Justbecause5
Humble Prayer Warrior
There is power in prayer (James 5:16)!
Thank you for praying for me.
In late August 2024, God answered my prayer and opened the door for me to go back to Alaska. He gave me a job teaching school and coaching basketball.
I wanted to go back to Alaska because my wife had left me and stole my children using the courts. I was 5000 miles away in Texas starting a new job and knew nothing about what she was doing.
So, I moved back to Alaska with no place to live and no car to drive. I did have a job and that was a good start.
The last year has been incredibly tough. I have dealt with deep depression and sadness as I have not seen my wife and children in three years. I think I have prayed for them at least 1 million times if not more (Luke 18:1ff).
Over the last year, I have lost two really good paying jobs and careers. Another job was offered to me, but then taken away from me over the weekend. Another job I thought was surely mine, but I did not even make it to the interview.
I have been in limbo the whole time. I lived in the shelter for 4.5 months. I lived in the back of my van for 28 nights. I lived in a roach infested basement for the last 4.5 months.
Answered prayers:
Since June 16, 2025, my main source of income has been the gig work that I do. I deliver food and groceries and other things through DoorDash, Uber eats, etc..
So, my vehicle is very important to me. It’s like Satan has attacked me in every form possible. Over the last few months, I’ve had three blowouts and had to replace my tires twice.
About two weeks ago, my van started making some horrendous noises that kept getting worse each day. Again, my only source of income is using my van to work in the gig economy. If I lose my van, I am dead financially.
I prayed fervently, that God would produce someone that would help resolve my van issues. I came home from work and took a nap and I was woken by a phone call. I answered the phone and it was a guy that I have never met nor spoken to. He said - “ I heard you need some help with your car!”
Long story, short, over the next couple of days he resolved part of the problem with my car. The wheel bearings had to be replaced. So he took the van and replaced them. He did not give up even though he had some problems due to a lack of tools since he was working from his house. I was so thankful to God that he did not give up.
He also pointed out several other things that need to be fixed in the upper part of the van, including the brakes. He replaced the brakes while he replaced the wheel bearings. It was a really good deal and I’m so thankful to God that he opened the door for this man to fix this part of my vehicle.
Right now, my van; it sounds like two or three washing machines running at full speed. On Monday, the same guy is going to repair another item that should take away that sound. The mechanic told me it’s not dangerous. It’s just something that is causing the noise, but you can still drive it. So, I’ve been driving and doing good work.
Lately, God has blessed me tremendously with some incredible orders. I had one order at McDonald’s that paid me $33 and it took me less than 10 minutes to complete the order.
Today, I made like $200 in three hours. I do not say that to brag. I’m pointing out the fact that I believe God gave me these incredible orders. It’s like God is preparing me for Monday because it’s gonna take some money for him to fix my vehicle, even though he’s not charging a lot of labor charges.
A place to live
As I said, previously, I lived in my van for 28 nights. On the same day that I lost my job, June 16, 2025, Miss Lee, my former landlord for 4.5 months, allowed me to move into the basement of her $1 million Airbnb. She refused to charge me anything.
When I moved in, I was determined to do everything I could to have a great relationship with her. So I became her arms and fingers and feet to resolve little issues around the house. She lives like 400 miles from here. I wanted to have a great relationship with her so that I could show her that I really am truly grateful for the free place to stay.
Two months ago, Miss Lee told me that I could stay in the basement through the winter. I really did not want to stay down here because I don’t have a kitchen and there are roaches… But it was free and I could quietly continue to look for a place of home.
About a month ago, Miss Lee began to change. It’s like she went into the closet and came out with a different demeanor, attitude, etc.. She became very ugly towards me. I did nothing. The only thing was someone was supposed to come by and do some repairs on the boiler and heater. She did not tell me and so the door into the garage was left locked, and the guy could not get in. She was furious at me even though no one told me.
This actually happened another time or two where she did not tell me someone was coming over and they tried to access the basement, but could not. So, she began to loathe me.
