Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Prayer
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Pray for Stacey Baker's boss, Kathy Naive. She has a tumor on her brain stem.
Let's pray diligently this week for the family of Trent May. He has progressed a lot but the family needs strength. Check on his progress at trentmay.com.
Following is an email from my neighbor across the street. As you read it you will be able to feel the "heart" in her message. Please keep them in your prayers as they help baby Matthew find his way in the world.
Hi everybody!
I have some good news ! After 2 1/2 months at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, where Matthew was put on ECMO (a heart-lung bypass machine) for a week (which saved his life), intubated for 3 weeks, had his first heart surgery, got meningitis, sepsis (infection of the blood), caught a nasty GI virus where his temperature went to 107F (TWICE) and then down to 95F (multiple times), and then got RSV and had to be put in a tent, (all this and more)...he is FINALLY home! We are so happy! We brought him home last night. He will be on oxygen and tube-fed through his nose until his open-heart surgery. He has to be hooked up to a sleep apnea machine at night, as well as a feeding pump. We also have to give him breathing treatments at least twice a day in addition to all his meds! Our room looks like a mini-hospital!
I can't thank you enough for all your help, prayers, kind words, encouragement, gifts, and friendship. I wouldn't be able to get through this difficult time without you. I'm certain of that.
Even though you already have done so much for us, so many of you are still asking how you can help. I finally thought of something, something that means the world to me: Help me be Matthew's advocate. Please see him for what he is - a baby. A beautiful baby. A beautiful baby boy who happens to have Down Syndrome. He is not "a Downs", or "a Down Syndrome baby". He is a baby with Down Syndrome. A baby first. He is more like other babies than he is different. It might just seem like semantics, but there really is a difference. Please help me teach others the difference, and help others understand that Matthew will be his own person, with likes and dislikes, skills and weaknesses. He will most likely graduate from high school, maybe even go to college, get a job, maybe fall in love and get married. We can't wait to see what kind of person he becomes. But for now, we're just enjoying our baby boy and we love him to pieces! We think he is delicious!
Thanks again for everything.
Love,
Anneliese
KKickert
KKickert,
I just wanted to share with you something you can share with your neighbor.
I have a brother that is a year and half older than me and he is mentally retarded. He was born with yellow jaundice and it went to his brain(I think that didn't matter.) He has a hole in his heart and some medical issues but what I want to share is there is no greater love than a special child if we only knew love like they do the world would be HEAVEN ON EARTH!!!!
I helped with special olympics every year until I had my kids.
My brother Jamie went to school until he was 21 years old and would have graduated if my grandmother hadn't passed away and he got shingles and didn't go back to school because of his age.
He is on average of a 7 year old but he can spell anything that has to do with cars and he can work a computer very well. He has always had girlfriends and he says everyone is his girlfriend.
He could work at a job but my mom doesn't want him to and I wished she would because he would benefit so much from it. He will be 40 years old on March 6.
After working with so many special children they are God's blessing!!!
Dear Lord,
I lift baby Matthew up to you and pray for this family as they are preparing for open-heart surgery.Lord I pray for strength for Matthew and his parents. Lord I know the special love that this little boy will bring to this family and to brighten up the world. Lord guide the surgeons hands and make this child well.
I pray all of this in Your name,Amen!!!
Rhonda Wrather
Father, I pray that you bring an awsome youth pastor to BCN. I pray that you would help BCN during this process. Lord i thank you for awsome youth group we have. I pray that you continue to bless them and draw them close to you. Use them Lord to be a light in the darkness of the world. amen
Pray for Paula Holmes. She is on a mission trip to Africa and has the opportunity to speak to a large group of teens on Monday evening.
I want to have 100 prayer blogs for Blake Thompson over the next few weeks. His team needs to get into the Sudan at the first of May. Let's ask the Lord to open the doors and give them a window of calm and peace.
Father,
We thank you for the opportunity for Blake and his team to go to the Sudan. Please open the doors at the first of May so that they may film in safety.
To learn more about Blake's mission, go to http://newseed.wordpress.com/documentary/
I am praying for Blake today. I pray that the doors will be open for his mission trip and that the Lord will surround his team.
Lord we ask you to open the doors for Blake and their crew to give them the opportunity to minister at the first of May.
