May 4 Prayer Requests

We have several praise reports this week:

• Homer G's grandson accepted Christ last week!
• Leann W graduated this week!
• Emily P had a safe and fun trip to Florida with the Minster band!
• Jordan S might be getting to come home from Iraq shortly!

We have quite a few prayer requests for this week:

• Janean O: recovering from knee surgery
• Ed O's parents, Jim & Cedella
• Dennis C.
• Ben A: getting wisdom teeth removed
• Pat F.
• Gene O, Sr.
• Ben S.
• Gerry M: tests
• Karen M: tests
• Case & Alma V.
• Leonard B.
• Brady: John P's grandson: hearing tests
• Craig & Kristin N: having baby this week
• Kristin G.
• Kathy M.
• Ham & Delores P.
• Don & Mary Jo Z.
• Wilma M.
• Wayne H.
• Cecile G.
• Eric S.
• Gary F.
• Chris S.

Please pray for the families of Trudy S (LuAnn's friend Jana's mother), Art F, and Bill R., all of whom died this week.

Please continue to pray for Pastor Dennis as he prepares to come to New Knoxville as well as for Rev. Stephen Bennett, our incoming Northwest Plains District Superintendent!

April 27 Prayer Requests

Thanks to Pat for compiling these while we were on vacation. Thanks for the prayers; we had safe and fun travel! Anyway, without further ado, here are some prayer requests for this week:

1. traveling grace for the Vinsons
2. Shirley
3. Irene's brother Wayne in the nursing home
4. Ed O's parents
5 Janean O: Knee surgery went well
6. Happy Becher
7. Gene O Sr.
8. Dennis G.
9. Chuck P.
10. Austin H, teenager with stage 3 cancer
11. Case and Alma V.
12. Safety for all the kids with proms coming up.
13. mission trip this week in Tennesee.

These were not lifted up Sunday but were e-mailed to me:

• Edward C: the father of a close friend of Leann W: colon cancer that has returned and possibly spread to intestines and liver.
• Jessica and baby Angel Marie (the granddaughter and great granddaughter of one of Monica's former residents at LP): baby Angel wasn't supposed to live, but began breathing on her own, and is now in Columbus at Children's Hospital in critical condition.
• Caitlin N: dealing with headaches
• Caitlin N's grandmother, Betty N.
• Juanita from LP.
• Angela, a 32 year old rehabbing from serious heart problems

April 20 Prayer Requests

Please pray for the following:

• Dennis Gaertner, our incoming pastor.
• Mitch and Lynne A, as he is going back into full-time ministry; they will be moving to Leipsic this summer.
• Janean O: knee surgery Monday
• Jim & Cedella O.
• Dan M: hospitalized with a broken leg and broken ribs (has surgery)
• Roberta P.
• Dennis C.
• Pat B's mom: home after having two knee operations.
• Ben S: hospitalized
• Mary Alice S: bronchitis
• Homer G's youngest son: recovering after surgery
• Homer G's mother-in-law: having dizzy spells
• Case & Alma V.
• Laurie F's brother, Stan: pneumonia
• Shirley B: still recovering (doing well!)
• Irene H's brother Wayne: doing well in the nursing home
• June R.
• Emily P: traveling with Minster Band

April 13 Prayer Requests

Please keep the following in your prayers this week:

• 8th grade DC trip
• Kristin G: stroke
• Casper H: Dave B's brother
• Irene H's brother Wayne and Aunt Levina
• Walter S.
• Milo K's brother David and his sister Mary Ellen: both hospitalized
• Trina G.
• Betty N.
• Ben S.
• Case & Alma V.
• Shirley B.
• the families of 3 residents @ Luther Pines who passed away this week: Clara, Mary, Louise.
• Dick H.
• Ed O's mother, Cedella, and father, Jim
• Tim F (Laurie & Marilyn F's son): new responsibilities at church
• Charlyne G
• Homer G's sons
• Jake L: broken leg
• Zane F: injured leg

April 6 Prayer Requests

Here are our prayers for this week:

• Pat B's mother: had knee surgery
• Martha C.
• Dennis C and his wife Marilyn (she has diabetes)
• Gail F.
• Charlyne G: leg pain
• Charlyne G's aunt: hospitalized
• Homer G's sons: salvation
• Cecile G.
• Irene H's brother Wayne: in nursing home; keep her Aunt Levina in your prayers as well.
• Jeannie M.
• Cedella and Jim O (Ed O's parents)
• Gene O.
• Chuck P.
• June R.
• Chris S.
• Ben S.
• Walter S.
• Eric S.
• Chris W: in Kuwait
• Barb W's neighbors, Ken and Jack

Prayer Requests for March 30

Please keep the following in your prayers:

• Irene H's brother Wayne H, who had a minor stroke
• Irene H's Aunt Levina
• Shirley B: recovering from her heart surgery
• Ed O's mother, Cedella O.
• Eric S.
• Cecile G.
• Mara H.
• Dennis C.
• LouAnn's friend Jana's mother Trudy - entering hospice care
• Gene & Betty O
• Trina G.
• Gail F.

