From Carl McKever in FL – Please pray that the Lord opens a door for me to get a job. My store, KFC, closed down and I am unemployed as of now.
From Eileen: I needed a rest from the chemo. So right now I am trying to regain my strength. I have to walk with a walker and I am not happy with that. The good news is that I am seeing improvement. Yesterday I was doing some walking on my own without the walker. The next step is another cat scan.
Pray for Jonathan - We are asking all prayer warriors we know to pray for Jonathan : an eleven yr old son of a dear sister friend. He was just diagnosed with a brain mass and goes to the Cleveland clinic today for an evaluation and prognosis. Please keep this little guy and his parents wrapped in prayer. Thanks bunches. hugs & loving prayers to all. *New* Update: Jonathan is out of ICU and in a regular room. Has some facial edema but no signs of ill effects and we are trusting God that none will appear. Drs predict he will be home for Easter!
From Andi –I am having oral surgery, some extensive work done and will be a long time healing. Having some extractions, some holes drilled for implants, and 2 bone spurs removed. The healing process could take anywhere from 6 – 9 months.
For Sandi – Sandy’s dad is back in the hospital. Sandy is still burning the candle at both ends and sometimes in the middle too. She is taking care of her mother and her needs, trying to insure her father gets the care he needs and driving everywhere to take care of them.
From Patty – Please pray for my dad who has cancer.
From Lisa -Please pray that my stepson will make healthy choices for his life now that he is out of prison. Please also pray for my safety and that he won't break into the house, and that any fear I may have would be replaced by faith and the knowledge that the Lord is in control of all things.
From Christine - please pray for my fiancé and I both who have been laid off... I am a single mother, I have bills, my son has braces, we need food.... Please, please, please pray for us, that not only do I either get called back or find another job (whatever God has planned!), but that my fiancé gets a job too. I am just in shock right now, I'm going to go to the farm and just relax. I know that prayers are answered, and that it's a powerful thing, so I thank you from the very bottom of my heart if you could include us in yours.
From Tarja – My father Jim has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He has had the tumor removed. It was found to be cancerous. He will have lengthy chemo treatment. Please pray for Tarja’s mom who has congestive heart failure. Please pray for Tarja that God will grant her the patience and strength to get through these difficult times.
From Jonna in TX - Please pray for my friend Joe and his wife Laurel as Joe battles liver cancer. Update: They have had good news recently that his tumor is shrinking so all the prayers are working, but they still need all the additional prayers they can get.
From Donna – Please pray for my daughter that she can complete her CNA course and find a good job and proper care for her children while she works.
From WhiteDove - Please pray for a family to come together again. It has been over a year since I have seen or heard from 2 of my sons.. Pray both sons will have a passionate heart and come back to the family.
From Mary in FL - My recent CT Scan indicated a recurrence of my liver cancer. I have a very small tumor in the same area as one was removed four years ago. I will have a RFA (Radio Frequency Ablation) on April 22 at North Florida Regional in Gainesville. Please, everyone, your prayers for my recovery are needed. I am not concerned as I have had this done before but right now my anemia has also returned so there is always a problem of something going wrong. I know God is looking after me and I have faith whatever He has in store for me in the future will be a good and wonderful thing. Thank you all for your prayers during this time.
From Paula – Please pray for Eileen for cancer recovery.
From Jan in VT Praises:Praise: On July 15th I will rent a furnished house for one year which is only 3 houses from the rooming house I am living in now. Pray for marriage counseling for Paul, my husband, and I. Have a blessed Easter!
*New*From Kay - Please pray for Sandy’s father who has bone cancer and is having a tough time. Also her mother is in failing health. Sandy needs prayers for strength and wisdom to deal with all that she is facing right now. Please pray for Lisa - for peace, direction and strength. Pray for Nan- she is struggling with a lot of health problems and may have to have heart surgery. Please pray for Marla and Brie –Brie is still having health issues and Marla needs her so. Prayers for the following – Lisa(Hope), Cyndie, Andrea(Tess and rest of gang), Christal & Donny
From Cyndi – Please pray for Stacey. She is having a few health concerns. She has a growth on her kidney or liver that the doctors are watching and also her blood sugar was too high 3 months ago. She also has a thyroid problem and back problems.
