16 Dec PRAY 12/16/2020
“The Lord loves such pleadings because there is a measure of faith in them. When the person in trouble cries, ‘Lord, deliver me’ he is looking away from himself. You see, he is driven out of himself because of the despair in his life. He cannot find hope or help on earth; therefore, he looks toward heaven…. God can spy out even a small trace of faith, and He can and will accept prayer for the sake of that little faith.
– Charles Spurgeon
“For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beast of the field are mine…. Offer up to God thanksgiving…and call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” (Psalm 50:10-11, 14a, 15)
Missions Prayer Requests:
Please pray for our upcoming mission trips in 2020:
Please pray for protection from the Corona virus for our missionaries in China.
Please pray for our missionary partner, Tampa Seafarers Center, Steve Finnesy.
- A specific prayer request is to pray for the crew members on board the ships. For the most part during this time they are not granted shore leave which means there are many crew members who have been stuck on their ships for months at a time without any break to get off the ship and relax, shop for necessities or just to see a different face. Pray these seafarers will be comforted by the Lord and that these restrictions will be able to be lifted soon.
- doors and opportunities to invest in the lives of those who don’t yet know Christ. Pray that we will walk in His Spirit and see the opportunities that He gives us.
- With a son at college in California, a daughter taking a gap year in Colorado, and the other three of us together in Mexico City (currently on stateside assignment), we are learning like never before to trust in the Lord. Please ask God to give us great wisdom as we parent teenage and young adult children in this new stage of life. Pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to work in our children’s lives and that they would follow after Christ.
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This Week’s Requests:
Anne Pray…………………………………………………………………………. Pray for Healing
Linda Youngblood……………………………………………………… Pray for a kidney donor
Virginia Bergman…………………………………………………… Pray for healing from a fall
Debbie Collins……………………………………………….. Pray for recovery from surgery
Victoria Griffis……………………………………………………….. Pray for healing of kidneys
Deborah Gregory…………………………………………………. Pray for healing of leukemia
Continue to Pray for:
(11.04.20 and prior)
Ron Spindler……………………………………….. Peace and comfort, cancer diagnosis
Howard Benson (father of Nancy Moore)………………. Recovery from heart stents
Harry Woltmann………………………………………………………………….. Health issues
Michael Phillips………………………………………………. Recovery from spine surgery
Sandy Rinchuse………………………………………………. Healing and speedy recovery
Carl and Vicky Butts………………. Healing of Covid19, Carl is in ICU on a ventilator
Sua Tuimalealiifano……………………………………………………………………… Healing
Damon Snyder………………………………………………. Donor for a kidney transplant
Donna Snyder………………………………………………………….. Healing of lung issues
Marjorie Woltmann…………………………………………………. Healing while in rehab
Catherine Seder……………………………………………………… Salvation for David, Eric,
& Mitch; Heather’s spiritual growth; renewed health for Catherine
Clarissa Wajdowicz Gain strength through physical therapy and for her caregivers
Mary Emma Howard………… Recovery from aortic heart valve replacement surgery
Jim Mazur…………………………………………………….. Recovery from heart procedure
Teri Howard………………………………………….. Remediation, healing, and recovery
Karen Henderson…………………………………….. Recovery from colon cancer surgery
Michael Gates (Dawn Valentine’s brother)……………………………………….. Healing
Roy Carpenter……………………………………… Recovery from knee replacement surgery
Sally Hudson…………………………………………….. Left frontal lobe will keep functioning
Armand Dion……………………………………….. Recovery from knee replacement surgery
Ken Boggs……………. Complete recovery from Steal Syndrome surgical procedure
Clint Wester…………………………………………………………………… Continued healing
Jacob Ivey…………………………….. Treatment for brain inflammation/homebound
Stella Rae Jarboe………………………………………………. Complete healing of cancer
Karin Macias……………………………………….. Healing Miracle (rare form of cancer)
Bob Youngblood……………………………………. Healing of stage 4 pancreatic cancer
Bill Brewer……………………………………………. Healing of cancer spot on the brain
Errol Jones………………………………………………………………. Healing of lymphoma
Lawrie Willis (niece of Cheryl Boggs)………….. Healing of congestive heart failure
Martha Torres…………………………………………………………….. Healing of leukemia
Sheila Cox………………………………………………. Complete healing of breast cancer
Mitzie Fisher………………………………………………………………….. Healing of cancer
Brenda Swanson………………………………………. Proper diagnosis of cause of pain
Lillian Oldakowski (mother of Wanda Neal)………………………. Healing of Covid19
Taylor Atkinson………………………………………… Healing from Abscess Pneumonia
Terry Hagerman…………………………….. Recovery from spinal surgery October 26
Special Needs Families………………. Clear diagnosis in very debilitating situations
Military:
Africa Arce (daughter of Joseph Arce), Operational Specialist in the US Navy. She is deployed on the Bonhomme Richard in the South Pacific.
Jacob Ferguson (grandson of Luke and Donna Ferguson), US Army. He is serving in Afghanistan for one year.
Jacob Galdos (son of Gabriel and Yajaira Galdos) who is in Marine Corps basic training.
We Extend Sympathy to:
The family of Linda Bodkin (wife of Richard) who passed away on Friday, November 27. Service will be Monday, December 21, in Hall One at 11:00 am. Visitation at 10:00 am.
The family of Marta Torres (wife of Frank) who passed away on Friday, December 4. Service was Tuesday, December 15, in the Worship Center.
The family of Samantha Zunz (step-mother of Pastor Reno Zunz) who passed away on Wednesday, December 9. Graveside service was held on Tuesday, December 15, at Bushnell, FL.
The family of Ray Rice (husband of Nansie) who passed away on Sunday, December 13. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, January 4th at Bushnell, FL.
The family of Ruth Hernandez (mother of Donna Gordon) who passed away on Tuesday, December 15. Service to be determined.