David Battler (davidincalgary), a fellow Canadian emailed me the following request this morning and I quote:
"URGENT PRAYER REQUEST
I have a friend whose wife just dumped him and the kids. The Grandmother took the kids today to a place in alberta (Canada) called Pine Lake to give the kids a break. We are just receiving news reports of a wild tornado that touched down in the area. There wee 6-700 trailers in this area; and as the news reports put it: 'Very few of them are standing.' Right now we can't get through to the Grandma. We know that there were deaths, but we don't know how many or who, and it is being reported that there are ' hundreds injured'.
I can't begin to imagine the grief that this guy is going through; but he and his children and Grandma needs our prayers....
I will keep you posted on developments.
Please share this request with your prayer church warriors.
"The joy of the Lord will be your strength." (Neh.8:10).
Your brother in Christ
David T. Battler. "
YES David, we most assuredly will keep all involved in this tragedy in our prayers..
Having driven through the middle of a Tornado when I lived in California, it IS a VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE (from one who knows). Let us pray.
Dear Heavenly Father,
We pause right now to ask Your special blessing upon this family consisting of father , children and Grandma. O God You know the heartache that the young father is going through, and You hold the keys to understanding the purpose for such tragedies. Father God, may they see that it is Satan who is causing the disasters. We know that Your Holy Spirit is being withdrawn, for in Your word it has been prophesied that such will happen just before Jesus comes again.
Father, I ask, that the family will have the peace of knowing that You are with them, and that "all things work together for good, to those who love You and are called according to Your purpose!
Father, I pray, that Your will be done, in Jesus' name and for His sake, AMEN and AMEN.
Keep "the" faith!
Bro. Laurie
In His love and grace, Richard
Father,
We thank you that you care for us, and that you allow us to serve as care givers here on this world, but, some times we don't know what to do or what needs to be done.
Thank you for the provision of prayer, for the ability to bring our petitions to you, and to receive the strength to do as is needed.
Father we lift up these children of yours, asking that you would be with them all, guiding them in this hour.
Protect them, and, according to your will, bring them together safely.
So much pain and destruction, but it is a sign of the nearness of your return.
Help us to be ready and to guide others to you thatthey may be ready also,
In Jesus precious name we ask it all,
Amen.
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Abstain from ALL appearence of evil. 1Thess.5:22
Gerry B.
Dear Brother Laurie
Firstly thanks for filling in. We have an urgent prayer request from one of our church ladies, Heather. Her father is in hospital in intensive care. Had an operation that has apparently gone wrong with his bowel. it was leaking after the first one last week and was operated on again last Monday and has been in the ICU since. His name is Jim Clyde and is in his mid seventies. Please could you put it on the prayer requests. If you read in the testimonies section I have told about Heather and how she had not been to church for over 15 years and rang up on Sabbath morning and asked could she come along and has been for the last three years. Jim's wife Hazel would also like our prayers at this time.
Heather has a big task as she looks after her three young grand kids who at times are not the easiest kids to manage, with a young 12 year old of her own. Her husband is a truck driver so most of the time she does it by herself. She really does need our prayers.
Rudi another church member thanks everyone for their prayers as he is now able to drive.
God bless
Clive
Dear Heavenly Father!
We approach Your throne of grace, asking that You- the Great Physician- will intervene in Heather's father, Jim Clyde. Father God, Heather has jsut started returning to worship with Your people, and we all ralize, that Satan is endeavoring to instill discouragment and distrust in You. Father, may You overrule and displace the evil one. O God our fortress, in You do we trust. Increase our faith, that we can stand stronger in Your power and might.
Thank You for helping Rudi and we give You all the praise.
May Your will be done, and may we be strengthened also, in Jesus Name and for His sake, AMEN and Amen!
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Keep "the" faith!
Bro. Laurie
> "Cam Mission (Bruce Bauers)" <sda@bigpond.com.kh>,
> >
> > Subject: Fw: Prayer needed for missionary David> > I received this email from a good friend of mine who is working as a
volunteer teacher for the church in the Ivory Coast, North Africa.
> She has been told about the following missionary in Thailand who is very ill
and needs our prayers. Please take the time to read this and pray for David Allen.
Thanks, Derrylea
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Please take some time to pray and email this to other Christians. It's important to pray for our dear Brothers and Sisters around theworld. Ezekiel David Allen is a young missionary on the Chiang Mai, Thailand
mission team. He is critically ill with an unknown parasite and apparently WILL DIE WITHIN TWO MONTHS unless there is an intervention by the Lord.Please help create a global blanket of prayer for David,
Michelle and their 4 month old daughter, Brianna.
From: David Allen
My condition is serious now. The body is beginning to break down because I have no more fat or nutrient reserves. My diet consists mostly of vegetable broth, Gatorade
and saltine crackers. I tried homemade bread a few weeks ago and ended up in the
emergency room. I am in constant pain and have taken pain killers regularly. The severe diarrhoea has continued for 7 weeks and I have> been in the emergency room 5 times.
in the last 3 days there have been sharp pains in my kidneys, so they are running tests to see if my kidneys are infected.
So far, 8 doctors have not been able to diagnose the parasites. One lab in Dallas thought they had a positive diagnosis (a rare parasite called cryptosporidium), but the Public Health Centre of Disease Control in Houston said it was an incorrect diagnosis. They have found 2 foreign agents, but no one has ever seen them before or can identify
them. One is a parasite and the other looks more like an amoeba. One of the effects of the parasites is to prevent my GI tract from absorbing nutrition. The CDC in Atlanta is 3-6 months behind, so they cannot help in time. My doctors are trying everyone else. They are in contact with one of the top infectious disease doctors in Thailand,
and several of the experts here in the states. I believe that the pictures of the parasites are to be passed around until someone can identity them. I am not doing well. I feel like I am in a very dark
valley right now. I have been praying for so long for help with no response, that I have become discouraged in prayer. This is a first for me in my life. Michelle and my parents are being a tremendous support for me, but they are having a hard time seeing me suffer so much. My prayers now are very
elemental "Father, save me!" But the pain continues each day and I continue to lose weight. Please pray not only for my body, but for my spirit.
I have not known fear like this before. I don't want to be fearful, and I don't need to be fearful because I am confident in my salvation. I think my fear is related more to the thought of not being with my wife
and the new baby. This was the happiest time of my life before I> became sick.
David Allen
We are encouraging everyone we know to lift up David and his family before the Lord of Lords. Please forward this message to those you think will join us in this global chain of prayer. Thanks,
INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD, SBC
Southern Africa Regional Office
PO Box A-614, Avondale
LIFE IS GOOD BECAUSE GOD IS.
"Thanks God for granting me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and, the wisdom to know the difference."
Well folks, there it is.
Dear Father in Heaven,
Father , we bring this young misionary and his family before Your throne of grace, asking that You will intervene and save this young man's life as he continues to minister for You. Father You are the Great Physician, and have All Power. Please Father, take away David's pain and give him the reassurance that You are able to save "even to the uttermost".
All of us know that the devil is the one who causes these afflictions, but we also know that You have defeated the devil, and please help David and His family. Most of all Father, may Your will be done./ In Jesus name and for His sake, Amen and Amen!
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Bro. Laurie
Richard
Edy Holm. Tomorrow at 2 PM California time he will be going to UCLA Hospital for a test with the Usher's Syndrom Doctors to find out
how much sight he has lost so far during this year. (He has RP: Retinitis Pigmentosa).It's always sad to see his mother finding out that he lost more sight every year. And she is already sick antecipating tomorrow's results.
Also, they will take a blood test to see if he could be elegible for an implant of a chip in his brain to be able to see better - but the problem is that he has to see enough before considering such an operation.
Oh, I am so said of seeing my dear dear nephew all his life suffering...He
is also completely deaf. You might be wondering if I could be exagerating, but with
Edy..I hardly ever found the common mistakes that I did and that his sister and many teens did during a life time...He is so special, so neat..I wish you could meet him some day.
Ok, I will go now, just wanted to present this request to you, and to ask you to please take it to the Lord in prayer.
Sorry to always ask you so many prayer requests..
Thank you so very much
Your sister in Christ
clara
Dear Heavenly Father,
we present to You this young man with so many problems. Father, we are so tired of hearing about all the problems that Satan causes. And again we ask that You would intervene and bid the devil and his demons depart from our loved ones, that they can be restored to health again.
Father, we long for the day, when there will be no more sickness or death, a time when our loved ones will be restored to wholeness again. Father please be with Eddy Holm that he will be able to be eligible for further tests and improvements. May Your will be done, and may Jesus come soon!! In His Name and for His sake, Amen, and Amen!
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Keep "the" faith!
Bro. Laurie
[This message has been edited by Laurie Mosher (edited 08-11-2000).]
I have just received the following "Praise Report" in answer to prayer, and also another request from Sister Clara.
Dear brother Laurie,
Thank you for your kind words of hope and strength! Edy has his sight checked and praise God that his sight didn;t get worst during this last year. He has done the blood tests and we are awaiting for the results.
I don't know about Mr. David's health condition yet. I do not know him, but I've asked a missionary couple who first had sent me the e-mail about Mr. David to tell me how he is doing. I will let you know.
Thank you once more
love
clara
Dear brother Laurie,
If I am not burden you with too many prayer requests, I would like to ask you to please pray for my parents as they are crossing the ocean today and tomorrow to come stay with us in US. Their health, special my mother's is in very poor condition. Her heart is very enlarged, she suffers from ashma and many other problems which makes it very hard for her to walk and to breath! She has been such an example of faith and all through the years we have seen God at work in her heart!
Thank you once more
With gratitude
clara
Dear heavenly Father!
I thank You that You hear my prayers. Father, we bring before Your throne of Grace, Sister Clara's parents as they prepare for theis sea voyage. Father, I personally know what an affliction Asthma is , and I just ask that Clara's mother can be free from this lung condition. May they travel safely as Your angels go before them, and may they arrive soon with their loved ones waiting. Thank You father for hearing our prayers. In Jesus Name and for His sake, AMEN and Amen!
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Bro. Laurie
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Keep "the" faith!
Bro. Laurie
Clive
Part I think has been because at church I do not hear the prayers, so I get turned off or I just pray my own. When I am in a group I have the same problem. So I just don't pray. I do not have a problem with asking others to pray for me or others, I just have this problem.
Please pray for me to have the courage to learn how to pray on a daily basis. To participate in the prayer group on the forum. I find it hard to find the words sometimes.
Dear Lord:
Please help me to have the courage to learn how to speak to you in prayer. To accept that I do not need to hear what others say and be content to talk to you. I don't just want it to be anymore me talking away on the to work, for reading the Bible, I want to learn to speak to you with my own words for myself and others.
Thank you God for all the blessings I have received from knowing you. God I am ashamed that I have let this part of my relationship not grow. Take this humble effort of mine and accept these words from my heart.
Liane
In my part of the world we get our rain in the winter which is coming soon. Do you not get your rain in the summer which is coming soon?
Dear heavenly Father, you are so good to us, the children of men. Thank you for providing all of our needs. We bring the situation in Queensland, Australia to your attention and ask you to bless them with the needed rainfall that they may have their crops and water to drink and clean. We understand there are some that will abuse your blessings, but we know that you continue to bless them as well as your faithful servants. Please cause the rain to fall upon this dry and thirsty land that your people may continue to be a light in this dark part of the world.
We also ask you pour out your Spirit upon our Brother and his family and his church that they may be your witnesses. We want to hasten the soon coming of Jesus. We pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
You are seeking Him and in turn He is leading you. Do not grow weary, do not trust in feelings, just keep moving forward seeking Christ. Ask for the Holy Spirit before you pray and you can claim the promise that He will be given.
In His His love and grace, Richard
ps....Brother Laurie is very busy and I am helping him out. He will adding his prayers also. Lord we add our prayer for Brother Laurie and ask you to encourage him today as he encourages us so often with his prayers, amen.
Father we do indeed need the prayers of those we love and now we pray that you will be with Sister Liane and Brother Laurie, bless them, we want to encourage both of them.
Amen
Clive
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Keep "the" faith!
Bro. Laurie
I lived in Arizona 10 years. I know how I wished to get away back then what with not trusting the sources of water there. All was much to dependant on the Colorado river and Hoover dam. All was so hot and everywhere was air-conditioning and electricity dependant on water works. I sensed an enviromental very shakey living existance.
Your living in an autonomous area of your own is very appealing at first glance. The getting ready for last turn of the year Dec31 to Jan 1 had a blessing for us here at home in disguised. We have now because of the separate bottles of gas for cooking and heating, and enough batteries for the special hunting aku flash lights, well set for utilities failures. We always have distilled bottles of water now in the storage shed ready for need. Because I had enough dry goods for three months stored I was able to have enough monthy household money left over the first three months of the year to then afford a special something which I have been putting off getting for years.
I still have awe and amazement thinking over the fact that the same Jesus I worship is the same Jesus you worship and his loving me is not a iota less of His loving you. In his loving you the bare facts of your personal life is of importance to Him as intense as it is in your mind when you ponder about it. Making practical decisions in the course of life, grow in intensity the more we hold increased number of responsibilities.
I use to think that what I can't do myself I'll talk to God about. He'll fix it. After all He's there to show his loving care for me, right ? Then I grew into awareness of how the puny spontaneous selfish workings of people hinder the netwoking of God's bigger plan which covers a larger amount of time space to reach many individual goal in personal lives of those who commited their lives to Him. I saw then that my daily will and plans must be in harmony with His purposes and plans for my area of life. So daily morning and evening praying to him about the smallest items is a very important habit. And regarding others, wellll, ....I saw then I wanted not to be an annoyance to His bigger scope of plans for a person by putting a patch of temporary alleviatation of pain, discomfort, fear. I could do that through pragmatic suggestions of doing this or that. I could do so by using personal influence with others to get them to do something practical in way of help for the ones I am worrying about. I could even myself supply the missing material or financial goods needed. But then it dawned on me if even doing 'good' I may well be misguided and hindering the broader scope of plan for the character building of faith in Him that God has wanted for that individual. It's all such a tricky business this 'doing good' part of the walk in the kingdom.
You're a man of sound judgement and know when the time is ripe to move to a better living quarter for the sake of food and water (me turning to look out the picture window at the lush scucculent green of the lawn and healthy darker green huge fir and leafy trees and wishing you were all capable of moving next door to me in the cottage up for sale :) )
I know that praying together binds together. And if we're to keep that famous often used quote of 'press together brethern' from Sr. Ellen alive and active among us here on forum then I too should start taking part in praying with and for you all. So here I come......
~~~~~***Joan***~~~~~~
You, our almighty Father of creation, have made a covenant with Clive, your son in Jesus Christ. He is now walking in faith in this covenant of standing before you in righteousness according to the being, purpose and act of our Lord Jesus. Your kingdom is in his heart. I am now kneeling in my heart in your presence, believing in your complete control of all nature, presenting before you with heartfelt compassion for his need of rain for living needs at his place there in Queensland. Please, I ask you in belief, let the rains come to meet his and his neighbours needs for their households. Please, let the animals have relief from thirst that are also living wild around about.
Thank you Jesus, ....amen.
Our Father in heaven at this time we bring to our friend Shirlene and ask that your healing hand will restore her back to full health, that that through this experience your truth will be made known to Shirlene and her family. We pray for her family, husband and children. Asking that tour Will, will be done. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Clive
We thank you that you love us and have given us such great light in regards to our health. It is so sad to see so many suffering in the world because of an ignorance of your health principles, especially with cancer and especially the innocent children that do not choose to follow their own way. We pray that you will use this situation in this family's life to bring them into a close relationship with you through our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, amen.
Our son in law Gary Juhasz is in his early forties, and his teens were filled with drug addiction. He has been clean for many years, and after that time he met our daughter and they married. He has no religious background, but a fine young man today. Without any symptoms at his last check up he was told that he had Hepatitis C. Most likely from needles through his teen years. Our daughter also had a difficult time through her teens, and they met at AA they have had a good marriage, yet our daughter has had a lot of guilt since her teen years. He has been given five years to live, and my daughter is fragile and we are wanting God to intervene for our kids. I believe in the prayers of God's people and ask you to put them on your prayer list for His will to be done. Thank all of you for your love and prayers. John and Patsy
It is important that the ray of hope not be cut off for your daughter's husband. Having him sign up with a Hepatitis C email group and chat group is important for the group therapy does help so he won't grubble alone with this. As for now there is no cure for Hep. C. But the liver transplant techniques are getting better. By the time he might need one desparately, either Jesus is already come or the transplant will be a chinch for success. Medical science is making jumps and bounds with new help for otherwise hopeless cases. That 5 year letter of doom can be stretched to 15 if possible through what you learn about on those websites above.
His doctor has probably put him on interferon alfa-2b already. Has he had a second test from another laboratry to confirm the first test result. Maybe it was done on Monday and the lab gal made a mistake ? (grasping as straw now blowing up and away :(
Because HCV is transmitted in blood, others may be infected through sharing razors, needles, toothbrushes, or nail files. Has your son-in-law been tattooed ? Through tattooing, body piercing, or acupuncture done by an infected person, one can get the chronic disease also. Just one exposure may be enough to transmit the infection. Before the new ruling to test all donors for Hepatitis C came out in 1989, many have been infected by receiving blood donations. You didn't say about the blood test of your daughter. This too needs to get done to see if he has infected her. If she has been released from her AA problem then guilt needn't ride her back anymore at all when she has talked to Jesus and accepted forgiveness. Do talk to her about this.
My love to you. May the Lord keep the two of them in the spiritual blessing that is over your family because of your head being Jesus and you are the head of your wife and the children become a special blessing as shown in the bible.
~~~~~~Joan~~~~~
Dear Heavenly Father,
You invite us to come into Your presence and have given us the Bible promise that You
will hear us, and answer according to Your will. Father, I come to You, right now, in the
Person of Your Son Jesus Christ who is interceding on our behalf as we ask this in Your
name. Father God, You have seen and heard the prayers and pleas of these Your children
who have been Co-Laborers for You in their ministry, And Father, I would ask that You
would step in right now and rebuke the evil one for allowing this sickness. Yes, we know
that sometimes we bring diseases upon ourselves, but we also realize that when Jesus
was on earth, He healed ALL types of diseases. And He has promised that all who will call
upon His Name will be heard. Thank You Father for these precious Bible promises, and
please increase our faith, so that Jesus will be glorified, and Your people edified. And
Father, may Jesus come soon, so that we all can be freed from the curse of sin. We will
be in heaven with You, and all Your family throughout the ages. There will be no more
death, sickness or tears. Keep us faithful, I pray in the Precious and Most Wonderful
nasme of all names, JESUS. AMEN and Amen!