*New*From Jody in Utah – 1. Mark Hausler: cancer growing fast started another round of chemo 3 weeks ago, just finished most recent chemo in Feb. Please pray for miraculous healing!! 2. Wisdom re: sale of our house and whether or not to just hang onto it as a rental for awhile. 3. God's Biblical plan is alive and well--please pray for His spirit to lead His people in wisdom and action. Oh, thank you so much for praying!!
From Beth – My daughter, Dawne, who broke her leg, is recovering.. Church is helping her son Rick.
From Gloria – Please help me pray for my unspoken needs.
From Suzanne - We desperately need prayers for my husband to get a job as we moved to the USA from the UK. We have been here since July 9th, and we have no luck in finding a decent job, and my husband is beginning to think that the USA companies don't want to hire him as he is an UK citizen even though he has a green card. He is very depressed about not being able to work to support us both. Note: Suzanne herself is deaf and has limited vision. Please keep them both in your prayers.
From Charlene - problems that keep me swamped and overwhelmed such as my parents, my sons, my grandson, church, work, etc. etc.
From Michele D. - My brother's wife, Laurie continues to fight cancer of the esophagus. Her treatments are beginning to take a toll on her, and she's only half-way through. Thanks for your continued prayers! May God richly bless each one of you.
From Rogie – I just want to thank the Lord for everything. For keeping me and my family healthy and safe and for giving me a friend like you.
From Elaine in GA – we're about the same here in GA, except that the drought is still easing, thank God for His blessing on that. We are adjusting to my husband's recent diagnosis of diabetes and we thank God for His blessing there as well.
From Ruth – Please continue to keep Peggy and Eric in your prayers for continued healing of Eric’s feet, for peace within the family, and for their financial needs. Peggy and Eric are also planning to move to FL in July. Please pray for their safe drive from WA to FL and that they will find a good place to live in Gainesville. Please keep my husband Merle’s shoulder and back pain in your prayers as well. Thank you for your prayers.
From Ruth’s Church – Please pray for the health of Jack, Fred, Gayle, Janice, Virginia, Justin, Keri, Linda, Tara, Liani, Heather, Lillian, Wally, Ruth, Bud, Wyatt, Michael, Patrick, Jay, Ferris, Mike, Florence, Sue, Ruby, Gayle, Lois, Anthony, Steve, Genesis, Cody, Jim, Merle, Burton, Carol, David, Cindy, Jim, Debbie, Rachel, Micah, Alesha, Gina, Jimmy Ray, Anna, Seth Cook, Art.. Please pray for spiritual healing of Roberta’s children and grandchildren. Pray for Jason in Afghanistan. Pray for spiritual guidance for Brian Rose. Pray for Steve Shoff for back pain and to obtain a job more appropriate for his back concerns. Please pray for Liani’s brother Jim, for Margaret for cancer, for a job for Edith’s son.
From Fred in WA: Please continue to pray for my wife Alice as she recovers from ACL replacement surgery. We have arrived safely in AZ. Please pray that we find good jobs.
From Michele - Please pray for my mother Darlene a stroke patient of 13 years who is
1/2 paralyzed, unable to speak, bedridden, has peripheral artery disease, has seizures and
is normally in a lot of pain. Please pray for her not to be in pain and know that she is loved by the lord and her family. Please pray for my friend Carrie's son Zackary with leukemia. Please pray for healing of Zackary.
From Susan in CT – Please pray for my family to have a safe plane trip to Indiana and back. Also, for son Steve to get his prayers answered. Praises to God.
Pray for Stacey - She has a growth on her kidney or liver that the doctors are watching and also her blood sugar was too high 3months ago. She also has a thyroid problem and back problems.
From Olga - My friend Juan Pablo's wife was diagnosed with Melanoma on her lower jaw,... can you help me praying for my friend's wife?. Thanks a bunch.
From Mary Jo - Please pray for Bernie.
