Week of 11/15/10

Hi! Hope you have all had a blessed week! 

To think, next week is Thanksgiving! Happens soooo fast!

We have a lot of requests today, and as usual, I'm sure when I send this out, we'll get even more! That's fine with me, that's what we're here for, right?

I will pray for the prayer warriors, then you will have to take it from there!

Lord God, we just ask that Your will would be done. We ask that Your Holy Spirit would come into our hearts and minds as we read these requests. Let us see them through Your eyes. Hear them with Your ears. Let us know how You want us to pray for them. We ask that You would heal the sick and broken hearted. That You would provide jobs for the jobless and food for the hungry. There are many others we can think of right now who need our prayers, as well as many we don't even know. We pray that Your hand would be on those as well. Thank you for blessing us, and giving us access to a computer. Thank you for letting us communicate, in this age, like no other group of women has before us. Help us to be truly thankful for what we have this holiday season, In Jesus Name, Amen.

Request #1- Senora Santoscoy- This morning I found out that my favorite teacher of all time passed away. She taught Spanish at Atherton High School for many, many years. I have no details yet, but do know that she leaves hundreds of students who loved her. She leaves a large and healthy family. She leaves her husband, and she leaves the world a better place. She was too young to go and too good to go young.

Request #2- Misty - A friend of mine lost her baby girl just minutes after she was born.

Request #3- Connie- A high school friend, Shirley, has 2 spots on two different ribs that doctors say is a 50/50 chance of cancer.  This is overwhelming because she just lost her brother to cancer three weeks ago.  Her husband also battled cancer this past year and is currently in remission.

Request #4- Jessica- is back from the ER. My Kroger trip (literally--lol) with Amber turned into an injury. I sprained my ankle and fell--not so gracefully--in the parking lot. THANK GOD it's not broken. Just quite painful and very swollen at the moment!

Request #5- Laura- Prayers for my baby...he's off to Ireland today for a European jaunt with some other bachelor friends...country hoppin' for two whole weeks. Lord, please send big angels to follow those guys everywhere they go! Update: Brett landed safely in Dublin (thank you, Lord). He will be country-hopping in Europe for the next two weeks. Oh, to be young, footloose, and fancy-free!

Request #6- Samaritan's Purse International Relief -URGENT NEED: Short term opportunities for Health Care Administrators and Epidemiologists in Haiti. Please contact Debbie Smith at desmith@samaritan.org if you are qualified and interested.

Request #7- Christy- Is en route to CAMC for surgery :(   (11/18 early morning)

Request #8- Connie- (11/18 early morning) Up early and headed to the outpatient surgery center for an "itty-bitty" procedure on my foot. I'll be so glad when it's over. Update:  Home! The foot is still numb...so far, so good!

Request #9- Tammi- So many of my friends seem to really be going through some hard times right now...I'm praying for you all! :)

Request #10- Samaritan's Purse International Relief- HAITI UPDATE: Dr. John Potts, a volunteer from Vancouver serving in Haiti reports: "Bercy Clinic has grown from two tents to more than a dozen in days. As quickly as we build new tents, they fill up." Please continue to pray for our teams working around the clock.

Request #11- Andrew- My friend Vicki's 15 month old boy has had a seizure set on (they think) by a fever. It was 102, then 99, then 101, then the day after the seizure it went up to 104.8! He is doing much better, but calling 911 and taking your baby to the hospital is terrifying. Let's pray that this was a one time event that they can tell stories about when he's 50....

A Verse From Patty-
‎"Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
My hope comes from Him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
Psalm 62:5-6

SPECIAL NOTE! Our Christmas Tea at Forest Park Community Church is only two weeks away!  Please be sure to sign up if you can, (feel free to email us!) and ask a friend to join you at the Tea.  Also, if anyone would like to help with the Tea, please let me know.  There are lots of opportunities for you to share your spiritual gifts.

