MBC Prayer and Praise

January 6th – 13th, 2010

He has made all things beautiful in His time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3: 11

PRAISE GOD FOR

• A wonderful break. ~ Vanessa
• The message last weekend, it was perfect for this time of year and spoke right to my heart. ~ Tom

PLEASE PRAY FOR

• Riley, my six year old grandson with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as he begins chemotherapy, round three on Monday, Jan. 11th, for protection from harsh effects of chemo and maximum healing. ~ Beverlee
• One of my nursery volunteers. Her mother is ill and in the care of a local hospital and her father is having heart problems and shortness of breath. ~ Jill
• God’s continued protection, provision and plan for Access Ministry in 2010 and for Kingdom Impact. ~ Jackie
• For Bryant, Janet, Melissa and Cheryl and their health. ~ Mark
• The Holy Spirit to guide my heart and mind this week as I face reconciliation. ~ Melanie
• Salvation for family; healing of my tinnitus, but that if it is not God’s will that He will make me know that it is to be a thorn in the flesh; blessings for my men’s group.
• Percy. He has been in the hospital since December 30th with kidney failure and is a diabetic. I pray that someone will take the gospel to his NY hospital bed. May God have mercy on him and heal him.
• Bob. He has surgery on Friday and will go home the following day. Pray for wisdom of doctors and that his body heals quickly. Please continue to pray for his Rita, for complete healing from heart surgery she had on November 19th and complete restoration of vision lost as a result of strokes in September 2009.
• Our friend Rosa’s sister who was just diagnosed with stomach cancer. Please pray for her family.
• Strength of spirit, mind and body for Don as he lives with the effects of renal failure and dialysis. Pray for our 35 year old daughter and mother of two young boys who has just been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Donna will be operated on January 12th. Please pray for the Lord’s hands and mind to be present in her doctors. Pray for peace for her and her wonderful husband Chris who has just returned from his second tour in Iraq.
• Blessings and healing for my brother who needs a kidney.
• My aunt Pat who has brain cancer. Please pray she responds to her treatments, that she can continue the clinical trial, and the Lord continues to answer our prayers concerning her illness and recovery. Please also pray for her husband, daughter and her sister Paige as well as all those who love her dearly. ~Rhonda
• Peaceful living in my new apartment. ~ Zechary
• My brother who has been out of work for 1 ½ years. He is a Christian, has four children and could be evicted from his home. Pray for a job, he was laid off from his last position. ~ Martea
• My wife Maria who is sick with breast cancer and going through chemotherapy. Please pray for our family. ~ Juan
• Wisdom and peace. ~ Anita
• My growth in my relationship with Jesus Christ. My kids as they journey into adulthood, that God will lead them and show them how to be men of God; that my daughter will have a breakthrough with her learning and have health. That God will guide me in my relationship. Please also pray that I will get control of my finances and give financial glory to God. ~ Keithia

November 22nd - November 29th, 2009

Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 10: 42-45

PRAISE GOD FOR

• Jerry’s safe return home from overseas. He goes back to Africa December 1st for a week. Also, our daughter, Sarah, is home for Thanksgiving form her first semester in college. We’ve got to drive down to Lynchburg and back in one day to pick her up. We are very thankful for safety during the trip. ~ Jerry and Sharon
• the opportunity to spend a week with my daughter. Thank God for healing in our bodies for my family.
• thank you, God, for sending us your son Jesus Christ who died for my sins, for your Holy Spirit. God I give you the Praise, Honor and Adoration, that only You deserve. Forgive me for all my sins. I confess each of them. Thank you forever and always. ~ Joyce
• your church and ministry. God bless you. ~ Gloria
• you and the work He does through you. I love the opportunity to Jesus Christ together with you. ~ Elisabeth

