By the Book Sunday School Class: Prayer Requests for Sunday 8/9/09

Praises, travel mercies:
Anita Hampton and Lisa Qualls went to Hershey, PA to hear Joyce Meyer -- reported it was a wonderful experience. Dave Meyer (Joyce's husband) talked about patriotism, and they said he was great, also.
Leanne Gillespie reported the birth of their granddaughter on 8/3 -- a beautiful healthy girl.
Don Marks (plays the trombone in the early service praise team) thanked us for prayers. His wife's knee surgery was successful. She's been up and down, but Saturday and Sunday she was able to walk without a cane, and the swelling has gone down.
Travel mercies: the Zerkles, the Lavignes; also, Jill Rumble is on her way back from Indiana by train.

Prayers:
Leanne Gillespie asked for prayers for their daughter. After a long period in labor, she ended up needing a Cesarean to deliver her baby. Her blood platelets are low, and she's been having trouble. Please pray for her full recovery.
Lillian Shank asked for prayers for Doug, her husband. He has cellulitis (a serious skin infection) in his legs, and is in the hospital (Potomac?) on intravenous antibiotics.
Eileen Kramer asked for prayers for her brother Bill, going to the doctor on Monday for a diagnosis. She also mentioned a friend from their old church in Wisconsin, Lydia George; she has had a recurrence of a brain tumor, and it isn't known if it is cancerous. Please pray for discernment and for healing. 
If you have spare time on the week of August 17th, don't forget there will be plenty of tasks as we try to settle in to the new space. Please lend a hand to Joe Herod and the crew; anytime after 8 a.m. Painting, cleaning ... all sorts of fun. Also, be thinking about colors for our new classroom's walls.

And don't forget our picnic after the 11 a.m. service next Sunday! Lisa will be sending out an announcement to remind everyone of what they promised to cook/bring.

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 Sparks (grades 1-2) and 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 the 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.