Keep "the" faith!
Laurie
Sherry our daughter in her first year of college home for the summer rode with son Gary to the Academy for a conference with the dean for he was to be the head monitor for the dorm. this was one week before school to start. I can't tell the whole story it would be to long. On the way home he was getting sleepy and ask Sherry to drive. She got sleepy to and hit a steel post head on. The docktor gave us no chance of his living. His back was broken and bleeding internally. Praise the Lord He healed him. But sherry has never gotten over it. She feels responsible for all the pain and suffering to her brother. He has some restrictions in walking but has been doing well in the ministry.
She is so fradual, she could end up in a mental breakdown. Her husband has been very good to her and nows how to care for her. So you see they both need healing.
We both must be alert to how we can do as God would have us do concerning their salvation so please pray for us too.
Thank you Lord for our dear friends in the Lord most of whom we have not met in person, but share a common bond in the fellowship of the blessed hope.
They are your children they gave their hearts to you a long time ago. You gave your life for us that we may have life and have it more abundently. They have witnessed Your healing power through prayer for Your will, and I want to thank you Dear Father for their prayers for our children. May the prayers lifted to you bring salvation to our children If you choose to heal them now it would be wonderful, but less important then their salvation. We know that when we pray for healing it is going to happen either now or at the ressurection of Your children. So we pray first of all for a willing heart to recieve you as their Saviour. Amen
We love you for your friendship and prayers. John and Patsy.
...that's all of us around you :)
When you start melting away because of the radiator warmth of the Love we have for you than just say "Hey, you guy !! Cool it."
;D ;D :P Joan :P ;D ;D
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charlene
I want you to know that my prayers are being sent in your direction during this time.
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In His Love, Mercy & Grace
Daryl :)
Joan
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In His Love, Mercy & Grace
Daryl :)
Our prayers continue to ascend to the throne of grace in you and your family's behalf. May the Lord answer according to His abundant love and mercy.
Regarding hepatitis C, this info comes from the August, 2000 Prevention magazine.
The Liver Protector. Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum), an herb, is useful for people with liver disease, those who have abused alcohol or drugs or take liver-damaging prescriptions, those working with toxic chemicals, and those with chronic and acute hepatitis.
How much to take: Dried seed, 1 teaspoon of seeds boiled into a tea; tincture 1:5, 1 teaspoon; fluid extract 1:1, 10 drops; tableted standardized extract, 70- to 210-mg extract standardized to 70 to 80 percent silymarin.
How often: Three times a day
How long: As long as the liver is subject to toxic chemicals, take milk thistle to prevent damage from occurring. It is safe for long term use. Use long term if you have chronic liver disease.
Warning: In excessively large doses, it may cause loose stools when you begin taking it.
Drug interactions: None known
How to buy: Choose products made strictly from the seed of Silybum marianum. The standardized extracts have gained popularity, but the nonstandardized products have worked just as well. Avoid products made from other parts of the plant. When chronic liver disease or chronic exposure to toxins is the problem, milk thistle is the first choice. In a world filled with toxic liver-damaging pollutants, milk thistle is a powerful herbal ally. --end of article.
John and Patsy, from the info I have been able to gather, this herb is the most powerful and potent liver protector available. Indeed, a friend with cirrhosis of the liver was able to get a clean bill of health simply by using milk thistle. I understand that the medical profession does not have anything that comes anywhere close to yielding the benefits that this herb offers.
Hope this helps some.
Sr. Suzanne
How helpful. I'm so glad you knew that and shared. That's real loving concern.
...Joan...
..'batching for a stretch'.'Batching for a stretch......hmmmm, new talk for me. Sounds like real inside Canadian gibber. I just loooove new expressions.
So I'll leave you two in agreement with your secret understanding and turn to other duties for today, the preparation day, which looks like a lot for me to get done before sundown.
ßßßßß ..these are what we call 'sharp S's'.
Like in the words Spaß(fun),faß(barrel).
We could write the same word as Spass and it is acceptable in print as well.
...Joan.....
Heavenly Father there are multitudes in this world that need special prayer today, but our one brother is upon my heart and I ask that you send an extra measure of your Holy Spirit to work through him in this one day. You know the situation and you know his needs. We leave the circustances to you, but ask for strength for our brother to be your witness today. We pray in the precious name of Jesus who delights to hear our prayers that will bring honor and glory to your name, amen.
My dear friends,
I have not been a member of the remnant very long and a member of the remnant online even less, but I've been watching your conversations very closely and find you all very comforting. So I feel at ease to make a special prayer request from you and I hope it's not an imposition.
I've been an Adventist seven years led by the spirit to the Sabbath truth, no one taught me. I fell away from the church after three very trying years. I met a beautiful young woman named ******* who turned my world inside out. After being with her for three years we decided to get married and we
did so after going through net 98 together.
I wanted so much to be the one to bring her to the truth, and after she had confessed believing in the Sabbath and knowing the state of the dead and baptism ect. We got married. We have had some very trying times, and we ended up leaving ****** for ******* to make a new start. We got here in Jan. and
she left me in July.
I believe with all my heart God does not want me to give up on my wife! She is the most special woman I have ever met, in or out of the church she has a gift of making people feel comfortable and loved.During her phone calls she has asked for prayer and claimed to love Jesus.
I need my wife back and she needs me. She's out there in this big city with no family . When Jesus said these kind of demons only respond to fasting and prayer and the spirit
of prophecy says the apostles couldn't cast out the demon because they where too tied up in their own problems that is where I'm at. I've claimed her in faith and she called me, I begged God for her deliverance and she showed me hope, now I'm going for the big one.
I need serious people of God to give me one night of fasting and prayer for a person you may never meet in this lifetime. She needs to be freed from her alcohol problem and we need to be reconciled. She needs to come home and be safe by my side and I need to be a good witness to her. Please will some body give my wife some thought? If you could only meet her, and if you do this maybe you will in heaven. Her name is ******* and I am her humbled husband James God bless you all and I'll keep you in touch with the outcome.
Thank you.
James
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Dear Heavenly Father,
I come to You in the Person of Your Son Jesus Christ. Dear father, You have answered my prayers so many times, and I continue to Praise and Thank You. Father, I present to you tonight this special request from Brother James for his dear wife, who has strayed his home. Father , you know the deep concern James has for his wife. Father , I just ask that YOU will answer MY prayer this evening...right now may Your Holy spirit speak to her heart, and convict her to return home with her husband.
There are so many hurting people in this world, Father, and we ALL so desperately need Your reassurance and loving care in our lives. Father, we not only ASK, but we Believe and CLAIM Your Promises to us, realizing that if "we ask anything in Your Name, YOU will hear us."
Thank YOU Father for Your precious Bible promises. This I ask in The Name of Jesus and for His sake, AMEN and Amen!
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Keep "the" faith,BUT pass it around!
Bro. Laurie
[This message has been edited by Richard Myers (edited 11-17-2000).]
Today I come to you asking that you hear my petition in behalf of James and his wife Lord help them through this very difficult time in their lives. We all know how the world can tug at us and cause us to take turns that are not in our best interest. I ask that you reach into her heart and show her that You are the only way and that James loves her and wishes that she would come back and start a new life in a relationship with You that will give them all they would need to make them happy.
Many of us have been down these same roads and know the pitfalls well. We pray that she will remember your words Lord and when they have opened her heart that she will pick up that phone and call her husband and tell him that she wants to come home.
But we know Lord that you do not force your will on anyone, they must make this choice of their own mind and heart. So I ask Lord that whatever is to be, that your will is done.
Also, dear God, my thoughts and prayer are still with me regarding Tammy Jo. Please help this family and I pray that this little girl is healed and made well.
In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord I thank you. Amen
Liane
[This message has been edited by Laurie Mosher (edited 11-18-2000).]
[This message has been edited by liane (edited 11-18-2000).]
We know there is an enemy that Brother James and his wife have to battle against, but we know that greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world. Give them both an assurance of your love and your power.
Thank you that our brother has come to share his burden with his family. Bless his faith in the power of prayer. Hear our prayers for his wife, we pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
I approach your throne of grace and mercy on behalf of our dear brother James. You know all of the details regarding the pain in his heart. I am thankful that he has seen fit to ask for prayer in this difficulty.
Lord, his wife needs you. Continue to strive with her and help her to be convicted that that the alcohol cannot satisfy her depression. Only you can be the well of water for which she is searching. Give James the wisdom to deal with her when she calls and help them both to understand that the way of the cross leads home.
I beg Father that the Holy Spirit will continue to guide James and his wife into all truth.
I ask this petition in the name of Jesus.
AMEN
Meanwhile Josephine AND YOU are still in MY prayers DAILY!
[This message has been edited by Laurie Mosher (edited 11-26-2000).]
In His love and grace, Richard
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Keep "the" faith,BUT pass it around!
Bro. Laurie
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Keep "the" faith,BUT pass it around!
Bro. Laurie
Wendy
I will pray for you. May Gods will be done.
Theo
Dear Heavenly Father. I come to YOU in the Person of Your Son Jesus Christ. I come boldly to Your throne of mercy and grace, because You have invited me to do so (Heb.4:16). Father God, our dear Sister Wendy is suffering the threat of a broken marriage, and a husband who is seeking to destroy the marriage relationship vows that he promised to her.
O Father, what can I say? What can I do? except claim Your Promises that You will never leave or forsake her. Father, please give her assurance of Your continual care and support in spite of the problems she is facing. Your Holy word has given us hope that You will go with us through whatever trial and sorrow.
Father God, again I ask that Your will be done, and that Wendy's husband will have a change in heart. May Your Holy Spirit convict him in a way that he will respond to Your pleadings. This I ask in Jesus name and for His sake, AMEN and Amen!
Courage Sister Wendy! I have added your name to my family prayer log also.
Laurie
This news saddens me and my heart goes out to you, I can only imagine what you must be feeling at this time. The enemy of Christ is always at work.
Dear Lord:
We know that the perfect situations is for a family to stay together and I pray that her husband will stop in his tracks and have second thoughts and through you, Lord, will listen to your voice and let there be healing and communication so that this family may stay together.
Wendy, draw yourself to Him and whatever happens, He will be there for you and so will we in whatever way that you think that we can be of help.
Liane
Thank you all again,
Praise the Lord!
Wendy
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Maranatha!!!
You have a family around the world that believe as you do. Jesus is coming soon and is speaking to your husband. He has a million ways to answer our prayers that we know nothing of. Faith, my dear sister, faith.
I went through a divorce when my children were five years old. I would not trust my eyes, but continued to claim the promises of God. God did not fail me, but rather kept me close to Him. Live each day one at a time.
Heavenly Father, we ask you to continue to hear our prayers for this family. Please sustain our Sister Wendy as she looks to you for wisdom and strength. We know that you will do that which you would not have done if we had not prayed. Thank you that our dear sister would share her trial with us, her family. Bless her, we pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
God bless,
Wendy
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Maranatha!!!
A prayer request about my sister Dina. . She was so happy for having her daughter attending La Sierra University. but for the first time ever she had a bad grade in Anatomy. Because of this she lost her scholarship from Sweden.
The girl will not be able to finish her Psychology degree anymore. They came all the way from Sweden because her mother was perceiving bad influences there for her children, and it seems that now Satan is doing all what he can to discourage them from having the girl attending an adventist institution.
So if this is not going to put a burden on you, please pray for this problem. Thank you so much.
Happy Sabbath
clara
Dear Heavenly Father,
I come to YOU in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ. Father I come asking for HELP in solving this problem. Father , we know that " all things work together for good to those who love You and are called according to Your purpose." (Rom.8:28). Father , I just ask, that Your will will be done, and that the seemingly impossible solutions will be found so that Clara's niece will be able to pursue her studies at LSU. father, I ask this in Jesus Name and for His sake, AMEN and Amen!
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Keep "the" faith,BUT pass it around!
Bro. Laurie
Dear Heavenly Father,
I come to You in the Name of Jesus Christ, who is representing me before Your throne of mercy and grace.
Father I present to You Bob , Charlene's husband, and ask that You will intervene and restore him to health . Give Charlene the strength and support also. Father we look forward to the time when there will be no more pain or sickness, and we just ask that Jesus will come soon, and take us home.
Thank You Father for hearing my prayer, in Jesus Name and for His sake, AMEN and Amen!
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Keep "the" faith,BUT pass it around!
Bro. Laurie
[This message has been edited by Laurie Mosher (edited 01-10-2001).]
Laurie
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charlene
In His love and grace, Richard
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Maranatha! :)
[This message has been edited by Wendy (edited 01-11-2001).]
Wendy
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Marantha!!!
I think I figured out what "batching" is. I hope all is well. Maybe you can relate to my experience more than I realized? You are in my prayers and thoughts as well. Thank you so much for your intercession.
God bless,
Wendy
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Maranatha!!!
My name is Alipio Vaz Kumpel, Jr. and I am a 24-year-old student at Southern Adventist University where I am currently completing my senior year. I will be graduating this May, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, pre-medicine.
Just this past December 14th, 2000, I was notified of my acceptance into the Loma Linda University School of Medicine as a member of the freshman entering class of 2001. Needless to say, I was ecstatic. Since accepting God’s calling for my life 4 years ago to become a medical missionary I have sought whole-heartedly to dedicate myself toward that end. God has blessed tremendously. I cannot begin to describe the changes that God has brought about in my life, bringing me from my rebellious younger years to where I am now. As a young man living in southern California seeking pleasures and fulfillment in the world I could have never envisioned much more than mediocrity and an unfulfilling life. After managing to graduate from high school in 1994, I began working as a janitor and for the next three years this is where I remained. During this time I came to know Jesus Christ and, in early 1997, I caught on to the vision of God’s plans for my life. I could not believe that someone as seemingly untalented as I could one day serve others by tending to both their spiritual and physical needs. Going forward solely on faith, I enrolled at Southern Adventist University in August, 1997 and embarked on this journey I now find myself on. I cannot wait until that day when I will be able to serve those around me by tending practically and tangibly to their needs.
I have a tremendous desire to bring the good news of the Gospel to foreign lands. My heart senses a strong calling for preaching and evangelism and I would love to be able to this while serving abroad as a medical missionary.
God has also blessed me with a tremendous young lady I have met here at Southern who has the same desires to be a medical missionary. She too is graduating this year and has applied to Loma Linda University's School of Medicine.
My dilema and prayer request is this. The only way I see myself able to attend Loma Linda is through the Deferred Mission Appointee program, whereby loans taken out to cover medical school expenses are paid by the church once 6 years are served abroad in an SDA health care facility. The General Conference pays ½ of the loan amount while the local Division pays the other ½. In contacting the General Conference Representative at Loma Linda University just this past week, I have been notified that I am ineligible for the program because of the $17,500 in loans that I have received to pay my undergraduate education. I have been told, “Be assured that our committee will not be prepared to receive your acceptance into the DMA program as long as you have a large undergraduate debt.”
I feel it is not God’s will that I attend medical school apart from the DMA program. I sense this is a condition for me to study medicine. I cannot see myself having to stay in the United States for 7-10 years after residency to pay off my medical school expenses. My calling to the mission field is too great, too urgent. I would rather sacrifice my medical education and be able to minister to others soon rather than to get a medical school education apart from the DMA program and have to stay in America working for years in a Hospital to pay off my loans.
Seeing that my family is quite poor, they are unable to help in any substantial way. Only God's intervention could help me now. I trully know that God has led me so far and will continue to do so. I know He will open the doors for me and that I will somehow be able to get my medical education and serve Him in the mission field.
I just ask that you keep me in your prayers. That God would somehow provide away to handle my loans or whatever it may be. Thank you so much for all your support!
In His service,
Junior
Thank you so much for all your support and prayers,
Junior
From my post to you in the "First Post" forum I knew that Junior was going to be your sign name.
Thank you for sharing your situation with us. Again I find myself being the first to write. My prayers are with you as well as for Nicole. Please accept my humble effort, as praying openly like this is not one of my gifts, but private prayer is>
Dear Lord:
These two young people want to serve you in the mission medical field. I pray that you open the windows of hearts and minds so that they both with be able to be together as they grow in knowledge and learning for the gaining of souls for salvation. Please be with them and provide whatever help these two would need to be together and to fulfill their schooling requirements.
The laborers are few Lord, and the harvest is great. These are two precious souls that have a burning desire to serve you and I ask in your name that their requests be answered.
Lord your will be done. In Jesus I pray.
Amen
When you to get to Loma Linda, I am only 50 miles from where you will be, so don't be shy about sending an e-mail and saying hi when you get to Southern California.
Liane
You have begun a journey where prayer is an essential ingredient in your success. Don't be in too much of a rush to get to the mission field as your preparation is going to require many years. Be prepared to spend the time and energy to get thoroughly prepared. It is a big sacrifice, but it is worth it in the end.
It is unfortunate that many get stuck after residency with huge loans, but you have begun to seek the appropriate remedies. Long term planning is very essential here.
I trust that you can find another source to help relieve you of your undergraduate debt.
Here is where effort and prayer will help. Seek the advice of your local church in this matter as they are some of the people who you will need as a circle of support throughout your career. Never underestimate the value of your local church.
My prayers are with you and your friend. We here at TRO will stand behind you as you ready yourself to engage the medical missionary work. You have a long road ahead,as you will also need to qualify yourself through residency training.
God will see you through at every aspect of your career. I am very happy to see you putting the right pieces together.
Many physicians upon graduating from residency end up practicing medicine within a 75 mile radius of where they finished their residencies. So, it will take some extra courage to move to the mission field.
However, A SDA medical missionary still has an easier time that those of other religions.
I join with liane in prayer.
Sincerely
Dugald
Prayer is the key to knowing what to do each day. Wait upon the Lord and He will lead you. You have fellow servants here at TRO that will encourage and support you as you continue to seek God's will. We are praying for you and Nicole. My prayer has been for many years, "Lord send workers into your vineyard, for the harvest field is white."