In my experience, God often moves in the midst of chaos. I’ve seen it again and again. Something chaotic happens are a negative feeling ensues which causes the person to move in a certain direction that God desires.
So, when Miss Lee told me that I needed to leave the basement within 30 days, I immediately thought about the hand of God. They say, necessity is the mother of invention, and so I began to look feverishly for a place to stay and live.
As the November 1, deadline neared, it seemed that Miss Lee kept getting uglier and uglier. It’s like she was ordering me to leave her house even though I had done nothing wrong one time I even ask her I said Christians don’t treat other Christians like that and that angered her. I even wrote her a long message telling her how grateful I am that she let me live here. I told her she’s like the widow of Zerephath as told about in the scriptures.
I know the Bible teaches, a soft answer, turns away wrath, so I wrote her a lengthy message and I told her how grateful I was and how I’m off I pray for her at least 3 to 5 times per day. Even after all of her recent unkindness, I continue to be thankful to God for her kindness and letting me stay here to begin with. I’m also determined to leave the basement as as good or better than when I arrived.
So, I was getting really nervous because I did not want to go back to the shelter where I had lived for 4.5 months. The shelter was not overly dirty nor the residence just out of control for the most part, but it was just a feeling that I got when I was there that made me feel really low.
One thing I’ve learned from the last year is how we talk to other people really matters. It really matters how we talk to others or how we think about others. I think, sometimes, secretly we think that we are better than others just because they’re homeless or holding a sign at the end of the corner, etc. in reality, they are made in the image of God and should be respected and cared about.
Anyway -it looked like the only open door was the shelter hard to fly back to my dad‘s house in Texas. Leaving the state, felt like such a waste of time because I was 99.9% sure God brought me here just based upon how everything unfolded the six weeks before I flew here. It’s like God was physically opening the door for me to move back here.
Anyway, I pray fervently that God would give me a place to live. I did my part. I found a nice cabin out in the middle of the woods and it was a good price so I went to go see it. I decided that Jesus is my Shepherd and I was going to let him guide me and so I told the lady who is the property manager my situation financially. I wanted to be open because if it was God’s will for me to have that cabin, then it would be mine.
I continue to pray and yesterday morning out of nowhere just like with the mechanics call, I got a call from a guy named George. He left a message on my phone. He said that I had emailed him back on October 6 about places to live. he said he had a lot of places to live in town. He says which one do you want the one with the Jacuzzi or hot tub?
Long story short, I contacted him back and this morning I went to go see him. He interviewed me and told me that I would be a good fit. He then took me to go look at a one bedroom apartment. It was a very nice apartment I’ve delivered food to those apartments before and I didn’t think of them as being nice but going inside they were very nice.
I had hoped to move in today. The VA had told me a few months ago that they would pay for four months of my rent so today, I contacted the VA rep and he was not available. He must’ve taken the day off, which was not good timing for me.
So I am supposed to be out of Miss Lee’s basement tomorrow. As it stands right now, I have no place to go my plan as it stands right now is to stay here in the basement till Monday. Then hopefully I can go to the apartment then after the initial payment is made.
Of course, I am a little disappointed. I had so hoped and pray that my wife and I would be reconciled. So many of my problems, would instantly go away if my wife were to simply soften her heart and seek our family back together, it would be an incredible day in which my weeping would be turned into joy.
If you have read this for, I say thank you for following my saga. I take the time to write these things out because I want you to know what you’re praying for when you pray for me. That’s how I like to pray for people. I like to know what’s going on in their life as much information as they will give me and then pray based upon that information. Also, it helps me to remember to pray.
There are a lot of people suffering in this whole world. Satan is at work, no doubt. He was very active in the life of Jobe and I believe he’s been very active in my life as I have suffered all this time. I cannot begin to tell you the pain that I’ve been through and missing my wife and children and feeling hopeless, deeply hopeless, many many times.
Also write these things because maybe someone will read what I’ve written and be encouraged in someway. Someone may be in a similar situation. Others may be in partial situation to mine, either way, maybe something I said will encourage you to keep on keeping on in the midst of the spiritual war battles.
