2 More Requests

Two more requests to add to this week. :-) Thanks for your diligence!


Request #4: Lisa got the results back from her tests last week, and they are not good. :-( She found out that the cancer she beat 5 years ago has returned. "Lymphoma in neck, groin & liver area. Dr says Same stuff as before, should respond like before too." Let's pray that they can beat it again and permanently this time. Also for peace for her and her family, as I know this is a scary time.

History:  Lisa- "There is a blockage in the left carotid artery (in my neck) and I am on an aspirin a day to ward off a stroke. Just trying to see what all we are dealing with b-4 any meds or procedures.  They don’t know the percentage of the blockage yet either." but there is also good news! "Went this morning for bloodwork and echo stress tests. ( ultrasounds of your heart on treadmill etc). They have already called me back on the echo stress test and said all the chambers, arteries, and all functions of my heart are normal!!     They should have the blood test results back next week and we will see how that is!" 

Request #5: A friend of mine, Tiffany, since I was about 11 years old, just found out that her Dad might have cancer. She lost her mother to cancer in the Eighth Grade, which you can imagine was life changing. Truly, the years before she died were awful too. We all remember sitting around that night waiting for the phone to ring. And when it did, I thought "it's finally over." Here is her facebook post, she is not a believer, and I think has already lost hope, before they even get the test results: " My dad just called the doctors found Nodules on his Lungs. It could b nothing it could b cancer. I'm FREAKING out!!!!!! He is getting tests n a week. And the a few days after he will get results. my dad is all I have. He can't die. I can't stop crying."

iPrayer 4/30/12

Hi!

I hope the Spring is treating you, and your house and cars....nicely! We are having a roaring wild weather spell here! Hail of all sizes in one yard, deep enough to consider practically snow!!!

Let's say a prayer before a few very sad requests, and a few great praises!

Father God, 

We pray that You would allow us the couple of minutes it will take to read and respond to these requests. We pray for Your Holy Spirit to remind us of these things, remind us of who to pray for and what to say, as we go about our day. Thank you for Your constant love and attention. Thank You for always knowing what we need before we ask and for taking care of problems before we know we have them. Let us stay safe and honor You always, In Jesus Name, Amen.

Request #1: Robin sent me the sad news that her niece's good friend Rachel lost their baby last night. The 2 1/2 year old drown in a pool yesterday. :-( This is the baby boy we collected some things for awhile ago. His name was Leo. No word yet on funeral arrangements. What a sad story. I had heard this on the news, not knowing who they were, and right away said a prayer. I had hoped all would be well, as the initial report was that the child had been taken to Kosair. :-(

Request #2/Praise: Lisa- "There is a blockage in the left carotid artery (in my neck) and I am on an aspirin a day to ward off a stroke. Just trying to see what all we are dealing with b-4 any meds or procedures.  They don’t know the percentage of the blockage yet either." but there is also good news! "Went this morning for bloodwork and echo stress tests. ( ultrasounds of your heart on treadmill etc). They have already called me back on the echo stress test and said all the chambers, arteries, and all functions of my heart are normal!!     They should have the blood test results back next week and we will see how that is!"

Request #3: From Ronnie -Just had an update from 2 doctors that are working on Billy. His triglycerides are in the 3000's, they have to do a procedure called plasmapheresis, in laymen's terms, all the fat in his blood are affecting the vessels around his brain, so this is kinda like an oil change, the have to flush all of that out to give him the best chance to survive. His cardiologist said that he may not survive all that he has been through. It's really bad! =\ 

History: (Billy was the music minister at our church a long time ago.) I will be giving updates on my Facebook page where you can read about Billy's progress athttp://facebook.com/helloimbarryYou do not have to be my friend to see the status updates. I have the most public profile possible.

Request #4: Lucas, a 3 year old, has been having an odd health issue, in which he goes into a asthma-type breathing issue combined with a very high fever (anywhere from 100-104) and then it will all go away again just as suddenly. It's been going on for sometime, and just as we all decide he is back to normal, here we go again. Let's pray that it will stabilize and the doctor will pinpoint what is causing it. They keep giving the "probably a viral infection" answer for a couple of years off and on.

