Lost in this world
and its transience,
I remain
as human as possible.

And there it is
- this has to be it -
the full measure
of my mortality.

Over here,
one thing remains,
His Grace
that is ever sufficient.

And so here I am,
half a mile away
from that place
where Job found God.

- Tobi Nifesi

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. - 2 Corinthians 12:9

Originally published here: https://www.tobinifesi.com/stories//2016/02/grace.html

If you or someone you know needs help, please dial 911 or check out the directory below:

Australia
LifeLine Australia
1-300-13-11-14

National Emergency number dial 000

Belgium
National crisis line
02-649-95-55

Canada
Alberta
Distress Centre Calgary
Serving Calgary and surrounding areas
Crisis 24 hours
Main Crisis Line: (403) 266-4357
ConnecTeen: (403) 264-TEEN

National Emergency Number for Canada is 911

Distress Line of Southwestern Alberta (Canadian Mental Health Association)
Serving Chinook Health Region and south part of Calgary
Crisis 24 hours: 1-888-787-2880
Crisis 24 hours: (403) 327-7905

Doctor Margaret Savage Crisis Centre
Cold Lake, AB T9M 1P1
Crisis 24 hours: 1-866-594-0533
Crisis 24 hours: (780) 594-3353

Salvation Army Community & Family Centres
Hope Line – Mon – Friday, 9:00 am – 11:30 pm: (780) 424-9223 Greater Edmonton Area

St. Paul & District Crisis Centre
Serving all Alberta and Northeastern Saskatchewan
Crisis 24 hours: 1-800-263-3045
Crisis 24 hours: (780) 645-5195

The Support Network Distress Line
Serving Edmonton and surrounding areas
Crisis 24 hours: 1-800-232-7288
Toll free service available ONLY to rural areas of Capital Health Region, and the Town of Drayton Valley.
Crisis 24 hours: (780) 482-HELP
Seniors Abuse Helpline: (780) 454-8888

Wheatland Shelter Crisis Line (Community Crisis Society, Wheatland Shelter)
Crisis 24 hours: 1-877-934-6634
Crisis 24 hours: (403) 934-6634

Wood’s Homes
Calgary
Crisis 24 hours: 1-800-563-6106
Crisis 24 hours: (403) 299-9699

British Columbia
Burnaby Mental Health and Addictions
Burnaby residents seeking counselling for persons in suicidal crisis or support for persons conerns about someone at risk to suicide.
Intake: 604-453-1900

Campbell River Crisis Line
Crisis 24 hrs: 250-287-7743

Canadian Mental Health Association Crisis Line
Serving the entire east Kootenay region, from Golden to the Alberta and USA borders
Crisis 24 Hour: 250-426-8407
Crisis 24 Hour: 1-800-667-8407

Central Fraser Valley Telecare Crisis Line
Crisis 24 hrs: 604-852-9099

CHIMO Services Crisis Intervention Program
Serves Cirhmond, South Delta, Ladner & Tsawwassen
Crisis 15 hrs (9 am – midnight): 604-279-7070

Crisis & Counselling Program (Williams Lake)
Jubilee Care/CMHA
Crisis 24 hrs: 250-398-8224

Crisis Centre for Northern BC
Serves all of Northern BC north of Quesnel, except the Peace River Country, Fraser Lake, Fort Fraser & Vanderhoof
Prince George Crisis, 24 hrs: 250-563-1214
Youth Line, 4-11 pm: 250-564-8336
Crisis, 24 hrs.: 1-888-562-1214
Fraser Lake Crisis Line: 250-699-6315

Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Centre of BC
Serves Vancouver, North Vancouver city & district, Bowen Island, West Vancouver, Burnaby
Also has online chat for youth: www.youthinbc.com
Crisis 24 hrs: 604-872-3311
Crisis 24 hrs TTY: 604-872-0113

Serving Powell River & area, Sunshine Coast, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton and Howe Sound-the Sea to Sky corridor
Crisis 24 hrs: 1-866-661-3311
Crisis 24 hrs TTY: 1-866-872-0113

Crossroads Crisis Centre Society
Serving the Comox Valley area
Crisis 24 hrs: 250-334-2455

East Kootenay Crisis Line
Serving entire east Kootenay region, from Golden to the Alberta & USA borders
Crisis 24 hrs, Cranbrook: 250-426-8407
Crisis, 24 hrs, outside of Cranbrook: 1-800-426-8407

Fraser Valley Regional Crisis Line
Serves Mission, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Agassiz/Harrison, Hope, Yale & Boston Bar
Crisis 24 hrs: 604-820-1166
Crisis 24 hrs: 1-877-820-7444

G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital (Q.U.E.S.S.T. Unit )
Crisis, 24 hrs: 250-992-9414

