Sunday, March 27, 2011

Prayer Requests for the Week of 3/27

Additions/Updates for the week are in red. 
  • Appointments:  
    • Monday - The Burns' son, Luke, is having an ultrasound b/c of a little bulge on his tummy. 
    • Monday - Stephen's brother's wife, Kristin, is being induced tomorrow. 
    • Wednesday - the Dozier's daughter, Olivia, will be having surgery to fully remove her cyst. Please pray for her nerves to be protected during this surgery.
    • Wednesday - Jimmie Moore has a custody hearing.  He could possibly loose custody of his 3 year old daughter to his mom simply because he's a male and our state laws typically give moms custody. He's been fighting this for 9 months. Please pray for strength, guidance, and for this to be God's will. 
    • Waldrips Update - Anna Kate's recovering great from her brain surgery. The doctor's had to put a trach in on Friday, which went well, but pray that this is only temporary and that her vocal cords rest and heal during this time. She will be in the ICU for another week.
  • General Needs:   
    • Jennifer Bradley's mom, Cheryl still struggling with job search
    • Burns - Insurance situation after Stephen's wreck - for God's grace to be with the insurance adjuster's and for it to work out that his car was/is insured - new update - our insurance agent and Tammy (his sec who we've spoken w/ a lot & who we feel is really pulling for us) met with a supervisor and specialist for a long meeting to prepare to bring our case to a committee. Praise that we are even being reviewed by the committee. 
    • McKenzies - unspoken
    • Powell's - a lot of family stuff going on with both of their families and a lot is happening with work. Please pray for guidance.
    • Matt Watson's job
  • Healing/Sickness:  
    • Allred's friends' mom diagnosed with ovarian cancer and is going through chemo
    • Bennett's sister's father in law has lung cancer
    • Lisa Burns' grandmother recently had shoulder surgery, will be having eye surgery in 2 weeks, and is struggling with pain in her foot (in a walking cast). Pray for her healing and for her to stay hopeful about her health.  
    • Jason Cosgrove's granmother, Jane, 90 yrs old, fell Saturday morning and broke her hip in multiple places. Surgery went well, but please pray for a good recovery. 
    • Mark Clark's father, F.L. - praise that his prostate has been shrinking and he's feeling better.
    • Amy Crews (Tommye Lambert's daughter) who has CF is in the hospital and has not been doing very well. You may remember Amy from one of the videos during the "Hope" series Buddy preached last year. Here is the link to her caring bridge site, http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amycrews.
    • Davis' family member has had a very difficult time getting pregnant and staying pregnant. She is pregnant now but it's very early on in the pregnancy. 
    • Adryne Williams Davis - 3rd grade teacher at South Shades Crest battling lymphoma
    • Davis' 30yr old friend diagnosed with lymphoma
    • Travis Diggs' mom's health; uganda trip
    • The Dig's friends - Josh and Elizabeth Council's baby
    • Gullahorn - close friend going through a divorce
    • Halcomb's friend, Jack McEmory - stage 4 cancer.
    • Halcomb's daughter, Juliann, was diagnosed with severe acid reflux. Prayer for meds to start working and relief for her.
    • McKenzies - family of 4 year old who passed away after a fall. 
    • Emily Pennington's grandmother broke her hip last week; pray for a quick recovery and good mental state to get through this.
    • Friend of the Phelps, Carson Sumpter (16) has stage 4 bone cancer
    • Cami Stewart's cousin, Brian, is struggling with a liver disease and other recent complications.
    • Matt Watson's cousin's son (2 years old) just had his 3rd open heart surgery. They put a pacemaker in.
    • Alicia Wilbanks' friend, Brandie (battling cancer),  is still hanging on. They're not sure how long she has left but it doesn't look like she has very long.  Please please pray for her, her husband Richard, their daughter Emma, and all of her friends.
  • Homes to Sell: Burns - guidance for buying our next house ; Pennington's home to sell soon - time is running out!; Watson's
  • Overseas:  Leslie Harper's cousin, Caleb Giles, and Sha Jackson's brother in law, both in Afghanistan; Cosgrove's brother, Heath, left Afghanistan and is now home for another month before he relocates to Beirut, Lebanon.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Prayer Requests for the Week of 3/20