You are an answer to my prayers. :) The combining of medical work with the third angel's message will prove to be what God said it would be. Don't be discouraged. With God as our leader, we cannot fail! :) As we "press together" God will add to our numbers. Take some time to read through the Testimonies forum and you will be blessed. :)
In His love and grace, Richard
My youngest, Katie, is 8. She came to us through adoption, and has a birth family that has lots of allergies, so we've been dealing with those. Just recently the 'attacks' have been fierce. For two days she has been covered from scalp to toes with red (blood red) points and rash. We've consulted with allergist, and will see him first thing Monday a.m. In the meantime, he perscribed a strong dose of hydroxzine hcl, 25MG. I gave her only one dose yesterday at 1 p.m. She has been almost constantly asleep for almost 48 hours though...I keep waking her up to give her water and check her breathing. She doesn't complain of anything now, just goes right back to sleep.
Son, Jeff, is 15 and has been feeling poorly for about 3 weeks, but just within last 4 days began coughing and running a fever. Yesterday he asked me to look at a mole on his back (one we've been watching, for it's big, flat, and we have melenoma on both sides of our family). The mole has changed it's shape--spreading out at two points, and is very painful to the touch.
So, our hearts are heavy here. We know, realistically, both of these situations will most likely be fine...but being parents, well, you do understand.
My husband had his turn at speaking/preaching at our small church today, and his sermon topic was the priesthood of all believers, specifically taking about our role as ministers to one another daily.
With our children sick, we both are taking to heart how precious each moment is with loved ones, and how just in one instant, all of that can change. We pray each of us uses every moment to God's glory, and that when any tradgedy would strike, we are safely in Christ's able, strong hands.
Thank you,
Sherri
I have just read the post from Sherri. Please be with this family in their time of need. Let us pray for a quick recovery of their children. They are such precious souls and so innocent. Bring this family comfort and the knowledge that you are there for them, no matter what happens, it is according to your will.
Parents have the awesome responsibility that you have passed onto them in the care of these young ones. They really belong to you Lord and are a gift to us all. These are caring and loving parents and my heart goes out to them.
We trust you Lord to take care of them and grateful that they came to us requesting prayers on their behalf. Please have your holy angels watching over them and keep them.
In Jesus Name, Amen
Liane
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WendyL ~ Maranatha!:)
You understand in unmistakable detail the situations that Sister Sherri has described. You know the anxieties and the burdens on her heart. We pray for peace in the midst of a storm.
Guide the family in their decisions, and guide the doctors who are taking care of the children.
We pray that in this difficult period, you will give them the strength to face the illness and the faith to trust in you as the Great Physician who can bring healing to their souls.
We ask these mercies in your Holy name.
AMEN~!
An update regarding our daughter is in order. Two Adventist friends, both of which are nurses, urged us to take Katie to the hospital, because strep and scarlet fever has been popping up in the local schools. I spoke with the allergist, and he urged me to immediately go to e.r., because a simple allergy wouldn't be hanging on all weekend...to make a long story short, we were at hospital for several hours.
During the blood testing my sweet little daughter prayed with me for the doctor's and the lab workers, that their hand's would be guided by our Heavenly Father...I saw the Holy Spirit touch those adults in the room! No, this wasn't a 'christian' hospital! Aren't children precious and so Right on, the way they respond to things!!
So, some blood and urine tests suggest there MAY be an underlying kidney problem, but, with Katie being so sick, it all could be due to vomitting and such. So, we'll see allergist today to contine with that route, and repeat blood tests Thursday or Friday.
When we arrived home early this morning from hospital, we had an urgent message on our machine that my husband's father had suffered a sever stroke, and all of the family was being called to the hospital, so at 2 a.m. my dear husband set off for Minnesota--which is having another bad snow storm.
Please, may I ask again for your prayers? Doug's tired and the road conditions are bad, but, more important, his heart is so heavy. Please pray that God will open the door so that Doug can speak to his Dad about the Lord...for his family doesn't know the Truth, and have been very negative about any thing we have tried to share over the last eight years of being Adventist Christians. We know the Lord can speak to his family just through the love and actions of Doug.
I'm leaning on you all right now! I'm so thankful the Lord has walked a head of me and brought me to this place, where I need to be right now, as my family faces these circumstances.
God bless you all!
Sherri
We suffer with your family and we rejoice with you as you share your testimony of His power. Bless your little Katie and her love of Jesus. He smiles as He listens to her prayers and opens the hearts of those who heard.
Dear heavenly Father, we thank you for hearing our prayers and giving this evidence at the hospital. We continue to pray for Katie. Please give this family and the doctors wisdom to find the underlying cause of her difficulties. We also continue to pray for the situation with Jeff. We pray that you will use his illness to also bring him closer to you and to bring honor and glory to your holy name. We most especially ask that you keep our Brother Doug safe as he travels through the storms and that you will strengthen him in this great time of trial. Put your words in his mouth and open the hearts of his family, especially his father. We pray for his father's soul. If it may be this attack has come for just such a purpose, we pray that the opportunity to reach him will be successful. Send your Holy Spirit to water the seed that has been planted in the past and give our Brother Doug the love and wisdom to help his father see Jesus. Lastly, almighty God, we ask you to continue to strengthen our dear sister. She has the patience of Job and similar trials. Her love for you is seen and her faith in prayer is expressed. Bless her faith and renew her strength that she might receive the promise that they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint, we pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
Graham Stark has an ulcer on his foot and now it has been confirmed that the infection has gone into the bone in his heel. He will be seeing a specialist this Friday.
Rudi Braun will be having an ooperation on his eyes next Tuesday so that his sight can be restored to what it was.
Hugo Hallam is continuing with his cancer treatment and is feeling much better although still very weak.
Father in heaven we ask now that you will be with these dear folk as they face these trials from the evil one, bless them and their families and may they and us look to you at all times and see that you are still in control, we pray this through the blood of Jesus who has given us the victory, Amen
Blessings
Clive
Thank you so much brothers and sisters,
Wendy
[This message has been edited by Richard Myers (edited 04-30-2001).]
Heavenly Father, send your Holy Spirit and the holy angels to help this dear family for your name's sake we pray, in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
Amen
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WendyL ~ Maranatha! :)
[This message has been edited by Wendy (edited 04-30-2001).]
Our Father in heaven our thoughts are with your servant Flow, may she be restored to full health and strength to be a shining light for you at this time, bless her family and friends as they comfort her. Bless Wendy and her family as well. We know that some day sickness and sorrow will be done away with when Jesus returns to take us home, in Jesus name we pray, Amen
Blessings
Clive
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WendyL ~ Maranatha!:)
Dear Brother Doug Sabbath, May 5th, 2001
I heard about the tragedy with your son from someone at church today. I have two sons of my own; and I can’t imagine the pain that you must feel.
I wanted to encourage you in the Lord; and wish you His strength, and healing at this time.
I am praying that your ministry for God and His people will be strengthened through this, and every trial that you face.
When I have been faced with the loss of someone dear to me; I have found the following to be very encouraging; and I pray that you too, will find some of this same encouragement:
“Often, your mind may be clouded because of pain. Then, do not try to think. You know that Jesus loves you. He understands your weakness. You may do His will, simply by resting in His arms.” (MH 251).
Eph.3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your heart by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus.”
Brother Doug; I am praying that your testimony will stand beside that of the apostle when he wrote:
2 Tim.4:17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
It is strange how all the miles between us cannot prevent me from feeling a brother’s tears; and how much more able is God to feel each heart-ache, and note each tear. He will carry you Doug. He is faithful..
Your Brother In Christ
David T Battler
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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"...We believe that through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, we shall be saved..." (Acts 15:11).
Your brother in Christ
David T. Battler
Dear Jesus, please be with the Batchelor family as they go through this terrible time. Hold them and give them strength and peace.
Amen
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WendyL ~ Maranatha!:)
Heavenly Father, we ask you to comfort this family in their loss. Pastor Bachelor has understood a little more of the pain that you felt as you watched your Son suffer and die on the cross. Continue to bless him with these spiritual insights that he might be drawn ever closer to you. We also, pray for Micah's mother. We pray this sad experience will draw her closer to you. We pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
Fasheena
It's always nice to know your efforts have produced results.
Dear Jesus, please be with the church members as they hold this program. Use them as your vessels to spread the truth. Also pour out your Holy Spirit on those who might know of this program and inspire them to come.
Amen
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WendyL ~ Maranatha!:)
Father in heaven be with Sister Flow and her family at this time, we praise your name that Flow is in no pain and at this time be with Ray and their son Paul, bring them both closer to you and may they all find the desire to follow you. Sister Flow is a shining light in their house, the light needs to shine so your love can be seen.
In Jesus name, Amen.
Blessings
Clive
Pray that the Spirit will attend the reading of His Word, as contained in these precious volumes.
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"Know the grace of God in Truth." (Col.1:6).
Your brother in Christ
David T. Battler
Amen
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WendyL ~ Maranatha! :)
[This message has been edited by Wendy (edited 05-11-2001).]
Heavenly Father, we ask you to send your Holy Spirit to Brother Miguel and impress Him with your love and your wisdom. Give him strength to follow the leading of your Holy Spirit that he and others involved shall be blessed and your name honored, we ask in Jesus precious name, amen.
Thanks, Brother Filipe for sharing with us the burden on your heart. Our prayers remain for your ministry and your church! Let us know how the church is doing.
In His love and grace, Richard
This is a very urgent situation; and the boy is in hospital awaiting the possibility of transplant.
The lady who told me this is not a Christian; but I asked her for his name so that I could "pray for him."
Let us unite in prayer for this unfortunate young man, and his family; that Jesus would come alive in their hearts over all this, and that "Ted" would get the liver he so desperately needs; but he also needs a healing for the colitis, or it will cause his death too.
Father in heaven
I thankyou for the measure of health and strength you have given to me; forgive us as a people for not making the best use of our health when there are such unfortunate cases before us who are dying, and in such pain.
Your Word says that what is impossible with [the doctors] is possible with God.
(Luke 18:27). Please intervene in this young man's health, that he and his family members may come to know Jesus.
Thankyou for hearing our prayer
Amen
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"For surely, I shall command, and will sift the house of Israel; YET NOT THE SMALLEST GRAIN SHALL FALL TO THE GROUND!" (Amos 9:9).
D.B. Thomas
Amen
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WendyL ~ Maranatha!:)
For your glory sake I pray, amen.
As I write this post...this young man is on his way to the hospital of a neighboring city for a liver transplant.
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"For surely, I shall command, and will sift the house of Israel; YET NOT THE SMALLEST GRAIN SHALL FALL TO THE GROUND!" (Amos 9:9).
D.B. Thomas
Richard
Joan
I was working at the house of this boy's aunt on Sunday; and something told me to come out of the basement into the kitchen. So when I got to the kitchen; I decided I needed a drink of water, and as I was getting this, the phone rang, and the answering machine, beside the sink took the message.
The caller said: "I'm just calling to let you know that *****has had a very successful transplant; and he is feeling...well, pretty darned good for someone who has just had such a big operation."
I found out today this young fellow was in surgery for almost 24 hours. When they opened him up, there was another complication that needed to be dealt with; but the good news is that they discovered the colitis was caused by the liver problem. He now has a good liver, and he is feeling so well, that doctors anticipate a much shorter than usual stay in hospital!
Praise the Lord!
Thankyou for your prayers!
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"For surely, I shall command, and will sift the house of Israel; YET NOT THE SMALLEST GRAIN SHALL FALL TO THE GROUND!" (Amos 9:9).
D.B. Thomas
Thanks to the Lord, our healing God, that He has given the wisdom to medical men of our times so that such transplants operations are available which can give more years to a otherwise doomed person.
What caused the liver shut-down ? If alchohol consume did it then are you in the possition to accompany this guy with right council ? Or was there another source causing the need for a new liver ?
Joan
Richard
It was another source; and I will be unlikely to meet him. He had a congenital thing that did this damage to the liver.
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"For surely, I shall command, and will sift the house of Israel; YET NOT THE SMALLEST GRAIN SHALL FALL TO THE GROUND!" (Amos 9:9).
D.B. Thomas
Heavenly Father, you understand the situation in your church better than any of us. You know what has happened today in Brussels, Belgium. We are thankful that we can leave these matters in your hands after we have done all that we can do. We pray for our brothers and sisters in the Kortrijk church, that you will draw especially close to them in their hour of need. There are needy souls that love you and your church. There are many children that are involved. We seek your strong arm to safely guide this church in the ways of righteousness and peace. We ask you especially to be with the elders of this church and our brother Johan. Give them an extra measure of your Spirit and grace and wisdom, we pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
I join with Brother Richard in presenting the Belgium problem before you. Many of our brothers and sisters are hurting. Some are feeling betrayed, ostracized and unloved by fellow christians.
We reach out to you on their behalf asking that the Healing Balm of Gilead will be felt by them this Sabbath, and that out of this great difficulty, many blessings will follow.
We pray also for our leaders there that they will be guided by the Holy Spirit in all of their actions.
AMEN
Please pray for us. I am at my wits end. I often feel sad, and lonely at home. I'm sure it is no different for my husband also. I just want to be happy with my husband, to be able to communicate and do all the good things that married couples do. I have a yearning for a child, but with the situation the way it is, that would not be wise. Please remember us in your prayers, we need the Lord to intercede. Thank you so much. God Bless you all.
Or, just go to the Family Circle forum and click on that topic. There is a post by a Christian sister that was in a similar situation and she shares what God is doing. :)
Jesus has just the answer for you and as you look to Him for wisdom and strength, He will hear your prayers.
Heavenly Father, we come to you knowing it is your will for our sister's marriage to be blessed. Our dear sister needs a revelation of your love and care for her. Please send your Holy Spirit and heavenly angels to her side to draw her close to you. Fill her with your love and make her a witness that her husband might see Jesus in her. Help Sister Antoinette to look beyond what she sees with her human eyes to see the things that are unseen, that are eternal. We also pray for her husband, that you will draw him close to you and in so doing closer to his wife. Honor our sister's request for prayer for her marriage. Bless this family that they may be a witness of what you desire a marriage to be, we ask in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
Sis. Antoinette S., you do not mention in your post dated 06-26-2001 at 11:57 AM whether you and your husband are both members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. If you both are, it should makes it easier to accept counsel that is Bible-based. There is a topic in the Bread of Life forum entitled Holy Matrimony that I believe will help you. I suggest that you prayerfully read what is contained therein and ask the Lord to give you what you stand in need of as you seek to ascertain the direction in which you should go. We can't EVER GO WRONG when we permit the Lord to lead and guide us as we encounter the difficulties of this life.
I shall pray for you and your husband that God's Will be done in your lives.
M.A.
Continue to pray for us.
Antoinette
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Thank you for having the faith to reach out and share your sad situation with us. That was a very brave step you have made.
Having never been married I have watched good and bad marriages. The one blessing you have at this time is that you have no children, for they often do suffer the most.
The others have given you good advise and prayers. You will be added to my prayers as well.
Liane
In Submission to Him,
WendyF
Blessings
Clive
M.A.
Amen
The trial of Sister Wendy's life is no secret to you, O God, who can do anything and for whom nothing is too difficult.
Please intervene and help her and her family. I ask these blessings in your Holy name.
AMEN
My prayers are added to those above. May the Lord touch those things that are needed to heal and save.
Liane
Please be with rescue workers and help them to save as many people as possible, and most important, please be with our leadership and give them wisdom in dealing with this disaster.
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WendyL ~ Maranatha!:)
I join Sister Wendy in approaching you on behalf of the thousands who have suffered and died, those who are injured, and the millions of grieving people today in America and around the world who have witnessed this monumentous human tragedy in New York and Washington.
In this our land of freedom, we see terror. We see horrible pain caused by the evil actions of devilish forces. We see destruction caused by man's inhumanity to man.
We can only beg for your mercy in relieving the pain and giving the injured the strength to fight against death. We pray for the relatives, friends and loved ones, and also for those who are anxiously awaiting word about loved ones.
We pray for President George Bush in this tumultous hour. Give him and all of our leaders the wisdom to make the right decisions so that the principles upon which America have been founded would prevail.
We know that you are soon to return to this earth. Give us another chance, and the opportunity that we need in order to reach many more with a knowledge of who you really are.
We ask these mercies in Jesus Holy name.
AMEN
Dear Lord and Saviour:
Hear your child. Lift up my prayers to those families that have lost loved ones and also for those that are and will partake in the recuse of this tragedy. My prayer is also with those that now will be making decisions that will affect the world for a long time to come.
I ask that there be a peace and calm as we go forward in these hours, days and weeks that follow. That Your Spirit be our guiding light that will show us what to do and how we can help. We know these things were and are to come. This assurance should teach us that your Word is sure and that leaning on you we will prevail.
I place in your hands my life, and the life of all those that I love. In You there is no other power that we could trust more. I thank you for giving me the opportunity to still be alive in these fearful and wonderful times before your coming.
In my Precious Jesus Name, Amen
Liane
Heavenly Father we ask that you will be with those that are suffering today. There are thousands trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center. Many have died on the airplanes that were hijacked. We ask you to send the comforter to speak to their hearts of those alive and to give them peace. Comfort those that have lost family and friends. Please draw all close to you, we pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
M.A.
Theresa's father has just had an operation on his thoat to remove a growth and at this stage it is not known how serious it is.
Hugo, one of our Church elders is going through a terrible time with chemo for his cancer.
Vivian, has an aggressive form of liver cancer, just diagnosed. She and her husband Harry came to a meeting at Boonah and have been recieving tapes and transcripts of the meetings. Although in their early eighties they are very alert and spiritual. Harry talked to me and told me his story, it was great to listen to.
Carrie, again another person with cancer. She has breast cancer. We were talking to her last week and she told us she was not sure what type of treatment to get.
Henry and his family came to our meeting last night and told us that today he will be going to visit a family to study with them in Aratula,the town next to us. He also told us of an experiance where he has been traveling to Sydney to study with people and they are now attending church. He and his family are very humble workers for the Lord.
Scott, our church member who has done so much for our church is having car problems. Starter motor, ignition switch. This morning I put a new starter motor in for him as this Thursday he does his final exam for the eyar in Hebrew. The locksmith came and changed locks so he is now moblie but needs a clear mind to study and do his exam.
Dear Father we bring all these dear folk to you in prayer and ask that you will bless them and may your name be glorified.