Kelowna Crisis Line
Serves Kelowna, Westbank, Winfield, Lakecountry
Crisis 24 hrs: 250-763-9191

KUU-US Crisis Line Society
Serving Port Alberni, Ucluelet, Tofino, Bamfield, and West coast of Vancouver Island
Crisis 24 hrs: 250-723-4050
Teen line: 250-723-2040
Crisis 24 hrs: 1-800-588-8717

North Island Crisis & Counselling Centre Society
Crisis 24 hrs: 250-949-6033

PIN Crisis Intervention Society (PIN Crisis Line)
Crisis 24 hrs: 250-545-2339
Salmon Arm: 250-833-1488
Enderby: 250-838-0880
Revelstoke: 250-837-6601

Province-Wide British Columbia, BC
Crisis 24 hrs: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)

S.A.F.E.R (Suicide Attempt Follow-up, Education, & Research)
Provides counselling for individuals who are in a suicidal crisis, have made a suicide attempt, or are survivors of a suicide loss.
Intake Worker, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday: 604-675-3985

S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Chinese Help Lines
Cantonese Help Line, 10 am – 10 pm: 604-270-8233
Mandarin Help Line, 10 am – 10 pm: 604-270-8222

South Fraser Regional Crisis Line c/o Surrey Community Services
Serves Surrey, Whiterock, Langley and Delta
Crisis 24 hrs: 604-951-8855

Vancouver Child and Youth Mental Health Referral
For suicidal children and youth (18 & under) at risk to suicide.
Intake: 604-709-4111

Vancouver Island Crisis Line
Serves: All of Vancouver Island and Select areas of the Northern Interior (follows Island Health regional boundaries)

Vancouver Island Crisis Line (24/7): 1-888-494-3888
Suicide: 1-800-Suicide (1-800-784-2433) (BC wide - 24/7)
Mental Health Information: 310-6789 (BC wide - 24/7)
Crisis Chat Services - online emotional support from a trained Crisis Line Worker - accessible through website every day from 6-10pm.
Business Office: toll-free 1-877-753-2495 or local 250-753-2495 (Mon - Fri, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm)

West Kootenay – Boundary Regional Crisis Line
Serves Trail & Rossland, the West Kootenay and Boundary regions, including Nelson, Grand Forks, Castlegar, Christina Lake, New Denver, Nakusp and Salmo
Crisis 24 hrs: 250-364-1718
Crisis 24 hrs: 1-800-515-6999

Manitoba
Crisis Stabilization Unit
Serving Winnipeg Health Region
(WHRA Mental Health Crisis Response)
Crisis 24 hours: (204) 940-3633

Interlake Regional Health Authority Mental Health
(Crisis Stabilization Unit/Mobile Crisis Unit),
(204) 482-91272

Klinic Community Health Centre
Serving Winnipeg
Crisis 24 hours: 1-888-322-3019
Crisis 24 hours: (204) 786-8686
Manitoba Suicide Line: 1-877-435-7170

Mental Health Crisis Service
(Karen Devine Safe House)
Serving Central Regional Health Authority
Crisis 24 hours: 1-888-310-4593
Crisis 7 days/week 4:30pm-8:30am
North Central: (204) 857-6369
South Central: (204) 325-9700

Mobile Crisis Services
(Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Crisis Services)
Serving Winnipeg Health Region
Crisis 24 hours: (204) 940-1781

Mobile Crisis Unit (MCU)
(Westman Crisis Services)
Serving Brandon and Assiniboine regions
Crisis 24 hours: 1-888-379-7699
Crisis 24 hours: (204) 725-4411

Sara Riel Crisis Stabilization Unit
Serving Winnipeg and surrounding areas
Crisis 24 hours: (204) 233-2756

New Brunswick
Chimo Helpline (Chimo Helpline Inc.)
Serving New Brunswick 24 hours
Bilingual
Provincial toll-free Crisis line: 1-800-667-5005
Fredericton area: 450-HELP (4357)

Newfoundland & Labrador
Mental Health Crisis Centre (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Serving Newfoundland and Labrador
Crisis 24 hours: 1-888-737-4668
Crisis: (709) 737-4668

Northwest Territories, Yukon & Nunavut
Awareness Centre
This is a temporary RCMP crisis line
Crisis 24 hours: (867) 982-0123

Nunavuat Kamatsiaqtut Help Line
Serving Nunavut and Nunavik (Arctic Quebec)
Crisis 7pm-11pm (Eastern Standard Time) 7days/week: 1-800-265-3333
Crisis 7pm-11pm (Eastern Standard Time) 7 days/week: (867) 979-3333

NWT Help Line
Serving Northwest Territories
Crisis 7pm-11pm (Mountain Standard Time) 7days/week: 1-800-661-0844