Happy Derby Week! (If you don't live in Kentucky, click here, it's all we do here!!!) 

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"Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (HCSB)

Madness Continued...

Madness Continued...

I'm sorry ladies, I just realized I didn't add this on. This is a sign that several of you are thinking of more requests I bet. That's fine, email me and we'll send out a new letter right away!!

Request #7: One of Sam's karate students, a 14 yr old boy, very suddenly lost his father last Friday to a heart attack. There was no warning. They had gone to Cincinnati for his little sister's gymnastic event. The night before the young man and his Dad had stayed behind here in Louisville to go to the karate test. He passed his test into brown belt (1 before black belt) and then he and Dad drove up to Cincinnati. I was glad when I realized they had the drive alone to talk. Friday morning Dad woke up and went out to buy something at the store. He never came back. They found him in his car later. The 14 yr old was a pall bearer as well as standing up in front of a totally packed chapel and being one of 2 speakers. Very brave. Where do you even start to ask for prayer for this....for the family to look to God and for endurance through this year. 

Thanks again!

iprayer Ladies Group

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iprayerlady@doowop.com

"Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (HCSB)

March Madness!!

Happy March Madness!!! 

I can't get over that this year is 1/4 over already! We just got the Christmas stuff out didn't we? And now it's time for the Final Four! 

For those of you who aren't in Kentucky, (or who are but don't watch tv, facebook, email, or read...ok just kidding) The University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky -our two biggest local teams- are competing this Saturday night at 6pm for one of 2 places in the final game to see who is the best team in the country. Around here everything is turning Red or Blue!!!!!!!!

We have 6 requests and 2 praises (which of course always come with more requests, don't they?) Thanks for your time!

BTW: Do you know a "Prayer Panther" (as my Aunt loves to call it)? Don't want to be a Panther, how about "Prayer Partner" or "Pretty Prayer," whatever you call her, call her up or fb her or tweet her "@Panther want to pray?" or whatever, and tell her about us! Then pass me her email and I will add her to the list! 

Also don't forget we have a website too! http://iprayerladies.blogspot.com/ Same things you see here, but can't hurt to pass it on!

*Just so you know, I never share this list, and there is only one other person who even has access to this account! I asked Derema early on to be our on-call Emailstress, just in case there is a major need we want to pass along at a time I can't get to the computer! Plus, we never use last names, and depending on the situation, sometimes not even first names!! So you tell your favorite prayer, she is safe with us!

Thanks again, here we go!

Request #1: An unspoken request for a iPrayer lady trying to make a big decision! Please pray that God will take care of the details and she can just follow His will and the weight she feels on her will be lifted.

Request #2: We need prayer for a friend who has suffered a great loss of a very little gift. There will be difficult decisions to make in the next few days. Please keep she and her husband and family on your mind and in your prayers.

These next 3 come to us from an iPrayer lady's Church prayer list! Thanks Robin!!

Request #3: Darrell and Leslie- Their daughter, Anna, is going to have open heart surgery for a valve replacement on Monday, April 2nd.  They would appreciate your prayers.

 

Request #4: Ryan and Jennifer-  Jennifer's sister, Cindy, is pregnant with her third child.  She miscarried her last child at 17 weeks.  Cindy has Factor V disease (a blood clotting disorder) and it causes complications during pregnancy.  Although the pregnancy is going well so far (she is only 11 weeks along) it is still very early.  She is supposed to be taking injections that will help her blood to not clot, however due to the cost we found out she has not started these yet.  We know her blood is clotting and she has small clots in her arms and legs already.  Please pray she will start taking the injections soon as she has family members that have given her the money for the injections.  Pray that her pregnancy goes well and that the Factor V disease does not cause problems.

 

Request #5: Sebastian and Marea: Marea's co-worker lost two young family members this week.  The first was a 17 year old girl, named Brittany, who died in a car accident.  The other was a 15 year old girl (I don't know her name), who committed suicide which they believe was related to a school bullying situation.  Please pray for these two families.

Request #6: Robin's Grandmother has been admitted to the hospital with MRSA and was previously diagnosed with congestive heart failure. 