Father I thank You for another day to seek and do Your will. Please help us to reach at least 50 children for Camp Friday night this week. I also continue to ask for Your anointing on Blake and his crew going to Sudan. Please allow them to get in and out safely at the beginning of May.
God as I come to you tonight in prayer I just want to thank you for providing such wonderful people in our lives to worship with every Sunday and Wednesday. I pray that you remember those who are overseas on your behalf right now serving in different ways and I also pray that you would be with those who are getting ready to go over and serve you in different ways. I also want to thank you for 3 wonderful years with my awesome spouse who loves me and adores me like you intended marriage to be. I pray for many many more wonderful years with each other as well. I pray all of these things in your name...Amen!
Lord we want to make a difference in our world. We pray for the crew going to the Sudan in May. Please bring a miracle and clear the way for them.
Thank you for the team going to the Sudan in May. We thank you Lord for providing for them, protecting them, and we trust you with this trip.
Dear Lord, I ask that you smile upon Blake and all the members of the documentary team, and that you open a window for their travel and protect and watch over them as they work to honor and glorify you. I pray this in the name of your son, Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior. Amen.
Lord, I pray that you give Blake and his team the opportunity to witness to people in Sudan this May. I also ask that You give his family peace during his travels and the knowledge that You are in control. In Your name I pray. Amen
God, I love you so much. You have always been there for me when times were bad and also when times were good. I pray today that you would go with Blake and the team as they wait for a clearing to go over to Sudan. Watch over them and keep them safe and may they change the world one life at a time. In Jesus' name I pray...amen!
Father please continue to give the team a vision and provide for them the protection that they need for this trip to the Sudan.
Lord we lift up Lois Huffman's nephew Tyler Hunsinger who is serving in Iraq in a very dangerous mission. Be close to him during this time.
We also pray for Angie's cousin Crystal today. Be near to her and her family this week and let them feel Your presence.
Pastor A
Lord, thank you for Your love, Your mercy and Your grace. There is a family on my heart today that I have never met. I just know they are hurting so deeply from the loss of their thirteen year old son that words cannot express and it is beyond our understanding...I pray that you will surround them with Your presence today. Please walk with them through this valley of the shadow of death. In your name I pray, Amen.
Dear Lord, thank you so much for hearing our prayers and for answering them in your own special way. I pray for Blake and his family. This kind of decision is a hard one to make, but if made with you at the helm it will work out and prove to be victorious. I also pray for Tyler and all of those brave people that are working so hard to help keep our country safe in so many ways. Please be with each of them and hold them close. Amen
We pray for a little boy at Vanderbilt named Paris. He was severly burned and neglected by his family. He needs God's touch and the love of a family.
Dear Lord,
I pray that you will open the doors to Sudan in May so that Blake and the crew can go in and witness to these people in a way that only you can provide. Father you said GO and that's what these are preparing for. Lord, I also pray for their safety and I pray for Tanya the baby and little Blake while Blake is away. I pray this in Your Name... Amen!!!
Steve Glover is in surgery on his shoulder today at Centennial. Pray for him this morning. He should be out by noon.
We pray today for Katie Gracey, Camille Pruitt, and Steve Glover. Lord watch over our congregation as they are sick and hurting today.
Lord, I pray that you will open the doors for this trip to Sudan. Please watch over Blake and all those involved in this ministry. Thank you for Your plan for our lives. In Your name I pray...Amen
Lord,
Please bless our church. Help us to see your Spirit working throughout the day.
Also, thanks for teaching me how to sign up for a blog account.
Lord, I lift up my sister and one year old neice to you. Both are undergoing surgery (my sister today, and my neice next week). I ask that you keep them safe and let the surgery and recovery go well. In Your name I pray. Amen.
Martin
My cousin Crystal passed away last night after a long battle with brain cancer, she was only 46. Please pray for her children, they are only 16 and 12 and were very close to her. My Aunt and Uncle are very strong christians but have endured so much over the past few years .....they lost a son a few years back in an electrical fire.
Dear Father I ask that you comfort Aunt Lib and Uncle Ed today as they seek to understand and deal with the death of their daughter. Give them traveling mercies as they travel back to SC to prepare for her burial, please also protect Little V and myself as we travel to be with family. Wrap your loving arms around DJ and Laura Elizabeth today and in the coming months as they are faced with a life without Mom. I also ask that you be with Steve Glover today and over the coming weeks as he deals with rehab and recovery from his surgery yesterday.
