Prayer List Notice –
If you have someone on the prayer list and their needs have changed, please let
us know. We’d like to update our
prayers to reflect the need and most important to give thanks!
Travel
Jack Arnold is on travel this
week back from Guam after visiting the Thomas family.
Anniversary
Rick and Virginia Reid
celebrated their 34th Anniversary this week.
Loss of Home
Sarah who lost her home and all the
contents when her house caught fire and burned to the ground near the end of
January 2013. Her beloved dog was taken in the fire. Please pray for Sarah as
she has many decisions at this time and help her to know Jesus will be with her
to help to make the "crooked road straight."
Move
Ryan Hopkins has moved to Dillsburg,
Pennsylvania, to study Dressage Riding through June 2014. Please pray for God’s
guidance in his life as he works and studies. Help him to see where God would like him to go from here and
how he should get there.
The Thomas Family is on a short
tour assignment in Guam through August 2013. Please pray for the assignment to continue to go well for
Kurt and for Mary and the kids to make new friends. In particular pray that Kristyna and Mitchell will develop
good friends and schoolmates there so as to further their development as both
Christians and citizens. Things
seem to be going well where the sun rises on the United States, so keep
praying! Give thanks and ask for
continued good developments.
Departed
Lynn Hatler, Bishop Jerry’s sister, of
Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away the night of 23 March 2013, after
complications during knee surgery. Please give thanks for Lynn’s time here on
earth and pray for comfort and strength for those she leaves behind. Please
pray her family might keep all their trust in the Lord and let him carry their
worry and concern on the temporary separation.
Lou Soloff, age 95, of New Jersey passed
away on 14 March 2013. Lou has been a steadfast member of the AOC from its
early founding and was instrumental in bringing her dear husband, Roy, to
Christ through a patient perseverance in the Gospel study. Please give thanks
for Lou’s time here on earth and pray for comfort and strength for those she
leaves behind.
Nearing
the end of their time here on earth
Reba is nearing the end of her
time here on earth. Please pray
her transition from here to home will be peaceful and with little
distress. Pray also for strength
and guidance for her family who are here with her now and will of necessity
remain behind; in particular for her daughter Lynn with whom she lives and her
son in law Bill. Pray for the love
of God to stay foremost in their hearts.
Julia’s cancer has spread
through her body; further treatment seems impossible. She is preparing to go home to be with her family who have
gone before her. Pray for her
faith to build and the transition to be good. Pray also for those she leaves behind.
Polly is in hospice care with
dementia and spinal stenosis.
Please pray for her as she prepares to go home to be with her family who
have gone before her. Pray for the
faith of her family to build and the transition to be good.
Homebound or Infirm
Lou has aspiration pneumonia. Please pray for the infection to be
knocked down and for her continued recovery.
Frank has been coping with various
ailments from older age. He is in his 90s and it has been a difficult year. Pray he will find comfort in God, that
those who provide care to him will pay attention to him, do their best and give
him the love we all desire. Pray
that the coming year will provide relief to him.
Norma, Sara’s mother is in a
state of deteriorating health, both physically and mentally, with both onset
dementia and Alzheimer’s. She is
slowly drifting away, though she still recognizes Sara and prayer gives her a
sense of peace. Please pray for
both Sara and her mother to put their cares and worries on God’s shoulders so
they can deal with the many problems involved.
In need
of a miracle or understanding of God’s Plan
Scott, one of our Lord's
ministers who collapsed a week ago and is in the ICU of a Medical Center since
he had a pulmonary embolism, with a concurrent infection of several bacterial
agents. He has stopped breathing on several occasions, and may have undergone
brain damage. He currently is on DNR. Please pray for recovery so that he will
continue to do his Lords calling.
Becky has fourth stage
metastasized lung cancer and is not doing well with chemotherapy treatments. Please pray for Becky and her husband
as they are together during this difficult time in their lives.
Larry Howes suffered a fairly
severe stroke. 4 December 2012, doctors replaced a valve in a shunt that had
been put in about two weeks before, and Larry responded very well. He was able to go home. His treatment at Massachusetts General
Hospital was successful as far as averting the immediate life-threatening
condition. He continues to have
numerous severe health issues. His
eyesight in one eye is almost gone, and it is fading in the other. He has heart problems, as well; these
on top of his long-time depression problems. He faces medical bills far beyond insurance and other
resources. He is no longer able to
work and has had to close the title examination business he took over from his
father about twenty years ago. He
will be going on Social Security Disability Income, Medicare and Medicaid.