Praise #1: My beautiful 5 year old daughter apparently has been struggling with her vision for sometime, so through an intricate set of circumstances, I ended up getting her an appointment at the optometrist in preparation for Kindergarten next year, which is not required any longer. They caught the problem!! She is now in little pink (or purple depending on the day) glasses! Thanks to God for sending us to the professionals! Let's pray the glasses stay in one piece and truly help her vision.

Praise #2: An iPrayer lady from our group just found out that her skin cancer is NOT the dangerous kind and this can be easily removed! She will have to have several minor "surgeries" on it over the next months, but still a major praise!

Thanks for your diligence!

Just for fun: (Let the record show I am both a UK and UofLfan. But this is cute...

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"Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (HCSB)

iPrayer Week of 3/13/12

 Happy St. Patrick's Day!! 

I hope everyone is safe during all this crazy weather! Grace's class has been learning about how March comes in like a Lion and goes out like a Lamb. I think it's been more like a Dragon this year than a Lion!

I have a few requests to share, which means you guys aren't collecting them and sending them to me!! So listen, watch, log-on, see who's in need of our help! :-)

Lets say a prayer together and I will leave you to it!!
Father God, we pray that Your will would be done. Help us to know who to pray for, how to pray, and what we should ask as well. We know that You are in control, all the time, everyday. We know that You Lord can take care of all of these requests without our help, but it shows honor to You for us to come to You in prayer. Thank you so much for the ability to do Your will. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Request #1: My nephew Ian has been in the hospital since Sunday afternoon with yet another asthma attack. The doctor came in a few minutes ago and said he has to stay for another breathing treatment, and if all is well he can go home. (These are every 4 hours, then they have to go through discharge so.....) Please pray that they will get out of there quickly and that his lungs will become healthy. That he will not have anymore need to stay in the hospital. They are being referred to a pediatric pulmonologist.

Request #2: An unspoken request from a sister who needs to make a big decision.

Request #3: Beth- My father isn't doing well at all. He has difficulty remembering things and some days doesn't even know his family. They have even had legal trouble related to this. From Beth's Facebook: Dad's health continues to decline. Praying for him to be pain free & at peace.

Request #4: Emily- Lots of pain with her heart condition added to being fully overwhelmed with trying desperately to complete the 2 online masters degree classes she is enrolled in. She is in week 6 of 10, but in one of the two classes she if very behind in. She cannot withdraw because she is on full scholarship and if she does she will be responsible for the entire cost of the two classes instantly, and still have to pay again to take the class over! She is so very tired though.  Emily is not a believer and although she was a seeker earnestly for awhile, she has nearly given up that God knows she is there, or that He cares. Let's pray that the situation would not feel so hopeless to her and that her comment, "I just can't get well." would not prove to be true. 

Praise/Request #5 (A Secret!!): Two ladies have told me they are expecting!!! One is 24 weeks (how she hid that I'll never know) and the other only about 10. Please pray for super safety for these girls and their babies!

Request #6: Let's not forget the victims of the major outbreak of tornadoes.

Praise! Amanda and Abby have moved into their new house!!


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iprayerlady@doowop.com

"Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (HCSB)

Bible Verses about Serving Others

http://www.openbible.info/topics/serving_others


I found this page when I was searching for the perfect verse to write on the top of our Thank You Cards I was making for VBS. I was soooo excited to find this many verses all in once place on the topic I needed!

Maybe You can use it too!!!

http://www.openbible.info/topics/serving_others

This is a quote from the Childrens Ministry Magazine this month from an Article called "The Bible Uncensored."

Pinterest would not let me link to that site since it didn't have an image, so here is an image and a link to the site!!

iPrayer Requests 2/3/12

Happy February! 

The Love Month

....(according to Hallmark anyway.)

I am excited to pass on some good news, fun things, donation requests, and some prayer requests too! 

First I wanted to start off by explaining the obvious lack of iPrayer Letters since December started! The last couple of months have been really really crazy in our house, and I assume yours too! The month of December was an emotional roller coaster (and you know how much I hate getting on those rides!)

December held several very difficult prayer requests, you know the ones that you are really to sad to write down? Also, with Christmas and birthdays, we had tons of excited happy days, and just the merry-go-round of activity of the Holidays. Also in my close family and friends, we have several birthdays that happen before and after Christmas and into January!

