*New*From Carl McKever in FL –Please pray that the Lord helps me with my Microsoft 70-236 Certification Exam (Configuring Exchange Server 2007). I have to take this exam on Wednesday, April 22 and I pray that the Lord helps me do successful.
*New*From Michael of Big Bend Poets – members who are not in best of healt: Larry Gross, Beth Stevenson, Trudy Plotz, Bill Woods
*New* From Diane - My niece Maeve, who is three months old, was diagnosed with Osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease. She had a broken leg when she was a week old. Now they have made the diagnosis. They don't know which type it is yet. They need to do genetic testing. My niece's insurance won't pay for the testing or for care for Maeve. The Drs. figure she will eventually be in a wheelchair. At this time she is so tiny she isn't even near where she should be for her age. She also is not developing well with any of her motor skills. I know that prayers works and ask you all to say a prayer for little Maeve and her mom, Lisa.
*New* Please remember Georgina, I would like to ask for prayers for Georgina. She was born with a number of health problems. Her heart is in the wrong place and her abdomen muscles are not developed.
*New* from Sandra - Grandpa passed away this morning April 17th at 5:50 am and is with the Angels .Please keep our family in your prayers for God’s comfort and for emotional strength.
*New* from Millie - Please ask the entire prayer circle to pray for the economy ... so many people are losing jobs, and those of us in retirement are finding our nest eggs disappearing, even though we were careful and did everything "right". Young people with good careers will recover from this economy if they are careful, but those of us who are facing old age or are otherwise financially stressed with children, mortgages, or loved ones with illnesses, are facing possible poverty through no fault of our own. Surely the Lord does not intend to reward the greedy who have stolen the fruits of our labor, or for those of us who have followed all the sensible financial rules to lose our future possibilities to praise His name.
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 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. *New* Update: What an blessing God has given in answer to prayers offered by so many of you on behalf of this young boy and his family and friends. The brain mass is BENIGN!!! PTL Jonathan is home and has attended Church with his family. What a testimony he gave to a packed House of God. Gives me Holy Spirit bumps to think of how God is and will continue to use this young fellow for God's glory.
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. 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.
*New*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.
*New*From Kay -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. 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(Abby and rest of gang), Christal & Donny, Nan, D’Etta, Rae Ann, Tiny’s mom, Karen
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.
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 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.
*New*From Elaine in GA – We continue to thank God for His blessing. We are still adjusting to my husband's diagnosis of diabetes and we thank God for His blessing there as well. We ask the favor of our Father in the instruction of my son concerning the truth of the Bible and with the hope that He will convict him with the Holy Spirit. We ask that all our children be blessed by the evidence of the love of our Father.
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 pray for Eric’s nephew who was hit in the head with a discus at a school track meet. Surgery was done to remove bone fragments from his brain. He is home now. Also prayers for Eric’s brother for personal issues. 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. Please pray that I will find a good job. *New* Update: Alice has a job!
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 – Prayers for our school system threatened with 100 teacher layoffs, and for all of our country in this financial crisis. Praises for God who is with us through all.
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:
Please continue to pray for Mindy, who we prayed for awhile ago when she was going through treatments for breast cancer. She has had continual infections in her breast that had the cancer, the doctors cannot figure out what type of infection keeps reoccurring and has put her on antibiotics for 3 months and then will retest her. Please pray for her salvation, peace, strength, and healing as this is extremely painful for her each time she gets the infection. (Patty)
Please Pray: Pray for Garnet; he had a pacemaker put in today. Pray for his wife, Marty, she is very tired & not feeling well herself. Thank you.
Please pray:
a couple of weeks ago I sent out a request for Joyce who had found out she had cancer... a few minutes ago I got a request from one of the family members saying Joyce was in the hospital dying.... and would we please pray... I am asking you to pray for the family... (Sharon)
Please pray for my brother who has an ear infection that even after medication, it still won't go away. (PrimusOne)
Please pray: for our grandson, Lucas M. He is 3 and is in surgery as I type this email. He fell and punctured the roof of his mouth - the soft pallet. As soon as he is out of surgery he will have an M.R.I. to see if anything else was damaged. Again, please pray for him. Also, mention our daughter and her husband - Paula and Aaron as they keep vigil. Thanks (Bill & Pam C)
Please pray for Alexandra, she has cancer & is not doing very well. (Marie)
Here are prayer requests from Wayne H GBIM Regional Director - Asia.
"Praise the Lord with us for the growing number of people He is leading to join Team Asia to reach Asia with the gospel!
"Pray that more doors for sharing the gospel will open for our workers in Muslim countries as attitudes toward Americans improve." (Marie)
Kevin and Jill (GBIM, Cambodia) send these prayer requests.
"Please pray that we both will greatly increase our Khmer language ability. We strongly desire to know Khmer very well, but feel challenged at times.
"Pray for all our Cambodian Ministry Partners as they try to balance ministry, businesses, family life and some are in college." (Marie)
Kent and Becky (GBIM, Cambodia) send this prayer request.
"Please pray for partners to help us cover the cost of rent and utilities at our regional Ministry Training Centers, particularly the center in Battambang.
"GBIM's ministry in Cambodia revolves around several of these training centers that are used for meetings of our Cambodian Ministry Partners, Bible training and numerous other training initiatives. (Marie)
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 – loss of husband.
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. Sandie’ 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
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.