Prayer Needs
LEADERSHIP
1. Our new and continuing Guiding Board members, 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. For all who are grieving the loss of a loved one
2. For all who are or have been ill with COVID-19, and their families
3. Acree, Mary -- recent infection and hospitalization; now home
4. Camarillo, Rudy -- prayers for Rudy's cousin Norma, whose husband Mike Castillo died of complications from COVID; also, prayers for Rudy's friend Eli, whose father Eliseo Rodriguez passed away last week
5. Cueva, Rafael and Deb -- Rafael's mother Gladys is hospitalized in ICU in Peru, but has been moved out of the COVID section of ICU, for which the family is grateful
6. Fennimore, Nancy -- niece Thresa is undergoing radiation treatments for cancer
7. Glover, Linda -- knee replacement surgery January 24 went well; came home today
8. Guilbeau, Cynthia -- fell earlier this month and broke ribs; recovering at home
9. Harmel, Venessa -- has been approved by the CCSW for ordination; congratualations, Venessa!
10. Jackson, Mark -- recovering well from COVID
10. 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. Kienzle, Jennifer and Kameron -- both have tested positive for COVID in the last couple of weeks
14. Kessler, Jim -- continued recovery from heart surgery and a back injury
15. Knight, Pam -- sister-in-law Bonnie Cook-Cassens recently began immunotherapy treatments
16. Maybaum, Liz -- has tested negative for COVID-19 after feeling ill for several weeks
17. Mowers, JW and Lucas -- recovering well from COVID
18. Miller, Chris -- (son of Jean Bell) doing well with his cancer treatments
19. Nichols, Martha -- son Chris has reduced function in his one kidney
20. Osteen, Amy and Steve -- brother-in-law Mike Murphy being treated for pancreatic cancer
21. Pollock, Justin -- recovering well from COVID
22. Preston, Randy -- sister Rita recovering from badly broken leg and surgeries
23. Scarborough, Carrol -- waiting to be scheduled for cataract surgery
24. Sherry, Bea -- adjusting to life at Franklin Park in Teravista
25. Jill Toomey - recovering from ankle surgery earlier this month
26. Tucker, Gary and Amy -- grandson James (13) seriously injured in an auto accident in Wisconsin; now home from the hospital!
27. Walker, Lisa -- trying to get on a kidney transplant list
28. Whitley, Bea -- hand surgery is scheduled for January 26; brother Darrel Hansen passed away on Sunday
29. Wilson, Phyllis -- adopted sister Jane Hudson is battling kidney cancer
30. York, Tasha -- her son, Rev. T.J. Shoop-York, is recovering from COVID
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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