I still need prayers… Thank you for praying for me
Thank you for praying for me.
In late August 2024, God answered my prayer and opened the door for me to go back to Alaska. He gave me a job teaching school and coaching basketball.
I wanted to go back to Alaska because my wife had left me and stole my children using the courts. I was 5000 miles away in Texas starting a new job and knew nothing about what she was doing.
So, I moved back to Alaska with no place to live and no car to drive. I did have a job and that was a good start.
The last year has been incredibly tough. I have dealt with deep depression and sadness as I have not seen my wife and children in three years. I think I have prayed for them at least 1 million times if not more (Luke 18:1ff).
Over the last year, I have lost two really good paying jobs and careers. Another job was offered to me, but then taken away from me over the weekend. Another job I thought was surely mine, but I did not even make it to the interview.
I have been in limbo the whole time. I lived in the shelter for 4.5 months. I lived in the back of my van for 28 nights. I lived in a roach infested basement for the last 4.5 months.
Answered prayers:
Since June 16, 2025, my main source of income has been the gig work that I do. I deliver food and groceries and other things through DoorDash, Uber eats, etc..
So, my vehicle is very important to me. It’s like Satan has attacked me in every form possible. Over the last few months, I’ve had three blowouts and had to replace my tires twice.
About two weeks ago, my van started making some horrendous noises that kept getting worse each day. Again, my only source of income is using my van to work in the gig economy. If I lose my van, I am dead financially.
I prayed fervently, that God would produce someone that would help resolve my van issues. I came home from work and took a nap and I was woken by a phone call. I answered the phone and it was a guy that I have never met nor spoken to. He said - “ I heard you need some help with your car!”
Long story, short, over the next couple of days he resolved part of the problem with my car. The wheel bearings had to be replaced. So he took the van and replaced them. He did not give up even though he had some problems due to a lack of tools since he was working from his house. I was so thankful to God that he did not give up.
He also pointed out several other things that need to be fixed in the upper part of the van, including the brakes. He replaced the brakes while he replaced the wheel bearings. It was a really good deal and I’m so thankful to God that he opened the door for this man to fix this part of my vehicle.
Right now, my van; it sounds like two or three washing machines running at full speed. On Monday, the same guy is going to repair another item that should take away that sound. The mechanic told me it’s not dangerous. It’s just something that is causing the noise, but you can still drive it. So, I’ve been driving and doing good work.
Lately, God has blessed me tremendously with some incredible orders. I had one order at McDonald’s that paid me $33 and it took me less than 10 minutes to complete the order.
Today, I made like $200 in three hours. I do not say that to brag. I’m pointing out the fact that I believe God gave me these incredible orders. It’s like God is preparing me for Monday because it’s gonna take some money for him to fix my vehicle, even though he’s not charging a lot of labor charges.
A place to live
As I said, previously, I lived in my van for 28 nights. On the same day that I lost my job, June 16, 2025, Miss Lee, my former landlord for 4.5 months, allowed me to move into the basement of her $1 million Airbnb. She refused to charge me anything.
When I moved in, I was determined to do everything I could to have a great relationship with her. So I became her arms and fingers and feet to resolve little issues around the house. She lives like 400 miles from here. I wanted to have a great relationship with her so that I could show her that I really am truly grateful for the free place to stay.
Two months ago, Miss Lee told me that I could stay in the basement through the winter. I really did not want to stay down here because I don’t have a kitchen and there are roaches… But it was free and I could quietly continue to look for a place of home.
About a month ago, Miss Lee began to change. It’s like she went into the closet and came out with a different demeanor, attitude, etc.. She became very ugly towards me. I did nothing. The only thing was someone was supposed to come by and do some repairs on the boiler and heater. She did not tell me and so the door into the garage was left locked, and the guy could not get in. She was furious at me even though no one told me.
This actually happened another time or two where she did not tell me someone was coming over and they tried to access the basement, but could not. So, she began to loathe me.
In my experience, God often moves in the midst of chaos. I’ve seen it again and again. Something chaotic happens are a negative feeling ensues which causes the person to move in a certain direction that God desires.