From Marie (who is updating the prayer list for Jan in VT during her absence):
Please pray:
Pray for Kendall (George's son). His house finally sold but he has 15 days to find a place to move into! (Bill)
Please pray for TN Jan. She hasn't been feeling up to par for the past few days. Her family has had the flu etc. God Bless everyone and hope you all will have a happy and blessed Easter. Sharon
Please pray for Normand, he just had heart surgery on Thursday, we will be at their home on Sunday for Easter. Pray for his wife, Ceil.
Please pray for Ann Marie, she has the flu.
Please pray:
Ina F was taken to Provena hospital yesterday evening. The pneumonia has returned so please pray for this dear lady. Update on Ina F - news just came in with a better update. She does have a bit of an infection, but it is not pneumonia. She should be returned to Covington tomorrow.
Please pray for my good friend Bob G. He is job searching due to General Motors' cutbacks. Thanks, (Bill)
Don't forget to pray for the Allen family. Charlene buried her grandson Nathan yesterday. He was just 21.
Pray for Betty S ; the Denhart family. Nathan was their nephew and cousin. Also, keep lifting up Teresa R, the Denhart's daughter as her cancer treatment continues. Blessings, (Bill)
A dear Christian lady, Kathy H has a blood clot in her leg. Please lift up prayers on her behalf. This is far more serious than it sounds, but the details aren't needed now. Thanks, (Bill)
Heidi - (GBIM, Central African Republic) sends these prayer requests.
"Pray that I will have a relaxing vacation with friends in Yaounde, Cameroon, before heading back to Bangui on April 11.
"Pray that the many teams coming to Bangui over the next several months will have successful ministries.
"Please pray that there will be cool breezes in April, normally the hottest month in Bangui." (Marie)
Please pray for Eileen (Philip’s wife) – she has to take a pill & chemo for 52 weeks, she has pre-cancer cells on her liver. Kim (Marie)
*New* From Lois and Springhouse Quilters: Faye Sheffield - Surgery, Vonnie Langford – Headaches, Linda Barron - Loss of Ms. Edna, Mary Rawlins - Loss of family pet, Annette Hines - Illness, Janice Roosien - Loss of husband, Clara Hess - Loss of Mother, Faith Stanton - Loss of Husband's family member, Lois Schroeter – husband is ill and may need surgery, Bev Shobe – husband passed away unexpectedly today.
From Nan - I would like prayers for my mom, Shirley, continued healing post open heart and valve replacement, Niece Nikki who was hit with multiple viruses and is home with 103 temp, for my father Walter to relax and not be so stressed, my brother Mike to learn to BELIEVE and have faith, before exploding. For all my dear sweet sisters and fur babies in need of special intentions and Gods love and holding them close for peace and answers to their questions. Sandiest parents and herself for the loving hands and support, Veda to be as strong as she is and relief from her hemochromocytosis, and her husband to have the sight to see how special his life and wife are and their continued love and for myself to get it together.
From Pam - COPD .. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. She stays short winded, and congested, with nonstop coughing at times. It's a very uncomfortable disease, and is also a real stressor
From Patty - Please continue to pray for my nephew Ron's wife Susan going through extensive radiation treatments daily and some chemo. Please continue to pray for her and Ronnie's salvation, for the Lord's strength, peace, and His will to be done. Thank you for praying for my family!
Jen – Please pray for Jen’s relief and comfort in her job related stress and harassment
From D-Etta - My mom is being sent to St. Louis to see a specialist about the having too much fluid in her spine. She has had some really bad headaches
Pray for Rae Ann – for lupus complications.
Joy – has injured her wrist. Recovery may be six weeks or more. No surgery for now, just cortisone shots. If that doesn’t work, then surgery.
Chuck - Chuck has had Diverticulitis for some time now and last week he was admitted to the local hospital with an infection in the intestine.He was given an antibiotic via IV that worked against the Coumandin that he has to take for his blood disorder and it plugged up the plastic artery that was put in in Dec. and his toes were already blue as of yesterday.So they are trying to dissolve the clots. He is having something done tomorrow where they will be putting him to sleep and then he will have to be in intensive care for a while
Pam’s husband - left kidney has a blockage. He is running a fever, in pain and has blood in his urine. He had bladder cancer 3 yrs. ago and they are not sure if the cancer has come back, kidney stones or a blood clot is causing the blockage. They plan to do surgery in the morning.
Lorraine – has hurt her back.