PLEASE PRAY FOR   

• family and friends who do not know Jesus or who may not be walking with Him to have an encounter and will live their lives for Him. Thank you. ~ Gloria
• my family and I will have more faith and will more closely share the gospel of Jesus. Pray that we will have health. Pray that Tonya will have a safe trip to Dallas. Pray for Steve, Ben, Corinne, Martina, Jesse, Iliana, Sharon, Jerry, Monty, Pam, Tonya and Taylor will improve their work with Christ and will have health. Pray that my cancer check up on Monday will go well. God is in control of all. Thanks for your prayers. ~ Duaine and Iliana
• Bruce’s salvation. ~ Shelly
• my pregnant wife to give birth to a healthy baby and the Lord provides us with at least a two bedroom apartment soon and more income to sustain ourselves. That somehow I and my wife can give back to Jesus for the way He blesses us. That we can share our faith and help others find the true God Jesus Christ. ~ William
• an unequally-yoked couple experiencing a marriage crisis. Please pray for humility and brokenness, for the Holy Spirit to work and for emotional protection for the children. ~ Richard
• myself. I have fears that I will miss Godly ways and run off in the world. I want to pray for my family and friends not to be angry and disappointed at me. I pray that God will give me a second chance to restore myself to Him. I want to make my plans with God; I want to stick with him at this age and forever more. I want a pray for my grandparents, that they will hear God’s voice and even at this age their souls would go to Christ. Amen. ~ Tsobaot
• me. I am going through a separation and am looking for strength to go through the divorce. ~ Kseniya
• job, direction as I look for a job. ~ Lori
• me to get a new job, to be humble, to thank God for his blessings, to put God first. ~ Randy
• I’ve been looking for work for 10 months. Please pray that God sends me my next job soon. Please ask for continued financial blessings until he does and for continued strength on this journey.
• I was laid off 2 weeks ago. We’re dealing with a zoning violation that I hope and pray will be resolved without an expensive battle that we can’t afford. ~ Mary
• my friend Bonnie who has been diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. She is starting a 14 week double dose of chemo to try to shrink the tumor and put it in remission. Please pray for wisdom for her doctors in treating her and for her strength to persevere through this debilitating disease. That God would use this time to being her and her family closer to him. Thank you. ~ Joanne
• Seth, for bipolar issues, that he would find Peace. Ryan, that he get through teen years. ~ Daphne
• my sister Cindy as she struggles with pending divorce. Please lift Stuart up in prayer as he is home from Afghanistan. Pray for the Holy Spirit to work in his heart.
• Dan is dying with cancer. He is a husband, father, faithful Christian. He would like to stay here on earth to have Thanksgiving and family. We don’t know if he will make it. Ashley wants God to become real in her life; please pray for this.
• my dear wife Maria. She is ill. Also, please pray for my family to come to the Lord. Thank you so much. ~ Juan
• God will reveal His purpose for my professional life. Pray that He will open doors for me and close the ones I should avoid. Pray that I will have Peace during this transitional place and not be anxious about anything. ~ Paul
• my son Patrick. Also, please pray for my daughter Renee. Pray that she returns to her family and faith. Thank you.
• my friend Simon to be healed from brain tumors. He just had a surgery of removing it and is waiting for the results of pathologists to find out whether it is cancerous or not. He is Jewish and attended today’s service. Pray that he accept Jesus Christ as his Savior through this hardship first. Thank you for your prayers.
• my father who is going to have heart surgery (replacing a valve) before the end of the year.  And my mother as she goes through this time and the changes it will bring to their life. ~ Don
• Don. For three years plus, I have been praying for him. We want to thank you so much and tell you how much your prayers have sustained Don’s strength of spirit and body as he deals with the difficulties inherent in dialysis 4 days per week. We give thanks for all of MBC’s prayer warriors. Please pray for Libia as she struggles with cancer.
• my Uncle Wes who just had a heart-attack and is having stents put in this week and for my Auntie MaryKay. That amidst the stress, they would experience God’s peace and love. ~ Jenny
• my mother for her health and strength with comfort and joy in our Lord. Please pray for me for effectiveness, diligence, wisdom and a good attitude in my work Also, for a home to buy to share with my mother and other single or widowed ladies. Please pray for me for Jesus glory, direction and clarity in friendships. ~ Elisabeth
• my mother Elizabeth; she is suffering from tooth pain. Pray for the safety for me to move to my new apartment in Sterling. ~ Zechary
• a good friend has prosrate cancer and will have surgery on December 4th. Please pray for Neil, his wife and his doctor. May he find comfort in God’s work and may his walk be strengthened through this. Please pray for all those who are unemployed and fearful for their future during this holiday season. Pray they will have God’s work and feel his hand. ~ Bob
• our daughter, Laurel, who suffers with migraines and arthritis from chronic Lyme disease. Please pray for encouragement for her. Pray that all of our hearts would be aligned with God’s will and that we would glorify Him. That all of our hearts would be aligned with God’s will and that we would glorify Him. That we would be strengthened and our faith would grow. ~ Bob and Cyndy
• quick resolution and healing for heart blockage. Pray for his wife, Laurel, who is also is ill, for healing and comfort and peace. Pray for Georgia for healing and a sound mind. Also for safe travels for my family for the holidays and always. ~ Amy
• Paul, who has been struggling with a persistent cough over the last 3-4 weeks. A scan last week showed he has several spots/masses on his lungs. It could be lung caner or “Valley Fever”, and infection of the lungs that can show up on a scan and look like lung cancer. Paul will have a lung biopsy, November 30th. He and his wife Gloria are Christians. ~ Marcella
• James, for lyme’s disease. Melissa, for breast cancer and chronic pain. Cheryl, for depression and chronic pain. Betty, for an unknown illness. ~ Mark and Janet
• Luke and his family as he must undergo surgery to have a PEG feeding tube inserted into his stomach region from which he would receive the majority of his daily caloric intake since he cannot eat most foods. Once this is done, he will need to have therapy to retrain him to eat foods that provide nutritional value. ~ Isabelle
• our 6 old year grandson Riley who was diagnosed with stage four Lymphoma the end of last week. His test results are at NIH to determine if it is Hodgkin’s or non-Hodgkin’s disease. Please pray for the correct diagnosis and treatment, for complete healing, for protection of Riley’s health and that he can tolerate the treatments well. ~ Beverlee
• those impacted by a situation at my husband’s work last Friday. A gentleman who worked for my husband, a beloved friend and colleague, took his own life. He was a believer, not just in words but in deeds, and the nearly standing room only funeral yesterday testified to a life lived in service to others. Please pray for the many who will miss him and his three surviving children and also for my husband who is trying to take care of so many during this crisis. ~ Heidi