District Prayer Needs 4.22.08

Cecil “Pete” white, 87, father of Greg White of Carlinville, went to be with the Lord Friday evening, April 17. He had suffered a severe stroke 4 years ago that left him paralyzed on one side. Please keep this family in your prayers.

Becky Barnett, pastor at Manlius, called with an update on their current situation. (The family home was destroyed by fire on March 5.) They have moved into a different rental property. The insurance campany declared their home a total loss, but they will be unable to rebuild anytime soon due to being under-insured. Becky asks for prayer that their financial concerns will be resolved and, most of all, that her children will heal from psycholocial trauma they have experienced.

Prayer Requests 4.8.08

• A co-worker of someone in the church has alot of recent health problems. He’s 34 and has eye problems and pains in his chest that might be arthritis.
• The father of someone in the church is in intensive care. The son would like prayer for him to be healed and to live a much longer healthier life.  
• An attendee of Calvary reuqests prayer for God to move in her life financialy, physically and emotionally. She prays that God would bring better things into her life to bless her and her family. She needs strength each day after the loss of a family member.
• A man in the church requests prayer that he will grow stronger in Christ and to be a better husband & father. He also requests prayer to find a good job to help support  his family.
• A 29 year-old woman has a brain tumor and is having surgery on June 10. Her mother-in-law requests prayer for her regarding this as well as prayer that her family would start attending church. They are Christians, but don’t attend anywhere at this time.
• A congregation member reuqests prayer for finances.

District Prayer Needs Update 4.4.08

Georgia Corlew, mother of Ray Corlew (senior adults pastor at Rockford First AG), passed away Wednesday in Morris, IL.

Rob Mitchell, pastor at New Life Fellowship Ministries in Tinley Park, requests prayer for his daughter, Sara, and her son Adam Daniel, who was born on Monday. At the time of her C-section, she had a viral infection that may have been passed on to her son. Also, Adam was born with a small hole in his left lung. During the birth, he apparently swallowed some fluid, which created an air pocket which caused pulmonary stress (high blood pressure of the heart). He has been transferred to Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, where he on a ventilator, sedated to keep him still and receiving medication to keep the blood pressure low. It is a complicated situation which could be fatal. Please keep Sara and Adam in your prayers.

Gene Cowsert, retired minister from West Frankfort, was discharged from the hospital this morning after doctors successfully shocked his heart yesterday. His heart is back in a healthy rhythm. Please pray that it will remain in this state.

District Prayer Needs 4.2.08

Gene Cowsert, retired minister from West Frankfort, is still waiting for a cardio-conversion, a procedure which “shocks” the heart. The procedure has already been delayed twice, due to blood clots in his heart. Doctors will attempt it again tomorrow, April 3.

Jeff Gowen, pastor at Collinsville First AG, has been experiencing excruciating pain believed to be caused from a ruptured disc between his shoulder blades. The severe pain started on Saturday. He has numbness from the top of his head down his left arm and is being scheduled for an MRI. He has battled back pain for almost 20 years and needs a healing touch from God.

David C. Plake II, Book of Hope representative from Carlinville, continues to recover at home following his recent heart ablation. Complications arose from pre-operative procedures. His heart is doing great! He appreciates all your prayers.

Becky Barnett, pastor at Manlius, sent an update on her family’s situation. The Barnett family home was destroyed by fire on March 5. She and her husband, Brent, have five children and a teenage boy who lives with them. “We had gotten pretty settled into the apartment when last Wednesday we were told to begin to look for a different place. We had hoped to stay here until at least June (this is what they told us in the beginning, and it even looked as though they were going to let us stay till we rebuilt.) This was a shock for our family, and the children are not doing well at all. They are next to church friends here at the apartment, which has made it so much easier to adjust. I am also next to a close friend who has been an incredible help, especially when I am down with a lupus flare. We are praying for favor and that the owner will change his mind. 

“I want to send out a BIG thank you to all the individuals and churches in the AG that have reached out in many ways to us. Your prayers and gifts of money have been so generous. We feel our AG family behind us in this most difficult time.

“The day we watched our home burn, the home Brent worked 18 years on to restore, I felt so helpless for Brent and for my children. I knew this man had poured his heart and soul into this home for us, and now he was watching it go up in flames.  But that day Brent turned to me and said, “God has a bigger plan for our lives“ and that he was in total peace even as the fire continued to rage. The days and weeks have been hard since the fire, but I hold on to that word from the Lord, He has bigger plans. And the peace that Brent carries with him is a testimony to God. You guys are part of that peace. Without your prayers and support, it would be much harder.  We are assured that God will provide for us and one of those ways has been through our AG family.

    

“We continue to battle the insurance company. Right now it looks like we may not be able to fully recover from this loss, but we hold steadfast to the promises of God. Thank you again for all your support.”

Prayer Requests 4.1.08

• A congregation member needs prayer for an illness. They also need prayer that they will gain employment.
• A congregation member’s sister-in-law needs prayer for complete recovery from a mastectomy due to breast cancer. They also request prayer for a client that recently said she will be fighting breast cancer as well. Pray also for a cousin who was just diagnosed with Leukemia. He is starting chemotherapy and will be getting ready for a bone marrow transplant.
• A member of the church requests prayer for her husband who needs a permanent job. She also requests prayer for her mother who is recovering from knee replacement surgery.
• A family in the church has a neighbor that recently passed away after heart surgery. He left behind a wife, two daughters and a grandaughter. Please pray for his family.
• Pray for traveling mercies for someone that is leaving for a trip soon.

Prayer For Our Deployed Military

Please continue to remember to pray for our deployed military personnel and their families. You may check out the Military Prayer Board in the main foyer to get specific names to pray for.

3.25.08 District Prayer Needs

David Plake, Jr., Book of Hope representative from Carlinville, is being readmitted to the hospital, nine days after his successful heart ablation. The heart is healing nicely, but a wound inflicted by the anesthesiologist has resulted in severe pain and nonstop bleeding that has worsened. Dave is being readmitted to the hospital today, where he will remain until the bleeding is under control. The medication he takes to thin out his blood (to prevent heart attacks) is actually working against him now in preventing the blood around his wound from coagulating. Doctors now must thicken his blood to promote healing.

Gene Cowsert, retired minister from West Frankfort, is still waiting for a cardio-conversion, a procedure which “shocks” the heart. The procedure has already been delayed twice, due to blood clots in his heart. Doctors will attempt it once more on April 4.