By the Book Sunday School Class: Prayer Requests for Sunday 7/12/09

Praises, travel mercies:
JK Flowers left this Sunday on his mission trip to Johannesburg, South Africa.  We wish him a wonderful, transforming experience and will all be praying for him.
The youth are back on the road again -- this time to camp at the Master's Inn (for, I believe, a week).  Please pray for travel mercies and a safe and meaningful retreat for them all.
Also on the road:  Tonia Benfield and daughters Katie-Lynn and Abigail, on their way back from Texas.
Visitors to our class:  Steve and Laura Terrell, welcome.
The Zerkles offered praises -- they have a tenant for their house in Arizona, and with a two-year lease!
Anita Hampton and Lisa Qualls offered praises for Phillip Qualls' birthday, and his brother Tyrone Qualls' as well, this week.  Cathy and John Clement's second wedding anniversary on the 14th.
 
Prayers:
Eileen Kramer asked for prayer for her brother, Bill; his blood count has been declining, and doctors are very concerned.
Eric Zerkle asked for prayers; he had an eye examination appointment scheduled for Monday.
Patty Tucker asked for prayers for her family friend, Shari Robertson;
both twins were born very premature (they were due in October), and died shortly after birth.  Please pray for the family.
Patty also asked for prayers for her niece Amber Lewis, hospitalized with a large mass in her abdomen. She was being transferred to the Women's Surgical Unit at Holy Cross Hospital Monday afternoon so she can be evaluated.
Angie Blanton asked for continued prayers for her father, recovering from prostatectomy.  No sign of any cancer in the biopsy results.
Phil Ridgeway asked for prayers for his brother Marty, suffering from clinical depression.
John Clement asked folks to pray for the good friend of a coworker -- she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and was going in for exploratory surgery this Monday.  Doctors think it is not the most aggressive kind of cancer.
Claudia and Jim McManamey asked for prayers for their newest grandson, Oliver.  He failed his first hearing test (not very unusual at two weeks of age, but still worrisome).  He will have to be reevaluated in a few weeks.  Claudia also asked for prayers for another granddaughter -- she was due to leave this week on a mission trip to Mexico, but may have come down with mononucleosis.

Let's not forget to pray for the needs of people in economic distress in our own church and neighborhoods.   Also, please keep praying for the whole church, the leadership, and for God's will in all the many projects we are undertaking. In particular, please pray for our Children's Church ministry; there are currently only two adult volunteers running it, and they could really use more help.
Don't forget, we are still collecting Bibles and Christian books to send to India to the IBL.