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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 9/16/2025

Prayer at MBC

It is our desire to be available to support you every day of the week, not just Sunday mornings. If you are in need of prayer or would like to share a praise, please fill out the email request below.

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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 for our Women’s ministry. Many new ladies attended this past week. 
  • Praise for City Relief having a good turn out with 8 MBC participants.   
  • Praise God for the Radical Mentoring kickoff – 12 men are participating. 

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Please pray for Rebecca Goldstein‘s family. Rebecca’s father passed away. 
  • Continue to pray for Bianca Burke and her college bible study at FDU – this past week they had over 60 attendees. 
  • Pray for Marian Miller, who was in a car accident with a concussion, for rest and healing.   
  • Please pray for Darlene Gero, her brother-in-law passed away. 
  • Please pray for Lana Johnson. She recently had bunion surgery. 
  • Please pray for Debra Witte’s grandson Xander to be able to come home this week. 
  • Pray for Bruce Hyldahl for his ongoing cancer treatment. 
  • Pray for Carole Hyldahl who is at home resting from her recent hospitalization.  
  • Julianne Lavornia is asking for prayer as she moves forward in finding other doctors and treatment options. 
  • Amy Acker would like prayer concerning an ongoing legal situation she has with a dangerous ex-client. Amy is praying for a long-term strategy for her safety.  The sentencing for her stalker is scheduled for September 29th. Please pray for this extremely complicated situation. Amy also asked for prayer for her family.  That the restraining order the court grants her includes her family without specifically naming their names.. 
  • Pray for Michelle Bachman who is undergoing treatment for returned thyroid cancer. 
  • Please pray for Jennifer Lin, MRI of her hip was clear. Just a few things to watch. 
  • Pray for Dawnrae Force’s family as they grieve the passing of her father. 
  • Pray for Dennis Beam in making the right choice concerning new treatments to deal with his cancer. His most recent test revealed both a decrease in some areas and an increase in others. 
  • Please continue to pray for our expectant mother’s, Lindsey  Yarrington Williams who is due in October, and Caroline Pisano, Kim and John McCarthy’s daughter, who is due in January. 

Our Church:

  • Please pray for Pastor Bob as he continues the new series on Isaiah and preaches this Sunday 9/21/2025. 
  • Pray for the Small Groups that are kicking off this week. Pray especially for the Marriage on the Rock small group that kicks off on Tuesday with five couples. 

 

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 those in authority in our country. 
  • Pray for our nation that there will be no more political violence. 

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Pray for Juli Hentschel’s aunt Lydia – Adam’s big sister, who was hospitalized but feeling better, but please continue to pray for healing. 
  • Please pray for Sidney Bowie (formerly with City Relief) as he starts his new position as youth and young adult pastor at Crossroads Christian Fellowship in Union. 
  • Please pray for Bill Miller’s sister, Ellen, who had extensive surgery after breaking her hip in three places. She’s in rehab but is still not able to stand due to pain & fluid retention in her legs. 
  • Please pray for the Miller’s son-in-law, Henry, who has MS & is wheelchair bound. He’s going through intensive mental therapy for extreme depression. 
  • Praise the Lord that Amy Acker’s mother Ellen Sterman’s bloodwork came back showing that her condition is stabilized. Second, she will be getting a shoulder replacement on 9/25. Please pray for a successful surgery and complete recovery with minimal pain. Third, she is looking into the faith but remains uncertain. Please pray that she will fully come to faith and accept Jesus as her Lord and Savior. 
  • Lisa Hafler’s sister Michelle: Her mass is stable. She started immunotherapy this week for a year. She still has a terrible cough so if you could specifically pray for that it would be greatly appreciated. 
  • Please continue to pray for Lenore Tosi’s cousin, Nancy, who has been recovering from a stroke since June. We thank the Lord for the good progress she continues to make. Pray for her as she transitions out of rehab, and that she would come to know the Lord through this difficult journey. 
  • Pray for Pastor Bob’s friend a missionary in Turkey, Paul (Holly –wife) Brown who recently was diagnosed with intestinal lymphoma. 

Missionary Partner for the week: Joe Violi, Navigators 20’s, Philadelphia

Joe lives near Philadelphia and ministers with Nav20s, a network of recent college grads committed to growing in faith, vocation, community and mission. Whether it’s through travel, Zoom chats, or local conversations, Joe and other “Mobile Alongsiders” are committed to advancing the gospel and developing lifelong disciple makers. Joe is currently leading a Bible study on “The Five Traits of a Disciplemaker.” Please pray for the young adults participating in the study. Pray also as he meets with college students who are approaching graduation and need wisdom as they choose God-honoring lifestyles post-college. Joe is very grateful for prayers and support from MBC.

Persecuted Church: Church Nearly Destroyed, Eight Killed

On October 26, 2024, Islamist militants attacked a church in Nalgbangou in northern Togo. During the attack, the Islamists burned houses and killed eight men in the village. They also filled the local church with bullet holes, knocked the metal sheeting roof down and set the building on fire. Since then, many members of the congregation have been afraid to return. The pastor said that even before the attack, church members who had converted from Islam faced regular persecution. Front-line workers request prayer for this pastor, his church and all the Christians in northern Togo.

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