Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of March 13

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Rejoice with us and pray with us.

Clarke and Shelly got a vehicle.  They are hopeful to get the health care they need.  Cindy’s daughter’s surgery went well.  Debra praises the Lord that she received medication that she feared may have been stolen. Linda got a new chair.

Remember Priscilla and Kimi.  Kimi is beginning to feel the expected after effects of her surgery.  Pray that there are no complications this week.  Linda is having increasing difficulty with her legs at night.  Pray that Cathy’s medical testing does not reveal anything serious and for complete healing.  Debra is concerned about potential changes to her medication.  Pray for the Janek family as they lay their mother to rest this week.  Remember the Gibson family.  Clarke is struggling with debilitating arthritis.  They need affordable insurance.  They need minor repairs to their car and for their living situation to remain stable.  Shelly desires to be in a position where they can help others.  Anita’s cousin’s mother has had a stroke and is in ICU.  Cindy prays for her children and grandchildren as school resumes.  Don will have a checkup today.  Pray that all goes well and everyone communicates for the best care.  Pray for an acquaintance of of Brenda, Gary, who has ALS.  Cathy asked prayer for the Fuller? family.  The wife has advanced ALS and is no longer able to speak.  Pray for an old friend of ours who has some disability, Melissa, who now lives with her young daughter in Hot Springs and is struggling.  She needs people around her in the area willing to befriend and help her.

Be blessed to be a blessing this week.

Larry

Praise and Prayer ReQuests from Sunday Service of March 6

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Rejoice with us and pray with us.

It is good to have the Johnsons with us. Cindy is enjoying her new exercise program. Her daughter Michelle came through her knee surgery well. Anita is thankful to be able to get rides to dialysis. Shelly is thankful to be here. She is thankful that they may be getting some help. She is thankful for Brenda and Don. She says that Kelly is happy where she is. Leann is glad to have gotten her mom out of the house for a while. Kimi is thankful to have received unexpected gifts yesterday. Brenda feels blessed to have some time off. Debra is thankful that her medications can now be mostly delivered and cost less.

Cathy asks prayer for the Janek family who lost a loved one. Cathy has an unspoken request. Kimi’s surgery is scheduled for Wednesday. There are some potential complications that can occur the following week. Keep Priscilla in prayer as well. Shelly has an unspoken request and they need a car. Clarke is having back trouble. Pray for Shelly’s health. Remember Kelly in prayer. She asksk prayer that they will be able to afford to say where they live. She also needs home health care. Cindy has unspoken requests and asks that we keep praying for Michelle. Debra reminds us to keep praying about the situation with Russia and Ukraine.

Be an answer to prayer this week.

Larry

Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of February 27

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Rejoice with us and pray with us.

Cathy’s procedure went well. Kimi is glad to be here and we are glad too. Don has met the requirements to be elegible for a new kidney. Priscilla rejoices in a new family member coming. Cindy enjoyed time with the family last week and she got some firewood. Anita is thankful that she was able to get rides to dialysis after their car broke down. Brenda praises the Lord that things are going well for her.

Debra asks prayer for people in the Ukraine. She asks prayer for a friend who has a blood infection, paralyzed from the neck down. Cindy’s daughter Michelle will have knee surgery this week. Cindy has another unspoken request. Pray for the Gibson family as they process their loss. Keep Priscilla in prayer. She still has not been able to get to the next doctor she needs. Remember her sister Jo. She remains in hospital awaiting her next treatment. Sandra asks prayer for a brother who was beaten in prison. Cathy asks that we keep praying for her friend Teresa. She is not in good health.

Be an answer to prayer this week. Ask the Lord to show you how.

Larry

Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of February 20

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Rejoice with us and pray with us.

Linda and I finally made it to the DPS office to get Linda’s ID updated.  On the way home we talked with a young man who we hope will come and visit our church.  Cathy got a new faucet and enjoyed getting to see her great grandchild.  Brenda rejoices with two of her friends who have new grandchildren.  Brenda is thankful that her friend is cancer free after surgery.

