By the Book Sunday School Class: Prayer Requests for Sunday 7/26/09

Praises, travel mercies:
John Flowers said he had talked again with JK, in training and already doing counseling on his mission trip to Johannesburg, South Africa.  John and Lydia are on travel next week, to a wedding in Connecticut; pray for travel mercies.
Also traveling:  Doug and Lillian Shank's youngest daughter Sarah, on her way back from Mississippi with her aunt.
Also TJ Wheeler had to travel to Washington state this week to deal with a death in her family.  She should be returning early this week. We know Andy and Sean miss her.
Claudia McManamey gave thanks: their newest grandson Oliver passed his hearing tests with no problems.  She also mentioned their son-in-law Judd, who retired from the Marines this week; he gave a very moving retirement speech, Claudia said, about keeping your promises to the Lord.
Anita Hampton offered a huge praise for her sister Lisa Qualls, who had a successful radio interview on the new book on a late-night show this past week.  She also gave praises for Lisa's husband Phillip, who got on the phone and arranged for the interview.
Cathy Clement offered thanks for a colleague at work -- Tracy had surgery for fibroids this past week, and is feeling much better.  Also, John Flowers offered thanks; he had been suffering knee pains, and has had much relief this past week.
Valerie Dinwiddie offered thanks for her father.  He saw his lung specialist a couple of weeks ago, and lungs still sound clear. He saw his cardiologist this past week, and his heart is keeping rhythm, BP is good.  The next day he saw his oncologist:  the cancer is not growing at this time and there is no need for chemotherapy. He does have trouble breathing when he exerts himself in any way.  Hopefully, with all this good news and the removal of the fluid in his legs, he will be able to regain some of his mobility and strength and his appetite.

Prayers:
Heather and Eric Zerkle asked for prayers for a family friend, Kathy Saunders.  She had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, but it has now been found to have spread to her lungs and liver.  She is not saved; please pray for salvation, for God's will in healing and for her family.
Don Marks (plays the trombone in the early service praise team) asked that we put his wife Surina on our prayer list; she will have knee surgery this week for a torn meniscus.  As this heals it may also help with the severe back pain she has been suffering.
Jim and Claudia McManamey asked for prayers for their daughter-in-law Kim; she had a sonogram of a lump in her throat, and either surgery or radiation therapy may be needed.  With four children (including new baby Oliver), the family needs prayer and support.
Anita Hampton asked that we keep her in our prayers.  She had a bad scare this week, with severe abdominal pains; appendicitis had been suspected, but it turned out that she has fibroid cysts.  She has an ob-gyn specialist appointment on Tuesday, and a hysterectomy seems very likely.
We are also praying for Morgan Ellis and Jeremi (another member of the praise team). She is expecting soon, and has already shown signs of wanting to have Dakota arrive. She's back from the hospital, but they are keeping a close watch on mother and child.

Please keep praying for this year's AWANA program at PCBC.  There is still need for help in the Puggles program (3-4 year-olds) and the Cubbies (the next group up).  There is also a need for men to volunteer for the boys in the T&T program (grades 3-6).  TJ Wheeler says they also need volunteers to work registration and for the open house on September 2nd and for Wednesdays in September as kids come to join us.

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. 
Don't forget, we are still collecting Bibles and Christian books to send to India to the IBL.  And we're collecting for Sunday School supplies for the new classrooms -- any spare change will help.