 We are having our annual Christmas Tea on Thursday, December 2nd from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.  Please attend and consider bringing a friend. There will be fellowship, food, crafts, and, of course, tea. Suggested donation of $5 and/or a toy for the Wayside Christmas Barrels. Childcare will be provided. Sign-up sheets are in both the front and side lobbies at church.  If you would like to help with the Tea, please contact Derema at Derema@bellsouth.net. Service opportunities for the Tea include: decorating, making food, setup and cleanup.

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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)

Week of 10/25/10

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Week of 10/25/10

Well, I hope everyone is having a good October, it's almost gone again!

Here are the requests I have collected!Have a safe and fun Halloween weekend! We are taking the kids Trick-or-Treating for the first time! By the way, whenever I edit these posts after submitting them, the spacing goes haywire!!!

I'm going to start with a prayer, and I'm leaving the rest up to you!

Dear Father in Heaven, We pray that Your will would be done. Help us to spend our time, money, and energy on things You want us to. We pray that Your hand would be on all these requests. Protect us this week, and help us to be frequently reminded of these people who have asked for our help. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Request #1: Linda- Please remember a friend of mine whose mother just had a stroke and will no longer be able to be independent.  She lives a good distance from her daughter.  Many adjustments will need to be made.  My own mom continues to suffer slow losses due to her dementia.  It is so painful to talk with her and be constantly aware of these losses.  Thanks for your prayers. 

Request #2: Liz Curtis Higgs Off to Scotland, offline for a week! If you would kindly pray for safe travel and solid writing time, that would be a huge blessing. Hugs, dear FB friends, and see you in November!

Request #3: Margaret - My brother John passed away Monday morning Oct 18th.  He had been in the hospital for some time and then in a nursing home. My Mother had been in the hospital from the 12th to the 18th. Ed told her before he took her home on Monday afternoon. Our greatest concern is for her.  She is very weak. Please pray for her.

Request #4: Bridget- Their home burned down on Sunday morning at about 12:30am. Looks like someone threw a lit cigarette in their backyard. She woke up when she saw the flickering lights outside her window. They got out of the house before the smoke alarms went off. The car was ruined as well. They have 2 little girls ages 2 and 5. He is a dentist, and she is a dental hygienist. They are currently staying in a bed and breakfast, but need our prayers and support. They are not members at a local church currently, although the older daughter is in Kindergarten at a Catholic school (very close to the hotel luckily.) 

Praises: 1) EVERYONE got out quickly and NO ONE was hurt! 2) 

A neighbor gave them a double stroller to push the girls in. 3) They had insurance, but anyone who has been through a fire knows, it takes a long time to get that money. 4) Insurance did pay a restoration company to come in and get to work. 5) The school is being flooded with phone calls of people trying to help!!! 6) The restoration people are telling them that some items that were in the fire will be salvageable.

Request #5: Stacey- Her son Drew has pneumonia and strep throat. 

Request #6: Jessica- had a peanut scare already today. Epipen and Benadryl done. And, looks like I will make it another day!

Request #7: Marcia - She was suddenly let go at work. :-( Let's pray that God would open a door where one has been closed. 

Request #8: Derema- One of our iPrayer ladies and her family are on a road trip this week to South Carolina! They have their 1 1/2 year old with them. Yesterday was quite an interesting trip with the storms! Let's pray that even though she has to attend a work training while she's there, that they would get some serious fun and family time, and for travelling mercies!

Request #9:  Shannon- Chris and I are friends with the Stone family who were planning on bringing home their adopted daughter from the hospital yesterday (she was born Friday).  However, the birth mother kept the baby for the weekend, and decided on keeping her.  The baby and birthmother are both healthy, so there is no cause for concern there.  However, the Stone family has an incredibly intelligent 4 year old son, Benjamin, who was eagerly awaiting his new baby sister.  He has been asking the simple question "Why?" right now, but they foresee many more questions coming in the future.  They are hoping that he processes this in as healthy a way as possible. Could you please lift up the Stone family during this emotional time for them?  They are going through the process of grieving, while at the same time, hoping for a miracle that the birthmother will remember all the reasons she made an adoption plan in the first place and perhaps change her mind. 

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