Please
pray for the medical team treating him to pay attention and do their very best;
that the many medical/surgical procedures he will need may succeed, that Larry
be given strength and peace in these trials and he may succeed in providing himself
with the resources to afford the care he will need.
Pray
also for confidence in our Lord for Larry and his family. Larry needs a miracle, pray for
one. Please.
Colleen has been battling pancreatic
cancer over the last year and it has now spread to one of her lungs. Please keep her and her family in your
prayers.
Christine has cancer of the colon,
which spread to her liver; she is receiving chemotherapy and is having
difficulty eating. Please pray for
the medical team treating her to pay attention and do their very best; pray
also for confidence in our Lord for Christine and her family.
Todd and Kenny have both been fighting osteocarcinoma for over five years
and have been told their time here on earth is nearing its end, absent a
miracle from God. Both are ready
to go home and leave the pain, but would like to stay. Please pray for them and their
families.
Colonel Bud Day’s cancer has
returned. The outlook is not
favorable. Bud has been an
inspiration to all of us for years, this changes nothing. He is well at peace with our Lord and
we all hope he stays with us for a while longer.
Healing
Virginia pulled a muscle in her back
this week and is in a great deal of pain.
Please pray for a rapid relief of pain and full and quick recovery.
Angela had an ischemic stroke (clot). Please pray for guidance for the
medical team treating her and for strength and trust for Angela. Please pray
also that she and her family might put their worries on our Lord’s back so she
can work hard towards recovery.
Nora had a stroke mid February 2013.
Please pray for guidance for the medical team treating her and for strength and
trust for Nora. Please pray also that she and her family might put their worries
on our Lord’s back so she can work hard towards recovery.
Linda has been hospitalized for several
days with a gastrointestinal problem.
Please pray for guidance for the medical team treating her and for
strength and trust for Linda.
Dester is suffering from unknown skin
and diseases. Please guide the
medical team treating him to find out what the problem is and cure it. Pray also for Dester to trust in the
Lord.
Lee has Arterial Fibrillation; the
medical people are not sure how to help her. Please pray for guidance for the team treating her and for
Lee and her family to make the right decisions regarding treatment..
Nell recently adopted two children and has
just been diagnosed with multiple myeloma.
Sarah is recovering from a stroke, but
fell and broke bones. Please pray
for her peace of mind and rapid and full recovery. Pray for trust in God for her and her family.
Mary Lou has been suffering with
seizures. She was in the hospital with a 24 hour monitor and is being sent home
from the hospital with two medications and orders to return in 2 months for
another MRI to review whatever is going on in her brain. Please pray for guidance for the medical
people treating her, as well as peace of mind and trust in God for her and her
family.
Inez sustained a right brain ischemic
stroke 18 March 2013, was hospitalized in time for the counter-stroke
inoculation. She is coming out of
her many problems however she has manifested a cardiac problem but seems to be
stabilized and hopes soon to be going to a rehab center. Please pray for guidance for the
medical people treating her, as well as peace of mind and trust in God for her
and her family.
Kathleen has spent the last two weeks in
the hospital. She has been
diagnosed with colitis, shingles and possibly colon cancer. Pray she will be
comfortable and begin to heal.
Rachel has Mitochondrial Myopathy. This is a hereditary disease of the
muscles and they do not have a cure for it. Part of her pain is her family does
not believe she is indeed ill, as she appears to be just fine. Please pray her
family will learn the truth and be supportive of her; pray also the medical
people treating her will find the right measures to minimize the disease. Most particularly pray for Rachel’s
trust in God.
Donald went into ICU the night of 22
December 2012, for unknown reasons.
Mrs. Tucker has had recent surgery as a
result of bleeding on the brain. Please pray for trust in God and a full and
rapid recovery.
Jesse a 27 year old man from Nebraska
has had emergency brain surgery for bleeding in the brain. Please pray for trust in God and a full
and rapid recovery.
Zoie a little 10 year old girl is having
problems with one of her kidneys. Please pray that she will be comfortable soon.
Nicolas is in the hospital with serious
symptoms of a heart disorder. Please pray for peace of mind for him and
guidance for the medical team looking for the cause and cure.
Mrs. Baek an elderly women fell and
injured her spine. Doctors cannot
repair the spinal injury due to her age. She fell again the morning of 12
December 2012, breaking her collar bone which is also untreatable. Mrs. Baek is
in severe pain and will appreciate your prayers.
Juanita is a young girl who was in a
coma because of a blood disease.
She has not come out and is gaining strength. They are awaiting results
from blood samples. Her family
thanks you for your prayers and asks that you continue.
