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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 9/15/2026

Prayer at MBC

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“I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.” ~Psalm 17:6​

Praise God:  

  • Praise God for the Men’s Ministry 9/11 event and the 75 attendees. 
  • Praise God for the Women’s Fall Launch with 69 women who attended and the 116 women who are signed up for Women’s Bible Studies. 
  • Praise God for Bill Miller’s sister, Ellen, her pet scan showed that the tumors are shrinking. 

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Augie Lavornia praises God for the completion of his physical therapy at home. He asks for continued prayer as he begins his outpatient therapy this week for the next two months. Many thanks for your prayers, cards of encouragement, and meals.   
  • Angel Cassera would like prayer for her husband Tony. Tony was recently diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. Please pray that the Lord gives them the discernment and wisdom to know what to do moving forward. They will be in NYC on 9/21 for a second opinion. Also, Tony may need shoulder surgery. He hurt his shoulder and is currently in PT. 
  • Linda Williamson would like prayer for the health of her children, especially for her autistic adult son and her daughter.  
  • Please pray for Carrie Isler as she recovers from surgery on August 31 to remove a benign brain tumor. Pray that as she recovers, she will reduce medications that are having harsh side effects. Praise to see Carrie in church this past Sunday.  
  • Pray for The Gall Family as they prepare to move to Tennessee.  Please pray for all the preparations needed and a smooth transition for the whole family.    
  • Thank you for your continued prayers for Dennis Beam as he has entered into a new round of cancer treatments. We are grateful for daily strength and grace.       
  • Please continue praying for Marian Miller as she’s going through vestibular therapy.  Pray it’ll help to resolve the cognitive issues she’s been having.  Also, pray for Bill as he cares for her.  They’re very appreciative of your prayers and the improvement she has made!    
  • Please pray for our MBC expectant moms, Joy and Robert Searwar, due in January with their third child, and Rachel and James Rickershauser, are expect their 4th child. 

Our Church:

  • Pray for Pastor Bob Erbig, as he prepares his sermon for this upcoming Sunday, Pastor Bob will be preaching on Ezekiel 8:1-8, 10:18-20, 11:22-25. 
  • Pray this week as we continue our fall program kickoff.  

Our nation & those in authority.

1 Timothy 2: 1-2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.

  • Please pray for the those in authority in our nation. 
  • Continue to pray for First Choice. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in its favor, allowing First Choice to argue in federal court that the Attorney General’s subpoena violates its constitutional rights. While this is a significant victory, the legal battle continues as the Attorney General seeks to enforce compliance in state court. Pray that this ruling will provide lasting protection for First Choice and strengthen protections for pregnancy resource centers across the nation.

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Prayers requested David, Suzanne Kreiss cousin, who suffered a large stroke this week. Prayers for healing. He can only move his fingers and one eye.” 
  • Nancy Raab’s son, Michael, had bypass surgery on September 9th. He lives in Tennessee. Pray for recovery, and God’s peace in all this. He is only 55 years old.  
  • Winnie Pine has requested prayers for her mom, Fran. She has been moved to hospice care. 
  • Continued prayers for Cathey Donaruma’s mom as her health is failing. Cathey is in Atlanta with her mom who has been placed on hospice. 

Missionary Partner for the week: 

Steve & Shannon Durand of WorldVenture global workers serving in São Paulo, Brazil 

Millington Church family:  

  

Thank you so very much for your prayers, encouragement, and support, as we recently passed the 6-month mark of living in Brazil and serving with Restoration Ministries in the heart of São Paulo’s favela communities. (A favela is a densely-populated, low-income urban community in Brazil where many families and children live with limited resources and face significant economic and social challenges.)  

  

Having been a pastor in the U.S. for the past 30 years, Steve now spends his time here each week focused on evangelism, training disciples, making home visits, and mentoring local pastors, in addition to preaching, teaching, and shepherding in Restoration Ministries’ three different church plants. Shannon, who has a professional background as a Behavior Analyst and works closely with children with autism, helps Restoration Ministries conduct their weekly children’s Bible clubs in the favelas, while also conducting home visits and building relationships with parents of children with special needs in order to provide ongoing support and prayer.   

  

Prayer requests:  

– Please pray for us as we are still working hard to try to learn Brazilian Portuguese, and will be starting a new 5-week intensive language course this week. This language work is incredibly important during our first year here and for our hope to serve in Brazil for many years to come, but these classes also require us to take some time away from our other ministry responsibilities, so please pray for God’s grace and provision both for us and for the ministry while we take this course. 

– Please pray for joy and encouragement for us and for the Restoration Ministries team, as we confront significant spiritual warfare every day and often do not see immediate fruit from our investments into the lives of those living in the favelas. Please pray for spiritual breakthroughs and miracles and for God to draw people here to Himself every week. 

 

Steve and Shannon 

Pray for our World:

Syrian Christian Refugees Return

A Christian family has returned to Syria and asks for prayer. Sister K and her family are Syrians who fled to Jordan to escape the civil war that began in 2011. While in Jordan, she and her husband became followers of Christ, were discipled in the faith and became leaders in the Christian community. When the civil war ended in December 2024, they sensed God calling them to return to their home country. Sister K’s husband returned in the summer of 2025, and in 2026 the entire family, including two young children, moved to Homs. “Pray that the Lord will bless Sister K’s family and their ministry with spiritual fruit for the Lord’s kingdom,” said a front-line worker. “Pray for the Lord’s provision and protection over them as they continue to boldly share the gospel and disciple others.

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