Prayer Requests for Easter

Happy Easter! What a great occasion; the celebration of the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!


Here are some prayer requests for this week:

• Please keep Chris W. in your prayers as he will ship out to Kuwait this week. Please continue to pray for Chris, Jordan S, and all of our service personnel.
• Chris S.
• Mindy S.
• Ben S.
• Caitlin N: severe headaches
• Betty N (Caitlin's grandmother): cancer
• Jeannie M.
• June R.
• Sally M.
• Wayne H.
• Levina S.
• Eric S.
• Cecile G.
• Trina G.
• Shirley B: still recovering
• Gene & Betty O.
• Ham & Delores P.

Here are some praise reports:

• Justin & Julie P are expecting their first baby (due in September)!
• Dylan W. was baptized this Easter Sunday

March 16 Prayer Requests

Please keep the following requests in your prayers:

• Pastor Dave at the UCC: has a blood clot in his leg, and he is on bedrest this week. Pray that he will recover in time for Good Friday and Easter services!!
• Gene & Betty O.
• Taylor O: RSV, pneumonia, and ear infections
• Delores & Ham P: moved to Otterbein
• the family of Mark N.
• the families of the young men killed in the car accident near Maria Stein
• Chris S.
• Mary Lou H.
• Ben S: coming home from the hospital
• Dale B.
• Wayne H.
• Homer G's sons
• the family of Jim L.
• Helen S: has gone back to work after having a kidney removed
• Shirley B: recovering (well enough to see her grandson play in the state bball tournament)
• June R.
• Dennis C.
• Caitlin N

March 9 Prayer Requests

Please pray for the family and friends of Michael Davis, Tara V's violin teacher from OSU, who died last week.

Also please keep the following in your prayers:

• Epiphany (prison ministry) weekend coming this weekend- Monica N will be participating on the team.
• Ed O's mother
• Randy B: healing
• Naomi H.
• Marguerete (Irene H's roommate from when she was in the Manor)
• Shirley B: recovering
• Helen S: also recovering
• Dennis C.
• Brenda M.
• Paul C: cancer, given a short time to live
• Trina G.
• Ben S: back in the hospital
• Sue D.

March 2 Prayer Requests

Here are some prayer requests for the week:

• Please keep our Emmaus team in your prayers as they lead the weekend retreat, and that God will transform lives.
• Helen S was back in church - please continue to pray for her full recovery
• Shirley B is back home - also pray for her complete recovery
• Walter S.
• Gene O Jr had an infection which slowed his recovery
• Gene and Betty O.
• Trina G.
• Shiela and Ashley E (Monica N's co-worker and her daughter)
• Jordan S.
• Homer G's sons - that they would come to know Jesus
• Randy B.
• Beth K's son Philip
• Kenny L's family

February 24 Prayer Requests

Here are our prayer requests for this week:

• Linda H: broken elbows - recovering
• Gene & Betty O.
• Gene O. Jr: recovering from knee surgery - also he and Ruth have the flu
• Carol K.
• Walter S.
• Trina G.
• Helen S.
• Shirley B: out of ICU, started walking!!!!
• Dennis C.
• Eric S.
• Cecile G.
• Norma S.
• traveling grace for Ralph & Barb S, Mitch A (leading a mission trip)

Please pray for Lisa, Mindy, Lynne, and the rest of the Emmaus team as they lead this coming weekend's spiritual retreat - also be in prayer for those who will attend.

Thanks so much for your continued prayers!

February 17 Prayer Requests

Let's jump right into the prayers:

• Shirley B: heart surgery
• Helen S: recovering from surgery
• Gene O (Jr), knee surgery
• Betty & Gene O.
• Walter S.
• Linda H: broken elbows
• Paul C.
• Trina G.
• Betty N.
• Billy T.
• Ben S.
• Randy R.
• Dennis C.
• June R.
• the families of Jim M. and Vick F.
• Homer G's sons: to know Jesus

February 10 Prayer Requests

Here are our prayer requests for this week:

• Walter S: pneumonia
• Helen: home from the hospital, awaiting her return for kidney surgery
• Shirley B: home from Cleveland with test results; must make decision for what's next
• Betty & Gene O: (if all goes as planned) will return home on Friday
• Heather J: on mission trip to Guatemala
• Britany (Homer G's granddaughter) double pneumonia
• Gerry M's sister Imogene and her husband both hospitalized (she had surgery, and he fell at the nursing home)
• Caitlin N: headaches - hopefully the treatment she has been receiving will work
• Betty N (Caitlin's grandmother): cancer
• Shiela and Ashley E (Monica N's co-worker and daughter): Shiela has MS and Ashley has an illness that has gone on for weeks
• Eric S.
• Cecile G (Barb S's sister)
• Trina G.
• Mary Ann & Alvin S.
• Red L.
• Vic F & his family
• Case & Alma V.
• Jennifer L (Lynne A's neice): problems with her gallbladder
• Dennis C.