Barbara had a accident while cooking and
the pressure cooker blew up in her face, causing second and third degree burns
over her face and upper body. Because of this she has incurred kidney problems
and may need a transplant.
George had foot surgery. Please give thanks for the surgery and
pray for a full and rapid recovery.
Nellie is in the emergency room of a
hospital in a great deal of pain.
Please pray for peace of mind for her and guidance for the medical team
looking for the cause and cure.
Lauralee Meade underwent a lumpectomy on
Friday after Thanksgiving. A
further anomaly has been discovered and she had additional preventative
radiation treatment. Please pray
for a complete remission of the cancer.
Pray also Lauralee will maintain her great attitude and trust in God.
Kevin Gerhart discovered cancer on his
neck. He underwent radiation and
chemotherapy. Please pray for the
medical team treating Kevin that they might pay attention, do their very best
and find the source; that the treatment might be successful and he might live a
long and healthy life to His honor and glory. Pray also for trust in God and peace of mind for Kevin, his
wife and family.
Bill, Sara’s husband, had a third
abdominal surgery on 22 November 2011, to remove a tumor. Bill is doing better keeping the
doctor’s instructions, for which we are all grateful, including taking chemotherapy
once a day for two more years. He has
radically decreased the consumption of alcohol and eating at least mostly
properly. Please pray for help for
him to continue do all this.
Please pray also that Bill might turn his heart outward to help those
around him, as well as live a long and healthy life to the honor and glory of
God. Pray also for peace of mind
for Bill and his wife Sara.
Kay Denton (Mrs. Kay) hip has
deteriorated to the point walking is a slow and painful process, but she
manages. Please pray for
continued peace of mind for Mrs. Kay and her family. Give thanks for her trust in the Lord and her positive
attitude.
Matt Alcantara, age 15, has Osteosarcoma
(bone cancer), a very rare and often lethal form of cancer with limited
treatment options. This is a
disease that is about 90 percent fatal in a couple of years. He has no hip joint on one side, but he
walks and swims! Courage? Guts? You bet! Matt and his mom just came back from Houston
at the Cancer Center for what was hoped to be a routine every four month bone
scan. The scans were done on
schedule, but a couple of new spots showed up. After Matt’s San Diego doctors conferred with the
Houston doctors to figure out what these spots mean, it turned out they are new
and old injuries with no bad meaning.
In effect they are CLEAN SCANs.
Matt and his family ask you to give thanks for the super results. Please also give thanks for the great
faith of Matt and his entire family.
Their faith and trust is a wonderful example for each and every one of
us. But, now is not the time to
stop praying. Actually, it never
is the time to stop praying!
Judith Clingwall, is afflicted with
Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She is
currently in Laurel Place, an extended care facility in Surrey, British
Columbia. Judith's condition has
worsened recently. She is no
longer able to stand, in fact she has a lot of trouble sitting upright. Judith
is depressed and wants to go home to watch her birds, which given everything
seems unlikely at present. Please
pray for her to take an active part in her own life, for her strength, peace of
mind, trust in God and remission of the disease so she might return home to her
family. Pray also for strength for
her husband Martin as he deals with all the problems and stress of Judith’s
situation.
Becky Madden is paralyzed from the neck
down as the result of a tragic shooting accident. Her husband is doing his best to take care of her; it is
hard and he is learning the best he can.
Please pray for further recovery for Becky, as well as strength and
guidance for her husband.
Vince (age 15), reoccurrence of
Osteosarcoma, recent testing found a nickel sized tumor in his lungs. The doctors are consulting with a
specialist in Houston. Please pray
for guidance for the medical team and for peace of mind for Vince and his
family.
Obra Gray
continues to take day by day.
Please continue to keep Obra in your prayers, and give him the strength
of knowing the Lord is with him and will never forsake him. Obra needs security
of what lies ahead of him, and only the Lord can grant the solace to answer his
prayer.
Thanksgiving and Continued Healing
James had surgery the morning of 4 April
2013 at Cancer Treatment Centers of America which appears to have gone well. The
pathology report found the high grade carcinoma cancer was confined to the
bladder. There was no sign of
cancer in surrounding areas,
tissues, organs, etc. The Sovereign King of heaven and earth has blessed Jim
immensely; he will not have to endure chemo or radiation, he will continue with
various tests and see the physicians. Please give thanks for the good result and the work of the
surgical team paying attention and doing their very best. Pray for James’ continued recovery and
for him and his wife Dawn to be able to put their worry and concern on His
Back.