So, when Miss Lee told me that I needed to leave the basement within 30 days, I immediately thought about the hand of God. They say, necessity is the mother of invention, and so I began to look feverishly for a place to stay and live.
As the November 1, deadline neared, it seemed that Miss Lee kept getting uglier and uglier. It’s like she was ordering me to leave her house even though I had done nothing wrong one time I even ask her I said Christians don’t treat other Christians like that and that angered her. I even wrote her a long message telling her how grateful I am that she let me live here. I told her she’s like the widow of Zerephath as told about in the scriptures.
I know the Bible teaches, a soft answer, turns away wrath, so I wrote her a lengthy message and I told her how grateful I was and how I’m off I pray for her at least 3 to 5 times per day. Even after all of her recent unkindness, I continue to be thankful to God for her kindness and letting me stay here to begin with. I’m also determined to leave the basement as as good or better than when I arrived.
So, I was getting really nervous because I did not want to go back to the shelter where I had lived for 4.5 months. The shelter was not overly dirty nor the residence just out of control for the most part, but it was just a feeling that I got when I was there that made me feel really low.
One thing I’ve learned from the last year is how we talk to other people really matters. It really matters how we talk to others or how we think about others. I think, sometimes, secretly we think that we are better than others just because they’re homeless or holding a sign at the end of the corner, etc. in reality, they are made in the image of God and should be respected and cared about.
Anyway -it looked like the only open door was the shelter hard to fly back to my dad‘s house in Texas. Leaving the state, felt like such a waste of time because I was 99.9% sure God brought me here just based upon how everything unfolded the six weeks before I flew here. It’s like God was physically opening the door for me to move back here.
Anyway, I pray fervently that God would give me a place to live. I did my part. I found a nice cabin out in the middle of the woods and it was a good price so I went to go see it. I decided that Jesus is my Shepherd and I was going to let him guide me and so I told the lady who is the property manager my situation financially. I wanted to be open because if it was God’s will for me to have that cabin, then it would be mine.
I continue to pray and yesterday morning out of nowhere just like with the mechanics call, I got a call from a guy named George. He left a message on my phone. He said that I had emailed him back on October 6 about places to live. he said he had a lot of places to live in town. He says which one do you want the one with the Jacuzzi or hot tub?
Long story short, I contacted him back and this morning I went to go see him. He interviewed me and told me that I would be a good fit. He then took me to go look at a one bedroom apartment. It was a very nice apartment I’ve delivered food to those apartments before and I didn’t think of them as being nice but going inside they were very nice.
I had hoped to move in today. The VA had told me a few months ago that they would pay for four months of my rent so today, I contacted the VA rep and he was not available. He must’ve taken the day off, which was not good timing for me.
So I am supposed to be out of Miss Lee’s basement tomorrow. As it stands right now, I have no place to go my plan as it stands right now is to stay here in the basement till Monday. Then hopefully I can go to the apartment then after the initial payment is made.
Of course, I am a little disappointed. I had so hoped and pray that my wife and I would be reconciled. So many of my problems, would instantly go away if my wife were to simply soften her heart and seek our family back together, it would be an incredible day in which my weeping would be turned into joy.
If you have read this for, I say thank you for following my saga. I take the time to write these things out because I want you to know what you’re praying for when you pray for me. That’s how I like to pray for people. I like to know what’s going on in their life as much information as they will give me and then pray based upon that information. Also, it helps me to remember to pray.
There are a lot of people suffering in this whole world. Satan is at work, no doubt. He was very active in the life of Jobe and I believe he’s been very active in my life as I have suffered all this time. I cannot begin to tell you the pain that I’ve been through and missing my wife and children and feeling hopeless, deeply hopeless, many many times.
Also write these things because maybe someone will read what I’ve written and be encouraged in someway. Someone may be in a similar situation. Others may be in partial situation to mine, either way, maybe something I said will encourage you to keep on keeping on in the midst of the spiritual war battles.
I still need prayers… Thank you for praying for me
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. 