Nova Scotia
Eastern Regional Help Line
Serving eastern region of Nova Scotia
Crisis 6pm-midnight, 7 days/week: 1-800-957-9995
Crisis 6pm-midnight, 7 days/week: (902)562-HELP(4357)

Feed Nova Scotia
Crisis 24 hours Youth
1-800-420-3240

Crisis 24 hours Adults
(902) 421-1188

Eastern Regional Help Line
Serving eastern region of Nova Scotia
Crisis 6pm-midnight, 7 days/week
1-800-957-9995

Crisis 6pm-midnight, 7 days/week
(902)562-HELP(4357)

Telephone intervention throughout Capital District ,mobile response for Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford
crisis intervention & short term crisis management: 902-429-8167
available 20 hours/day 9am-5am, 7 days/week
toll free number: 1-888-429-8167

Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team (MHMCT)
crisis intervention & short term crisis management
Telephone intervention throughout Capital District ,mobile response for Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford
902-429-8167

available 20 hours/day 9am-5am, 7 days/week
toll free number
1-888-429-8167

Pictou County Help Line
Serving Nova Scotia
Crisis 12 noon-12 midnights, 7 days/week
(902) 752-5952

Ontario
Cambridge
Distress Line: 519-658-6805

Durham County
Distress Line: 905-430-2522; 1-800-452-0688

Hamilton
Crisis Line 905-522-1477

Kingston
Distress Line: 613-544-1771

Kitchener Waterloo
Distress Line 519-745-1166

Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Counties
Distress Line: 1-800-465-4442

London & District
London Mental Health Crisis Line: 519-433-2023
Distress Line: 519-667-6711
Seniors Helpline (SHL): 519-667-6600

Niagara Region
Distress Line: 905-688-3711

Mental Health and Addictions Access Line in Niagara  1-866-550-5205

North Halton
Distress Line: 905-877-1211

Oakville
Distress Line: 905-849-4541

Ottawa & Region
Distress Line: 613-238-3311
Crisis Line: 613-722-6914 or 1-866-996-0991

Peel Region
Distress Line: 905-278-7208
Mobile Crisis Line: 905-278-9036 or 1-800-363-0971

Sarnia & Lambton County
Distress Line: 519-336-3000 or 1-888-347-8737

Six Nations Crisis Line
Six Nations Crisis Services
1-866-445-2204 or 519-445-2404

Toronto
Distress Line: 416-408-4357
Survivor Support Program: 416-595-1716

Waterloo Region
Distress Line: 519-745-1166

Wellington and Dufferin Counties
Distress Line: 519-821-3760 or 1-888-821-3760
Crisis Line: 519-821-0140 or 1-877-822-0140

Windsor & Essex County
Distress Line: 519-256-5000

Prince Edward Island
Island Helpline
24 hour province wide Serving Prince Edward Island
24 hour province wide bilingual service: 1-800-218-2885

Quebec
Centre de prévention du suicide de Québec
Services d’intervention 24 heures/24, 7jours/7 (1-866-APPELLE)
1-866-277-3553

si tu as besoin d’aide immédiatement ou…
Services d’intervention 24 heures/24, 7jours/7
418-683-4588

si tu as besoin d’aide immédiatement

Saskatchewan
FHHR Mental Health & Addiction Intake Worker
(Five Hills Mental Health & Addiction Services Centre)
Crisis 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri: 1-877-564-0543
Crisis 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri: (306) 691-6464

Hudson Bay & District Crisis Centre
Crisis 24 hours: 1-866-865-7274
Crisis 24 hours: (306) 865-3064

Mobile Crisis Service (Saskatoon)
(Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service Inc.)
Crisis 24 hours: (306) 933-6200

North East Crisis Intervention Centre
Crisis 24 hours: 1-800-611-6349
Crisis 24 hours: (306) 752-9455

Prince Albert Mobile Crisis Unit
Crisis 24 hours: (306) 764-1011

Regina Mobile Crisis Services
Crisis 24 hours: (306) 525-5333
Crisis after hours: (306) 569-2724

Southwest Crisis Services
Swift Current
(306) 778-3386

West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre
Crisis Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm: (306) 463-6655

China
Beijing
Befrienders 03-5286-9090

Hong Kong
The Samaritans HK 2896-0000

Shanghai
Life Line 021-6279-8990

England
The Samaritans
08457-90-90-90

France
National crisis line
01-45-39-40-00

India
SNEHA
A Link With Life 91-44-2464-0050

Ireland
1life
1-800-247-100 or text the word HELP to 51444

The Samaritans
18-50-60-90-90

The Samaritans
18-50-60-90-90

Japan
Befrienders Osaka
81-066-260-4343

Befrienders Osaka
81-066-260-4343 

Children & Families
03-4550-1146

Counseling Center
03-4550-1146

Life Line Tokyo
03-5774-0992

Netherlands
National crisis line
0900-1450

New Zealand
LifeLine NZ
09-5222-999 within Auckland 0800-543-354 outside Auckland

