they probably have a good reason for being standoffish.   It might be that you are overwhelming them with your help and they have a strong independent streak to them.  Have you ever watched the Movie Ray?  Blind people have a way of using their other senses to such a degree that it fairly compensates for their lack of vision.

[full goespel]

Funny differnt responce.  I love your heart and see clearly you wnat to help. Bless you for that. If it was me I would be saying hmm blind people. That is not a part of who they are or who God is. or what God wants for them. God wants someone to set the captives free. Wonder if thats me? So I would be saying S+DO believers actully lay hands on the sick and they get set free. Wonder if Gods telling the truth there. Wonder if I am ment to pray for the sick. Bible says it. Gods no liar. Wonder if God really means to pray for the sick. He does mean it. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. We need to stop the politically correct and do what God commissond us to do now. You will do even greater things than these. Lay hands on them and set them free. Thats what you would want.

[Guest BacKaran]

Hi, just an update

My friends may be searching for a more charismatic church which Conquering King Fellowship is not, at least in the worship,"experience".

Our little church preaches deep deep about the true meat of God's Word and some don't like that, some aren't used to it and some have been convicted and left our church.

I'm still praying that this lovely couple would remain here, where I know Gods Truth is being read and taught.

And it may be the cold weather since the wife is from Georgia and thus is her first Mn experience with snow and frigid temps!❄❄❄☃☃☃❄❄❄

I'll keep on praying for them! Thank you for your responses, I appreciate the feedback..?