You are my strength Lord and I am so grateful for my life, my children, my husband, the health of my family. Thank you also for our church family and the opportunities you have given us to serve, worship and grow with such an awesome body of believers.
Angie
I'm sitting in my office looking out at the snow and feeling for Crystal's family today.
Father thank you for letting Kim and I be a part of this community. Please watch over Angie and hold on tight to her family during this time.
We continue to lift up Steve Glover, Camille Pruitt, Katie Gracey, and others in our congregation who are sick this week.
Thank you for warm homes and for letting us live the good life. Please help us to have wisdom today as we interview another young man for the job of youth pastor.
Amen
I want to continue to lift up Blake Thompson and his group as they prepare for a tremendous project. Give them strength and focus and please allow the doors to open for them to film at the first of May. In Jesus name....
Father as we continue in prayer today I want to thank you for your awesome power and wisdom. As we continue to lift up Blake Thompson and our search for a youth pastor that will fit well with our teens we sometimes just want to do things ourselves. I pray that you will help us to let go of all of these situations and give them all to you today...in your name...amen!
Father I thank you for today. Thank you for the lives who were changed at the altars yesterday morning and I pray for them today. May their decisions be stronger today than they were on Sunday.
We want to pray for Angie Landers as she is away and ask you to bring her and Vaden home safely. Please be with Stacey's boss,Kathy, this week and continue to help heal her.
I pray for David Moody this week and ask that you will give him energy and help him to gain some weight.
There are a number of people in our congregation who are struggling with aches, pains, and the flu. Please touch Gina Pruitt, Doug Williams, Abby Boone, Clyde Walker, and the children in our church who are home sick this week.
Please help Will Mitchell as he attends the funeral of a close friend this Wednesday.
We continue to pray for Blake Thompson and his crew as they prepare to go to the Sudan. We trust you.
We want to say a special prayer for Steve Glover this week. He had surgery last Thursday and needs a touch from the Lord this week.
If anyone gets on the blog in the next couple hours, could you pray for my choir concert tonight? We are singing some awesome music--my favorite is Arthur Honegger's King David, which tells the story of David from 1 and 2 Samuel. It is really powerful and I'm praying that God would be glorified through it, that somehow it would even bring someone closer to a relationship with Him. Pray also that we might sing with one voice, although we all come from different backgrounds and levels of experience. Thanks!
Got it.
Alan
Thanks Dawg. The concert went really well. :) Now can you pray for me as I am inviting friends to take part in the 40 Days of Purpose?
And pray for THEM, that something (like, the Holy Spirit!) inside them leads them to come. :)
Lord we pray for Angie Gaines today. She is in Maryville ministering to her family. Help her to help her brother.
P A
Hey everyone! Most of you don't know me, my husband and our boys started attending BCN about 6 months ago, and usually slip right out after service. Anyway, I'm writing this because I got some news from my sister yesterday. Apparently she has been ordered to have a CAT scan on Friday, they believe her spleen is enlarged. About 2 weeks ago they had to put a heart defibulator in, because she was having heart pallups (?), she is only 27, married with 3 children. The most disturbing thing, is that the doctors told my mother the same thing about a year and a half ago, and it turned out that she actually had cancer. My sister has lost about 20 lbs in the last 2 weeks, which makes her look very sickly now. My family as a whole, have had 18 people in the last 2 years diagnosed with cancer. So I guess, I'm just asking that you pray for God's will, but if it is His will...let her be healed, and the doctors find nothing.
Rebecca Barnes
Rebecca,
We are joining you in prayer today.
God...as I join in prayer today for Rebecca's family I pray that you would comfort all of them right now. May they feel your love surrounding them right now as they are scared of what the test might bring. I pray in Jesus' name today that the test would come back negative for Rebecca's sister. God I also want to join in prayer regarding Blake and his team who are anxiously awaiting Sudan. I pray that they might get clearance to go and be a witness for you. I pray that you would give them encouragement and strength as they prepare to do your Will. Thank you for each and every one of their hearts and earnestly seek a deeper walk with you.
The Haffeys had a beautiful little girl this morning. Let's all join together in thanking God for a healthy little life that will be dedicated to the Kingdom.