May the blessing of Jesus be with each, Amen.
Clive
Now I am joining Clive to offer my prayers in faith for those ones he has contact to. From a heart of love to Scott, I pray that he will be mobile in car transport without any more problems during this time of exam week. He has helped me through his writings and my heart is grateful for his relationship with you.
Carrie has that awful cammy fear of death coming as a threat because of her cancer. Please lead her to waters of peaceful trust in your healing power in her innermost heart. May her doctor be given wisdom in the treatment decided upon to instruct her adequately. May this time of worry cause her to spend valuable time with you in study of prophecy and in prayer.
May the cancer of the liver in Vivian's case be held in check so she not suffer undo pain. May her will to be in communion with you in her private moments be of great priority. I pray that she will be visited and cared for by the ones she loves. May you be merciful to her in her treatment during this time of illness.
Jesus, Hugo is having it rough and you know that in your power he can find rest. Touch him please, and relieve him of this affliction.
I pray for Theresa's father to mend rightly from this operation. May the after treatment be accepted by his body and that his immune system will get strengthened to fight off any evil malignancy. I trust your love for this man and that you will too reveal your mercy to him.
Thank you Jesus for hearing our prayers. We believe in you.
Amen.
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Dear Father in heaven be with Theresa's father at this time, bless his family, may your assurance be with them and heal so that your name will be glorified back in the village and through out the world. Help us all to be like the three Hebrews who faced the fire and remained true to your Word in the face of losing their own life.
Bless them we pray.
Amen
In Jesus Name I pray,
amen
I am asking for prayer re my employment.
This is typically a slow time of year; and I need a certain amount of work to keep us going. The Lord knows what we need; and I pray that as we join together in the chool of prayer with Christ, that the following will be brought to life, in our experience:
"Now unto Him that is able to doexceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us."
(Eph.3:20).
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"..The foundation of God stands sure..."
(2 Tim.2:19).
Mr. DavidTBattler
This cancer illness is no repecter of persons, it hits rich, poor, and any in between.
One of our elders is going in tomorrow (Friday) to have a lump removed from his throat. At this time no one knows what will be found, I am sure he would appreciate all the prayers he can get.
Father in heaven please be with Paddy as he faces this terrible time, guide the medical folk as they operate, bless his family and above all keep them faithful and true. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
Clive
Joan
In the name of Jesus I kneel my heart before you and pray now for David my brother in the faith. He and his family are loving you with true believers love. They are as you know in a tight pinch during the winter season for income. I ask you to let your name be glorified that your children needn't beg for bread or suffer your name to be dishonored because they can't pay their bills. I pray that your ways of loving them will show how you are caring for their needs so they may testify of your loving mercies and kindness to them.
We praise you for your answering their needs.
Amen.
Clive
This is part of an email that I received from the Tondopan family in P.N.G.
Theresa's father has survived the operation and last report to us is that he is up but vey week. The voice box has been removed (that is how I understand things at this stage as they say he will not be able to speak again) and it is now in the hands of the Lord as to how he will recover.
Happy Sabbath
Clive
Medical technology is wonderful in many ways and one of them is having had invented an external speach box held in the hand and up up to the opening in the pit of the throat for patients who have no vocal cords any more. This handy gizzmo has the ability to emulate the vocal cords. After training therapy of some special breathing techniques with forming the words, the patient can speak sentence for sentence but very slowing.
Joan
Dear Father in heaven we uphold to you Brother Stark at this time and ask for healing, mat your name be honoured as a result of whatever happens. Bless those that look after him and be with Ella as she supports her husband.
In the precious name of Jesus,
Amen.
Clive
God bless,
Wendy
there is power in prayer and your request has been heard by many. Jesus is our strength. Hold on to His hand and follow where ever He leads. Do not leave anything undone that you know to do.
Dear Heavenly Father hear our prayer for our sister. You know the situation and you have put it into her heart to ask for prayer. Reveal your love and presence that our sister may be strengthened. It is a wicked world in which we live. We are the last generation. We are so weak and in great need of grace. Please hear our prayer and draw nigh unto Sister Wendy. Help her to seek you with all of her mind, soul, heart, and strength. Help her to behold Jesus and by beholding be transformed into His likeness. I also pray for her husband and children. Protect this family dear Father I pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
Give her please assistance through wisdom from above to walk in calm assurance against the evil that is hurting her. Thank you for your answers coming.
May you be glorified.
amen.
As the words to an old hymn tells us, we need to "Steal away, Steal away, Steal away to Jesus!" and come aside away from family, everyone, and everything and "have a little talk with Jesus!" We need to HONESTLY AND SINCERELY assess in just what direction our life is going as a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. There are STILL only two directions in which one can go. There are those who are labeled as "conservatives," or "fundamentalists," who recognize and accept the Bible as fully inspired, trustrworthy and authoritative AND SO ORDER THEIR LIVES. And there are those who deny the full inspiration, reliability, and authority of the Scriptures. The direction in which one goes will eventually determine his/her attitude toward God and His Word.
"Once to every man and nation COMES THE MOMENT TO DECIDE, In the strife of truth with falsehood, FOR THE GOOD OR EVIL SIDE" (From SDA Hymn No. 606, emphasis mine ). When we do our part, we can rest assured, God will do His Part.
M.A.
It is always good to know how our prayer subjects have been going.
Graham rang me last night from his home to tell me how much he has improved and that for the time being the danger of taking off his foot is past. The medical staff were not expecting him to leave hospital for another week but such was his recovery they allowed him out early. He thanked me for praying for him and asked me to pass his thanks onto you all. He praise the Lord for what has taken place.
Theresa's father is much improved and in time they are hoping he will be able to go back to his village.
I also seen Hugo yesterday and he told me although still on his cancer treatment he was improving.
Your prayers are still needed and are much appreciated.
Clive
God bless,
Wendy
You are in my prayers today. Our God can do anything and will intervene at the right moment. I encourage you to continue on with a total surrender to Jesus.
Sincerely
Dugald
Father in heaven we know You are all powerfull and are able to heal, our prayer is that You will if it is according to your will heal this young girl and bless Sis M. her career at this time, in Jesus name, Amen.
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God bless!
Wendy
Encourage her to relax and start learning to love her baby growing within with a possible handicap. Let her grow in a willing bonding and acceptance. Heal her mind of whatever there is there on unbelief. Bring please her husband, Ernest, to stand by her and steady him for his participation in this new coming life's situation.
May the two of them glorify you with their trust and love toward God and the baby.
In your control I lay this problem. I trust you to heal where it is necessary or give an answer not expected. We want to praise you for your all powerfulness in seemly awful situations as well.
Thank you, Jesus.
amen
Another prayer request that I just found out about. One of my MOPS moms just had a baby on January 30 who was immediately air-lifted to Chicago with heart problems. He has three holes in his heart and a problem with the aorta which doesn't allow him to get enough oxygen. The aorta will be operated on Tuesday, Feb. 5, and if all goes well, he can come home the 15th. The parents are Joan and Bob, and the baby is Jacob. They are obviously under a great deal of stress. Joan's mother is staying in Berrien Springs with the two daughters will Joan and Bob are in Chicago. Please remember them, and pray for healing for little Jacob. Thank-you.
Father in heaven please be with our latest prayer request, bless the medical staff as they attend this young baby and comfort the parents Joan and Bob. We pray in the name of Jesus who is our great physician, Amen
Blessings
Clive
Joan
Little Peter Jacob (I think I said his name was Jacob before), son of Bob and Joan, came home from the hospital on Sunday, the 17th. He still is not able to nurse, but she is expressing milk and they are feeding him through a feeding tube. Her prayer right now is that he will learn how to nurse. If not, she is going to need prayers on accepting (mentally) bottlefeeding without guilt. (those of you who have never breastfed a baby will not understand that statement!)
I praise God that we can come to him in prayer. I praise him that he lifts us and sustains us.
Also, I had never formally asked for prayers for this, but my husband went to the hematologist this week and Mayo clinic could find no trace of his leukemia in the bone marrow. Which of course doesn't mean that it will never come back, but it is an answer to prayer! This has been a very stressful fall and winter!
It sure is a happy report !
We can never stop marveling at the tenacity of life in a wee baby when the power of prayer is working with all the humans participating in fulfilling the will of God. I am real happy for this encouraging moment for the parents. This next half year will still be a time of holding one's breath, but at least this breast-feeding is a wonderful sign.
The Lord be thanked !
And thank you for sharing that your David's marrow check is clean. I want you to keep him by your side as long as possible. That patch of going through this sickness of his must have unnerved you immensely. For this reprieve I am thankful to our Lord :)
Joan
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Richard
"I have posted an urgent prayer request for Delstar, I am sure you have seen or read her on the different forums. She is dying from cancer, and I am hoping her estranged SDA family will rally around her with Gods love and support."
For those who are familiar with Del, let us consider this request. For those who read and are not familiar with her, I will only say that she would not feel at home here at TRO. Not because we do not love her, but because she has rejected what we believe.
Does this cause us to reject her? No, not at all. I don't ever recall entering into a discussion with her, but I prayed that I could.
Heavenly Father, you know the heart of our sister. You understand why she believes as she does. We pray for her soul. We pray that as she approaches the end of her earthly life that she will truly know you and Jesus Christ your Son. We pray that you will give her peace that passes understanding and cause her to walk in the light as Jesus is in the light. We pray for your church to be a witness to her of your love and compassion. As we pray for Sister Del, we remember that you came into the world and found us.....while we were yet sinners. If our sister rejects truth, did not we also! Who was it that believed Jesus to be the Messiah when He hung upon the cross? We ask for our sister's soul, that she will rest in Christ, we pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
We humbly approach Your holy and uplifted throne knowing that You love us all. We seek to know Your ways and Your patience. You have been so patient with us, even though we have all done shameful things. We know that we are all sinners and that we deserve death. But through the death of Your son, we can now approach You through the Blood of Christ. We recognize that blood shed on our behalf on the Cross.
You promised that those who seek You will find You if they search with all their heart.
Lord, we humbly pray for our sister Del. We know that she has some misunderstandings about You, but so do all of us. We do know that she loves You with all of her heart, and that she longs to be with You just as we do. She shares our blessed hope.
So Lord, please if it be Your will, heal our sister. Let her arise with renewed health and vigor. Let her live out the remainder of her days praising You for Your deliverance. And please be with us. Let us hear the still small voice of Your Spirit telling us the way that we can go. Teach us Your patience, teach us Your love. Let us grow in grace in Your presence to become men and women of purity and strength and love.
We're not as strong as we think we are. We are weak children in Your arms. Sometimes we fight with each other or argue, but You love us each equally. As Our Lord prayed upon the cross, Father we ask of You, please forgive us for we do not know what we are doing. Give us knowledge and strength to turn to those ways which honor You above all. Teach us your patience. Sometimes when we don't see results in hours, oh Lord, we get impatient and angry at our brothers and sister. We give up too soon. Give us Your patience, and help us see through Your eyes.
When You led Jonah to Nineveh to speak against the evils of that city, Jonah was impatient because he did not see through Your eyes. He did not see Your love for the people in that city and how You had changed their hearts. Yet You used Jonah to give that message, even though He was weak and impatient. Lord, have mercy on us as well when we are weak and impatient. Have mercy for we do not know what we are doing.
Give us eyes to see and hearts to feel the pain in others. Above all, Lord, teach us to love. That is how they will know we are Christians, through our love. Endless, unconditional.
Break off those who would in Your name hold us back from reaching a sick and dying world with Your love. Let us remain a people pure in purpose and strong in truth.
We pray all this in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who taught us to pray:
Our Father, Who art in Heaven
Hallowed be Thy Name
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our debts
As we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory
Forever, Amen.
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Thank you for making us aware of prayer for Del Star. Many know of her from other forums and we share in your request for prayer for her of the cancer that is taking her life presently.
Del is a child of God and is in need of our prayers and we thank you Paul for coming here and making known her needs at this time.
Dear Lord:
Please be with Del in her time of need and illness. She is your child and we seek you Lord to hear her and us of her needs.
You who gave everything for us knows our frame and that we are but grass. But in your eyes also we are the sons and daughters of Your righteousness.
As Del passes through this time please be close to her and if it is according to your will that she be healed we know that it is you that can heal from the heart as well as the body.
She needs your touch of Love more than ever Father and I know that you are the only one that can reach her tender soul and keep her safe for that great day if she is to pass from this life to death.
Your mercy is good and your love is more than enough for all of us and I thank you for the saving truths that You have entrusted to us. Not all understand these truths and we ask that you seek out the hearts and minds of those that have lost their way in the darkness of this world and have lost sight of you and your special message for this last generation. I especially ask this for Del my Father who is in need of healing from you in regards to your precious jewels of truth given to us.
Thank you Lord for hearing my prayer and may the rich blessings from above pass onto all of us in the name of your precious son our Lord and Saviour, Jesus.
Liane
Amen
I join with others who have presented Del to you asking for your intervention and that she will have inner peace. Give her the strength that only you can provide and the healing that she needs.
Be with her imemdiate family and all others who she is able to influence for your name.
AMEN
(Flow has received bad news today, the cancer is now in her bones, we are awaiting further reports to find out how extensive it is)
Clive.
(Flow was rebaptized yesterday and had her husband and son there to witness it. he told me it was the best afternoon he had ever had. She wants them both to be saved and whatever she must do so that will happen she will do it. She only wants God's will to be done even though she is going down hill fast with the cancer. Please continue to pray for her.)
Yes, I will continue to pray for her health even today when I get finished here.
Joan
Michelle
I found this very helpful site for Dandy Walker. Alot of links as well.
You might want to pass this on.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3919/dws.html
Liane
Father in heaven please be with my sister as she is not at all well, bless those who attend to her at this time and if it is your will may she make a full recovery. Also be with and comfort her family, husband, children and grandchildren. In and through the blessed name of Jesus, Amen
In Jesus Name I pray,
amen
We thank you for the outcome which we know could have been terrible. Please continue to be with Ellen and the family, and specifically her husband. Let them continue to experience your love and grace. We ask these mercies in your Holy name.
AMEN
M.A.
The good news is that the Dandy Walker probably won't pose a problem to her--don't know how they came to that conclusion, but that's what the neurosurgeon told them Monday. Then Tuesday they found out about the heart (plus she has two holes in the heart). Emotional roller coaster for them. Keep them in your prayers (as I know you are). Michelle
I posted a great website at the prayer request topic for Dandy Walker that I think would be helpful.
Take a look.
Liane
I have a good friend in the Canadian Army, who has decided, after a number of years there, that he should request an accomodation for his religious convictions regarding the Sabbath.
Wayne has asked his Army superiors to allow him to take Sabbaths off, and, in turn, they have dismissed him from his current contract, and there seems to be some further problems developing, with atleast some of his superiors.
I have known brother Wayne for many years; he is always doing something for the Lord, no matter where in the world he gets sent, and he is using this oportunity to witness for Christ to many of his fellow soldiers. Just yesterday, he was talking to me about the book of Acts, and all the things that the church had to go through, yet, they did their strongest evangelsim efforts, under the fiercest persecution.
Wayne is newly married, and has a wife and little one; and he is requesting prayer that "everything will work out for the best, and to give God glory."
We have talked about him going to the local Religious Liberty Leader here in Alberta, but first, there is an expected chain of command protocol that he wants to follow, according to army regulations.
I am just amazed at the respect and politeness coming from this guy, when he is being treated so unfairly. If it was me; I'd get out the jawbone right away.
So let us remember our brother, and his family, that they will know God walks with them during this time, and that the glory of God will result from all this, and that financial provisions will be made for our brother.
I will keep you posted as to what happens.
Have a good, and Godly Sabbath. (what good is it, without God in it?) :)
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"Commit your works unto the Lord; and your thoughts will be established." (Prov.16:3).
Mr David T Battler
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WendyL ~ Maranatha!:)
Wayne has since mentioned to me that he has given away every book and tract he had with him, and even gave away his own personal material that he himself was using. Why? Well, in his words: "There's just so many that have no idea what is coming."
:) We can praise the Lord for the marvellous ways He will work through the literature that we all lace in the hands of peole who have never heard the Truth!
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Mr David T Battler
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Father in heaven we pray for Henry and Kura as they need your help at this time. May Henry find a job to support his famliy and heal Kura so she can be a mother to her kids as they are growing up. Also at this time bless Harry and Viv as Viv is sinking fast with cancer. May she feel that You are with her. In Jesus name, Amen.
in Jesus name I pray,
amen
Heavenly Father, we pray that you will comfort Ernest and Carrie in their loss. We thank you for sparing the little one much pain. Give our dear Sister Michelle grace to comfort our brother and sister we pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
Father in heaven please be with Rapana and bring him back to health according to your will. Bless his family at this time. In Jesus name Amen.
Clive
Thanks for your help
Ted Chase (theo)
Send an update in time when positive results are known to you.
Joan
Amen
Clive
Please lift us up to the Master for His protection, healing for my wife, and the success of His work here.
Many thanks!
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What normal means in her case is yet for me to discover :) but with each report of improvement in her health I know it serves for her overall wellbeing which affects the ones she deals with daily.
God is the healer and the lifter up of our heads.
Praise goes to Him.
from...Joan
Richard
WendyF
Richard
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God bless,
WendyF
Joan
JOan
Sorry to get on this so late but I thought someone was posting this for me.
Tuesday evening Howard was in a motorcycle accident. He broke his neck between the 6th and 7th vertebra. The seventh was shattered. As of now he has gone through surgery to fuse his neck and to repair his shattered left, dominant, hand.
He is paralyzed from the chest down.
The doctor's prognosis is that he will never have the use of his legs again. Praise the Lord his mind is clear and he retains some function in his arms and hands.
We will be having a special prayer service for him later today and annointing him. We are praying for healing, but also that God's will be done. I know all of you understand what I am saying that if this is where Howard needs to be for God to reach him, then I am okay with it. He is strong, I am strong. We are only strong because we are holding on to the hem of Christ's garment.
Please our loved friend's and truly our family, keep us in your prayers.
God bless you all, and may He come quickly to redeem us from this painful earth.
Wendy, Howard, Jacob, Matthew, and Ashley....and numerous others.
Our Lord and God, may you be glorified through this accident for your name's sake.
