Praises, travel mercies:
Friday and Saturday, Women of Faith came to Washington! Cathy Clement, Sue Fitzhugh, Lisa Qualls, Olthea Croom and Missy Jessup attended, along with a reported 20,000 others. They witnessed to having a wonderful time. Cathy has ordered five tickets for next year, and more can be ordered if folks are interested.
Youth training camp is taking place this week. We wish them safe travels and a safe return, and a great opportunity to worship and fellowship with one another.
Mary Dunlap gave a strong praise, and thanks for prayers, for her brother, Richard Bischoff. He had back surgery to open the nerve canal in his spine at his neck; plates and a screw were inserted. The results have been nothing short of a miracle: he already has feeling back in his fingers, and he has lost weight and may not need his diabetes medicine.
Prayers:
Mary Dunlap asked for prayers for herself, for health issues. Also, Sue Fitzhugh is recovering from laryngitis.
Larry Springer is continuing to make an excellent recovery. He reports that Nora (his wife) is trying a new medicine, and it will be a few weeks before they know if it works. He will be off for a couple of weeks, to a high school reunion in Wisconsin, and then with his youngest son to the beach -- they don't know if Nora will go with them.
John Flowers reported that Lydia has been laid off; they hope it is temporary. JK (John's son) and Crystal may visit soon; we hope they will come by and we will get to meet her.
Cathy's visit to her daughter led to some disturbing news about some of her daughter's closest friends, including reports of sexual activity. Veronica is very disturbed with her friends, and at last report was not continuing to interact with them; but it is very difficult for her. We ask for prayers for her continued steadfast moral stance and discernment, and prayers for her friends to change their hearts and their behavior.
Becky Bolton praised God for working blessings in her family's life. Jason, she hears through his father, is going through a real emotional roller coaster. She has not visited him yet, but hopes to soon. His next court hearing will not take place until at least October 1st, and he will miss his son's birthday, first day of school... She asked that we pray for him, and said that he welcomes letters; she will add his address to this message when we send it out. We urge all of us to be in prayer for Becky, for her family, and for Jason. Becky in particular will be working in Awana, tending to her family, and attending nursing school.
John Clement and his daughter Sarah visited Jay this past Saturday. He is doing well, and is heartened by letters and books he has received, including a number of letters from Potomac Crest. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers; he says he feels the prayers and feels loved and cared for. We hope it moves his heart. He has another month left, and faces much uncertainty after that.
The church is looking at a full agenda this fall: Awana, youth activities, many classes, including GriefShare (ask John C.), DivorceCare (ask Cathy C.), Experiencing God, Bible study, etc. We ask you to lift up the church in prayer as we reach out to our community and our membership. We continue to pray for Claudia McManamey and Jim, for all our members still hurting from the economic slowdown, and of course for people suffering in Pakistan, in China, and still recovering in Haiti.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
By the Book Prayer Requests for Sunday 8/22/2010
Praises, travel mercies:
John Flowers and family are back from visiting his mother in Houston. She is 87 and ailing. Cathy Clement is returning from a visit with her daughter Veronica in Alabama.
Gail Byrd-Ryder told us her son Justin is down at Fort A.P. Hill for a week at an ROTC Leadership camp.
Prayers:
Larry Springer said his wife Nora has committed herself voluntarily to a mental health ward in Manassas. We pray for doctors' discernment and divine intervention for her healing.
Becky Bolton says she heard through Jason's father that Jason is making progress, "on the right path". As for herself and their children, they continue strong and happy. And Becky goes back to nursing school on Tuesday. They had a good beach trip, which the children thoroughly enjoyed, thanks to help from some church members.
As always, we continue to pray for Claudia McManamey and Jim and the family; for John Clement's son Jay; for Phil Ridgway's brother, nephew, and his father; and for Winnie Cooper's full recovery.
And, of course, we continue to remember and pray for the people suffering and trying to rebuild in Haiti, and we add the thousands lost or displaced by severe flooding in Pakistan and China.
John Flowers and family are back from visiting his mother in Houston. She is 87 and ailing. Cathy Clement is returning from a visit with her daughter Veronica in Alabama.
Gail Byrd-Ryder told us her son Justin is down at Fort A.P. Hill for a week at an ROTC Leadership camp.
Prayers:
Larry Springer said his wife Nora has committed herself voluntarily to a mental health ward in Manassas. We pray for doctors' discernment and divine intervention for her healing.
Becky Bolton says she heard through Jason's father that Jason is making progress, "on the right path". As for herself and their children, they continue strong and happy. And Becky goes back to nursing school on Tuesday. They had a good beach trip, which the children thoroughly enjoyed, thanks to help from some church members.