Praise #1: My nephew had his first birthday on November 30th!!! (Also, my oldest nephew turned 7 January 20th, and my daughter turned 5 yesterday!)

Request #1: The first day of December, one of our iPrayerLadies lost her husband. Their family are all members of my church and everyone was so very distressed. She has a daughter who is only 8, who has just lost her father. This made the holidays very bittersweet for our whole crew. 

History: I am very sorry to tell everyone that Paul, Amanda's husband who we have prayed for so many times, passed away last night sitting on his couch watching tv. Let's pray for Amanda and her 8 yr old daughter, Abby. Let's pray for comfort, peace, strength, and the ability to get safely through the many stages of grief.

Amanda's Facebook Status December 2: I came home this evening and Paul had passed away on the couch watching tv. He has gone home to Jesus. Prayers appreciated. 

Praise #2: Amanda and Abby seem to be handling the stress and grief well. Abby actually has been smiling so much at school from the idea of her Daddy being in heaven that she has gotten into conflicts with other kids telling her she should be crying more. I think it's sweet that she honestly would rather smile. :-)

Request #2: Then the last week of December, we lost one of our youth at church as well. He passed away on December 29th, after a Motorcross accident. Shocked and devastated would be a major understatement. Let us continue to keep Dylan's family in our prayers. He has a brother Matthew, a sister Kristen, as well as his parents Tony and Patty. Not to mention the many many friends and family to ask God to keep watch over. There were between 500-600 people that attended the visitation and funeral. This is from the email sent to us by the pastor:

History: Dylan's Passing...Once again, it's my sad duty to inform you of the passing of one of our fine young men.Dylan was working the FCA motocross camp in Georgia as a leader and had just finished leading morning chapel. He then headed to the track to do what he loved - when an accident occurred while he was riding. I, and many of Dylan's friends were at his side after the accident. Please pray for his family and visit Dylan's facebook page to see the outpouring of love for this young man of God.

Praise #3: As intense as this last month is, Dylan's brother Matthew, a student at UofL, has continued to come to church and even came back to work at the youth group last night. The enormous outpouring of support from the entire city helped I think, somewhat. Still please continue to pray.

Praise #4: Abby has just announced she wants to be baptized! This will be performed on March 18th!!! 

Praise #5: Amanda and Abby have just bought a new house! They will be moving in around March 3rd if all goes well! This will be such a relief, for the sake of healing and for convenience. They will also need lots of help moving, so more info to come on that.

Request #3: Please pray for the group that is going on our church's upcoming mission trip to Honduras. Of the people we have been praying for above, Amanda, Matthew and his mother Patty are all going on the trip. This could be a very good time of healing for everyone.

Lastly, I wanted to share this email I got that shows a list of things they are trying to collect to take with them, and I thought if anyone wanted to send anything, you could contact me and I will get it to the church! The deadline is Feb. 17th.

Good Morning Ladies! 

Several members of Forest Park will be leaving on Saturday, February 18, 2012 for a mission trip to Honduras. They will be packing 6-7 check-in suitcases at about 50 lbs each with items of great need for the area.  If you are able to help by bringing in some of the items listed below, please bring them to the next *think gathering on February 16^th, or to church over the next three Sundays.  We will be collecting the items in the small room off the fellowship hall.  Also, if you have an old suitcase to donate, that would be greatly appreciated.  It can be used to take items to Honduras and then left for other groups to use.  Please let Derema know right away if you have a suitcase so Terry can quit searching.  

Needed:

Reading glasses – dollar store ones are perfect

Used or new clothes – all sizes – especially baby and kids

Shoes – in really good condition

Dish towels

Towels

Wash clothes

Twin sheets

Toiletries

Children Chewable Vitamins

Adult Vitamins

School supplies

Balloons

Lollipops

Stickers for kids

Small portable CD player

Thanks,

Derema

Remember to keep praying and never give up!! :-)

^"16 Rejoice always; ¹⁷pray without ceasing; ¹⁸ in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5  New American Standard Bible

iprayer Ladies Group

The Digital Prayer Group

www.iprayerladies.blogspot.com

iprayerlady@doowop.com

"Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (HCSB)