Thanks for all your continued prayers!

A Praise and a Prayer

First the praise: welcome to the world, Dylan Wayne W, son of Steve and Leann! Proud siblings are Brittney, Chris, Rob, and Shelby!!

And for the prayer request: Helen S. had been hospitalized last week with kidney pain and had surgery scheduled for the 15th. However, last night the pain returned with a vengeance, and she was transported to Cincinnati for the surgery. Please keep Helen, Lester, and their family in your prayers.

February 3 Prayer Requests

Thanks for all the continued prayers.

• Heather J: going on mission trip to Guatemala
• Shirley B: going to Cleveland Clinic for tests and then back for heart work
• Helen S: kidney problems
• Gene and Betty O
• Dennis C.
• Trina G.
• Ben S.
• Caitlin N: severe headaches
• Betty N: Caitlin's grandmother
• Mark S.
• Pat F.
• Dave S.
• Barb S's sister Cecile G.
• Case & Alma V.
• Eric S.
• Vic F
• Sheila: Monica N's co-worker at Luther Pines, and Ashley, Sheila's teenage daughter with a severe stomach ailment.

Note: I found the prayer request list - I'd left it in the pulpit. Here are the additional requests that I'd forgotten.

• Billy T.
• Alice K.
• Gerry M's sister Imogene: having the same back surgery Gerry had.
• Mary Ann S.
• Bob N.
• the family of Dorothy B.
• the winter Grenada team is there now doing music ministry.

January 27 Prayer Requests

First, let's start with a couple of praise reports!

• June R. was given a clean bill of health!
• Fred E. was also given a clean bill of health!

Praise God!

Now here are some prayer requests from this week:

• Gene and Betty O (Betty came through her surgery well and is recuperating)
• Dennis C.
• Ben S.
• Mary Alice S: travelling
• Clyde W.
• Mark S.
• Pat F.
• Irene H's aunt Levina S: macular degeneration (but can have treatments)
• Dave S.
• Barb S's sister Cecile G.
• Kenny & Red L.
• Alice K.
• Homer G: had some blood work done Friday
• Case & Alma V.
• Eric S.

Please add the following prayer requests to your prayer list:

• Caitlin N: experiencing severe headaches
• Betty N: Caitlin's grandmother, with cancer
• Sheila @ Luther Pines (a co-worker of Monica N): Multiple sclerosis, and for her daughter Ashley, who has been sick for the past 3 months

Thanks for your faithful prayers!

January 20 Prayer Requests

Please pray for the following:

• Betty O: Surgery Monday
• Gene O.
• Dave S.
• Ben S.
• June R.
• Case & Alma V.
• Trina G.
• Shiela @ Luther Pines (Monica N's friend)
• Suzanne @ the Cafe: in ICU in Lima
• Fred E.
• Dennis C.
• Cortney C: having some tests this week
• Nancy & Will K.
• Mary Ann S.
• Pat Fleckenstein: kidney issues
• Eric S.
• Homer's sugar

We also rejoiced in the baptisms of Taylor O and Lizzie M this week - please keep their families in your prayers as they attempt to bring up Christian daughters.

January 13 Prayer Requests

Here are our requests for this week:

• Dave S: Dave and Pat wanted to thank everyone who continues to pray for them and send them cards. They certainly can feel the support and encouragement.
• Ed O's mother: having some tests run
• Mary Ann S.
• Gene O.
• Trina G.
• Mary Alice S: fell - is OK, but bruised
• Ben S: in hospital with pnuemonia
• Mabel N: in hospital; should be released Tuesday
• Eric S
• Homer G's cousin: recouperating in a nursing home
• the family of Henry D (Matt D's great uncle)
• the city of Lima, the family of Tarika Wilson, and all involved
  

January 6 Prayer Requests

Here are our prayer requests for this week:

• Ben S: in the hospital with pneumonia
• Gene O.
• Eric S.
• Jordan S: in Iraq
• Chris W: at Ft. Hood, Texas
• Ken C.
• Betty N (Caitlin's grandmother): cancer
• Trina G: cancer
• Mike H.
• Clyde W.
• Betty H.
• Case & Alma V.
• Dennis C.
• Judy B's father: broken rib
• Fred E.
• Homer G's cousin: hospitalized
• Homer's sugar

December 30 Prayer Requests

Happy New Year!

Here are our prayer requests for this week:

• Jeffrey B's grandpa
• Gene and Betty O.
• Paula L.
• Trina G.
• Dennis C.
• Caitlin N's grandmother: cancer
• Case & Alma V.
• Eric S: will have to have two more surgeries lasting over the next year.
• Homer: blood work done on his liver went well - still pray for his sugar
• Pastor Dave (from the UCC) and his upcoming surgery