Bartimaeus Baptist Temple

Thanks be to God who gave us the creative power to build something like the Internet, through which even our little church can have a world-wide impact.  I am sharing a prayer request all the way Romania that was left on our comment page.  Sadly, because of the amount of abuse that comes from international domains, most of them are blocked from actually becoming members on our site, but they can read the posts and hear the podcasts.

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May God’s peace and blessings be with you! I learned about your ministry through the way of the Internet. I could see your heart and passion for the lost people of this world. May God richly reward your heart and actions in reaching people to Jesus’ cross!   My name is Melany. I live in Romania. I wrote you because I have a prayer request. If God leads you to do that, I should like you to pray for a Romanian man to receive Christ as his personal Savior. His name is Romul. He is one of my neighbors. Because of the circumstances I don’t have the opportunity to talk too often to him in order to share with him the love of Christ and probably, to invite him to church. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would touch him and bring him to a place of personal relationship with Jesus Christ. If you feel, pray also for me to have opportunities to share with him the gospel. I desire to see him saved (and I am confident that this is God’s desire, too). He attended a Christian church for a while, but now he stopped and he is sinking in sin deeper and deeper. Led by some non-Christian friends, he chose the way of the world with its desires and pleasures. Please pray for him (as God leads). Thank you so much for ministering for the enlargement of God’s kingdom!!! May God bless and reward you!all for my King Jesus:   Melany

Pam is thankful for a good week.  She got to do a lot of new things.  Pray for Ruth’s great nephew in Louisiana Matthew who has a lung condition.  Dede is thankful for someone fixing her plumbing.  Pray for Priscilla’s relative Rick who is going through treatment for throat cancer.  Priscilla also wants us to pray for Michelle who is suffering from a lot of kidney stones such that they are not sure how best to treat her.  Michelle is the wife of Pastor David’s nephew Chad who contributes to the church and our annual fair trip.  Linda praises God for the new people who came to the Bible study we do at the rehab center this morning.  Pam prays for her mother Angella and for that relationship.  Pray for Priscilla’s friend Pam who just lost her sister.  Pray for Richard as he heads to North Carolina tomorrow.  He will be missed.

Pam is thankful to be able to be here and for Pastor David and Priscilla.  ruth is here with us and better and thanks the Lord that Mary Ellen is out of the hospital and recovering.  We’re thankful for the much needed rain.

Don has learned that he has lost 60% of his kidney function.  Doctors are taking measures to prevent more loss.  Pray for success and healing.  I will be going for a biopsy on Tuesday that will involve minor surgery.  Linda has found a doctor who is willing to retest her for recurrence of the veinous issues that appear to be the root of Multiple Sclerosis.  Dede asks prayer for the family of her friend Patricia and for her own health and family.  Jana is thankful for her family and for getting her daughter into a better school.  Pray for Lupe who is having trouble keeping her blood sugar stable.

Be Blessed, and be a blessing.

We’re so blessed to be here in celebration of fifty-four years of God’s work in our church.  Teresa rejoices that someone provided for her financial needs.  Shelly rejoices that things are turning around for her.  She is glad to be back.  Pam thanks God for His blessings and everyone who is able to be here today.  April is rejoicing that we made it to another homecomming.  Priscilla says the baby we’ve been praying for is getting better and will be out of ICU.

Shelly asked that we pray for Kelly and that she would be able to come back to church.  Ruth asks that we pray for her sister’s sun Jim who may have to have a third surgery.  Pastor David asks that we pray for his sister Donna facing possible cancer.  Frances is thankful for all that Don and Brenda have done for her as are we all.  Joleen from North Dallas Baptist asks prayer for a missionary who was recently stabbed in Jordan.  Someone please respond with the one I missed.  April prays for the safety of paratransit passengers after recent events.  It’s good to see Elke again.  Keep praying for her recovery.  Pray for Jay Gibson’s son Jacob who needs healing.  Chris is glad to be able to be here and asks prayer for the health of his mother.Pam reminds us to keep praying for Chris’s foot.

I hope we will all take what God has blessed us with and share with others this week.  We are blessed to be a blessing.

Pam called to ask that we pray for Mike McCury, the son of Ruth’s former co-worker at Dr. Beckstrom’s office, who apparently suffered a heart attack.  Please pray for strength and health and peace for the family.  In the healing name of Christ Jesus, Amen!