We all want the best for Howard. May your laws of healing be anointed with your power to allow the healing process to go the best ways possible in his damage body. As you comfort and strengthn Wendy in her task of supporting Howard in his condition, I ask you to please utilize this time in presenting yourself in truth to him and her that you will be their center of thought and will.
I pray that according to your will the paralysis is tempory and he will walk again.
In faith in you I pray,
amen
Thank you for the prayers. Satan sure hits hard doesn't he? :) Praise the Lord God is even stronger. Howard is still paralyzed but is sitting up and getting fit for a wheelchair and is eating semi solid foods. So this is good progress. :) He appreciates more than you can imagine all your prayers and love. Thanks for being there. :)
God bless,
WendyF
Who else was involved in the accident? Are they okay?
Joan
Sounds like the good samaritan story to me. :)
Love you all,
WendyF
Sister Wendy is there anything we can do for you and Howard?
Richard
Sister Wendy Good Sams is a good hospital as a friend of ours who was in a coma spent several months there. Like Brother Richard I also offer my help for your family.
My heart goes out to you and your family in this painful experience that has suddenly come into your lives.
Through every difficulty, God's loving hand is still guiding, so take courage that He will bring you and Howard through this one.
There are many hurdles, and things will be a lot different, but you and Howard are in my prayers, and with God by your side, you have nothing to fear. So take courage from Isaiah 43:1-2.
Sincerely
Dugald
Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Peace with God in Christ through his blood that has cleansed us from sin. This peace is the effect of receiving His righteousness applied to us individually in the way of believing. Righteousness is received by believing faith, so also the effects of this righteousness that has been given us will bear fruit in our lives. As his child, we approach God as Father. Not on account of our negative, distraught feelings is He moved in compassion for us. Not on account of our loss or threat of discomfort in life is He moved to want to help us. No, he is compassionate because of who He is and that we are His. Peace with God is oft not a feeling in our souls but more a steady foundation of knowing. It is a perfect peace as contrast to self-delusional imaginary peace. Such a false peace comes when we lie to ourselves about reality. We deny facts and build up unrealistic expectations.
To keep our mind fixed on God has been taught to us by Jesus as He brought our attention to the grapevine. We draw emotional and mental stability being connected to the life of Jesus. We walk in faith on the covenant we have with Him. We claim the promises of God He has given us for comfort which are firm and secure because the faithfulness of God in His power will make them good. Included in the promises of God is forgiveness of confessed sin, of cleansing us from the effects of these and clothing us with righteousness. He has promised to justify us before God when we sincerely commit our lives to Him because his atonement is suffient to deal with our estrangement form the holy Creator. But the promises go futher on in our lives now that we are his property again. He promises not to leave or forsake us. He promised us a Comforter to lead us into all truth. And he has promised to supply all our needs. Our trust is in the Lords assesment of what our needs are. We know that he is wise in not giving us every want of our fickle desires because it would spoil us into looking elsewhere in devotion of gratefulness.
James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Mark 11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Mark 11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
May God comfort and bless you,
your Joan
Amen
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WendyL ~ Maranatha!:)
I had vowed to the Lord many years before that hospital ordeal that I would order my life after the Divine Likeness of Jesus Christ and would encourage others to do the same. One's walk with the Lord is not always one of "sunshine and blue skies." We are often reminded in Scripture that in this life "some rain must fall." But, through it all, we as Christians know that GOD IS STILL GOD and He will see us through the difficulties of this life if we would but trust Him, take Him at His Word, and go forward in faith. I am very well aware that oftentimes this is easier said than done when one is hurting, but please be reminded that God is not going to permit any more to negatively impact upon us than we can bear.
I shall be praying for your husband, your family, and you, Sis. Wendy, that God will have mercy according to His Will.
M.A.
Thank you all for your offers of help. The Lord is helping me to learn to humble myself in this respect as it is not easy for me to ask for help. Howard was our only financial support and I will be caring for him for some time. He will be on disability but that takes months to kick in. There will be an account set up in my name but I am not sure of the details. This is so hard for me. But if anyone can help out financially it would be such a blessing. Please email for details at weewolfpack@yahoo.com. Otherwise your prayers are more than enough and are what is getting us through this trying time. Thank you all for your love and support in this painful time. I don't know what I'd do without you all.
God bless,
Wendy
Edited to correct email address.
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God bless,
Wendy
As one who deals with daily tragedies, and injuries , I can identify somewhat of your trials! " Somewhat", sounds so trite. Anyhow, please accept my sorrow for Howard's accident, and I would like to pray that Romans 8:28 will be of comfort to all of you.
Dear Heavenly Father!
Here we are standing on the threshold of eternity. I ask that You will be with Howard, and Wendy (and their children)in a special way tonight as they face the future. Father, may they realize that You are the Great Physician. You hear the prayers of Your people, and I ask that You Father God will listen to my request .
Oh I know the seriousness of this accident, but I also know that You are a God of miracles, and that You are able to heal and save to the uttermost.If it be Your will please restore Howard to a measure of being able to carry on and continue to be a blessing to those within his circle of family and friends.
Father God , we know that the devil is seeking to destroy each of us, but may Wendy, Howard and the children look forward to the promise of Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.
In Jesus' Name and for His sake, AMEN and Amen!
P.S> Keep "the" faith Sister Wendy! God loves you and your family!
Laurie
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God bless you all,
Love,
WendyF
Richard
Even so come Lord Jesus!
WendyF
I know that we are all praying for Howard. However, I am sending a specific prayer for you tonight. I truly can appreciate the pain that you are going through at this time.
Please find a loving church family that is immediately available to you. This is a calamity that demands the vital input of a concerned church family.
Sincerely
Dugald
Thank you so much,
WendyF
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I can assure you that God will bring you both through this crisis as you both continue to reach out to Him in FAITH.
You wouldn't have a lot of money coming to you at once, but He will never let the righteous be forsaken or be found begging bread. There will always be enough to live one day at a time. It is the faith experience. I have been there.
Sincerely
Dugald
Thank you.
Love in Christ,
Wendy
Richard
God bless,
WendyF
How is it going with the school bill? I remember you saying that you were putting the kids in school this year but finances were already going to be tight. Is the church and school working with you on that?
I know how difficult it is to be the strong one in the family--with the kids and the husband depending on your strength. I've been there, though not to the extent you are now. I'm praying for your strength, and for your emotional health. I am still dealing with the emotional issues that came with this last winter, and fighting the depression that has accompanied it. Is there a person who can give you time off? I'm very concerned about this--I know how draining and wearing it is! Too bad we're 1/2 way across the country! can't offer to come and watch the kids while you go to a movie/concert/walk/cry/etc.
((((((hugs))))))
Michelle
God has given me a measure of peace throughout this that I couldn't have imagined. I know I will feel possible burnout soon but my mom has been watching the kids so that makes it easier. I'm probably going to start caring more for the kids next week and commuting by ferry to see Howard. That is when it will get tough. The kids are in school and the first month is paid for. We are going to go to the conference to see if there is any way of scholarshiping them through this year. We will pray for it. We have some financial assistance ready to come through but it may take time. In the meantime we are hanging on. :) You will be in my prayers as well Michelle. Stay strong okay?
God bless,
Wendy
It is well established in our SSchool circles that when we get talking about this, one or the other brings up the truth that we are free moral agents to choose between right and wrong, bad and good, or for something upbuilding or something destroying. In the best of situations the guardian angels of children of God really do work overtime in making some of our fatally bad judgement decisions a bit more bearable by smoothing edges of circumstances. The fact is we make decisions for somethings that really can hurt us. God does not intervene because he would then start being arbitrary like the Devil. Jesus came into this world to break the bondage of Satan over us but His ministry still allows us to still be free in our choices.
Granted, there are testimonies out there in the Kingdom of His children where the Divine has intervened and the law of cause and effect was overrided with some rather breath-taking miracle. Those are exceptions. Not the norm. God generally doesn't abridge the law of cause and effect. Accidents can be logically followed to their proven conclusion in the steps of cause and effect.
My theology building does not have bricks in the wall whereon is written that God purposely premeditatively does evil directly to his children. But in my theology building is room for God to punish his children for the sake of discipline and not for the sake of destroying them. So the word of ’allows’ is for me better when focusing in on why bad things happens to good people. God allows "bad things" to happen to both good and bad people to try and cause them to wake up to the sin that is in their lives that is leading them to destruction. So God allows problems and disasters to come to help people to look to Him and change their ways.
A lot of our personal bodily habits lead us into suffering. Most of our illnesses are traced back to poor respect of health laws. When children of God have knowledge of where to learn of good health laws and apply them but ignore this by continuing in their drive for pleasing the lusts of the flesh, then they are held responsible for the results. There are many who on the other hand suffer illnesses because of heritary genetic defects making them prone to break out with certain incurable ailments. That I understand. But when those who have been taught rightly proper health laws or moral laws and stubbornly insist on continuing in a way that has no support from God's word, the suffering that comes upon them are to be put to their own account. Not the Devil’s and not the Father God Almighty in heaven. Often God does allow extra times of trouble to enter into one’s life as a chance to come to repentance in a sort of 9/11 wake-up call.
The story of Job has brought about the dogmatic teaching of how God ’allows’ bad things in our lives in order to test our loyalty. The irritations of sand in the mollusk, causing layers of mineral to coat in layers the growing pearl, produces a stone of great worth when the battles in the oysters are constant. Furthermore, so ugly the black strip of hard carbon appears in rock-bed of a diamond mine, just so beautiful in splendor when the hard chipping away at the found multifacet diamond stone brings to light the value of it’s being. All from the trails of pressures and formation.
Those who are spiritually in tune with their Lord Jesus will first examine themselves, to see if they were just prior to the incident of crisis or troubles in their life, in obedience to God’s instructions. If not, then forgiveness is to be pleaded for. But not all need to be in sin to have something awful happen to them. Many are indeed living in God’s revealed will, they have refused to bow to their own interpretation of it. It is an act of loving submission when the trial we go through reveals that we are serving God because of truth and our willingness to be loyal to Him because of ’who He is’ and not because of the material blessing we get out of Him.
I know what emotional turmult means personally. I can give testimony to three horrendous times in my personal life of trials that caused me to scream out a prayer of faith like Job did... “Even though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.“
Joan
Thank you for your response.
Maranatha!!!
WendyF
Michelle
Job was perfect in his walk with God. His trouble did not come from God, nor was it in response to sin in his life as his three friends charged, making his trial even greater. Yet, having learned this lesson, we may say that God does not destroy, for He does. He killed every living thing on this earth with the exception of what was on the ark. The trial that resulted for Noah and his family was a direct result of God's action.
God is in control of all that happens and while the devil hurt Job, God allowed it. A great blessing came to Job as a result, even though he fell. When he repented, he had a new experience that brought him closer to God. He was allowed to see a weak spot in his character and ever after he remembered his need of Jesus continually. "All things work together for good to those who love God."
As we rest in His love and allow Him to lead us day by day, moment by moment, He will make our lives full of joy even while in the middle of suffering. Is not this what our Brother Howard is experiencing as he is able to witness for Jesus!
We continue to pray for your family, dear Sister Wendy.
Richard
Brother Richard Amen! I guess you must have received my email then? Praise God for our trials which bring us closer to Him and allow us to help the Holy Spirit lead others to the kingdom!
God bless,
WendyF
Feeling sad about it, she turned to God in prayer for him to come back to the church. I'm sorry I don't remember the details, but he broke his both wrists doing something (or maybe had some car accident ?). Anyway what did stay with me was the conviction spoken by this grandmother that God had broken both wrists of this young man because he was then able to sit still to watch some evangelist sermons on videos at her place. She attributes the watching of these tapes to cause him to come back into the church on a regular basis, get Andrews Uni trained and is now a minister somewhere in the SDA organisation.
I have never been in a denomination that had ever from the pulpit, or by members of the church, said that God himself directly harms someone to pursuade them to go his way. I had never been confronted with such a thought and I was taken aback in much surprise.
I know God uses all sorts of situations to his good purposes. I was even a bit distressed to read later that this grandmother stated in another post to someone that God would "break wrists" when needed to, in order to draw people to himself.
It was a new theological aspect I never heard before. Not that I grasped it in instant belief as a direct truth. Even now it sits odd with me when I think of stating it as dogma. Perhaps the wording put me off to my mental picture focus of God.
We children of God are not all in the maturity of a relationship to God like what Job had.I for one do not see myself in the spiritual maturity of Job. I for one will definately not be chosen to ride up to heaven in a chariot of fire like Elijah. So when I think of personal suffering I know that lots of my own trials are self-made.But I see well when the battle of unseen principalities of the evil kingdom are doing me in, too.
Joan
Do to my hearing disability I have joined the Service Dog Groups at Yahoo. Have met some pretty wonderful people.
Through this group I met a wonderful person by the name of Karyn and she is married to a guy named Bobby.
Karyn requires the help of a service dog and her name is Girl Dog. We met and became close because I had mentioned by problems of late regarding my Sabbath at my job.
She wrote back that she was Seventh-day Adventist and wondered if I was Jewish. I wrote back and said I was also Seventh-day Adventist and there bloomed a friendship.
Besides her wheelchair, she also has other medical problems, but the more immediate issue is her husband has cancer. His cancer came at the year 2000, then went into remission, but now has come back. They both are going to be heading to a cancer facility in Detroit for follow-up of his cancer.
They met several years ago and married and then found he had cancer a month later. Despite this he joined the Seventh-day Adventist church.
Please pray for this couple as they are going through this setback of his cancer. Please pray for a safe trip and that the doctors can do something to get his health back on solid ground. If not, even more a healing.
Dear Father:
My prayers are with Karyn and her husband Bobby. Keep them and Girl Dog safe on the trip to the cancer facility. You know their needs. Help them to be strong and trust in you. Thank you for bringing Karyn into my life as a new friend.
In Jesus precious name, Amen
Liane
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From the above post here is an update:
Well, we made the trip to Detroit, we saw the cancer center's Doctor, he gave Bobby a cure rate of 30% with high dose chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant.
If any of your churches have a prayer chain, please include this couple in their prayers for both Bobby and for Karyn.
Dear Father:
I thank you for bringing me into the life of Karyn at a time when she needs support and friendship.
Please be close to them as they walk once again in the path of cancer. We know what the doctor said, but if it be your will for them to stay back the cancer and give them more time together. They have already been through so much, their faith in trusting you has not wavered, though walking in this valley of the shadow of death they speak your name in praise.
In Jesus precious Name, Amen.
Please keep this couple in your prayer.
Thank you, Liane
Please cover Bobby and Karyn with your wings of compfort; bringing healing according to your will and bringing peace either way. Draw close to them that they may know you are with them. I pray this in Jesus Name... Amen.
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With Christian Love,
Sister Glass
Clive
I approach you on behalf of Sister liane and her friends Bobby and Karyn.
You know the details of their circumstances and the trials of physical illness that has traumatized their lives.
I pray that you will continue to give Bobby and Karyn the strength to endure this very difficult situation, and I pray that their confidence in You and their determination to serve You will grow stronger so that their burdens will be lifted.
Grant them the healing that they seek according to Your will for their lives.
I ask these mercies in Your Holy name
AMEN
God bless,
Wendy
I pray it in Jesus Holy Name and to bring Glory to Him.
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With Christian Love,
Sister Glass
It really does not matter to me what the answer to this prayer would intail. This earth is only a visiting place and the only real reason for being here (considering our sinful state) is to come to the Lord and be ready for Him. Those He loves He goes after. Especially when prayed for. What is broken wrists to Salvation? What is life itself vs. Salvation? I recall that King Hesakiah would have done well to except God's will to his earlier death.
When we pray and trust in God to take care of things in whatever way He sees fit, we lay all in His Loving Hands and He does what is best for us "in the long run".
The long run is what counts..
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With Christian Love,
Sister Glass
There are so many prayers I need to lift up to you, my cup runs over with needs.
Keep Karyn and Bobby close to you. His cancer has now spread to the bone and liver. They are your blessed children, so help them to stay close to you and know that you are there with them no matter what the outcome.
I ask that you touch the lives of my six inmates, help each one to draw closer to you in these days when the work of Satan is trying to discourage them and drive them away from you. They are your children in need of your love and mercy. More than anything help both Danny and Willie as things seem to be hitting them the hardest these days.
Help my friend Nani and John decide if they want to work at Uchee Pines. My heart says they should stay there were they could benefit the work with their talents, but wherever you lead them keep them under the wings of your safety.
Let me be a light of your love and wisdom to my two new friends that I am showing the way of your truths. Help me to know what to say so that they will draw closer to you and know the blessings that you have taught me.
I pray for my SD (Service Dog) list at Yahoo in people who are suffering so much, have so little, but lift in word comfort to each other as they deal with their disabilities, many far worse than mine. May my words bring help and support to these people who I have come to know and share my life with.
Please draw all of us here at The Remnant Online closer to you as we search the things that pertain to our lives and seek truth in the precious pillars of our faith that you have given us. We have been blessed with so much knowledge, so much to give and now I fear so little time to do it.
Soften our hearts to the dying souls in the world that need to know of you and the precious blood of your Son that was given so that all could have eternal life. May you lift us up in courage and desire to reach out to as many as we can before the day of wrath may come.
Please stay close to all the moderators and our administrator as we share our faith with the members and that we are able to bring the light of thy love and wisdom to all.
Most of all we thank you for the precious time you have given us to live our lives knowing you. We have been indeed blessed by having you as part of our lives. Keep us close to your Word and your Law and may we obey the laws that reflect your character that we will draw from the spring that will fill our thirst and satisfy our souls.
In Jesus precious Name,
Amen
Maranatha,
Wendy
Joan
God bless,
Wendy
Added to my prayers this morning is Howard and Wendy. Now that they have found where the bleeding was, please be with the doctors and these precious souls in your care.
Let them know that you are right there with them and that you will comfort them in their needs.
The enemy does not care who you are all he cares about is hurting your children. Let them see that your power is greater than that of our enemy of souls.
He also knows that our frames are like grass, but with you in our lives we have the power of all heaven for our needs. Let us turn to you always for your desire is to care for us is never ending.
Give us faith today to get us through the things that we need to do today. Give us a spirit that will lift us up above the pain and sorrow in our lives. Give us the grace to reach out to others even if trials and suffering are in our lives. For by doing for others we are given back the rare gift of knowing You that the world needs to know and understand.