PA
Dear Lord, As I come to you today I ask that you forgive me for all of my sins. Help me to better understand how to draw closer to you each day - in every activity that I do. Please be with Rebecca's sister. Touch her and hold her close so that she and her family feel your love and presence as they go through the next few days. Please be with Angie and her family, give them peace and understanding. I ask all of these things in your name.
Dear Lord, as I come to you today I just want to thank you for who you are! No one can fathom the depth of your Love and passion for us. I have a child coming into this world and I have so much love for this child already God. When I first saw those tiny hands on the ultrasound, I felt love for this child for the first time. As I think of Jesus there are two things that come to mind. 1. You knew our sin was bad enough for you to give up your only son to sacrifice himself for us. 2. You love us so much that you gave your only son to sacrifice himself for our sins. Thank you God for your Love!
There are so many things to pray for today. I listed 10 of them yesterday in prayer time. Let's add Gerry Clark and Russ Shipley to our list today. Both of them are having back pains.
Maxine Camp is back in the hospital in Texas and Ruthie Keene's grandmother continues to have a lot of pain eating. Let's pray for all of these people this week.
Lord we want to pray for Brooklyn Haffey this afternoon. She is at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital and her mom and dad would love to take her home again on Tuesday.
Father we lift up the family of Chuck Lovell today. Be with his wife and family as they mourn the loss of this young man.
God...I want to second that last prayer and I also want to lift up Blake and his team again as they anxiously await to see if they will be going over to Sudan to film this documentary. I pray that you will be in the filming of this documentary...may it be what the people need to see who you are. Amen!
Hey everyone, just wanted to update you on my sister. She went back to the doctor today and he referred her to a G.I. specialist. She could possibly have a colonoscopy because of this, but at this point everything is still iffy. She doesn't go in to the specialist until March 2.
Meanwhile, I got a call this morning from my dad. My mom, who is about 1 1/2 years in remission from Lymphoma cancer, was asked to come into her cancer doctors office today. They are doing a CT scan Wednesday morning, and a PET scan Thursday morning to do "staging", which will tell her how far advanced the cancer is now and where all it is located. This is a shock to us all, and our whole family could use the prayers.
We know the power of prayer and we know God can do awesome things if we trust Him!
Rebecca Barnes
Rebecca,
We are praying for you. A bunch of us check this site regularly and we love to pray for one another.
Aaron Compton's sister passed away this afternoon. Pray for Aaron and his family as they deal with this tragedy.
Lord, I lift Aaron and his family up to you right now. Lord we don't know "why" but you do and I pray for your peace to flow all over this family.
And Lord I lift up Rebeca's family to you. I know the power of prayer works and you are in control.
In Jesus name... Amen
Father in heaven we pray for our congregation today. Russ and mom both are still having back trouble. Many of our men and women are needing a touch from you. Be with Aaron Compton this week as well as Gina Pruitt who lost her aunt on Monday.
I also want to pray for our leadership meeting on Saturday. Help us to define what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Father-
If you say go, we will go
If you say wait, we will wait
If you say step out on the water and they say it can't be done, we'll fix our eyes on you and we will come.
Your ways are higher than our ways
and the plans that you have laid are good and true
If you call us to the fire, you will not withdraw your hand
we'll gaze into the flames and look to you.
Lord help us be a church that is looking to you in all things. Guide us by your spirit and make us worthy of the calling we have received.
Amen
Father as we have learned this morning we need to turn our priorities to the things that are important to You. Help us to reach out to others and to look for opportunities to share our testimony. Help us to be the salt of the earth that makes the world a tasty place to live.
Father we thank You for Pastor Jason and his family. Please help Stephanie as she interviews for a job today. We also ask that you will help them sell their home in Florida soon.
Thank You Father for such a wonderful husband that loves his children SO much he doesn't show it as much as I would like with our son and just when I think he has had enough of the bad decisions our son makes I get a glimpse of his love for him. He is a man filled with so much love and compassion.Father he always shows his love for me and I have been blessed for over 20 years!!He has been with me through some really hard times with my family. And he was right there with me when my health was so bad and I could not walk or do much of anything for so many months and thank you Father for healing me from that disease!
Lord I Love You...Amen
Ladies, I think today we should PRAISE our husbands!!!
