Faith is a pipeline. It can flow in health, in terms of water or oxygen, or it can be filled with poison. What values do you pour through there?-Robert Schuller
I was sitting up in choir last Sonday and got the greatest pleasure from looking out and seeing Bev & Floyd Willis back in services. They both look wonderful!
Kelli Hastings has checked in with me. It is so good to hear from her! She had her operation, unfortunately they nicked her colon. She is confined to home for several weeks – she can’t drive her car – so she is going stir-crazy. Tyler is about to take off to visit several foreign countries and Kelli is reacting in typical mom fashion – worried!
German Amezuca sent out the following update on his son, Emmanuel “As my sister in law said “Today was a beautiful day” Manu said “Hi Dad”, yesterday was mom’s day and today was mine. He has said a lot more today but obviously these words have never sounded so sweet. He is slowly getting back to his chatty self, Ms Baker (his teacher) was here and spoke with him and he reciprocated, The Fresno Bee was here and he hammed it up for Tomas Ovalle’s camera. Jessi (the mom) did her physical therapy today and is doing well. We were told that Friday morning we get to ride the bus and travel all they way to the River Park shopping center (5 miles away) and shopping at some of the stores. Sunday Manu might be able to go home for a visit. He is doing so well, today he ate his favorite Macaroni and Cheese and chocolate pudding along with other things. He amazes me more and more each day.”
Please pray for a co-worker of mine, Jack Daniel. He is in the hospital with pnumonia, a complication arising from his cancer. Jack is not a believer.
Please continue to pray for – Katie Arrizon, Eddie Ronsley and his heart, Idaleen Conklin with undiagnosed medical problems, Nelle Lacy in hospice care, Sible Spikes in hospice care, Yolanda Morales recovering from surgery, Blanche Shuck in SJG Health Center, Johnnie Sowell & vertigo, Vance Smith with nerve damage, Ellen Burton’s family following Ellen’s passing, Donna Hemphill, Kelli Hasting, Linda Morris, Carol Robertshaw, Bob Molander, Glen, Josh, and Ann Herrington with kidney cancer, Kathy waiting for back surgery, and Walt Couch, with prostrate cancer.
Pray for our missionaries –Biana and Faith Alive in Nigeria, Judy, Faye & Miisaw with New Life Center in Thailand, Jan & Larry Martin in Thailand, The Reaching Hand Society in India, Yvonne Deel in Belize, Bounkham & Khamla in Laos, Laurie Bethall in Prague, Meghan Dineen in Mexico, and all the missionaries worldwide.
Pray for our pastors our leadership, our ministries, and Father’s provision for His Church. Pray for the opportunity to go fishing.
Pray for our county, the military who serve freedom and our leadership.
LORD Jesus,
In just a couple of days it will be Christmas. We know that this isn’t really Your birthday but it is an opportunity to celebrate Your birth, to celebrate Your love for us that is so compelling, to celebrate You. We celebrate You, LORD of Christmas.
Healer of Body & Soul, we pray for the continued healing of Bev & Floyd Willis and thank You for the joy of seeing them in services.
We continue to lift up the Amezuca family and ask for continued healing for Emmanuel & Jessie.
We lift up Kelli for continued healing, patience and we pray Your protection for Tyler as he travels the world. Help him to see Your glory in all that he sees.
Giver of all Hope, Jack is not in a good place. His health concerns are secondary to his real problem. He doesn’t know You. I pray that You send somebody to him that he will listen to. Father, if it is me – then let me see clearly the opening to speak.
We pray in agreement for those who remain on our prayer chain, some of them with short-term problems, others with situations that will continue to challenge for a long time. Grant peace and mercy into each of these situations.
We pray, LORD of All, that You bring peace and contentment to all of Your missionaries who serve You in countries far from home. During this season let them discover You anew.
Eternal and Everlasting Holy Spirit, place a hedge of protection around our pastors and their families during this season that is so joyful – and yet, can present additional challenges for them. Help us to express our love and support for them in all that we do. Renew the fire within us to serve You, LORD, in the ministry opportunities provided by our community of faith, and in our day-by-day lives. In this Season of Life, help us to see those who do not know the Giver of Life. Give us the courage to speak and the words to say.
God, bless the United States with wisdom to know and follow You. Restore our land. Help our leaders to listen to Your voice of Truth. We thank You for our military men and women who are so far from their families at this time. Comfort them.
LORD Jesus, everybody seems to turn their attention to You during this time. Help us, who are called by Your name, to give You that attention year round and to reflect Your glory in every word we speak, in every move we make and in every thought we think.
You are more than everything – You are the only thing that matters. To speak the words, “We love You, LORD” are insufficient to express how completely You capture our hearts.