By the Book Prayer Requests for Sunday 9/12/2010

Praises, travel mercies:
Phil Ridgway said he would be traveling for work this coming weekend; Larry Springer is still on his vacation at the beach.
The women's breakfast was Saturday, at the church. A good time was had by all, although they didn't save me any food... A group held prayers in the sanctuary on Saturday morning in remembrance of 9/11/2001; very moving ceremony.
We welcomed a visitor, Gina McDonald, to the class.
Claudia McManamey was in the church on Saturday for the women's breakfast; she left her walker, walked over to John C. and gave him a hug; then she walked back to where she had left her walker. God is good!
John Clement is praising the Lord -- the GriefShare class opened Sunday evening with ten participants (well, eight plus John and Mary Dunlap). Please pray for God's comfort and guidance for all.

Prayers:
Mary Dunlap asked for continuing prayers for her boss, Tom Blake. He goes in for tests this coming Tuesday.
Cathy Clement asked for prayers for her sister's sister-in-law, Donna Oler. She had been on our prayer list before, with a mass in one lung. After radiation and chemotherapy, the mass had shrunk; now it has grown again, and has spread to her other lung. Pray for guidance and strength for Donna and her family; she is single, lives alone, and her relatives are afraid she will just give up the fight.
Cathy also asked for prayers for her brother, known to all as R.L. He is a land surveyor in Arkansas, and there has been no real estate action in his area for a long time; he is thinking of going back to teaching middle school to keep his family fed.
John Flowers mentioned Lydia, his better half. She was laid off, but it looks as though her company may have resolved some money issues and will bring her back to work, maybe as early as this week. She may still go looking for another job. John also asked for prayers for his sister; this week will be the first anniversary of her husband's death, and she has had trouble adjusting.
Phil Ridgway asked for prayers for Susan; she is suffering from overwork and stress on the job, with a new store opening. He also mentioned an old school friend, Dacia Shackleford. She has had a rough time; her daughter has been battling leukemia for two years (she is now 10); she had been a member of the Mormon faith, but has now put that aside. Phil prays that his friend will fill the gap with the acknowledgement of Christ and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
As usual, our ongoing prayers for Jay Clement (John's son), for Claudia McManamey, for Cathy Clement's DivorceCare class starting at the end of this month, for DivorceShare and Awana and the other youth and adult classes, for those with money or job troubles in Woodbridge and Prince William County as well as all those recovering from floods in Pakistan and mine accidents and the earthquake in Haiti. Also, please pray for guidance for the men's ministry, and for their retreat in October.