Men you are welcome to PRAISE your wifes too!!!
Amen! My wife is awesome.
Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that my moms results came back and she does NOT have cancer. She does have some stomach problems, but it can be fixed with medication! We are so thankful for your prayers throughout the last couple of weeks! My sister is having a colonoscopy tomorrow to see whats going on with her. Thanks again! God is faithful!!!
Rebecca Barnes
Praise the Lord for great results. Let's pray for Tanner this week. He has been sick for a couple of weeks now and could use a touch from the Lord.
P A
Father I thank You for this awesome day. We continue to pray for the Underwoods home to sell in Florida. Thank You for providing a job for Stephanie.
We ask You today to be with Ruthie Keene as she ministers to her grandmother.
Be with everyone who visits this site today and bless our church with new families who need Jesus.
Please help the doctors to help Tanner today. I also pray for Dale and Alaina this week as they prepare for their wedding. Help them not to miss the joy of prepararation and family. Thank You for teaching us about "being there." Please give Kim, Rachel, and the musical cast energy this week and help our students to enjoy being teenagers.
Dear Heavenly Father,
I would like to lift up my wonderful son, Tanner, to You. I pray that you would help the doctors figure out what is going on and that You would take away his pain. Help me in my frustration to be patient and despite all things, be joyful.
Amen
Father we thank You for a great men's prayer meeting this morning. We want to pray for those in our church who are hurting and need a touch from You today.
Please be with Tanner today as he goes through tests on his stomach. Ruthie Keene needs grace as she deals with an ailing grandmother. Pastor Jason and Stephanie would love to sell their house as soon as possible. Please be with Mrs. Joann and her mom today and help her to get better soon.
We love You and thank You for a tremendous worship experience yesterday. Help us to experience the true service today as we serve one another and our world.
Father thank You for my church families! Thank You so much that I am truly loved all around the world. That's YOUR doing, not mine or anyone else's!
Thank You for blessing BCN and keeping me spiritually connected with everyone there. Please help me to love and serve Your church, both in Berlin and in Brentwood (and in Philadelphia).
Amen.
Will Mitchell and his family are filming a pilot for a series in Shreveport La. and he reports that God is really blessing their work. Continue to pray for them this week.
I just want to ask everyone to pray for my family. My mom called last night and told me that my aunt passed away yesterday. She had been battling breast cancer for the last 4 months and was only given 6 months to live. One of my aunt's daughters in on vacation, on a cruise and still has no idea. We will be leaving Monday (the funeral is Wednesday) to travel up to Indianapolis, and would grately appreciate your prayers for safety and for the family in general.
Rebecca Barnes
I just want to ask everyone to pray for my family. My mom called last night and told me that my aunt passed away yesterday. She had been battling breast cancer for the last 4 months and was only given 6 months to live. One of my aunt's daughters in on vacation, on a cruise and still has no idea. We will be leaving Monday (the funeral is Wednesday) to travel up to Indianapolis, and would grately appreciate your prayers for safety and for the family in general.
Rebecca Barnes
Rebecca,
We will pray for you.
Pastor A
Father we pray for all of those in our community who are hurting today. There are many of our members who are struggling in their jobs, relationships, and physically. Help us to be Your disciples today. Help us to look like Jesus, to act like Him, and to help the world to see You in a fresh way on this Friday. We pray for all of the visitors who are coming to our congregation on the next three weeks. They are seeking something. Help us to help them find You.
Be with Rebecca today as she ministers to her family. Thank You for the new babies in our congregation and please be with the moms who are having children soon. We praise you for 12 children who are being baptized this Sunday. Thank You!
Father please embrace Sue, Kim and their family right now during this difficult time. Strengthen them through faith and allow them to feel your presence. I pray that those around them would be especially loving and supportive. Please heal Kim's mom. Thank You Father for Your promise that all things will work together for the good of those of who love You. Be glorified through this situation. Amen.
The girl (Amy) at our work that Martha has previously asked prayer for her baby Jacob who was born very early and has been in the NICU - Baby Jacob has been doing very well and putting on weight to over 4 lbs. The last few days he has struggled with his breathing and as of this morning is having a really hard time. Amy and Chris are in route to the NICU as we speak to discuss his current status with his physician. I know they would appreciate prayers being said for Jacob at this critical time.