So many in this world need your love, your grace and the faith to meet the day. Whatever window each one of us, your children can open so that another soul can learn of you let us be that instrument that brings the rays of light from heaven to their minds and hearts.
Thank you Father for giving me this morning to write my prayer so that others know that we care and love them all because of you.
In Jesus precious Name,
Amen
Have a wonderful day now and God be with you.
Sister Glass
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Richard
Clive
God bless,
Wendy
Maranatha!!!
Wendy
It is wonderful to hear that he is home with you again. :) We are so happy for you both!!
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With Christian Love,
Sister Glass
"Just to let you know that as you look forward to the New Year, may you all remember Dad Timothy as he humbly rests at Sopas Hospital tonight anticipating what the New Year will bring for him.
I visited him for the last 7 days at Sopas. Though the hospital is not fully functional with only four patients and very little supply and equipment he has been on I.V., Glucose and painkillers. When I saw him last Wednesday his left jaw and tongue had swelled up blocking off his oesaphagus so I started him on Milo and the Sir Jason Winters herbal tea and antioxidants directly to his stomach.
Last Sabbath we washed his feet he took the Lord's Supper. Then a special prayer session was held at the evening arranged by Dr Gibson Poape the resident physician at Sopas (My school mate) and run by Pastors Chris Moses, and two other ordained Ministers.
Timothy, although very weak with only his skin hanging off his bones and connected with tubes to the I.V. still had managed to scribble a few words which read: "Mi Timothy Tondopan ino bilong Kala long Sari, Mi bilong Jisas tasol" We all knelt down to offer a special prayer for him dedicating him to the Lord recognizing that his life was know totally in His care and grace.
On Sunday I visited him for the last time and it appeared that his swelling had receded and he asked to eat some food livelier than the last couple of days. I praised God for that sign. As the day came to dusk I hugged him and as I said farewell he pointed to his watch and said "I am waiting for the time to wind down. If I sleep he said I am looking forward to the resurrection morning when we would all meet again."
This was sent by William one of his sons.
Clive
Clive
God bless,
Wendy
Your brother and his family are in my prayers. May the Lord's will be done.
Wendy
It is very disheartening to hear of such terrible news. I too join in prayer that the family will draw closer to Him.
Dugald
We bring this request before you that Brother Filipe have mentioned to us in behalf of his dear brother. We could ask for his healing Lord, but what is most important is his being saved. In his deepened sleep dear Lord, come upon him as only you can and rain the truth of Salvation upon his mind. Please give him the time He needs to except this for himself that he may be again united with his brother in heaven. Be with his family and bring them also to Thee. Give them peace and comfort and trust in Thee.
I ask this is Jesus Name and for His Sake and His glory, Amen.
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With Christian Love,
Sister Glass
Today we received news that my wife's father passed away yesterday afternoon about 4 pm our time.
I would like to thank you for your prayers in his recent sickness and I am sure he awaits the call of his Master.
Clive
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With Christian Love,
Sister Glass
Dear Father in heaven please do not let your servant pass away at this time. Bless his wife and family and restore Pr Lamb back to health if it your will. In Jesus name, Amen.
Clive
Please be with this good Pastor. We lay his life in your hands and pray for his complete healing according your will dear Lord. Please be with his family and give them comfort as only can come from you, with total peace. We pray this in Jesus Holy Name, Amen.
Give the physicans wisdom and give Pastor Lamb and his wife wisdom to know what has casued the difficulty and what they can do to play their part in his restoration. Help this pastor to see the connection between the health message and the three angels' message. We pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
Now I have another request for our eldest son who was burnt at College when cooking some rice. He is in hospital and we have talked with him and he is OK but in a lot of pain.
Father in heaven be with our boy, he needs you so much at this time. Things are not going at all well for him so comfort and ease the pain. Above all may he realize that his best friend is Jesus, Amen.
Clive
Please bless and be with brother Clive's son who was burnt. He is in a lot of pain and needs not just your healing but your comfort too. Please draw close to him that he can feel you near to him. Use this experience to some good in His life dear Lord. In faith Lord, we thank you for all things. Praise Your Name for Your Love for us. Amen.
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
Yesterday I found out that my Sister's garndchild is not well and has some brain damage from her previous sickness of last year.
Dear Father in heaven we give you thanks for the quick recovery and healing of our son, and now I pray for young Montana at this time. Be with her parents and grandparents as they struggle with this problem. For Jesus and in His name, Amen.
Clive
Please be with Montana and help healing to come according to Your all knowing will. Please bring the comfort of Your Presence to the parents and family. Help this to somehow work to bring glory to Your Name.
We also thank you Lord for the quick healing of brother Clive's son. We thank you always in the name of your beloved son Jesus. Amen.
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
Father we ask that you will be with Shannon and the other driver at this time as they recuperate in hospital. For Jesus sake Amen.
Clive
Please be with Shannon. Comfort him as he gets well. Help this accident to bring him into a closer walk with you. We also pray for the other driver and ask for healing of body and soul for him too.
We ask this is Jesus Holy name and that in some way it may bring glory to Your Name Lord, Amen
Already there have been answered prayers.
Dr Dugald has requested that we pray for his neighbour at this time as she is going in for surgery.
Dear Father bless both these folk in which ever way you see fit. Thankyou for the recovery that Shannon has made so far. In Jesus name, Amen.
Clive
(The link to the above story can be found at
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/06/02/1054406133955.html)
Dear Father comfort the remaining members of this family at this time, in Jesus name Amen.
Clive
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Both women are wheelchair bound and have service dogs.
Karyn & Girl Dog, needs our prayers because her husband Bobby is fighting Cancer and now is on a respirator and may be dying. He did so well with transplant and chemo that this setback was unexpected.
Please keep both Bobby and Karyn in your prayers.
Karyn & Met are friends of mine. Karyn is wheelchair disabled and her Service Dog is named Met. When they were in a shopping parking lot a pit bull got out of the car that was moving and attacked her service dog.
Met is in very serious condition with multiple wounds and in a great deal of pain. Please pray that her service dog will heal and overcome this negative event so that he will be able to continue to be her companion and helpmate.
Dear Father:
Hear my prayer for my two friends. Please be close to them at this time. Do not let Satan get between them and you. Let them trust that what will happen is according to Your will.
In Jesus Precious Name,
Amen,
Liane
I would like to ask you to pray for a elderly man in our church who has had cancer for some time. His name is Harold. He is no longer getting help from the radiation and they have him on Cemo. But he has lumps in different places on his body now and things are not looking good. He has been a faithful elder for many years and God has blessed him and kept him alive for several years with this now. Please pray for his healing according to God's will for his servent. But pray mostly that he be ready for Jesus coming and that he be in peace, regardless of the ourcome of his life here. Thank you so much for your prayers.
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
Father in heaven be with Heather and her family at this time and comfort each one of them as you know what they are going through.
In Jesus name Amen.
Clive
Clive
"I have just arrived back very quickly because Richard had been
hospitalised after having a seizure last Saturday night while we had
departed for the funeral.
He is being referred to a hospital in Port Moresby to have a CT scan of
his brain so I am arranging for his mother to travel back to site this
Wednesday so that she can accompany him to Port Moresby this Thursday to
have this scan done.
May you also include Richard in your prayers.
William"
Please be with Richard. You know the problems that he is going through and how hard these things are to find the reasons for them. If it is your will Lord, help them find the problem if it will help them make him better. Let Richard know that You are close to him and will go through this and life with him. We ask this in Jesus Holy Name. Amen!!
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
"Richard was discharged yesterday after having a series of tests done on
him. He appears a lot more stable and he is on some pills that are to
help him sleep well.
The causes of seizures can be related to neurological disorders or
physical disorders of the brain.
They will need to carry out the scan of his brain to further investigate
the possible physical causes such as brain tumour, clots, bleeding,
meningitis, etc.
I will let you know about the results of the scan.
William"
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
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"I know whom I have believed..." 2 Tim.1:12
In Jesus name,
Amen
No towns have been lost yet, but the fires are still raging...but it is getting cloudy, so I hope the rains come soon. Thanks for the prayers - from Alberta! :)
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"I know whom I have believed..." 2 Tim.1:12
Thankyou Lord! :)
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"I know whom I have believed..." 2 Tim.1:12
Please be with Terri. Be with his family also. They need Your comfort and Your help in this time of need. Dear Lord, we pray for healing for Terri if this is Your will Father. But the most important is that he is ready for You when You come in the clouds to get thy people. I ask this is Jesus Holy Name and for His Sake, Amen.
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
We thank you for the protection of the towns in Canada that were threatened by fire. We know that you hold all things in your hands, amen.
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"I know whom I have believed..." 2 Tim.1:12
You know all the people that are in the path of this fire. Many don't know you yet. How I pray that you will help them to put this fire out. We place it in YOur hands Father. If it goes on we must have faith that there is some reason for it that we do not know right now. Please protect the people Lord and take care of them and brother David's family also. I ask this in Jesus Holy Name and according to His Will. Amen
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
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If you are interested in following up to the minute, local Calgary news reports on the fire, you can do so at http://www.cfcn.ca/
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I pray that in God's loving way, that his Holy Spirit and protection would guide her back to Him and me SOON.
Thanks for your prayers friends. I truly believe in the power of prayer and know that we serve an awesome God.
I will keep you updated as God answers this prayer.
Not long ago I went through what you are going through. Such pain. He did not return to stay. But I can see Gods loving kindness to us even though he is not with us. God can heal all pain.
Dear Father in heaven,
Our new brother Rodney is going through a hard time and a lot of pain in his heart. You know the details as no one could. Please be with his wife and tenderly bring her back to You, and also to brother Rodney. I see no reason for Your will to be otherwise, but I do pray this prayer in Jesus Holy Name and according to Your Will and to bring glory to Your Name.
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
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Please be with Brother Rodney and his situation. Please comfort him and guide him in his time of need. I pray that you will send your Holy Spirit to his wife and lead her back to her husband and family. Help her to see where the evil one has led her astray. I thank you Lord that you hear and answer our prayers in your way in your time for our good. We know that you know the beginning from the end and all things work together for good for them that love you Lord.
I praise your Holy name,
Your daughter Wendy
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I have an urgent prayer request and I'm asking that you all please
pass this on to your prayer chains.
My little brother, Aaron Powell (23 years old), who is mildly
retarded, had a gun accident Monday morning. His dad left him alone
for a few days and he had some friends over. They were drinking and
playing with guns. His friends left and the story goes that he kept
drinking. Some how he accidentally got shot with a 22 caliber
rifle. It penetrated his skull just above his left eye. He is
currently in intensive care on a respirator. He is also in a
medically induced coma to prevent further swelling of his brain. He
is in a Portland, Oregon area hospital.
That whole side of my family is Mormon...and they've been there
giving him 'blessings'. Those of us who are Christian have also been
there praying and my brother's pastor has been there as well.
Please pray that he will eventually be lucid enough to have a chance
at salvation. Also, that if it is God's will, that he be healed.
Thank you and God Bless!
Nicole
Kathleen Kessleburg has been envolved with the disabiled working dog community for over 26 years with positive training and support for those that are disabled. Her hearing dog Whisper and her both were hit by a truck.
Kathleen has severe head injuries and for th e last few days there have been up and down with at one point the family thought that they might have to pull the plug.
Whisper her hearing service dog suffered broken bones on his leg that will require surgery.
Please keep these two in your prayers and I will keep you posted of the progress.
Liane
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Dear Heavenly Father, we pray that you will go to these dear children of yours. All of your creatures are precious, and these are two that have helped so many others. Satan would love to put a stop to this as he hates to see people happy, but you know the best solution for this. May this tragedy even be used for your glory and to bring greater awareness to the general community of this dear lady and the wonderful help she has provided.
In Christ's name,
Amen
Thank you so much for that wonderful prayer and it is greatly appreciated.
People do not know the struggles that the disabled go through day after day. To have as much freedom as possible and feel part of the community is vital for their health and yet day after day it is a fight just to walk into a store to buy something with our service dogs.
If people knew and understood how much these animals give us in our daily life they would be cheering for us instead of holding us back.
I will keep all posted of updates.
Liane
He will be placed in a foster home until a permanent home can be found. He is a hearing service dog and I am sure he will be placed in a home for a person who would need his wonderful skills.
Thank you all for prayers and let us keep our prayers for her family and the future of Whispers.
Liane
Heavenly Father, be with Kathleen's family and her dog. We pray for Sister Nicole's little brother. We know you hear our prayers for him and will send angels in response to do the very best you can for him spiritually and medically because we ask these things in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
Heartbroken,
Wendy
Please continue to pray for Whispers as he servied his master well as a hearing service dog.
Liane
I am going to do something unusual here and literally beg for someone to put in the funding for my kids to all three attend the Seventh-day Adventist school here. I know this is not apropos and Richard you can place this wherever you wish, but my heart is breaking really! I can't stand the though of them being in public school and they are such brilliant children. I know, I KNOW, someone out there has the resources to fully fund these beautiful three children through private school. Will you not listen to the Saviour's call and step forward to please pave the way for the christian's of tomrrow. These are the children that will be preaching from the table tops and calling the world to come into the ark with us. Please! Someone out there see and hear the cries of a mother who is so heart broken she doesn't know where else to reach or turn. Please! Your money could not be better spent.It would only take a few people putting in funding together to pay the monthly bill for these kids. It would NOT be hard for some of the wealthier members of our church. Is this or is it not what Mrs.White told us we should be doing for our children. She said it was shameful that our children could not afford to attend and that the churches would not take them under their wing. We are to be caring for the widow and the fatherless. Well, that is these children and they cannot ask for themselves so I am respectfully asking for them. These are the children that you will be able to walk with in Heaven. PLEASE! DON'T LET ONE CHILD BE LOST!!!!
GOD HELP US ALL!
WENDY FORSYTH
MRS. CAROL KLONTZ
CEDARBROOK SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL
(360)385-4610
This school even kicked my kids out when Howard had just been injured because we couldn't pay. It broke my heart to have a church have so little regard for the children. They are to be our first mission field and the church is casting them aside as dirt. Please, someone out there. Please!
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I have no doubt that God considers you to be one of His friends; otherwise He would not trust you with so many crosses, sufferings and humiliations. Crosses are God's means of drawing souls closer to Himself.
Fenelon
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Looking back, [my wife] Jan and I have learned that the wilderness is part of the landscape of faith, and every bit as essential as the mountaintop. On the mountaintop we are overwhelmed by God's presence. In the wilderness we are overwhelmed by his absence. Both places should bring us to our knees; the one, in utter awe; the other, in utter dependence.
Dave Dravecky
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When you accept rather than fight your circumstances ---even though you don't understand them --- you open your heart's gate to God's love, peace, joy and contentment.
Amy Carmichael
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God always answers us in the deeps, never in the shallows of our soul.
Amy Carmichael
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The disappointment has come...not because God desires to hurt you or make you miserable or to demoralize you or ruin your life or keep you from ever knowing happiness...He wants you to be perfect and complete in every aspect, lacking nothing...It's not the easy times that make you more like Jesus, but the hard times.
Kay Arthur
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Adversity is not simply a tool. It is God's most effective tool for the advancement of our spiritual lives. The circumstances and events that we see as setbacks are oftentimes the very things that launch us into periods of intense spiritual growth. Once we begin to understand this, and accept it as a spiritual fact of life, adversity becomes easier to bear.
Charles Stanley
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God may be in the process of pruning something out of your life at this very moment. If this is the case, don't fight it. Instead, welcome it, for His pruning will make you more fruitful and bring greater glory to the Father.
Rick Yohn
You know the times we are living in. And you also know that there are many parents who know the need now days to keep their children away from the world. This is very important to them.
We also know that you have money in a thousand + places. If our crys for help are not answered then there must be a reason for which we know not.
We pray that you will answer Sister Wendy's prayer for help so that her children can go to Church School or be home schooled, but we pray it "always" according to your will in that you know the future.
My heart goes out to Sister Wendy as I was in the same boat years ago. God provided a boat for me and opened doors one after another so all three of my children could go to church school without any help from my children's dad and little help from me because I had not the money, only the desire that they be there. But I had my time that I did not know how my children could ever be in church school. But this answer took a few years.
I pray for our Sister here Lord that you will give her patience and truth as she leaves this problem and desire in Your hands Father. For you are the only one that knows what is best and how it can happen. Please be with her and grant her peace in trusting You.
I pray this in Jesus Holy Name and for His Sake. Amen
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
1) This family have just lost their 19 year old son in a car accident. The mother along with the youngest child attend Church and have been for the last four years. The boy who was killed was convicted about the truth of the Sabbath a few years ago and last week brought this up again with his mother. They spoke about it together and she suggested to him that he should follow his conviction. That is all I know of that story. Just last Monday he had the car accident.
2) Another family who are Adventists also were involved in a car accident, killing the husband of this family. The sad part about it all is that the young 19 year old boy was the driver of the other car. I hope I am making this plain for all to understand. This husband was from Papua New Guinea and only brought his wife and kids to Australia just three weeks ago as he is attending Gatton Uni. studying agriculture.
We need to pray for theses two families that have been devastated by this tragedy.
Father in heaven be with both of these families and comfort them as only you know how. In Jesus precious name, Amen.
Clive
You fully understand the grief and the pain that haunts the families in distress tonight.
We beg for You to comfort them with your love and assurance that even though they walk through the valley of the shadow of death, they must not fear because You are with them.
AMEN
My prayers are for these families. To lose those so close to them. Please be with them in their time of need.
May the richness of Your love compass them and protect them when the spirit is so low with grief.
In Jesus precious name I pray,
Liane
We pray for Your comforting hand to be placed upon these suffering families. Let them feel You close to them. Lead them to come to You for their help and their hope. Help their sights not to be on today, but rather tomorrows day when You come in the Clouds of Heaven and they can be with their loved ones again as they are brought forth from their graves.
May there be some good that can come from this. I pray in Jesus Name and for His Glory and Praise, Amen
Please continue to pray for my daughter Carol also. Thank you.
The first two especially make me think of our being told that the elderly and the children and those who can't pass through the time of trouble because of illness will be put to rest before hand. This sure is a lot concidering how small our church is anyway.
Thank you for your prayers. :)
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
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His wrath toward those that love God and serve Him is greater than at any other time in history.