Brian finished the radiation treatment
for his upper lung and bronchial area cancer, which seems to have gone well;
the burning is dissipating which is very good. The best news is a CT Scan on Monday of Holy Week found no
indication of the cancer. Please
give thanks for this great news and pray for continued good things to go
on. There is more chemotherapy to
finish, but Brian is gaining strength, please give thanks for this. Brian is having difficulty keeping an
electrolyte balance, please pray for help with this. Please also pray Brian will rest and not over extend
himself. Please pray for peace of mind and trust in God for Brian and his
fiancé Mel, so he can rest and gain strength; pray for the medical team
treating him that they pay close attention and do their very best; pray also
that he can quit smoking.
Jeff had successful surgery on Monday 4
March 2013, at Vanderbilt Medical Center to remove his esophagus as the doctors
felt this is the only remedy for pre-cancerous and cancerous cells in his
esophagus and stomach. Please give
thanks for the successful surgery and pray that his pain level will go down and
he will recover quickly. Pray for
Jeff and his family to keep their faith in God and let him carry their worries.
Rick is recovering from hip replacement
surgery in the middle of February 2013.
Buzz Baron had C5-6 surgery the morning
of 3 March 2013, which went well.
Please give thanks for the surgical team paying attention and doing
their best and for a good result; pray also for a full and rapid recovery.
Karen had surgery the afternoon of 1
March 2013 to remove a spot on her lung; the surgery went well and the spot was
benign. Please give thanks
for the great result. Pray also
for continued trust in God and peace of mind for Karen, as well as a rapid
recovery.
Dick’s left arm was amputated after
treating for Merkel Cell carcinoma over a year. He is now believed to be cancer free and is waiting to be
fitted with an artificial arm. Please join Dick and his family in giving thanks
to Our Lord Jesus Christ for his recovery as well as for their trust in God.
Sasha a young lady with a husband and two
children had diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer whose cells were thought to
have spread to her spine. After
radiation and chemotherapy, which is continuing through the end of January
2013, she is regaining her stamina and does not have any detectable cancer
activity. The tumors in her skin are gone and the large tumors in her breasts
are gone. She and her family ask
that you give thanks to our Father in heaven. She also gives thanks to all who have prayed for her.
Traci had surgery colon cancer on 27
December 2012. The surgery went
very well and she appears to be cancer free. But, she had a pulmonary embolism and another clot in the
artery to the spleen which will keep her in the hospital for at least several
days. Traci is beginning to be weary of her medical situation. Please pray that
she will not become despondent.
Pray that she will open her heart to God’s Grace that He might enter in
to her heart and strengthen her.
Bob Smouse had shoulder surgery
on 28 November 2012. He would
appreciate your thanksgiving prayers.
While the surgery apparently went well, he is still in pain and would
also appreciate prayers for continued healing and the pain to subside. He promises to work very hard on
recovery therapy.
Carol Stone, the sweet wife of Mike
Stone, seems to have recovered far better than expected from a severe brain
bleed. She thinks she can walk, etc., even though she cannot. She has improved and is nearly able to
stand up by herself; this makes it almost certain that she will have another fall. Presently she can stand and walk a little
with a great deal of assistance.
Hopefully this means she will ultimately be able to walk, at least with
the aid of a walker or cane.
What's holding her back at the moment is her cognitive deficits and they
are trying to find a place to get her more therapy
Please pray for peace of mind and trust in God
for Mike, guidance for the medical team treating Carol and strength for Carol
as well as faith and trust. No one
can ever understand the why of these things here on earth. Sara who passed this request on asks
that you pray in both faith and hope.
Muriel Pappin broke her hip in a fall
and had surgery on 21 November 2012. Muriel was home, but has had complications
and went back in the hospital.
She is now back home. Please
give thanks for her return home and pray for her continued recovery.
Business
Mark’s business is in difficulty. He works in a shrinking field, of which
he is one of the country’s true masters, but there is little work
available. He asks that you pray
that he can find a way to survive in his industry, which he loves and needs his
talents. Pray he can find new
sources of business and new ways of doing things, perhaps someone to partner
with to better use his talents.
Pray also for those who work for and with him that they might do their
best to help.
Employment
Lori is considering a potential change
in her employment. Please pray for
God’s guidance in considering all aspect of her potential work.
Rodriguez Family are looking for work.
It seems many obstacles have been put in their way of finding employment. Please pray they will find employment
with a firm that will be able to use their considerable skill and hard work to
benefit both the firm and the family.
Sarah is concerned about the
future with her company. She would
appreciate prayers for her continued employment and that her firm might find
more and better ways to use her considerable skills.