Northern Ireland
Bodywhys (help for Anorexia and bulimia)
01-283-5126

Childline
1-800-666-666 -0800-1111 

Contact Youth (counselling for young People)
028-90457848

Eating Disorders Assessment (NI)
90618299 or 90621627

Nexus Rape and Incest Counselling
Belfast centre – 028-9032-6803
Londonderry centre- 028-7126-0566
Enniskillen – 028-6632-0046
Portadown – 028-3835-0588

NICAS-n.i.community addiction service, alcohol,drugs addiction
028 90664434 or 90330499 or 90731602

NSPCC
Child Protection Helpline:freephone, 24 hrs – 0800-800500

Rape crisis and sexual abuse centre
028-9024-9696

Victim Support Belfast – 028-9024-4039

Samaritans
1-850-60-90-90 (National number charged at local call rates)

Young Persons Advice line
0808-808 5678

Youthline
0808-808 8000

Zest for the prevention of suicide
Londonderry - 028-71266999

Scotland
Age Scotland
0845-125-9732

Alternatives Crisis Pregnancy Trust
01382-221112

Angus Women’s Aid Supportline
01241-439457

Anti-Social Behaviour Helpline
0800-1691283

Breathing Space Scotland
0800-83-85-87 – particularly for young men who may be feeling suicidal

Caithness & Sutherland Women’s Aid
01955-606971

Central Scotland Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre
01786-471771

Chest, heart & stroke
0845-077-6000

Child Protection Line
0800-0223222

Debt Line Scotland
020-7553-7640

Dementia Helpline
0808-808-3000

Drugs Action
01224-594700

Edinburgh Crisis Centre
0808-801-0414

Epilepsy Scotland
0808-8002200

Families Anonymous
0845-1200660

Fife Independent Disability Helpline
01592-203993

Glasgow Battered Women’s Aid
0141-553-2022

Interactions Counseling & Support Services
01592-262869

Inverclyde Women’s Aid
01475-888505

Lothian LGBT Helpline
0131-556-4049

NHS 24 HR Helpline
08454-24-24-24

NHS INFORM Scotland Helpline
0800-22-44-88

One Parent Families Scotland
0808-8010323

Parentline Scotland
0800-028-2233

Perth & Kinross Drug & Alcohol Team
01738-474455

Rape Crisis Scotland
08088-01-03-02

Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline
0800-027-1234

Scottish Women’s Aid
0800-027-1234

Shelter Scotland
0808-800-4444 housing advice

The Samaritans
08457-90-90-90

The Scottish Prisoners Family Helpline
0500-839383

Women’s Aid Edinburgh
0131-315-8110

Your Call
0808-801-03-62 for the physically challenged across Scotland

Sri Lanka
Bandarawela
0572222662

Kandy
081-2234806

Katunayake
011311020

Kohuwela
5780153

Kurunegala
0374931731

Lunugamvehera
0475781200

Matale
0662223521

Mawanelle
035-5788330

Panadura
038-2235291

Panduwasnuwara
0372291718

Panduwasnuwera
0375715815

Sumithrayo – Colombo
2692909 / 2696666 / 2683555

United Kingdom
Alcoholics Anonymous
0845 769 7555

CHILDLINE
0800-1111

Cruse Bereavement Care
0870-1671677

Family Line
0808-800-5678

Farmers in Difficulty
07002-326326

National Debt Helpline
0808-084000

National Drugs Helpline
0800-77-66-00

Papyrus Hopeline
0870-1704000

Sexuality
020-7837-7324

The Samaritans
08457-90-90-90

Violence & Crime
0845 30 30 900

Woman’s Aid Domestic Helpline
08457-023468

USA
Boys Town
1-800-448-3000

Covenant House for teens, kids & families
1-800-999-9999

National Graduate Student Crisis Line
1-800-GRAD-HLP or 1-800-472-3457

National Hopeline Helpline
1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-784-2433

National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255

Postpartum Depression for Moms
1-800-PPD-MOMS or 1-800-773-6667

The TREVOR Project for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth
1-866-488-7386

ULifeline for College & University Students
1-800-273-TALK

Vet2Vet Veteran’s Crisis line
1-877-VET-2-VET or 1-877-838-2838

Veteran’s Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255

Youth America Hotline
1-877-YOUTHLINE or 1-877-968-8454

Youth Hotline
1-800-448-1833

Wales
Dementia Helpline
0808-808-2235

Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse Hotline
0808-801-0800

Drug & Alcohol Helpline
0808-808-2234

Housing Debt Help Line Wales
0800-107-1340

LGBT
0870-858828

Smokers Helpline
0800-169-0-169

The Samaritans
0845-90-90-90