These are going to be difficult and fearful times, so let us pray for each other daily as the time comes for the appearing of our Lord and Saviour.
Dear Father:
These are wonderful and fearful times. The urgent times we live in are of a state that so many are confused and afraid. Help us to have wisdom to bring the message of Your truth and love to a dying world that knows nothing of Your beauty and character.
Help us to be servants that go forth in truth and love to those that need support and light in a dark world.
Thank you for the blessings that we receive amist the horror of these days. Thank you for your comfort and peace that we walk in Your love and light.
In Jesus name I pray,
Liane
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
God bless and thank you,
Wendy and kids
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
Please open your prayer list to a child that is having constant seizures. We just learned today that about 1/4 of her brain in now dead and the currents in her brain are so mixed up that she is having constant fits and seizures.
This child is only a 18 month old, so please pray for her and the family that is dealing with this painful situation. Her name is Mony and she needs our lifted prayers for a healing from God according to His will for all in this family.
Dear Father:
We are in need of your comfort for this little child. Please be close with the family and Mony in their time of need.
So much evil in this world and for little children to suffer need your comfort and love to help them all get through these difficult times.
Let them not forget you are there with them in their suffering and desire to comfort and strengthen them in the time of need.
We thank you Lord for your truth and love for us and that You are there even if we do not know it. Your power and strength is all we need and where two or more are gathered in prayer you are among us.
In Jesus Your precious Son, Amen
Liane
There are so many needs in the world. So many in pain, suffering day after day with disabilities, illnesses and disease and the death of those that we love, no matter if they are human or animal, they were loved.
Again I seek prayer for little Mony. You know her needs and her parents needs. She is so little and young knowing nothing of your goodness accept the looing touch perhaps of her family.
Please be with them during these difficult times. I wish I could be there to help, but Australia is so far away for me. So I seek you in prayer for little Mony.
Help them as they go through these touch therapy for Mony helping her to feel and get her nerves and motor activiies to her brain going once again so she will crawl.
Bring comfort and your peace to them as they work each day with this little one. Let your power help the healing of these seizures to slow down and be less.
I thank you Father for the opportunity to pray to you for this child. Help me with my anger regarding this and heal her in the way that would be best for all.
In Jesus Precious Name, Amen
We have put this little girls life in Your hands knowing that You will do what is best for her, even if we cannot understand. We thank You and Praise You for Your love to us. I pray for healing for Sister Liane also. Anger is as much pain (or more) as anything else. Something that only You Lord can heal. I pray that You will bring Peace and Comfort to our dear Sister as she lays the life of this little one in Yours hands dear Father. I ask this is Jesus Holy Name, Amen!
My Dearest Holy God, I praise you, I adore you and truly love you. Please, Lord forgive my family for their transgressions. Help them to find Jesus. Give them love for each other, give them understanding, take away their selfishness, their pride; Jordy's ugly attitude at times. Only you can help them Lord...Please give them all the want to change. Lord you know their heart. Let the marriage take place real. I pray this in the holy name of Jesus. Amen
Our dear Sister Ele is torn in her heart. Distress over what is going on with her grandchild. She is feeling helpless in knowing how to really help him. She knows some things that would help him, but her son don't seem to be able to see this need. So first we pray for Sister Ele. Take the stress away Father and give her peace and comfort I pray. Please give her the knowledge to help her grandson's attitude. Speak through her to him.
I also pray for her son, that he may see that he is largely the one who can make a big difference in his son's life. That he needs to make choices that are good and fulfilling for his son's well being. Make this important to him dear Lord.
Pleace be with his son, Ele's grandson. Help him Father to see the way he is going and where it is leading before it is too late. Please keep him with Ele, close by so she can help him with Your help. Please help him so see how much his grandmother loves him and through her words, understand how much You love him. I pray in Jesus Name and for Hid glory, Amen.
M.A.
Bringing children into this world is quite a responsibility. Few are prepared for it. It is all very sad. Jesus must weep continually.
If there was no help, no promises from our Saviour, think of where we would be. Dear Sister Ele, we pray with you for your family. We all have loved ones that are in a lost condition, but nothing is more sad than the little ones who ought to be protected. It gives us all good reasons to choose whom we shall serve.
Dear heavenly Father, pray join our hearts with our dear sister and pray for little Jordy and His parents. Thank you for hearing our prayers and answering them the very best way you can, we pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
Heavenly Father, Thank you for another day of life....my praises to you are many. Send your Holy Spirit today, help those coming, to feel your presence, even with all this bad food. Is it possible Lord for you to be here? Bless these people. Most coming are Christians that profess to love you, guide them, help them to find Jesus. Be with Jordy, give him an extra angel so he shows kindness, love and joy in his heart. Thank you Lord for hearing and answering my prayers. In Jesus name I pray....Amen Ele
Thank you my Holy God, for hearing our prayers for Jordy. I continue to pray for his well being, and to increase his love for you more and more. Thank you for my special friends being here, I pray for them and there trials. Bring them closer to you. Help the unconverted to find the light needed for eternal life. Forgive me Lord for all my weaknesses and my sins. I love you, and praise your Holy Name. I pray this in Jesus name. Amen
We thank You for answered prayer in that Jordy was willing to look at the video, and then share it with others also. Praise Your Name dear Father. Step by step I know that you are working with Jordy. Let us always remember this dear boy in our prayers and his daddy too. Please Lord, be with Sister Ele and continue to give her happiness in seeing possitive changes in her grandsons life. We pray this in Jesus Holy Name. Amen.
I first met the Lord when I was 16 but I went away from Him a couple years later. I have started trying to seek Him again over the past 2 months. I feel like no one understands my struggles and worse I cannot communicate them to anyone.
When I started seeking Him again (around late December) at first I felt so happy and hopeful but now more and more I just feel like everything is crushing me and I cannot keep going. I feel so lost and confused and sometimes even desperate. I want to have a real relationship with God but it's been 20 years and I just can't seem to figure it out.
I desperately need God's help. Everything I do is always wrong and even beyond that, before I even get to any point of doing something that is not right, I can't stop the catalysts that send me off in the wrong direction. I feel helpless and powerless. I know all the promises but they just ring hollow when I'm alone having to battle my own thoughts and feelings, which are so overwhelming I can't think straight. Everything is just so wrong inside me. The levels of anger and hatred I experience scare me. They are stronger than my rational mind and it takes me very long time to return to my right mind after I "melt down". When I'm in the bad frame of mind I have no control over my thoughts or what direction I go. I can't even keep it all inside or hide it, even though I don't want anyone to see how I am feeling. And in the "real" world you aren't allowed to just take time to tend to yourself when this happens -- you have to "keep going" -- keep dealing with people, keep acting like nothing is wrong, keep smiling and cooperating -- and I just can't take it any more.
Please won't you intercede for me? I don't want to be like this, and I'm tired of things seeming like they get better for a week or two but then just go back to this misery. I mean I want a change inside myself for real that lasts. I don't want a life of trying to talk myself into thinking God has done something. I want to EXPERIENCE God doing something.
Thanks for listening.
~maddy
You are God's Child. I know you don't feel like it. I really do know. But the fact is, you really are a Child of God. Did you know that before you was ever born God knew everything about you? Every trial, every turn, every pain. He also knew how you would find the way. He provided it for you before you ever needed it. Read this from the Bible.
"For you created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the earth, "Your Eyes Saw My Unformed Body". ALL the DAYS ordained for me were written in your book before ONE OF THEM CAME TO BE". Ps. 139:13-16.
YOU ARE SO SPECIAL To GOD!! He planned your life out before you ever was born. And He knows what you need RIGHT NOW!!
But HAPPINESS begins with that sense of worth and uniqueness which comes from Jesus. IIt tells you that:
YOU are so SPECIAL,NOW, to God!!
YOU are created in His IMAGE.
YOU are loved with an everlasting love, GOD'S LOVE.
You may not feel loved right now, but guess what, that is one of the devils biggest lies. God loves you, Jesus loves you, The Holy Spirit Loves You, Your Guardian Angel Loves You, and besides all of heaven loving You and Caring about YOu, WE love you!!
The Lord has called us from the womb, from the matrix of our mother. "He Has Made Mention Of Our Name". Isa. 49:1
Awesome, this love that God has for every one of us. If you think your not one of those people, think again. YOU ARE!! GOD LOVES YOU.
YOU have the love of all of heaven on your side.
HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE TO YOUR MAKER!!
Keep writing, I know life can really be a bummer. But Jesus is stronger than anything satan can throw at us. Believe it, because it is TRUE. GOD LOVEs and CARES about YOU!!!
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
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Welcome! I am sorry for how you are feeling, especially because I know of it first hand. I am wondering if you have any other issues that could be contributing to your problems? I have meltdowns that cause me to feel like a complete failure. I have issues with how I treat my children and such. I have problems with my hormone levels and depression that contribute to my problems. It makes it very, very difficult. However, I continue to hold on to the promises that I can and WILL be an overcomer and you may claim that as well. Keep hold of the promise. I do not know when it will become true for either of us, but I do know that Jesus is coming very, very soon and Satan is throwing everything he can at all of us right now to discourage us and make us fall and not want to get up. You will be in my prayers and will you pray for me as well? We can hold each other up alright?
God bless you and please feel free to write to me anytime. You should be able to get my email address either in my profile, or by clicking the email button above this post.
Take care okay?
Hugs!
Wendy
God bless you all,
Wendy
Your not alone. If that is any comfort know that satan does not want you to succeed. Yet the joy and glory of walking with God is greater than any of the things that satan and his angels can do to us or you.
Things in my life would be fine for weeks then all of sudden I would find myself doing things, saying things and most of feeling things that came upon me out of nowhere. How these things happen can be from a smell, a word, a thought, an action, but at a certain moment one sees their whole Christian experience going in the opposite direction.
Then one day light seems to radiate in my mind that a peace and faith regains control of my life and the darkness is gone.
One of the greatest gifts God has given us in our walk of faith is the Born Again experience. Please go to the "Bread of Life" forum and you will find the topic about the born again experience. Read it, eat it and take hold of the gifts that can be yours when you begin to read the hope that comes from the words on this great experience that Nicodemus began to see that fateful night when he talked with Jesus.
From this I have learned I cannot do anything in this life without Him. Every action, word and experience comes from the blessing of above. He walks with us, He talks to us and most of all He is in us holding onto us. It is only us that lets go.
Dear Father:
I pray for our dear Sister Maddy. She is going through a time like nothing before as satan is in great wrath because he knows that he is losing her. Show her in her mind and heart how to hold onto you and never let go. That the path though this difficult time is worth the goal of being with you for all eternity.
Open her mind that she will experience joy and grace and love as she never has experienced before because of You and because You have given us this wonderful place here to reach out and touch those that desire to know You better.
She is a new seed Father. Help us to keep the soil moist, the sun open to body and the light of the Word to nuture her so that she is fed daily.
In Jesus Precious Name, Amen
Spend much time in prayer and reading the life and words of Christ. The Desire of Ages will bless you greatly as you prayerfully study it. Jesus is our food. Feed upon His Words and you will be drawn closer and closser to Him. It is a promise. "IF I be lifted up I will draw all men unto me." He is drawing, don't resist.
By beholding we become changed. It is a law. Continue to read His words and you will become like Him!
Dear heavenly Father we come to you asking for your Spirit to comfort our dear sister. Put a hedge about her that Satan may not have her. Send the Holy Spirit to reveal your love that she may have peace in the middle of this storm. Help her to love you more than anything else in this world. Thank you for her fellowship and for bringing us together that we may pray with her. We pray for our dear Sister Maddy in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
God bless,
Wendy
Please come quickly Jesus.
Wendy
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
Why not identify yourself with what you really are EVEN though you unfortunately or occasionally sin, and hopefully- LESS AND LESS as we grow in grace.
REMEMBER: what you do doesn't determine what you are, BUT WHO YOU ARE DETERMINES WHAT YOU DO!
It's a psychological reality, a spiritual reality, that no person can consistently behave in a way that's INCONSISTENT with a way he perceives himself. THUS, if you perceive yourself as a sinner, you'll act it out.
In years past, I played a lot of Racquetball (mostly in California). It wasn't because I was such a great player. I certainly didn't have a lot of playing skills or experience. I did have a good reach, and fairly fast reflexes though. One of my competitors was the Administrator of the hospital where I worked. Virgil played a lot of Racquetball, and was good, but he had a mental problem...no he wasn't mentally challenged or handicapped. He just didn't think he could beat me, and you know what? He couldn't. One day before we played I said to him. "Virgil, you need to change your attitude, and say to yourself, 'Laurie can be beaten!'. He looked at me, and said, "Are you serious?" "YES, I said! His game improved vastly, and he won many matches from me after that conversation.
What does God say about us?
In Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Jesus calls you "the SALT of the earth, and the LIGHT of the world."
In the Gospel of John, you are referred to as "THE FRUIT of the Vine, with Jesus being the Vine!"
In Acts, you are called people of THE WAY!
In Romans, you are called JOINT-HEIRS with Christ.
Corinthians tells you that you are a TEMPLE where God wants to live.
In Galatians, you are called a daughter of God.
In Ephesians, you are called a saint, A FELLOW CITIZEN, with the rest of God's family.
In Philippians, you are called a CITIZEN OF HEAVEN.
In Colossians, you are hidden with Christ in God.
In Thessalonians, you are identified as CHOSEN OF GOD, and wholly and dearly loved.
In Timothy, you are identified as one who has been given a spirit of power of love and self-discipline.
In Titus, you are set apart according to God's doing.
In Philemon, you are called SOLDIERS.
In Hebrews, you are purified by the offering of our GREAT High Priest.
In James you are called a SISTER with Jesus being YOUR ELDER BROTHER!
In Peter, we are called, A CHOSEN RACE, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION.
In John, you are identified as CHILD OF CHRIST who WILL RESEMBLE Jesus when He Comes again.
In Jude, you are called BELOVED IN GOD.
In Revelation, you are one whose NAME is WRITTEN IN THE LAMB'S BOOK OF LIFE.
Jesus calls YOU to be a saint! Awesome I say!
I believe we should dwell on these attributes, what do you say?
When we think on these promises we will find happiness in Jesus.
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
1. I would tell him privately that I discovered the magazines, but I am not angry with him that he has them in his possession.
2. I WOULD NOT "preach" to him as to why I think what he is doing is wrong.
3. What I would do is CALMLY TALK TO HIM about the psychological dangers I mentioned above that can become a reality when one engages in poisoning the mind with graphic pictures of this kind.
4. Then I would mention to him that, AS CHRISTIANS, the Lord calls us to a higher standard than the world. As a result, we are to be very careful as to what we put into our minds. I would ask him to READ WITH ME what the Bible says in Romans 12:2 and Philippians 2:5. Then I would ask him if he believed this. If he says "yes," I would ask him to bow with me on our knees and would pray a simple prayer thanking the Lord for loving us and would ask God to help us to overcome the desires of the flesh that tend to overwhelm us.
5. If he says "no," I would ask the pastor of the church to speak to him privately. In the presence of my son, but not wanting to embarrass him, I would not necessarily go into the details of the spiritual problem (unless agreed to by my son), but would simply ask the pastor to speak to him and then pray with him about it, asking the Lord for Power to overcome.
M.A.
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Your pain is read and my heart goes out to you in it. Children can be a curse or a blessing in one's life. They break the heart and pain the soul. Nothing is worse for a human being than the wrong paths that their children take.
Blessed Father:
There is pain in our sister's life. Be with her as she draws to you for comfort and wisdom for her grandson. Open up the young mind of this young man to listen to you and seek out the right thing to do. If he is guilty, show him that he must accept the consequences of his actions. If he is truely innocent help him find a way to show this.
We put this young man in your hands. Help can only come for him if he is willing to let you do it. May he have peace within and trust in You for his future.
No matter what happens be with our dear sister as she lays this burden down in your hands. Let her seek your wisdom for answers and not in her pain as they will lead to wrong actions.
Thank you Father for this time in prayer for a dear friend and fellow believer.
In Jesus Precious Name, Amen
Dear heavenly Father, we thank you for hearing our prayers for our dear sister's son. Bless his desire to follow you and continue to give his parents wisdom and your Spirit, we pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
Please help Maddy and give her peace. It is satan deceiving her when he tells her that she is not worthy, but others are. This simply is not true. Help her to see this. The bible says that ALL HAVE SINNED. Other than Christ THERE IS NONE that have not sinned. Our worthiness is AS FILTHY RAGS. Not just Maddy’s or mine, but ALL MANKINDS WORTHYNESS is as filthy rages.
Please help Maddy Lord, to know that when people are saved, they are not saved because they are worthy, they are saved because YOU ARE WORTHY. It is YOUR WORTHINESS is what is given to us. There is NOTHING we can do to gain Salvation. Jesus did not die for others, He died for ALL MANKIND that except You as their Saviour. We accept You as the true Son of God dear Lord. Help us to see, help Maddy to see, through the eyes of FAITH and BELIEF in the Word of God when it tells her these things.
Lord, we know that satan hits us over and over where we are the weakest, causing us to trust less and less what You tell us. Why? Because how satan makes us FEEL over powers the Truths of Your Word.
Please Father, shower Maddy this Sabbath evening with the Truth of how worthy she really is, BECAUSE JESUS IS WORTHY. How loved she is, BECAUSE JESUS IS DOING THE LOVING. How saved she is, BECAUSE JESUS IS DOING THE SAVING, not us.
I thank You Father, as I pray this in Jesus Name, and all to His Glory. Amen
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
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Dearest Heavenly Father, I pray first for Maddy. Help her Lord. Give her the knowledge that she is your heir to heaven. You have given her a part of heaven, help her to accept it.
Lord, I pray for our children. As homosexual books are passed through the public schools for our children to read, I ask in Jesus name to please tell us how we can stop this. Help us as parents and grand parents to be strong in the faith so we can be examples to our children. Bad or Good, this movie and Richard's CD's are on the other side of the coin, whoa! We sure do need you.... Help us to be strong in this little time of trouble, so we can live through the great time of trouble.
Lord give Maddy a job to do for you to keep her mind on you...Help her Lord in her battle against Satan. I pray this in Jesus name, Amen.
The pruning in our lives is painful. He never promised us that it would not be. He promises us strength and wisdom. The pruning will produce the fruits of righteousness. Peace that passes understanding. Things that money cannot buy.