Additions/Updates for the week are in red. 
  • Doctor Appointments:  
    • Sunday - Emily Pennington's grandmother broke her hip and had surgery.
    • Tuesday - The Waldrips little girl, Anna Kate, will be having brain surgery.This surgery will decompress another area of her brain and will be very intensive with a long recovery time, but they're hopeful that it will correct some problems they've dealt with.  
    • March 30th - the Dozier's daughter, Olivia, will be having surgery to fully remove her cyst.
  • General Needs:   
    • Jennifer Bradley's mom, Cheryl still struggling with job search
    • Bradley's praise for previous unspoken
    • Burns - Insurance situation after Stephen's wreck - for God's grace to be with the insurance adjustor's and for it to work out that his car was/is insured - update - we got denied, but we're going on with the next step to appeal the denial.
    • Powell's business - there's a lot going on. Pray that they stay focused and remember the blessing they were given to get this far
    • Matt Watson's job
  • Healing/Sickness:  
    • Allred's friends' mom diagnosed with ovarian cancer and is going through chemo
    • Bennett's sister's father in law has lung cancer
    • Lisa Burns' grandmother recently had shoulder surgery, will be having eye surgery in 2 weeks, and is struggling with pain in her foot (in a walking cast). Pray for her healing and for her to stay hopeful about her health. 
    • Mark Clark's father, F.L. - pray that his prostrate will continue to shrink.
    • Amy Crews (Tommye Lambert's daughter) who has CF is in the hospital and has not been doing very well. You may remember Amy from one of the videos during the "Hope" series Buddy preached last year. Here is the link to her caring bridge site, http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amycrews.
    • Davis' family member has had a very difficult time getting pregnant and staying pregnant. She is pregnant now but it's very early on in the pregnancy. 
    • Adryne Williams Davis - 3rd grade teacher at South Shades Crest battling lymphoma
    • Davis' 30yr old friend diagnosed with lymphoma
    • Travis Diggs' mom's health
    • Halcomb's friend, Jack McEmory - stage 4 cancer.
    • Halcomb's daughter, Juliann, was diagnosed with severe acid reflux. Prayer for meds to start working and relief for her.
    • Emily Pennington's dad has shingles
    • Friend of the Phelps, Carson Sumpter (16) has stage 4 bone cancer
    • Cami Stewart's cousin, Brian, is struggling with a liver disease and other recent complications.
    • Matt Watson's cousin's son (2 years old) just had his 3rd open heart surgery. They put a pacemaker in.
    • Alicia Wilbanks' friend, Brandie (battling cancer),  is still hanging on. They're not sure how long she has left but it doesn't look like she has very long.  Please please pray for her, her husband Richard, their daughter Emma, and all of her friends.
  • Homes to Sell: Burns - we have a contract on our house! Please pray for our home inspection on Monday and for guidance for our next house purchase ; Pennington's before April; Watson's
  • Overseas:  Leslie Harper's cousin, Caleb Giles, and Sha Jackson's brother in law, both in Afghanistan; Cosgrove's brother, Heath, just left Afghanistan and is now home for 2 months before he relocates to Beirut, Lebanon.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Prayer Requests for the Week of 3/13