Financial
Guidance and Healing
David and Lorna are having
financial problems. They are
trying to find a smaller home which may be more affordable. Lorna
has had an ongoing battle with brain cancer, her trips back and forth to the
hospital have drained their finances to the point they sometimes struggle to
have enough food in the house.
Pleaser pray for Lorna’s healing and guidance on how they might handle
the financial difficulties in which they have found themselves.
Guidance
Steve Sundberg had a heart attack after
Easter 2011, then a five-way heart by-pass. In addition to the bypass surgery,
he has been through a horrible divorce and lost his job after some 30 years
service. Steve is very thrifty and a good investor so he is reasonably ok
financially. The best thing is
that he has trust in the Lord.
Jeanette has had many members of her
family die from diabetes and several are near death now. Jeanette does not know
the Lord and is despondent and perplexed about her family and herself. Please pray she can open her heart to
allow the Holy Ghost in to bring her knowledge and understanding.
Christy just lost her sister in an
automobile accident; this follows closely the loss of two family. Please pray she can let our Lord Jesus
Christ carry all her sorry, worry and care at this extremely difficult and
stressful time.
Dr. Elizabeth Raj is teaching a biblical
approach to the psychological problems facing many in our society today. She is
battling against the growing influence of worldly psychology adopted by the
churches themselves. Elizabeth constantly stresses answers are found between
the covers of that precious Book, the Holy Bible. Please pray for encouragement, strength, fortitude and
courage for her.
Daniel and Danielle are experiencing
family strife as a result of custodial issues with a daughter. Please pray they and those they strive
with might look to the child’s best interests in their time of difficulty and
disagreement; to work for her best interests and not use her as a weapon
amongst themselves.
Abigail is a teenager who has behavior
problems. She feels she is in an
area of mental darkness. Please
pray that she might look to God for help and not within herself.
Sara asks that you pray for guidance for
her as she deals with the stresses of her family and life. Pray that she can separate those things
which she can affect from those things which she cannot and give her grace to
accept that she cannot do everything and can only change those things within
her control. She asks for God’s
help to grow her business while keeping up with the needs of her mother and
husband and healing her own problems.
Jacquie to open her heart to God and
accept His Love and Grace.
Hap asks you to pray he might be able to
trust God will help him make the right decisions at the right time and not to
worry uselessly, to change those things he can change, accept those things he
cannot change, sleep well to be able to do the correct things with a clear head
and that he will open his heart to the Holy Ghost.
Thanksgiving
David has been able to return
to the ministry after a heart attack mid February 2013, and stent insertion, he
is now home. Please join David in
giving thanks for his survival and recovery.
New Congregations
Deacon Wilson Menoia has one of
the new congregations in the Solomon Islands. The Rev. Mr. Menoia and his members in the Temotu Province
were recently hit by the tsunami and you all prayed for and helped the members then.
Now they are facing a tsunami
of human beings (works of the Devil) and ask that you pray for them. They are in the Eastern end of the
Islands and a ways away from the established congregations in these islands.
Please pray for them as they bring souls to Christ as they establish His Church.
Guidance for Ministers
Rev LTC Al Ryan has been appointed
Deacon-In-Charge of the mission parish of St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican
Church, Anglican Church in America (ACA) parish in Old Orchard Beach,
Maine. It is a small but growing mission, which has been plagued by
clergy change. Al, the diocesan
pilot, has been appointed for one year, during which time he is to help them
identify what their needs are for a vicar. He has done this before and asks you to pray for God’s help
one more time; not only for himself, but for the parish.
Armed
Forces & Contractors
Airman Donny Patton (Bagram AB,
Afghanistan), Jordan (USMC – Fleet Marine Force - Pacific), Trevor (USAF -
KC-10 Boom Operator – Now in the Desert), Trevor (USN – Whidbey Island, EF-18
Pilot), Kurt Thomas (USN – Guam)
Persecuted
Around the
world, Christians are under attack, not only in the Muslim world, but from
Hindus and others in India. Also,
they are under continual attack in the name of “Separation of Church and State”
in the western world, as it becomes actively atheist or pro-devil buddy. Please pray for God’s guidance and
protection for all persecuted Christians and those around them.
Various
Special Requests
We ask that
you pray, please ask God that the Holy Ghost might give you insight into how
you might make the lives of your friends and family better. Remember helping others is not just
those who you don’t know!
Please join
us in praying that the Free Teen Guitar
Class will be continue to be an opportunity for God to work in the lives of
the kids and their families.
Please ask God to guide the class to new opportunities to make Him known
to others. Help us to let the love
of our Lord shine through us into their lives, putting Him first, so that He
might enter in to their hearts and lives.
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