Prayer Needs
LEADERSHIP
1. Our Guiding Board, Ministries Council, Elders, Deacons, Ministries and Teams.
2. Our staff: Jimmy, Mitch, Katie, Randy, and Molly
3. Our music ministries and their leaders: Randy Preston, Rod Walker, and Jimmy Horowitz
4. Our tech team: Gary Collier, Tara Pollock, Katie Maybaum, Randy Preston, Rod Walker, and Dan Knight
5. Our Caring Hearts Prayer Group
6. Our Stephen Ministries (Care Receivers and Caregivers)
7. Our partnership with Iglesia Adventista Shalom & Ministerio Internacional Manantial de Vida congregations (and their pastors Edy Rosa Paez and Maria Rosario)
8. Reverends Andy Mangum (CCSW Regional Minister and President, and Rev. Alfred Walker, our Community Regional Minister (CRM) for Reconciliation and Anti-Racism.
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
1. Family of Judy Jocoy (husband Jim, daughter Jennifer, son Jeff, and their families)
2.Family of Garvid Wilson (wife Phyllis, daughters Terri, Kimberly, and Tamara, and their families)
3. Lori Barker's mother, Roxana Jean Smith, died Nov. 22 in Lake Jackson, TX
4. Jim Gaudet, former RRCC member, passed away last month; his wife, Karen Gaudet is a Timothy of our congregation
5. For all who are grieving the loss of a loved one
6. For all who are or have been ill with COVID-19, and their families
7. Acree, Mary -- living at Franklin Park in Teravista
8. Cueva, Rafael and Deb -- Rafael's family in Peru are ill with COVID; his mother Gladys is hospitalized; son Michael Scherer tested positive for COVID
9. Fennimore, Nancy -- niece is undergoing radiation treatments for cancer
10. Hunt, Darlia -- COVID test today
11. Jenkins, Bob -- Bob's sister Janet is receiving treatments for melanoma
12. Jocoy, Jim -- recovering from back surgery; praying for a continued reduction in pain
13. Kessler, Jim -- receiving therapy for severe back pain; also, the father of Jim and Susan's son-in-law Trey--Bo Roberts--has tested positive for COVID
14. Knight, Pam -- sister-in-law Bonnie Cook-Cassens begins new immunotherapy treatments this week
15. Miller, Chris -- (son of Jean Bell) doing well with his cancer treatments
16. Nichols, Martha -- niece Karen passed away recently; nephew Warren diagnosed with brain and lung cancer
17. Osteen, Amy and Steve -- brother-in-law Mike Murphy being treated for pancreatic cancer
18. Pollock, Paula -- recent painful fall (no broken bones)
19. Preston, Randy -- sister Rita broke her leg in a fall
20. Sherry, Bea -- living at Franklin Park in Teravista
21. Tucker, Gary and Amy -- grandson James (13) seriously injured in an auto accident in Wisconsin; making strong progress now
22. Walker, Lisa -- trying to get on a kidney transplant list through BSW
23. Whitley, Bea -- hand surgery was postponed; now scheduled for January 26
OTHER
1. All events at Disciple Oaks
2. All who don't know Jesus
3. COVID-19 (continuing efforts to reach "herd immunity" in the U.S. and around the world)
4. For all who have struggled physically, emotionally, and spiritually during these nearly two years of the pandemic--a long-term trauma
5. All people who are persecuted for their faith throughout the world
6. Our military personnel and families
7. Development of an immigration policy for the U.S. that is fair, just, and responsible
8. Courage for teachers and administrators to resist efforts to censor the teaching of parts of our American history, no matter how ugly they might be
9. For all efforts toward affordable health care for all Americans
10. All teachers, administrators, students, and parents of our two neighborhood schools: Union Hill Elementary School and Hopewell Middle School
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