Pray for Linda.  Pris is in so much pain that she can hardly move.  Kimi is sick with something flu-like.  Pris’s sister Jo was having a tough day when I spoke to Pris on Saturday, and she is do more chemo this week.  There are other prayer concerns in Pris’s family that must remain unspoken.  Pray for Cathy’s friend Teresa and her family as the brother we spoke of last week died that night.  Cathy will have a medical procedure on Tuesday.  Benny is having trouble with his back.  Keep Shelly in prayer.  Brenda says she is still fighting MRSA and their car is not functional.  Pray for the situation in Ukraine.  Pray for the people of Canada and for our country.  Our world needs Jesus.  Pray for the protection of our military.

Last night we learned that June Gibson has gone home to our Lord.  The family has been through a lot over the past month, but everyone was doing better, including June. They had just moved her to a long-term care facility.  The next day, last night, she was rushed to the hospital and passed away.  Jay said that he and his brother were with her and the rest got to speak with her by phone.  Pray for the family.  We have no further information at this time.

Larry

Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of February 13

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Rejoice with us and pray with us.

Cindy says her great niece is getting better. Keep praying as her healing will take time. Kenneth is thankful that things are working out well for him. Kimi is thankful for a ministry opportunity at the doctor’s office and for a good experience with a new doctor. Cindy has felt much better after we prayed last week. Anita is thankful for things improving with her husband. Cathy enjoyed spending time with hers. Brenda was surprised by a gift from Don. Debra is thankful for a breakthrough in training their dog.

Cathy asked prayer for her friend Teresa with undiagnosed illness. Her friend’s brother, Tim, has had a heart attack. Kimi asks prayer as she weighs the risks of surgery. Pray for peace and healing. Priscilla is in a lot of pain. Anita has a doctor appointment tomorrow to check on her arm. She also asks prayer for her aunt. Cindy asks prayer for her great niece and for her son-in-law. Pray for her family. Cathy asks prayer for a medical procedure on the 2nd. Brenda’s daughter Sarah has covid. Cathy asksk prayer for Tootsy, her brother’s mother-in-law who fell and broke her leg. Brenda asks prayer for Deedee and for BJ, especially tomorrow.

Be blessed to be a blessing this week!

Larry

Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of February 6

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Rejoice with us and pray with us.

Debra rejoices in paying off all her bills and that we made it through the storm. Anita is thankful to have safely gotten to dialysis during the weather. Brenda said the same. Cathy enjoyed time at home. Brenda is also thankful they gave the drivers paid snow days. Lean n is thankful for progress in her reading and school. Pris enjoyed a free haircut and good conversation with a friend.

Jay had to go back to the hospital for blood clots. Keep June in your prayers. Cindy asks prayer for some friends. Pray for her family as she lost a cousin and another is ill. Kimi is having trouble getting the treatment she needs. Leann is having trouble with allergies. The family’s car is broken down. Cindy is having some pain. Pray for Anita’s aunt.

Be blessed to be a blessing this week!

Larry

Praise and Prayer Requests From Sunday Service of January 30

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Rejoice with us and pray with us.

Cindy enjoyed talking to Phil, Tim’s brother, yesterday. She enjoyed time with family. We are all expressing our joy in being together. Debra is thankful that she will be reimbursed for medical eXpenses. Cathy enjoyed time with family and friends last night. Leann recdonnected with an old friend.

Pray for the Meshell family. The man is in the hospital with cofid and isolated. Pray for Cindy’s family as she has lost a cousin. Keep praying for Jo. She is suffering from the chemotherapy. Kenneth is having pain after having teeth pulled. Keep praying for Kimi’s health. Pray for Brigette, a twelve-year-old with suicidal thoughts. Kimi had one more that I missed. April asks prayer for her great niece undergoing treatment for leukemia and now has covid. She asks prayer for a family in WI named Fisher. The wife is suffering from memory loss. Remember Deedee. Kay asked for prayer.