Jesus is working your life or you would not be here. We pray for you dear sister. Fast and pray and God will continue to work for you. He loves you. He died for you and would have even if you were the only one on this planet. Believe it! You are of great value to our God!
Heavenly Father, we ask for you to speak to our dear sister Maddy. Reveal your love to her in a way that she will know it is so. Only you know how that can be. We pray for our sister. Bless her mightily for your name's sake. That she may be a witness for you, we pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
Dearest Heavenly Father, My heart is completely broken, please give Miah repentance so He can come to you. Help him to realize his mistakes, help him to realize he is totally at fault, and no one is to be blamed but him. Lord, show him all his lies and have him confess to you. I love him so much, and I want him in heaven. All my love to you, I pray in Jesus name. Amen
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We bring before You this day Miah. He is a young man Lord that has been lead astray by the world. We have studied this week how You loved wicked King Ahaz so much that You offered to protect him when he was in trouble.... but he refused.
You love Miah so much, even more than his grandma does (and that is a lot). Won't You touch his wayward heart with a new way of looking at things. Touch him with the red hot coals of repentance. Whatever it takes dear Lord, please turn this young man around, for his sake, for his grandma's sake, but mostly Lord, for Your Sake. That it may bring Glory to Your name, bring him home Father. We ask this in Jesus Holy Name, Amen
Miah needs to learn to open his heart and mind to Your love. May his mind be opened to hear Your voice and realize the things that are happening in his life are caused by his own actions.
We know that You love Miah, he is one of your children that has left the church and joined with the world. May his mind come to remember those things taught to him of You and that he will reach out, repent, confess and seek Your forgiveness.
And Father be with our Sister Ele as she is in great pain and loves her grandson so much. Please comfort her during this difficult time.
In Jesus Precious Name, Amen
Liane
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Heavenly Father, you know my thoughts, I love you so much, and I know you love Jeremiah, please, please help him....go to him, talk to him, help him to realize all his faults. Bring him to repentance. I pray in Jesus name. Amen
Thank you,
Wendy
Know that you are and will be in my prayers.
Please be careful and be with someone all days as this happens. Do NOT BE ALONE today.
Take care and may the Lord bless and keep you.
Liane
In otherwords, keep your mind off yourself. Remember Jesus in the desert for forty days and nights with no food, He suffered, but never gave in. Remember how He died for you!
Wendy, the Lord tells you: "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you, I have called you by name, YOU ARE MINE...Do not fear, for I am with you."
Wendy, Let us pray this prayer together:
"Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me,
Bless Thy little lamb tonight;
Through the darkness be Thou with me
Watch my sleep till morning light.
All this day Thy hand has led me.
And I thank Thee for Thy care.
Thou hast clothed me, warmed and fed me;
Listen to my pleading prayer."
"He giveth power to the faint, and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."
Wendy, Don't let Him go for a moment, Hang on my child of God, for He is with you. I will pray and we will do it together....All my love to you through Jesus, Ele
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
Dearest Heavenly Father, Send your Great Physician, with all His healing powers, to heal your evangelists, Gordon Klein and Ken Cox so their work can continue before your Great Physician comes to get us....Also, if it is your will, heal Steve Becker from Mesa Grande Academy in Riverside, who has a brain tumor. He has done so much work for our church in Mexico, and also with his students as he teaches them your principles.
All signs show that Jesus will be coming soon. Help us all Lord, to realize how important it is to be ready, holy, sanctified, and walking with the Holy Spirit. I pray this in Jesus name.
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
We all have come to know and love Brother Cop. Please keep him safe in Your loving arms and help him prepare for what is according to Your will.
As said by Brother Richard it sure would be nice to have Cop around for a while longer as the blessings we receive from his posted give such light and love of You for us to gain and learn from.
In Jesus Precious Name, Amen
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
Thank you Jesus for bringing our brother safely through to fellowship with us once more. We look forward to serving with him for a time until you come to take us home.
In Your Holy Name, for there is no other,
Wendy
I love you Lord. Thank you for hearing and answering prayers. In Jesus name, I ask for you to repair my arm......Amen
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With Christian Love,
Sister Marie
In Jesus'Name
Amen
Yes, dear Ele. I believe that is a stroke. Are you in the care of a doctor? If not, please see one soon as the sooner you get physical therapy for this, the better.
All my love,
Wendy
Pray for Howard that he will know God's will in His life, and that all things are possible with God. God forgives us all. Please give him peace Lord.
Please be with our children as they have suffered much trauma and they need extra measure of comfort from our heavenly Father. Please give them strength that can only come from You living within them Lord.
Please be with me as I am the lowliest of your children. I am least in your kingdom, yet I desire to sit at your feet Lord. Please forgive me where I have fallen short in my marriage and as a parent, and with the sheep you have sent my way that I have been too self-absorbed to notice. Help me to think less of me and more of you Lord. Help me to reflect you in all my thoughts and actions Lord.
In Christ's Name I pray,
Amen
I normally post a newsletter from Pastor Homer Trecartin, Middle East Union in the Evangelism Forum (Middle East Musings).
On Saturday his middle son Terry got into a very serious accident and it appears that he may not make it. Story is below, please pray URGENTLY for Terry.
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Sat, 7 May 2005 21:30:22 -0700
From: homer@adventistmeu.org View Contact Details View Contact Details
To: HTrecartin@aol.com
Subject: Urgent Prayer Request - Terry
Dear Family and Friends,
It is Sabbath evening and we are sitting in the Los Angeles Airport waiting for the first available flight to Tennessee.
This morning, in Sabbath School, we were handed a note saying to call our son in
Michigan immediately. We slipped out and went to the phone. He told us our middle son, Terry, had been in a terrible accident and was not being given much chance of living.
We don't know a lot of details, but pparently he has severe head injuries, a severed spine, and a broken leg. He has been transferred to the trauma unit at Erlinger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN.
Barbara and her folks and I were at Pine Springs Ranch in Southern California
attending a weekend retreat of people who used to live or work in the Middle
East. We only had a brief time on Friday night and Sabbath morning with them,
but we are so thankful for their love and support during this difficult time.
The Camp Director drove us to Los Angeles airport, and we hope to be in Chattanooga about noon tomorrow (Sunday). We have been crying a lot, and praying a lot, but we know God is in control. There is nothing we can
do but put Terry in His hands. We know God is all powerful and could work a miracle.
We are at peace knowing He never is caught off guard or makes a mistake.
Someday He will explain it all to us and we will rejoice in His leading.
Still, it is very hard and we would appreciate your prayers for Terry, for us,
for his wife (Shannon) and their friends. This is a difficult time for all of us and it means a lot to know you are praying.
Homer Trecartin, Secretary-Treasurer
Middle East Union of Seventh-day Adventists
They are in my prayers. I will pray for God's will alone, because sometimes when we pray our will...we pray for the wrong thing. And we get it.
Lord you know what's best. They are your children and in your hands.
Amen.
Pastor Homer Trecartin sent this update today on his son's condition.
Thanks for all the prayers the feedback is VERY encouraging. He is still critical so keep up the prayers, please.
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"Homer Trecartin" <homer@adventistmeu.org> View Contact Details View Contact Details
Subject: Update on Terry - 9 May 2005
Thank you all for your prayers and emails. This morning I logged on and had 174 emails - most of them about Terry. I haven't had a chance to read them yet, but I feel comforted just knowing you wrote. I hope to get to them soon, but for now I am writing this instead.
This morning the doctors were quite encouraged by changes Terry made last night. One even said he was excited. His blood pressure had stabilized and they had been able to stop all bp medication and had stopped pumping large amounts of plasma in to replace what his blood vessels were losing. Terry had also started to come to enough that the tubes were bothering him. He was struggling against them. They had to sedate him to keep him from accidentally pulling one out or something. Those are all good signs, but Terry is still in very critical condition.
During the day they decided they had to get his leg stabilized so they could move him for further tests without causing blood clots at the point of the break and increased shock to his system. The orthopedic team brought their surgery equipment up to his room and screwed a stabilizing rod on the outside of his leg. That procedure aggravated a condition they had been telling us about in the morning - his lungs. Apparently his lungs are one mass of bruises right now. They are not punctured, but were providing less and less ability to get sufficient oxygen into his blood. They have done several procedures on his lungs and inserted a tube into each side of his chest to relieve some of the pressure from fluid build up around them. They said they expected this because the huge impact that broke his back would also have badly bruised the lungs. They told us things will be up and down today and tonight and they will probably have to suction his lungs several times. By tomorrow they are hoping this situation will be stabilized so they can take him out for an MRI on his back.
When we went in this afternoon they were just finishing up all those procedures. The room was quite a mess and he looked bad. It seemed to be a big setback from the morning and we all had a hard time with that visit. Afterward we went out to the park and enjoyed the sun and fresh air. We ate a little and all felt quite a bit better after a couple of hours out there. We went back to the hospital and found Terry looking much better tonight. His oxygen levels, heart rate, etc. were good. We feel some better again tonight, but are getting ready for bed knowing a call could come at any time saying his body was shutting down from the shock and trauma.
It is midnight now, and I must get ready for bed, but I wanted to send you this update. We still cry. We still worry about the future. But we are also at peace knowing that God has used Terry for these 27 years, and used him again today - even though Terry probably doesn't realize it right now. If God has a work for him to do tomorrow I know He will keep Him through the night to do it - and that is really the same situation we all are in. If God has a work for us to do, He will wake us up in the morning and give us the strength to do it. We want to do it faithfully so that He can come soon. We are tired of the suffering and death we see all around us.
We really appreciate all your prayers so much. Thank you for supporting us during this difficult time.
Yesterday was the Anniversary of Pastor Homer and his wife. His prayer to God was a sign of improvement from Terry as their Anniversary present and he got it.
Terry is breathing much better.The Paramedic on the Life Force Air Ambulance that brought in Terry said that Terry was breathing on his own when they worked on him. Yesterday the ICU doctor said he did not see a need to do an EEG on Terry so that is REALLY GOOD NEWS. He MAY not have the brain complications and seemed not to suffer brain trauma.
Terry's story has impacted many and there are Pentecol churches in the area praying as well as friends attending to the needs of Pastor Homer and his wife and daughter in law while they stay close to the hospital. This is what reall family is about. However, by prayer we are just as close to them at this time.
Praise GOD .........
Thank you and keep praying
I will also post the written updates in the Evangelism Forum (Middle East News Updates).
Terry has progressed to the point where they are preping him for corrective surgery to his leg and spine. He is still groggy from medication and not fully conscious but responding to people around him with small signs of increased heart rate or a twitch of his eyelid, finger or neck (once). This is extremely promising and rules out major brain damage. Within a couple of days the Doctors will place a metal rod into his leg with a new procedure only tried 37 times. They will video tape the procedure for an upcoming conference and received permission from his parents. They know the doctors will be extra careful if they are on camera :). Folowing this they will next begin working on his broken spine.
It is very encouraging to see the overwhelming support of the church members to support them daily with prayers, meals (schedule), toiletries, transport etc. Right after getting into the hospital (after the accident) the Pastor and Elders had prayed and annointed Terry even before his family got there. What a family (church) to belong to.
Terry's wife was depressed by the mountain of bills and an insufficient salary since she was off work (at the hospital) and Terry was not working now. She said a prayer, wrote her tithe cheque and next began to write cheques to pay what bills she could. Just then they received some more donations and found an envelope from a church member. It had 10 crisp $100 bills inside, more than enough to clear her bills with what she had.
While we are yet calling God hears. This is precious.
PCT - Prayer changes Things
GAP - God Answers Prayer
Thank you on behalf of Pastor Trecartin, His wife and daughter in law for praying for Terry. He is coming through.
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My friend Carolyn's granddaughter Lora has been fighting a very rare infection and the last news from the doctor was discouraging.
They see the doctor again next Thursday for the next step in treatment and surgery.
Lora may have to have her jaw removed, nasal area and right shoulder due to this infection. She has to go see miles away a surgeon for this in San Francsico.
My friend Jane is having neck surgery from injuries she received in the past. The doctor told her if she does not do something now she will be a quad in a few years.
She is to have surgery in LA, CA which will be 8 hours with two surgeons at the same time with 7 to 14 days of hosptial stay and follow up care thereafter.
Liane, the Zoo Mama
RichardS
If you pass this way, please keep my friend Jane in your prayers. She is having major surgery tomorrow on her neck spine.
This surgery could give her many more years of benefit or a slip of the knife could make her a quad.
Liane, the Zoo Mama
Please free my father of his health problems and help him cope until that time. Also, please help Nick recover from his accident. Thank you for answering my previous prayers. And through faith in Jesus, I know will answer this one.
In Jesus' name,
Amen
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Also, please be with those who have unmentioned prayers and heartache. Answer their needs as you see fit, as you know what is best for all of us.
In the name of Jesus Christ,
Amen
Please be especially with the children also Lord. Help them to heal from this latest wound. Especially draw close to Ashley as she rebels in her attempt to understand what has happened to her. Help all three kids to understand why they can't be with their father now, but that we want him in heaven with us. Mend their broken hearts. Be their Father when their earthly father cannot. Help them never to feel alone Lord.
Help me to be a better example to them. Heal my heart as well Lord and take away the pain and betrayal so that I may be missionary first to my own family without resentment or anger.
Thank you Lord,
Wendy
Please heal my father of the cancer he has been recently diagnosed with.
You have sustained him and improved his condition until now, so please continue to be with him as he begins his treatment soon.
You have answered previous prayers so faith tells me you will answer this one.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Amen
Dear Heavenly Father, SA is asking our Great Physician to heal her Father. Lord, if it is your will hear our prayers. Heal him, and bring him closer to you. Lord, it hurts to see our family suffer. Give peace to SA and bring her into your arms of love and I pray you will hear her prayers.
Also Lord, I pray for Howard, Wendy's husband. Send the Holy Spirit to bring him to repentance, and give him the grace needed to change his life. I pray this in the name of your loving Son, Jesus.
please pray for my daughter as well. She told me that she was tired of the devils lies and wanted to die. She has never told me that before. It makes me wonder if she has the same problem. As far as I have ever thought it was a mental problem, but now I wonder if satan has used it to torment her. :( :( Please pray for Carol. Thank you.
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Sister Marie
Both these ladies are in my prayers.
God bless,
Wendy
I pray that you will rid this woman of the demons that torment her so that the Holy Spirit may dwell within her instead.
I also pray for Carol. I pray that you will speak to her in a special way, so that she can see that in all of the chaos in this world, there is still hope through your son Jesus Christ.
Amen
Heavenly Father, we know that Jesus is coming soon and Satan is as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. Thank you for the opportunity to join with Sisters Karen and Marie to pray. We ask that you give wisdom to understand if there is a need to cast out devils from these individuals we are praying for. If it be the case I pray that they be delivered that they may have control of their minds and that their wills may be set on your side. Strengthen Sisters Karen and Marie to help to your honor and glory. We pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
I have so many MAJOR life decisions to make right now, and I feel like I'm floundering in deep water, and I don't have that connection to help me make the right decisions regarding whether or not to sell my house, save it from foreclosure, take the money from the sale and move out to the mountains because I have this incredible sense of urgency. Please! I need guidance and I have none!
He keeps telling her to kill herself and God hates her and she isn't worth living. She went to buy some pills today and I think perhaps she may do it.
Please, intercede on her behalf. Her name is Jeni Bonfield. Please pray for her by name. It is urgent that people pray for her ongoing and immediately!
Thank you all!
It may not be a case of near death to this family but they do need our prayers.
This is the story.
Kathy is a friend of my sister who lives in Brisbane.
A few weeks ago Kathy's daughter went out in her car on Sunday afternoon. As she was driving along a four wheel drive wagon came on the wrong side of the road and hit her car head on.
The car was a mess and with Kathy's daughter being not able to get out and was in the car for two hours before she was cut free.
She also had her two small children with her.
All had extensive injuries with the two young kids having broken bones and severe bruising all over their bodies. Their mother has two broken legs.
Can we all pray for this family please.
The driver of the four wheel drive was fives times over the limit of alcohol in his blood.
Dear Father in heaven we pray for this family tonight asking that You will be very near to them all during this terrible accident that they have been in.
Bless the medical staff as they attend each one and give them guidence as they manage their recovery.
May each family member sense your presence at this time and bring each of them to a closer walk with you.
We pray in Jesus nmae, Amen.
Clive
Send the Holy Spirit to give them peace in their souls, and an understanding of Your love. I pray this in Jesus Holy Name.
Please Lord, be with my friend John. He wants to kill himself. There are so many people that are so unhappy that they want the pain to stop. They don't see any other answer Lord. Please, help us to first help them out of their immediate situations, then help us to help them find you. This is the second friend in the last couple of months or so that has tried to commit suicide Lord. I know so many people that are bleeding on the inside. Help me in my unique position to be a witness for you and not a poor influence.
Thank you Lord for saving Jeni's life. Even though she took the pills you didn't allow her to die. Thank you Jesus for improving her life since and for convincing her to go to the hospital and for her latest letters that say she can see hope for her future.
In Your Holy name,
Amen
[I'm sorry I didn't post about how Jeni was earlier. She just wrote to me about a week or so ago and told me. It was awful not knowing for so long. I actually thought for a long time that she had succeeded and I felt very guilty and like a failure. I am very grateful to the Lord that He saved her.]
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This a very sad post. Later on this day, before anyone could respond to Sister Ele's heartfelt cry for prayer here online she passed away.
It is a reminder to us all of the opportunities we have whether here online or in our daily lives, to comfort those we have influence with.
M
Thank you for sharing. Your fellow employee will be in my prayers. It is so sad when there are children to see a parent suffering, the whole family must feel so helpless.
May the Lord bless and keep you all.
Liane, the Zoo Mama
I pray this in Jesus Holy Name and for His sake and glory. Amen.
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I thank you so much for answered prayers and ask for Your Presence to be in our lives more and more all the time. I ask this in the name of Your dear Son Jesus. Amen
We all have sinned and fall short to Your glory. I as well was not there for Ele in prayer after she posted. Even if she had not seen the post, the fact that I was not there knowing of her needs was a fault on my part.
Please forgive me and thank you for the opportunity to learn from this and do better in the future of our brothers and sisters in need.
In Jesus Precious Name, Amen