e-Praise & Prayers - June 21, 2006
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. -William Blake
After a long battle with cancer George Martin was welcomed into the open arms of his Savior this past week. His Celebration of Life services will be held on Thursday at 2:00pm at FFBC. Please keep the family in prayer.
Dennis Galloway had his leg surgery last Friday. They inserted a rod between his knee and ankle to help brace his bone. I wonder if he is going to set off airport alarms?
Kirt Hunt is back in the hospital with pneumonia and blood clots in his legs. After a rough spell he is improving. Dennis is back in Michigan with his dad.
Dan and Edie Gate’s son-in-law, Jim Pombo’s heart surgery went better than expected.
Debbie Jenks came through her surgery with flying colors! It will be several weeks before this dynamic servant of Christ is fully recovered.
Khamla in continuing to have pain in her left arm - sometimes it keeps her up at night.
By rough estimate - 7 to 8 kids accepted Christ from our group that went up to Sugarpine last week - 22 kids in the entire camp made this lifesaving decision. Care Fresno is going to the beach this Saturday. Please cover us in prayer for safety and fun.
Please pray for Matthew & Lisa Watson as they raise the funds that will allow them to serve Jesus in Nigeria for two years.
The daughter of our church, Megan Dineen, will be serving in Mexico for six months (I think) as a missionary. How blessed we are by this extraordinary young woman!
Lillian Seward and Gene Wright continue to progress on their road to physical recovery.
We continue to pray for the following: Sandy Hall & radiation treatments, Jonathan Rumsey, in Bagdad, Ellen Burton, Aunt Pat & cancer, Uncle Dale & chemo, Mike Abbott in Afghanistan, Walt Couch & prostrate cancer, John Rodgers with cancer.
Pray for our missionaries -Bounkham & Khamla’s mission to Laos, Gospel For Asia, Biana Grogg with The Faith Alive Clinic in Jos, Nigeria, Laurie Bethall in Prague, Judy, Faye & Miisaw at the New Life Center in Thailand, Jan & Larry Martin in Thailand, The Reaching Hand Society in India, and all the missionaries worldwide.
Pray for our pastors, our leadership, our ministries, and Father’s provision for His Church. Pray that we recognize opportunities to share our faith with others
Pray for our country, her leadership and our military.
Holy God of Israel,
Thank You for the genuine smiles that are on our faces. You give us reason to smile from our hearts - those smiles are reflected on our faces.
We lift up Margie Martin and her family as they grieve the loss of Gorge. We praise You for a life well lived and a life that glorified You.
Place Your healing hand of mercy upon Dennis, Jim and Debbie as they recover from their surgeries. We thank You and praise You for the success of the operations and ask that You continue to be with them.
Kirt and Khamla continue to be troubled with their health issues, Abba. We ask that You heal them and bring them back to full health. We ask that You continue to heal Lillian and Pastor Gene and we praise You for the progress they have already made.
From a humble heart, LORD Jesus, I thank You for the lives that You redeemed this past week at Sugarpine. Thank You for giving me the privilege and honor of being used as a tool in the Master Carpenter’s hand as You build Your eternal kingdom.
Holy Spirit, I pray for Your presence to be made manifest at the beach this weekend. Help all of the leaders to act in ways that glorify You. Use us to further reveal Yourself to these children and parents.
Jehovah-Shalom, our God of Peace, we rejoice with You over the willing servant hearts of Lisa, Matt and Megan as they make these radical lifestyle changes so that they can follow close to You and heed Your call. Provide for their physical, spiritual, and monetary needs.
We thank You. Merciful God, for Your relentless love for us. You love us in spite of the many times that we have failed to listen to You, have failed to act in ways that honor You, have failed to have purity in our hearts. We confess our sins before You and ask Your forgiveness
Spirit of Light, some of those on our prayer chain have been there for awhile. We pray for them with a renewed spirit of love and concern. Never let us get routine in our prayers to You.
We pray for Your Eternal Church and for all who serve You and her so faithfully. We lift up our missionaries, our pastors, our leaders, our volunteers and our paid staff. Help us to - above all else - keep the focus on You.
We pray for our country, Great Shepherd, that You will guide her on the path of righteousness. We pray for those who serve our country and for the families that wait for them. We ask that You comfort the families of those heros who have fallen this week..
Forever, LORD God, FOREVER! That’s how long we get to spend in Your presence. We love You - we get to love You forever.
Posted by Valerie at June 21, 2006 08:17 PM