As always, we continue to pray for Claudia McManamey and Jim and the family; for John Clement's son Jay; for Phil Ridgway's brother, nephew, and his father; and for Winnie Cooper's full recovery.
And, of course, we continue to remember and pray for the people suffering and trying to rebuild in Haiti, and we add the thousands lost or displaced by severe flooding in Pakistan and China.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
By the Book Prayer Requests for Sunday 8/8/2010
Praises, travel mercies:
Susan Fitzhugh's sister Debbie Callender visited our class today.
John Flowers gave praises -- his son Timothy came to church today. After a considerable amount of teasing from people at the potluck Saturday at the Flowers house, but he came and was welcome. The potluck was a lot of fun, and there was considerable eating carried out.
JK Flowers and Crystal are returning from a belated honeymoon in Switzerland, and should be in Norfolk this evening. John Sr. says they reported having a very good time.
Larry Springer mentioned that his daughter, son-in-law have moved to Durham, where he will attend Duke for the next four years.
Mary Dunlap said her daughter Brianna is doing better on her medicine, as long as she takes it regularly.
Becky Bolton said she had received a long letter of apology from Jason, and an offer of eventual reconciliation. She is cautiously optimistic. She offers praises for the children, who have been very stable and loving through this period. And Becky gave praises -- she has finished her first semester of nursing school, with all As!
Prayers:
Mary Dunlap mentioned her brother Richard's surgery had gone well, marred only by him coming awake in the middle of it. He still has a lot of pain, but feeling has returned in his extremities, meaning that his spinal cord is no longer pinched. We pray for healing and relief of pain.
Mary also asked for prayers for her friend's father. Mr. Fields is suffering from incurable cancer, and they are praying for relief from pain and that the Lord will take him home soon.
Larry Springer asked for prayers for his wife Nora and for himself. He is returning home after several weeks away recovering from heart surgery, and he suspects Nora is not well.
Rhonda Pierce asked for prayers for her cousin, Kevin Meade, diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. She also mentioned she has been on mood stabilizers, and they are making her very dizzy.
Sue Fitzhugh asked for prayers for her friends Donna and Bernard; his father has Stage III bladder and pancreatic cancer, and is 89 years old. Also, her mother had lower-back surgery last Tuesday. She is 79 and suffering with a wide variety of issues, including worries about the possibility of breast cancer. She is asking for prayers for health and relief of pain. Also, her ex-husband has domestic issues, and they affect Sue and her daughters...
Gail Byrd-Ryder asked for prayers for her niece, suffering from rheumatoid arthritis at 15 years of age. She has severe swelling of her face and throat, due to an allergic or immune reaction. Please pray for relief of pain and her symptoms.
John and Cathy ask that we continue to pray for his son Jay. He attempted suicide this past week, and is now in a hospital for behavioral examination. He will still have to do his 45 days... We pray for God's guidance and direction, and for Jay's salvation; we fear he has not hit bottom yet.
As always, we continue to pray for Claudia McManamey and the Bolton family.
And, of course, we continue to remember and pray for the people suffering and trying to rebuild in Haiti.
Susan Fitzhugh's sister Debbie Callender visited our class today.
John Flowers gave praises -- his son Timothy came to church today. After a considerable amount of teasing from people at the potluck Saturday at the Flowers house, but he came and was welcome. The potluck was a lot of fun, and there was considerable eating carried out.
JK Flowers and Crystal are returning from a belated honeymoon in Switzerland, and should be in Norfolk this evening. John Sr. says they reported having a very good time.
Larry Springer mentioned that his daughter, son-in-law have moved to Durham, where he will attend Duke for the next four years.
Mary Dunlap said her daughter Brianna is doing better on her medicine, as long as she takes it regularly.
Becky Bolton said she had received a long letter of apology from Jason, and an offer of eventual reconciliation. She is cautiously optimistic. She offers praises for the children, who have been very stable and loving through this period. And Becky gave praises -- she has finished her first semester of nursing school, with all As!
Prayers:
Mary Dunlap mentioned her brother Richard's surgery had gone well, marred only by him coming awake in the middle of it. He still has a lot of pain, but feeling has returned in his extremities, meaning that his spinal cord is no longer pinched. We pray for healing and relief of pain.
Mary also asked for prayers for her friend's father. Mr. Fields is suffering from incurable cancer, and they are praying for relief from pain and that the Lord will take him home soon.
Larry Springer asked for prayers for his wife Nora and for himself. He is returning home after several weeks away recovering from heart surgery, and he suspects Nora is not well.
Rhonda Pierce asked for prayers for her cousin, Kevin Meade, diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. She also mentioned she has been on mood stabilizers, and they are making her very dizzy.
