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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 5/26/2026

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 Steve Gunderson has responded extraordinarily well to the clinical trial injections that he’s been receiving for the last month. A critical number that measures his multiple myeloma has dropped from 48 to 9 and he indicates he has more energy than he’s had in months. He appreciates all the prayers.   
  • Praise God for the Colson Fellows cohort and program and safe and fruitful conference this weekend for all who attend. 

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Darleen Gero would like prayer that God would help her find a job as soon as possible. 
  • Obed Calvaire would like prayer for his family can find a place of worship that they love and inspires us to be close to God. 
  • Please pray for Rebecca Goldstein and her team as they make a presentation to the FDA on June 3 for a new immunotherapy treatment for patients with prostate cancer. May God grant the team favor and approval, and ultimately use this therapy with great effect to improve the lives of people afflicted by this disease. 
  • Praise for Joshua Arguello (22 years old) who was recently hospitalized for severe pain, underwent testing (negative for cancer) and blood transfusions. He was treated and released. His mom, Beverly, and his family are grateful for the Care Team hospital visit and prayers. Please continue to pray for the Arguello family. 
  • Please continue to pray for Peggy Drake as she navigates many health issues. Please pray for healing and the doctors as they continue to treat her. 
  • Joy Skubic asks for prayer for God’s direction for selling her condo and where to go – NJ, NC, or Texas. 
  • Pray for Joanne Kling as she is facing some health issues. Please pray for wisdom for the doctors and peace, and for Joanne to experience strength, and healing.     
  • Please pray for Bianca Burke as she begins a new chapter of her life as a college graduate, and for the college bible study to continue reaching college students with the gospel, and discipling them as faithful followers of Jesus.             
  • Please continue to pray for Marian Miller as she recovers from post-concussion syndrome. She’s now having vestibular therapy.  She feels it’s helping & is looking forward to a full recovery.  She & Bill thank you so much for all your prayers, cards, emails, calls & gifts.  They feel they are truly blessed to be in such a loving community of believers!         
  • Clint Pompey had his position eliminated at work and will be actively looking for a new job. He is a network engineer.  Please pray God will open doors for him.             
  • Please continue to pray for our expectant mothers. Clint and Emily Pompey are expecting their second child in June.   

Our Church:

  • Please pray for Jack Kraus as he prepares for this week’s sermon. 

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. 

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Sue Turner, please pray for her mom, Ginni, who fell and fractured her pelvis. Her injury is inoperable so she will move to rehab soon. The hardest part is that she has dementia and doesn’t understand what’s happening. She is very confused and just wants to go be with Jesus. 
  • Pray for Cathey Donaruma’s mom who is 95 years old. She had abdominal aneurism surgery and is recovering well. 
  • Please lift up Maria Mossucco as she approaches the sixth anniversary of the loss of her mother, Paula Mossucco. Pray for peace and comfort for Maria. 
  • Clara Bickel requested prayer about moving in June. She also requests prayer for a peaceful move for herself and her son. Additionally, she is seeking prayer for her two grandchildren to stay healthy. 
  • Scotti Mondiello asks for prayer for his grandson, Peter. 
  • Kathy Fanelli asks for prayer for her knee replacement. 
  • Kathy Kish requests prayer for her mother, Nancy, who is on hospice.  Please also pray for Kathy’s family for peace during this time. 
  • Continue to pray for First Choice! The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision was unanimous and a tremendous victory. The Court agreed with First Choice’s petition that they can now argue that their constitutional rights are being violated by the Attorney General’s unlawful subpoena in federal court. Prayer is still needed, however, because the Attorney General is trying to enforce its compliance in state court. Pray that the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision will reach far and wide, for First Choice’s protection in the future and the protection of pregnancy centers nationwide.  
  • Please pray for Bill Miller’s sister, Ellen, who’s been diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer with hot spots in other places.  She starts chemo next week, but is already in a weakened condition due to pulmonary fibrosis & other health conditions. Please also pray for wisdom and grace for her daughter and husband who she lives with. 
  • Deb Ludecker’s son, Russell, was diagnosed with cancer. Russ has started with radiation and chemo. Please pray that after this treatment the PET Scan on week 3 will show improvement.  
  • One of our attendees requests prayer for Megan Skirka. Megan is 25 and was just diagnosed with leukemia. Please pray for her.  
  • Don Knorr’s brother, Steve has been diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas and bile ducts. He will initially be undergoing chemotherapy that will probably be followed by surgery. Please pray for his physical healing and comfort in heart.  
  • Debbie & Randy Ruetsch’s daughter and son in law, Erin & Jon, who are adopting – Alissa and Shawn (ages 11 and 9) in Kansas. Please pray for God’s blessings on them as they begin this new journey and the challenges they will face as a family.       
  • Please pray for Bill Miller’s brother, Paul, as he’s been diagnosed with LEMS. Praise God the lymph node biopsies were negative! Please pray for Paul and Nancy’s salvation.   

Missionary Partner for the week: 

John and Stella White serving with World Venture

John and Stella White are World Venture partners serving at the Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary (UETS) in Kyiv where both serve as instructors.  They are currently in the US and have been delayed in returning to Ukraine since 2022 by the war.  Pray for justice and peace for Ukraine and the Middle East and that both would come soon.  Pray for the students in the Urban Mission program as several are working on finishing papers in order to graduate this summer. Pray for John as he provides feedback and grades them. Pray for their friends in chaplain ministry –  especially Zhenya and Vlad –  who regularly visit the front providing spiritual and physical support.  Please pray, too, for their son Eddie who graduates from Middle School this week. 

 

Pray for our World:

Family Displaced, Threatened over Ministry

Khumlai, his wife and two daughters lost all their belongings in a series of attacks that began in October 2025 and culminated in the complete destruction of their home. Khumlai, who discipled 12 local Christian families in his home, had heard that the Muslim fundamentalist group Jammat-e-Islami, in coordination with some of his own Muslim family members, intended to kill him and force his daughters into Muslim marriages. He fled with his family to a nearby village before the final attack that razed their home. At the advice of his local pastor, Khumlai is relocating his family to a new area for ministry while a new pastor is coming to serve the Christian families in Khumlai’s original village. Pray for Khumlai and his family as they restart life and ministry in a new location and seek the Lord’s direction for that work. Pray also for the protection and acceptance of the new pastor in this village.

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