Thank you, Nikki
Lord we thank You that we have had some good news this week. Sue Johnson had an encouraging report regarding her treatment and we will continue to pray for her healing.
Please be with all of those in our congregation who are feeling down today. Help them to see the glory of the cross on this Good Friday.
Father on this beautiful Resurrection Sunday we pray for those in our congregation who need healing. Heal the broken hearted as well as those who struggle physically. Be with Joanie Walker today as she heals from ligament damage in her leg.
We pray for Your presence this morning as we lift up the cross. We want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection.
If anyone gets on here in the next couple of hours, Chris and I would appreciate your prayers. We are buying our first house, and will be closing around 10:30 this morning. Although it may not seem like a big prayer request, we've never been through this before...and we just want everything to go smoothly. (I guess its kind of a praise too, we only looked for a house for 2 weeks til we found the one we loved!)
Rebecca Barnes
Thank You Lord for our young families who are trusting in You for help. Thank You that Jason and Stephanie have a contract on their home in Florida! Thanks for caring about the things that are important to us.
Church was awesome yesterday. God was present!!!! Pray for families that need a touch, a marriage that needs healing so the children dont suffer and for less strife in the home as it is healing.
Father please watch over Pastor Jason and Stephanie this week as they sell their home and move to Tennessee for good.
We had wonderful news from Kim's mom last night. The doctor believes he got all of the cancer. She will go back in 6 months for a check up and we are praising the Lord for the best of all possible outcomes.
Thank You Lord for healing.
Woohoo!!!!!
Father we thank You for this day and the opportunities that it brings. Please help us to keep our eyes on Jesus. We lift up Joanie's friend Melanie this morning as she faces surgery.
I ask that You would guard the lives of our moms and dads as they go to work today. Please help our teachers as they finish the year. We also ask for Your guidance for our college students, teens, and children at the end of the year. Be with Stina as she starts her last semester in Berlin. We look forward to summer. We pray for workers. Help us to have workers for our nursery, Vacation Bible School, and Camp Friday Night this month. Bless Lois Huffman as she ministers to our children.
Thanks for letting me pastor such a wonderful congregation!
Lord we pray for those who are hurting in our congregation today. Be with Kim and others who are struggling with sickness this week. Please help Doug at work today and help bring peace to a tough situation this afternoon.
Father we pray for Stephanie Underwood today. She has been sick this weekend and needs a touch from You. Would you please bless the Moore family this week? Jill and Tom's house is being sold and they don't know what to do and where to go.
A Prayer of Thanks from my sister.
One Year Ago Today
On May 8th it will be one year since Trent's accident. He left that morning, not a care in the world, except to have fun, and ended up fighting for his life, and I will thank God every day that he got a second chance. When I got to the scene of the accident and they told me it didn't look good, I immediately shut down every thought in my head except one, 'He's going to be O.K.', I kept saying that over and over to myself, everybody said how strong I was and how well I handled it, but I didn't have time for hysterics, or time for worrying about what everybody else was thinking, I could tell by the looks on their faces that they thought he was gone, all my energy and focus was on willing him to be O.K. I felt like if for one second I stopped believing, if for one second I doubted he would make it, then he would be lost, I was afraid that if I saw him right then, that I would fall apart and I couldn't let myself do that, I turned him over to God and I had to believe without doubt that he would be O.K. I thank God that Charles Gilliand was only a mile away when the call came in and that he had the presence of mind to get Trent's tongue out of his throat, I thank God for the helicopter pilot that decided at the last minute to take him to B'ham.,even though I was headed to Tupelo as fast as we could go, I thank God for the trauma team at Children's Hospital for knowing what to do to keep him alive, I thank God for Dr. Blount for going into surgury believing he could "help this boy", and I thank God for the nurses and staff in PICU for their caring and kindness as well as there skill at taking such good care of Trent. I thank God for Frank the respitory tech who worked so hard to keep Trent breathing after they took him off the respirator, even though some of the staff were ready to put in the trach. I thank God for all the people who have worked with Trent since those first scary weeks and rejoiced with us at each new thing he could do for himself, the people and staff at Winfield, Wendy, Amanda, Lisa, Mrs. Roberts. I thank God for all the thoughts and prayers sent our way by friends and family, and for all their kindness. I thank God for my Moma and Daddy who have always been there for me and raised me to be strong, I thank God for my sister, who got to B'ham. from Nashville before I could get there (after my detour to Tupelo), and stayed all those long days waiting for him to wake up, then came home and started an extreme makeover on my house with help from friends and family in our community. I thank God for my brothers and Tristan for being there when they could and for knowing when they weren't there they were with us in spirit. I thank God for Dianne, who, even though it brought back all the memories of losing a son in a car wreck, went with Moma and Daddy to B'ham. while Loretta, who is as close to a sister as the one I have, stayed in Hamilton to wait for me and take me to the hospital. I thank God for Charlotte and Tammy who drove up with clothes for us knowing we wouldn't be coming home for a while. I thank God for all the friends and family who were there that long day and night waiting for news from the doctor. I thank God for Trent and his wonderful smile and attitude, there has not been a lot of sadness in our house this year, everyday is filled with joy and gladness. It's one year later and he's happy and healthy, and even if some things don't work as well as they used to, he is more than O.K., we are blessed!! Sharon and Trent
Father we lift up the families in our congregation who are struggling this week. Please comfort and heal Craig Howe. We pray for his total healing and thank You for his family.