Additions/Updates for the week are in red. 
  • Doctor Appointments:  
    • The Waldrips little girl, Anna Kate, will be having brain surgery on March 22. This surgery will decompress another area of her brain and will be very intensive with a long recovery time, but they're hopeful that it will correct some problems they've dealt with. 
  • General Needs:   
    • Jennifer Bradley's mom, Cheryl still struggling with job search
    • Bradley's unspoken
    • Burns - Insurance situation after Stephen's wreck - for God's grace to be with the insurance adjustor's and for it to work out that his car was/is insured - update - we got denied, but we're going on with the next step to appeal the denial.
    • Digg's daughter, Morgan, and her mission trip w/ Higher Ground to New Orleans - left today and will be back on Wednesday
    • Powell's business - there's a lot going on. Pray that they stay focused and remember the blessing they were given to get this far
    • Jennifer Powell's brother is getting married in 1 week.
    • Matt Watson's job
  • Healing/Sickness:  
    • Allred's friends' mom diagnosed with ovarian cancer and she just recently started chemo
    • Bennett's sister's father in law has lung cancer
    • Stephen Burn's coworker, Jenny Gillespie's son was killed in a one car accident on his way home from a hunting camp last weekend.
    • Mark Clark's father, F.L. - pray that his prostrate will continue to shrink.
    • Amy Crews (Tommye Lambert's daughter) who has CF is in the hospital and has not been doing very well. You may remember Amy from one of the videos during the "Hope" series Buddy preached last year. Here is the link to her caring bridge site, http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amycrews.
    • Adryne Williams Davis - 3rd grade teacher at South Shades Crest battling lymphoma
    • Davis' 30yr old friend diagnosed with lymphoma
    • Travis Diggs' mom's health
    • Anne Digg's grandmother is sick 
    • Halcomb's friend, Jack McEmory - stage 4 cancer.
    • Hubbord's baby, Matthew, diagnosed with ventricular septum defect (VSD) on week 17 of pregnancy - went for check up this past week and the hole in the baby's heart is gone! Praise the Lord!
    • Friend of the Phelps, Carson Sumpter (16) has stage 4 bone cancer
    • The Phelps family is sick! Sandy and Matt have head colds, Logan, has been dealing w/ an ear infection and bronchitis, and Avery has an ear infection and congestion. Please pray that they get healthy
    • Cami Stewart's cousin, Brian, is struggling with a liver disease and other recent complications.
    • Matt Watson's cousin's son (2 years old) just had his 3rd open heart surgery. They put a pacemaker in.
    • Alicia Wilbanks' friend, Brandie (battling cancer),  is not doing well.  They're not sure how long she has left but it doesn't look like she has very long.  Please please pray for her, her husband Richard, their daughter Emma, and all of her friends.
  • Homes to Sell: Burns - we got an offer on our house! Please pray for our counter to be accepted ; Pennington's before April; Watson's
  • Mission Trips:  
    • The Clark's daughter, Betsy, is on a mission trip this week
  • Overseas:  Leslie Harper's cousin, Caleb Giles, and Sha Jackson's brother in law, both in Afghanistan; Cosgrove's brother, Heath, just left Afghanistan and is now home for 2 months before he relocates to Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Safe travels: for all our class members travelling during spring break.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Prayer Requests for the Week of 3/6

Additions for the week are in red. 
  • Doctor Appointments:  
    • Monday - Shannon Shuford is having surgery
    • Friday - The Dozier's daughter, Olivia, has a hearing test. She is also having surgery on March 30th.
    • The Waldrips little girl, Anna Kate, will be having brain surgery on March 22. This surgery will decompress another area of her brain and will be very intensive with a long recovery time, but they're hopeful that it will correct some problems they've dealt with. 
  • General Needs:   
    • Jennifer Bradley's mom, Cheryl still struggling with job search
    • Bradley's unspoken
    • Burns - Safe travels for Stephen this week;  Insurance situation after Stephen's wreck - for God's grace to be with the insurance adjustor's and for it to work out that his car was/is insured.  
    • Digg's daughter, Morgan, and her mission trip w/ Higher Ground to New Orleans
    • Powell's business - there's a lot going on. Pray that they stay focused and remember the blessing they were given to get this far
    • Jennifer Powell's brother is getting married in 2 weeks.
    • Matt Watson's job
  • Healing/Sickness:  
    • Allred's friends' mom diagnosed with ovarian cancer and she just recently started chemo
    • Bennett's sister's father in law has lung cancer
    • Stephen Burn's coworker, Jenny Gillespie's son was killed in a one car accident on his way home from a hunting camp over the weekend.
    • Mark Clark's father, F.L. - pray that they will see good results on the procedure he had done for his enlarged prostate. 
    • Adryne Williams Davis - 3rd grade teacher at South Shades Crest battling lymphoma
    • The Davis' as they adjust to having their new baby, Maci, at home.
    • Davis' 30yr old friend diagnosed with lymphoma
    • Travis Diggs' mom; Brannon family
    • Halcomb's friend, Jack McEmory - stage 4 cancer.
    • The Halcomb's as the adjust to having their new baby, Julianna, at home.
    • Hubbord's baby, Matthew, diagnosed with ventricular septum defect (VSD) on week 17 of pregnancy. Pray for healing. 
    • Friend of the Phelps, Carson Sumpter (16) has stage 4 bone cancer
    • Cami Stewart's cousin, Brian, is struggling with a liver disease and other recent complications.
    • Matt Watson's cousin's son (2 years old) just had his 3rd open heart surgery. They put a pacemaker in.
    • Alicia Wilbanks' friend, Brandie (battling cancer), was just given 2 weeks last week. Please pray for her, her family, and friends.
  • Homes to Sell: Burns; Pennington's before April; Watson 
  • Mission Trips:  
    • Wes Wilbanks' mission trip in Uganda - returning on Monday; Alicia and the kids while he's away
    • The Clark's daughter, Betsy's, upcoming mission trip
  • Overseas:  Leslie Harper's cousin, Caleb Giles, and Sha Jackson's brother in law, both in Afghanistan; Safety for Jason Cosgrove's brother, Heath, is leaving Afghanistan and coming home for 2 months before relocating to Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Safe travels: Wes Wilbanks (Mon), Tim Pennington (Sun-Mon), Stephen Burns (Mon-Thurs)