Be blessed to be a blessing this week!

Larry

Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of January 23 – What I can remember

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I was counting on Zoom to record our meeting yesterday, thinking I had set it up to do that by default.  When that changed I don’t know, but the result is that I have nothing to review and nothing to post.  So I am going to share what I can remember and trust that others will fill in anything they want to keep on our minds.

Pris and Kimi are getting better.  I think Cathy said she had a good week.  We made good progress getting the security system installed at the church.  Several of us were just glad to be able to meet in some way despite the challenges brought on by covid and fears thereof.  Bobbi said her health is improving.  Leann got health insurance.

Keep praying for Priscilla’s sister Jo.  Kimi still faces many health challenges and will be seeing a series of specialists.  Pray for my family.  Cindy and Deedee have unspoken requests.  Pray for Debra’s brother to recover from covid and be able to return to work.  Keep Don in prayer as he continues testing necessary to receive a kidney.

Keep lighting the way!

Larry

Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of January 16

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Rejoice with us and pray with us.

I am thankful to get to see my parents for the first time in over two years.  Cindy is glad to get her health care arrangements in place.  She is thankful to be out of her old home as it has now increased in value and would be a tax burden.  Cathy got to see her new grandchild and enjoyed time with her brother.  She is thankful for her families health.  Brenda got to see her grandson.

Pray for Cindy and her family.  Pray for Priscilla and Kimi.  Debra was out with a sinus infection.  Pray for my family.  Keep Cindy’s sister in prayer.  She is doing better.  Remember the Gibson family.  Jay is recovering.  June has had strokes and has difficulty speaking.  Remember Cathy’s friend Teresa recovering from illness.

Be an answer to prayer this week.

Love you all.

Larry

Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of January 9

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Why do we do this every week?  Some might wonder, so I’ll try to explain.  The tradition of allowing time during each service for prayer requests is common to many churches, and I suppose that it has been a practice at BBT as long as it has existed.

Shortly after Linda and I began coming in 2008, the pastor asked me to build us a web site, which I was happy to do.  I imagined more than just a source of information about the church.  I saw potential for an online extension of our community.  I created a page for prayer requests and began transcribing our Sunday sessions so that we could all refer to them in our personal prayer time throughout the week.

Pastor David seemed to like this, so I kept doing it.  Over time we also began to emphasize the importance of thanking the Lord for the good things He gives us in addition to listing our requests.  we starting putting that first, and I dutifully kept transcribing.  We are a church with more than the usual challenges, and I think it is important for the world to see that we still find reason to thank and praise our Lord for what He does in our lives.  I try to be careful not to reveal too much, since this is a platform truly open to the world.

And so we begin.  Rejoice with us and pray with us.

Cathy’s brother is starting to get out some and they enjoyed spending time with him last week.  Cindy enjoyed time with family and she got some wood for her fireplace.  Cathy was able to get a good deal on gas.  I enjoyed an early gift of birthday treats from my sister.  Anita is thankful to be doing well with dialysis.

Pray for Pris and Kimi.  Remember Priscilla’s sister Jo as she is facing side-affects from her chemotherapy.  Cathy asks prayer for the Bowling family, friends of hers who have covid cases in the family.  The daughter also has lupus.  Pray for the Gibson family and Harvest Oaks Church.  As of last night’s Facebook post, Jay is improving and may be sent home with oxygen.  His brother is recovering.  June is home on oxygen and struggling.  Several in the church had it and they canceled services for a wile.  Everyone is getting better.  Pray for Cindy’s sister Char who may have covid and lives with several family members.  Pray for Don as she continues testing to get on the kidney transplant eligibility list.  Barbara A is still in a lot of pain.  Kay asked for prayer.

Be an answer to prayer this week.

Larry