Erik Willets is having car trouble and needs help immediately. We pray for help during the summer with his transportation.
We also want to pray for Vacation Bible School. Help us to fill our church with children and workers. Thank You for the harvest that we saw last year. Please do it again.
We also ask for your guidance as we start the REACH program at our church. Help us to be in place by the last Sunday of August.
Lord we thank you for this new baby in our congregation and for the Thompson family. Please watch over Leslie McLeary today as she has her baby.
Father we thank You for the new babies and pray for Rebecca Metzger as she prepares for her little one. We want to lift Clyde Walker to You and ask for Your mercy and grace. Please touch his back and help him.
Taylor Clark needs a touch from You this week as he has surgery on Thursday. Please continue to help Natasha's sister in law.
I pray for Bryan, my friend, to come to know You.
I would just like to ask everyone to please pray for me. I feel that God is calling me back to trevecca. i know my church is strong in prayer. so if you guys could just pray for me and pray that the doors would open for me.
thanks
patrick black
Dear heavenly father i thank you for all the blessing you have given me. Lord i feel that you are calling me back to Trevecca. So Lord i pray that you open the doors for me to go there. Lord i have to come up with a substantial amount of money and i know every thing is possible through you. I know if it is in your will you will make it possible. in your name i pray amen
Father God I praise You and thank You for who You are and all that You do and who we are with You in us. I lift up this wonderful young man to you, Lord and I praise you for bringing him into our family. Lord I know that You have placed a call on His life and he desires to answer that call. Lord I pray that you will pave his way as he struggles through the "eye of the needle" and I pray for each of us that we will do and say all that You would have us to on his behalf to support and encourage him on this journey. Thank You Lord for the sacrifice You made that we can come to You and asks these things and know that You are hearing and responding even before we ask. All these things we bring before You in Your precious Name-Amen
Lord I lift up the King family to You and pray that You will ease their fears and comfort them as they go through this frightening experience in their family. I pray that You will draw them close and hold them tight. Lord i pray for each and every doctor and nurse that touches their cousin is being guided by Your hand as You are responsible for this calling on their lives. I thank you Father for this family and what they mean to each of us and I pray that we will be the physical proof to them that You are present. We love you Lord and we thank You for who You are and all that You do and if it be Your will Father we pray for healing for this man. In Your loving name, Amen
Father,
Thank You for watching over our family while I am away. Thank You for the beautiful rainbow in the Alps that reminds us of Your mercy and love.
Tomorrow is our hardest day. We go to Venice at 4 30 in the morning. please pray for our group tomorrow.
p a
Father I thank You for watching over us on our trip. Thank You for Your presence as we talked to teenagers about Your love and our relationship with You. We pray that the words that were sung will works in the hearts of our teens and in the hearts of those around the globe who heard it.
Please pray for my brother's children. They were taken into state custody about a week ago becasue their mother is in trouble with the law and placed in foster homes. Daisha is still there but Dylan ran and now has a warrant out on him. My mother is beside herself and feeling very guilty for not taking them but she is not able to take care of them the way they need to be taken care of-they don't listen to her. Pray over this situation and that God will move in awesome ways that all can see and feel His incredible presence. Thanks guys, I love you all!