Sue Fitzhugh asked for prayers for her friends Donna and Bernard; his father has Stage III bladder and pancreatic cancer, and is 89 years old. Also, her mother had lower-back surgery last Tuesday. She is 79 and suffering with a wide variety of issues, including worries about the possibility of breast cancer. She is asking for prayers for health and relief of pain. Also, her ex-husband has domestic issues, and they affect Sue and her daughters...
Gail Byrd-Ryder asked for prayers for her niece, suffering from rheumatoid arthritis at 15 years of age. She has severe swelling of her face and throat, due to an allergic or immune reaction. Please pray for relief of pain and her symptoms.
John and Cathy ask that we continue to pray for his son Jay. He attempted suicide this past week, and is now in a hospital for behavioral examination. He will still have to do his 45 days... We pray for God's guidance and direction, and for Jay's salvation; we fear he has not hit bottom yet.
As always, we continue to pray for Claudia McManamey and the Bolton family.
And, of course, we continue to remember and pray for the people suffering and trying to rebuild in Haiti.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
By the Book Prayer Requests for Sunday 8/1/2010
Praises, travel mercies:
John Clement is back from staying with his son in Christiansburg. Things went better than expected for Jay: he got the lightest sentence he could possibly get.
The Women's Tea went very well last Saturday, with about thirty persons attending. We praise this outreach ministry.
Don't forget the potluck dinner next Saturday, August 7th at the Flowers home. John will cook meat; others bring side dishes, desserts, chips, dips, etc. Festivities begin at 3 p.m.
Prayers:
Cathy Clement asked for prayers for a pastor friend of her parents -- Terry Ward of Antioch Baptist Church in Slagle, LA. They had gone to hear him preach this past Sunday, and today he suffered a heart attack.
Mary Dunlap came to our Sunday school class this past Sunday. She asked for prayers for her general health, and for her daughter Brianna with insulin and other health issues.
Gail Byrd-Ryder asked for prayers for her foster children. The 12-year-old she was fostering most recently has gone back to her mother, and it breaks Gail's heart every time. Gail asks us all to pray for families without nurturing parents, and for children suffering at the hands of parents...
John and Cathy ask that we continue to pray for his son Jay. He will go to jail this week for 45 days, and after he's out he will have no license for a year and a restricted license after that. He knows he must walk a narrow path from now on; we pray for God to give him strength and will and a heartfelt purpose. He is struggling to find his faith and keep his spirits together; we pray for God's guidance and direction, and for Jay's salvation.
Mary Dunlap asked for prayers for her brother Richard; he has been suffering from excruciatingly severe back pains, and is facing surgery on his back with an uncertain prognosis. We pray for God to lead the doctors' hands and for a full recovery.
As always, we continue to pray for Claudia McManamey; for Gail Bird-Ryder and Raven; for John Clement's son Jay; for Phil Ridgway's brother, nephew, and his father; and for Larry Springer and Winnie Cooper's full recovery.
And, of course, we continue to remember and pray for the people suffering and trying to rebuild in Haiti.
John Clement is back from staying with his son in Christiansburg. Things went better than expected for Jay: he got the lightest sentence he could possibly get.
The Women's Tea went very well last Saturday, with about thirty persons attending. We praise this outreach ministry.
Don't forget the potluck dinner next Saturday, August 7th at the Flowers home. John will cook meat; others bring side dishes, desserts, chips, dips, etc. Festivities begin at 3 p.m.
Prayers:
Cathy Clement asked for prayers for a pastor friend of her parents -- Terry Ward of Antioch Baptist Church in Slagle, LA. They had gone to hear him preach this past Sunday, and today he suffered a heart attack.
Mary Dunlap came to our Sunday school class this past Sunday. She asked for prayers for her general health, and for her daughter Brianna with insulin and other health issues.
Gail Byrd-Ryder asked for prayers for her foster children. The 12-year-old she was fostering most recently has gone back to her mother, and it breaks Gail's heart every time. Gail asks us all to pray for families without nurturing parents, and for children suffering at the hands of parents...
John and Cathy ask that we continue to pray for his son Jay. He will go to jail this week for 45 days, and after he's out he will have no license for a year and a restricted license after that. He knows he must walk a narrow path from now on; we pray for God to give him strength and will and a heartfelt purpose. He is struggling to find his faith and keep his spirits together; we pray for God's guidance and direction, and for Jay's salvation.
Mary Dunlap asked for prayers for her brother Richard; he has been suffering from excruciatingly severe back pains, and is facing surgery on his back with an uncertain prognosis. We pray for God to lead the doctors' hands and for a full recovery.
As always, we continue to pray for Claudia McManamey; for Gail Bird-Ryder and Raven; for John Clement's son Jay; for Phil Ridgway's brother, nephew, and his father; and for Larry Springer and Winnie Cooper's full recovery.
And, of course, we continue to remember and pray for the people suffering and trying to rebuild in Haiti.
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