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Prayer Requests for the Week of 3/1

Additions for the week are in red. 
  • Doctor Appointments:  
    • The Waldrips little girl, Anna Kate, will be having brain surgery on March 22. This surgery will decompress another area of her brain and will be very intensive with a long recovery time, but they're hopeful that it will correct some problems they've dealt with. 
  • General Needs:   
    • Powells - business decisions
    • Matt Watson's' job
    • Jennifer Bradley's mom, Cheryl still seeking employment
    • Bradley's unspoken
    • Digg's daughter, Morgan, and her mission trip w/ Higher Ground to New Orleans
    • Burns - Insurance situation after Stephen's wreck - for God's grace to be with the insurance adjustor's and for it to work out that his car was/is insured.
  • Healing/Sickness:  
    • Allred's friends' mom diagnosed with ovarian cancer and she just recently started chemo
    • Bennett's sister's father in law has lung cancer
    • Brad Bradley's foot to heal correctly
    • Lisa's grandmother as she recovers from shoulder surgery and Lisa's mom's health.
    • Praise - Mark Clark's father's procedure went well! Praying for a good outcome.
    • Tamara Cosgrove's father, Wes Westbrook, has Parkinson's disease
    • Adryne Williams Davis – 3rd grade teacher at South Shades Crest battling lymphoma 
    • The Davis' as they adjust to having their new baby, Maci, at home.
    • Davis' 30yr old friend diagnosed with lymphoma
    • Travis Diggs' mom; Brannon family
    • Halcomb's friend, Jack McEmory - stage 4 cancer.
    • The Halcomb's as the adjust to having their new baby, Julianna, at home.
    • Hubbord's baby, Matthew, diagnosed with ventricular septum defect (VSD) on week 17 of pregnancy. Pray for healing. 
    • Friend of the Phelps, Carson Sumpter (16) has stage 4 bone cancer
    • The Phelps daughter, Avery, to sleep better at night
    • Schroeter's son, Connor is sick
    • Matt's back - compressed, degenerative disk - started physical therapy
    • Matt Watson's cousin's son (2 years old) just had his 3rd open heart surgery. They put a pacemaker in.
    • Alicia Wilbanks' friend, Brandie (battling cancer), was just given 2 weeks. Please pray for her, her family, and friends.
  • Homes to Sell: Burns; Pennington's before April - got an offer that's less than desirable.. pray for that situation and for guidance; Watson 
  • Mission Trips:  
    • Wes Wilbanks' mission trip in Uganda; Alicia and the kids while he's away
    • Sonya's adjustment as she's back from her mission trip
  • Overseas:  Leslie Harper's cousin, Caleb Giles, and Sha Jackson's brother in law, both in Afghanistan