My Mother in Law (Sue Johnson) has done very well with her first Chemo treatments. We pray that the Lord will use this technology for a total healing in her body.
Father I ask that you would also be with the Littons this week as they go to Florida for a funeral. Shannon's grandfather will be buried in Florida and we ask that You watch over them, keep them safe, and bring them home.
This prayer request is for Mitchell. We found out yesterday that he has amblyopia-"lazy eye" and is almost totally blind in his right eye. He will have to wear glasses all the time as well as 2 hour "patch" therapy daily. I can't believe that I didn't notice this sooner and have been kicking myself however it is treatable and we have every expectation for improvement. Help me pray that he is willing to do what must be done to treat this condition without it being a battle and that he understands how much better he will be able to do his school work and play his beloved baseball!! Thanks guys, Angi
Father I thank You for a great Sunday. Please continue to bring in new people to Your house who are hungry for holiness and thirst for righteousness. Please protect Your people today as they work at home or in the marketplace. We ask that You would encourage us in our jobs today and help us to be witnesses. I pray that Your people will be able to tell others about their love for Jesus today. Thank You for the ministries of BCN and the strong leaders. Please strengthen Your leaders today.
Thank you Lord for all that you are doing right now, today for Your children. I thank you for the sight before me Sunday morning as I looked around our sanctuary that You had filled. I thank you for a Pastor that allows You to guide him and use him to speak to us and care for us. Lord I thank you for Mitchell's diagnosis and all that it has brought to us-trials included-as you lead this family through the eye of the needle toward the top of the mountain. Dear God I am so encouraged by Your Spirit and I feel Your presence, please bless each and every person that I have the opportunity to touch to feel You as I do. Because of the gift of your Son I can pray these things and know that you hear me, AMEN
EPIPHANY! It's not that God does things for us, it's because we have renewed strength because He is with us and we are not alone. Some things He won't do for us becasue He NEEDS for us to see how much stronger we are than we give ourselves credit for-with a friend like Jesus encouraging us how can we fail? A friend that would make the ultimate sacrifice for us so that He could go before the Father and take what no one else can. Be strong my friends, there is someone by your side that can not only move mountains-He's the one that put them in their place to begin with-So there Satan-put that in your pipe and smoke it!!!
Father I pray for Angi this morning. Please loosen her neck and heal her today. I also lift up Donna King's cousin Don. He is having more surgery and needs a touch from Your Almight hand.
I lift up David Ghee and Arthur who spoke to our church last night. Thank You for this servant who is working in the tough places of the world. Thank You for his heart and his testimony of Your grace.
I praise You Father for this mighty congregation of prayer warriors. Guide us as a church and help us see where You are leading us.
The prayers of a small but mighty church...Mitchell is beginning a transformation. His behavior at school has changed COMPLETELY! His grades which weren't too bad anyway have improved dramatically. And I am beginning to see an improvement in his behavior in other places. The prayers of a small but mighty church...where would we be were it not for all of you? I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!
Father,
Thank You for Mitchell!
I just wanted you all to pray for my grandma and my family. My mom called me yesterday morning to tell me that the doctor's have given my grandma 30 days to live. Her liver is gone, and her kidney's are almost completely gone as well. She's been doing dialysis for the last couple of months with no improvement, but they told my grandpa that once she stops the dialysis she'll have 5-7 days to live. My grandma is aware of everything that's going on, but requested that she have one last treatment (which was this morning). She's very ready to go see Jesus, but it's hard on the rest of us to let her go. Just pray for my grandma, grandpa, and my family in general. And thank you for always being here to pray when we need it!
Rebecca Barnes
Rebecca,
I am in the airport in Lubbock Tx. I'll pray while I wait. God bless you.
Pastor A
So I have some semi-good news. My grandma went ahead and had another dialysis today, and has told the doctor that she would like to continue on dialysis until it's no longer helping. The doctor acknowledge her request and has extended her life expectancy to 3-6 mos. She feels like there is still something that she needs to stay around for, but she's not sure what. Still keep my family in your prayers, and thank you Pastor Alan for always being there even when you're not here.
Rebecca Barnes
You are welcome!!
PA
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